StayCation 2015

I came to Houston literally the day after school let out, like boarded the plane less than 12 hours later and am here for another week. In all honestly it has been really nice to get away for a little while. I've been able to sleep in and just relax, I didn't realize how tired I was until I slept until 10 o'clock the entire first week. I'll be back to reality pretty soon, starting up online summer classes on the 27th and heading home at the end of this week.

While it is so nice to have some relaxation and (some) sunshine in my life, I have to admit that I do miss Longwood and the oh so charming town of Farmville, it definitely holds a little piece of my heart.

The majority of my trip has consisted of rain and clouds (that my Dad insists I brought with me) but I have snuck in a few days of sun here and there. If you know me you know I live for sunshine, summer time is meant to be spent by the water soaking up some rays. Lets hope my last few days are filled with sunshine!

There are some rather upset loyal ice cream customers here in Texas. If you have never had Blue Bell you are missing out, big time. It is the BEST ice cream out there and comes in gallon size containers in any flavor you could imagine. They are based out of Brehnem, Texas which is about 90 minutes away. They have been shut down for a little while due to a listeria outbreak and these notices are posted all over the grocery stores.

I'm missing my girls big time and cannot wait to see them both. There is nothing like coming home after a trip to your pups. Unconditional love for sure.

I've been a loyal Nike wearer for some time now, specifically Nike Frees. So comfy, lightweight, and easy to clean.  I've had some foot trouble recently resulting in visits to a couple podiatrists, one being in Farmville (that was an experience in itself and about 5 hours of my life that I will never get back). My second opinion who was wonderful who told me that Nikes are the worst sneakers you could wear and to throw them in the trash immediately. I upgraded to some Mizunos this week and the difference in support is incredible! Very happy with them and rather surprised on what a difference there is between the two.

 We have a really bad habit of celebrating birthdays early in my family/ really early, last night we went and saw Dave Matthews for my Dad's which isn't until June 14th. Oh well, I won't be in town to celebrate on the actual day anyways. Neither of us had seen him before so we were pretty excited. Thankfully the rain held out on us and the temperature couldn't have been more perfect, in the low 70s. To say it was pretty packed would be an understatement, it was definitely a crowd but it didn't disappoint. A really good show filled with some great DMB classics and some awesome covers.

I'm slightly obsessed with the iPhone panoramic feature

It isn't really a concert if you don't get the tour t-shirt.

 Here is to some sunshine during this last week and the countdown begins until we see Kenny Chesney on Friday for my birthday! 

xo

Wear Wednesday

Wrapping Up

I intended on this being a thought out post, wrapping up the school year/ reflecting on the past year. As usual exams came and school ended much quicker than expected. The last two weeks always go by so fast, don't get me wrong they are usually the two most stressful weeks of the year but in the blink of an eye they are over. Anyways, during those two weeks some fun things have happened around here. I guess I need to play a little catch up before I get into anything summer related. 

Allergies arrived in Farmville full swing this year, I usually don't have too many problems but it was different this time around. Pollen covered everything, I actually washed my car twice in one weekend and then decided it wasn't worth it. While the trees were beautiful I was happy to see a few good rains come through.

 

We said goodbye to our Seniors, one with a pretty special place in my heart. Isabelle went alum and we are so so proud of her! We will all miss her dearly but know she will be back. Kennedy and I gave her a paddle during one of our last meetings. 

My Little is a member of Longwood Company of Dance and had a recital the last weekend of the semester. In my 3 years I had never been to one of the dance company's shows but it was so much more than I expected. So proud of you Little, you are so talented and I cannot wait for next years!

 An impromptu Sigma Kappa photo shoot on a random Wednesday is what I live for.

The CHI Burning, the ceremony revealing the Senior members of CHI. In my opinion it is the best Longwood tradition ever. More on that later! 

Passdowns. I've waited for this sweatshirt, it has belonged to some of my very favorite people and I'm so honored to have it. I might be slightly attached and I might have worn it in 80 degree weather today. 

I've come to terms with the fact that I had to make 3 trips home just to move out and I've accumulated a lot of junk over 9 months. It was slightly ridiculous and I ended up throwing a lot of crap I had never used out, good feeling for sure.

We all need a little luck during finals week and Princep's Crowns around campus do just that. I'm a little superstitious and fall into the trap of things like this. Okay I'm really superstitious and 100% believe that those crowns helped me through a pretty stressful week!

All in all it was a pretty great end to a wonderful year. It is hard to believe that I am a senior in college, I feel like I was just moving into ECU (cue the tears). The goodbyes are always hard, cue more tears but it has been a great ride so far and I honestly cannot wait for next year to begin. I'm also a ready for a wonderful summer!

xo