Monday, May 26, 2014

Other Worlds

shouldn't read books, especially ones that are series, and even more so ones that I don’t know when I’ll get access to the next in the series!

Yum!

What the World’s Largest Brat Fest is like.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Shopping

Seeing friends from HS is wonderful!

Happy Hippos taste just as good as I remember. 

Jerseys and Frozen

5/23/14 Calves are just too cute for their own good.

5/23/14 Mom is seriously the worst person to watch a movie with EVER!!!

Colby loves Me

5/22/14 I love the greeting I get when I go home. 

Sunshine

5/22/14 Lunch is better when you can eat it outside.

Anniversaries and Birthdays

5/22/14 My creepy ability to remember dates is sometimes too much!

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Wheaties Win

Debating the best kind of cereal there is makes for an excellent lunch conversation. 

Monday, May 19, 2014

Feel Free to Come Back

My roommate and I have interesting conversations. 

End of the Semester Learning

5/13/14 Sometimes you just have to make a cake in steps.
5/14/14 How to wash dishes in a dorm bathroom.
5/14/14 Sometimes after finally putting your cake together, you are just too tired to eat it.
5/15/14 Living vicariously through a friend is the best way to have the dorm experience.
5/15/14 Never be afraid to ask for help when trying to load a huge bean bag into your car.
5/15/14 How to move your friend out of the dorms.
5/15/14 A Harry Potter movie marathon stretched out to fill 6 days is the best way to do it.
5/16/14 Never be afraid to give a long hug when saying goodbye to a friend at the bus stop.
5/16/14 Standing in line for an hour to take a photo with Abe on Bascom is totally worth it.
5/16/14 Seeing a friend for the first time in almost two years is an AMAZING feeling!
5/17/14 I love my Pennsylvania family.
5/17/14 Don’t always judge a restaurant by it’s name.
5/17/14 if you have a hat, you should wear it to an outdoor graduation ceremony.
5/18/14 Saying “See you later” is not always easy.
5/18/14 Some days, you just have to cry.
5/18/14 Friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the Lord of them.

5/18/14 This is not goodbye. 

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Luckily Not Soaked

Beautiful morning + walk to gardens + cloudy sky + leaving gardens = Starts to Rain
Broken umbrellas don’t keep the rain away super well.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Excellent Day

How to ride a horse while he’s running.

A Saturday with friends riding horses, eating amazing food, and watching Harry Potter is a Saturday well spent. 

Checking Things Off

5/9/14 Toppers pizza and Topperstix are a necessary part of the college (or post college) experience. 

My Last Nav Night

5/9/14 What a peloton is – a group of cyclists.

5/9/14 Life is better in a peloton. 

Thursday, May 8, 2014

My Last Primetime

It is hard to believe how quickly time flies. 

Last First Wednesday

5/7/14 Picking up mini-marshmallows off the lawn is a wonderful task.
5/7/14 The Last First Wednesday combines the most interesting food items and games.
5/7/14 Three years passed way too quickly.
5/7/14 What it is like to be pie’d in the face.
5/7/14 Whipped cream gets crusty in your hair after a while.
5/7/14 Middle Schoolers are still the best.

5/8/14 Cleaning up all the materials after First Wednesday is a day well spent.

Semester Ending

5/6/14 Impromptu pie making and eating is a great way to celebrate the last Bible Study of the year.

Early Mother's Day Gift

5/4/14 There a lot of options for hummingbird feeders and brooms at Menards. 

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Ruby Holler

You know you've found a kindred spirit when you say approximately 4 words about a book you read in elementary school (and have been searching for the book since) and she knows exactly what book you’re talking about! 

Saturday Studies

There is not as much of a crowd when you go to the Farmer’s Market early in the day.
Window shopping is quite enjoyable.
What Carson’s Gully looks like.  
Planning a Kentucky Derby Party the day of the race is the way to go.
Dressing up and wearing a cute hate for the Kentucky Derby (though you aren’t leaving the apartment) is a ton of fun.
How long the Kentucky Derby takes.
How to make a pretty good white sauce without any instructions.

Watching three episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood is the way all 23 year olds spend their Saturday nights…right?

A.N.N.A

5/2/14 Late night bowling is a great way to spend a Friday night!

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Reader's Anonymous

I think I might have a problem.
I get really excited when I find out there are actually a second series after finishing a book series.

Last HG - How did that happen?

4/30/14 Students grow a lot over three years.
4/30/14 Leaders learn a lot over three years.

4/30/14 Hearing the prayers of students makes my heart smile.