Showing posts with label College Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College Life. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

motorcycle ride

my friend Brady took me for a motorcycle ride around campus this evening.
there was a beautiful sunset in the sky.
as we drove through campus all i could think about was how much i am going to miss this place.
so many wonderful memories.
so many wonderful people.

Monday, April 23, 2012

white trash bash.

I'm so glad that our group of friends love to get creative with parties.
We decided to have a white trash/swamp people/redneck themed party Friday.
The outfits people came up with were hilarious.
Mr. Jordan Raffety's was probably my favorite.
Extremely short shorts, plaid cut off, with a red solo cup in hand.
Dave and Brady made a big batch of summer brew and we sat on the front porch listening to good ole' country music.
Cheer to the last week of college!

Sunday, April 22, 2012

yesterday i climbed this.

 
 and it was adrenaline rushing, heart pumping, and incredibly awesome!
 I decided to race these two boys.
I got the 'easy track'
Joe got 'medium'
Chris got 'difficult'
 I made them give me a 30 second head-start.
 
 I made it to the top!
I threw my body over and hung there for a few seconds in shock.
 Then I decided to 'free fall'
I don't know how high I am in the air, but basically I pulled a string and swung back and forth at a very fast pace.

 Visiting the MOERA ropes course at Mozingo Lake was on my college bucket list.
I can finally check that one off.

Friday, April 20, 2012

i don't have time to blog...



the clock is ticking...
only one week left..
i'm trying to savor every moment with friends.
i'm getting emotional and all...

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Ali's Bakery

 Treated my sweet tooth to a pastry from Ali's Bakery this morning.
The hole in the wall bakery is something everyone must experience.
Ali, the baker, is beyond friendly.
He treats his customers well.
Extra cookies for everyone!

Monday, April 16, 2012

...



welp.
it hit me today.
hard.
i'm graduating from college in 13 days.

holy moly.

when people ask me my plans after graduation, i kindly reply...
"i don't have a future ... yet "

i like to add sarcasm to this whole mix of emotions.
i'm confident it will all work out.

the best is yet to come, right?

Thursday, April 12, 2012

oh we up up up!



actually the line was way too long, so we stayed down down down.
Happy Northwest Week!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

party time.

 Birthdays are important.
They only happen once a year.
They involve cake and ice cream.
They bring people together.
They are a celebration of life.
 Natalie and I had a birthday party for Jessica the day before we left for spring break.
Her actual birthday was going to be spent on a charter bus, so we made sure to make this one special.
We got all fancy with real China and wine glasses.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

ASB Day 4: Project Host

On the fourth day of spring break, my group volunteered at Project Host.
Project Host is a soup kitchen.
Kasha and I shredded a huge turkey for the soup and greeted guests at the door.
All of the guests came in or left with huge smiles.
I love that smiles are contagious. It was a happy place inside.
Such an incredible feeling to know that you helped make someones day better.
After serving lunch, we went to The Frazee Dream Center.
Frazee is an old church/gym/office space.
The church is used for various gatherings in the community and of course to worship the Lord.
 Here is my buddy again.
He loved wearing Natalie's big sunglasses.
My heart strings were pulled everyday when he would look up at me with his big eyes and say, "will you help me with homework today?"

Ahh man. I get chills just thinking about it.

Avias is doing well in school, but still struggles.  He is seven years old and in kindergarten.
He loves to ask how to spell things. 
He is great at coloring.
He is a bit wild.
He made such an impact on my life.
 Here is Natalie working with Xavier on sign language.
Natalie is graduating in a year and will be a special education teacher.
She is incredible.
 This is a look inside Frazee.
Story hour was always interesting.
I forgot how hard it is for small children to sit still and follow 'criss cross applesauce.'
 Here the kids are playing 'steal the bacon.'
Fun game.
If you ever want to play, holla at me.
 For dinner we had brick oven pizza. (and sweet tea of course...!)
Num num num.
So Delicious.
 We also found a bakery with cake pops.
Red Velvet?
Yes, please!
That evening we wandered around downtown.
Met an artist and listened to a young lad play his guitar.
Finding a cab back to the hotel was a story in itself.
A funny one though, ask me about it in person if you're interested.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

ASB Day 1: Nashville

Nashville, TN
 on the first day of spring break, our group had a free/fun day.
we walked downtown amidst the cowboy boots & hats.
(giggled at the country twang here and thur)

 
 many beautiful buildings and trees in bloom.
 the country music hall of fame was one of our stops.
all of the gold & platinum records were mesmerizing.
taylor swift's dress was my fav.
 
for lunch we ate at the wild horse saloon.
yummy food plus a big dance floor that wasn't being used.
(they teach square dance lessons in the evenings)
kasha, natalie, and i split this huge margarita.
dangerously good.
 
  
 

later in the afternoon we walked around this gorgeous park and hit up a farmers market.
by 4:00 p.m. we were on the road again headed for our destination: greenville, sc!