WOW this week went by quickly! I cannot believe its the weekend again and halloween is here!!! yah!! Yesterday I finally went shopping for my costume, im going to be a hippie, woho! I went to Target and got a peace sign t-shirt, fun colored hoop earrings, and a head band/wrap thing, I'm set! Tonight we have a keg race with Pi Chi at 7pm, costumes required! I'm really excited! They are going to miss a couple big drinkers too bc football has a game tomorrow so they can't go out, so we actually have a fighting chance!! ahah.. we'll try our best ;)
Wednesday I had my first study abroad meeting and have become no closer to deciding where I want to go. I did however get lots of good information on different programs and places so I'm headed in the right direction... its extremely overwhelming though! Our preliminary applications are due by Nov. 17th, so I really only have a little over 2 weeks to at least pick a country....hmmm, should be interesting!
Yesterday I got my (hopefully) FINAL halloween package from my family, aka: delicious PUMPKIN shaped brownies from my sissyy =) Hil and I both agree that they are way too yummy and the container remains on my desk (problem, bc i keep staring at it) hahaha. and i got the best (and BIGGEST) card, fully colored :) as well, from Megan, so thank you.. I got very excited!
Today is actually overcast, I know, weird right? But its a nice break. Tomorrow is greek presents, our new girls get dressed up and we have this really special dinner for them, its a really fun filled girls night that I can't wait for! BUT I'm too excited to get all dressed up tonight to think about tomorrow.
I'll keep you posted on how it all turned out :)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
almost HALLOWEEN!!! :]
Hello! Well I haven't written anything in a while! Okay, so last weekend was Homecoming and it was full of many activities. First off I wanted to share that Delta won the Homecoming float contest and won $500!!!! We are going to put our money towards our informal at the end of November and sending things to the abroad girls. Our theme was "Unmask your Vote: 2008" and we had two white trucks and really cool looking "picket" signs.
After that we went to the football game which we won by and landslide... so we left after the 3rd quarter. Then we met up at the Delta house and partied with all the returning alums who were in town, like our pledge mommy!!!! It was so good to see her and all the other returning senior who have been so missed.
Today is also an important day because I have my first official abroad meeting at 2:30pm...ahhh!!! I made the appt. last week and got some brochures and such to get a feel for some things before the meeting. I heard the lady is really nice and is amazing at fitting the right student to the right place.
Halloween is also right around the corner and I am officially the last of my friends to find a costume. I'm thinking maybe a hippie?? Not sure. Hil's going to be a bunny, LJ a bee, and Jackie a cat... so maybe I should be some sort of animal to fit the "theme" LOL.
I wanted to say thanks to my lovely family for the fun halloween packages. Mom: the life size tin of Popcorn Factory Popcorn will last the entire semester so never worry that I am going hungary over here!! And the cute glow sticks and chocolate was really cute/yummy! I hear that my wonderful sister baked me something as well (like i need anything else!) but nontheless excited :]
I should get ready for my class soon but I wanted to share some highlights. Hope everyones week is going as well as mine!!!
After that we went to the football game which we won by and landslide... so we left after the 3rd quarter. Then we met up at the Delta house and partied with all the returning alums who were in town, like our pledge mommy!!!! It was so good to see her and all the other returning senior who have been so missed.
Today is also an important day because I have my first official abroad meeting at 2:30pm...ahhh!!! I made the appt. last week and got some brochures and such to get a feel for some things before the meeting. I heard the lady is really nice and is amazing at fitting the right student to the right place.
Halloween is also right around the corner and I am officially the last of my friends to find a costume. I'm thinking maybe a hippie?? Not sure. Hil's going to be a bunny, LJ a bee, and Jackie a cat... so maybe I should be some sort of animal to fit the "theme" LOL.
I wanted to say thanks to my lovely family for the fun halloween packages. Mom: the life size tin of Popcorn Factory Popcorn will last the entire semester so never worry that I am going hungary over here!! And the cute glow sticks and chocolate was really cute/yummy! I hear that my wonderful sister baked me something as well (like i need anything else!) but nontheless excited :]
I should get ready for my class soon but I wanted to share some highlights. Hope everyones week is going as well as mine!!!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
a black&white friday
So tonight is my first Delta date night. I'm taking this junior, Ryan, who I know from last year and he's really nice. Plus, he knows a lot of Delta's so he'll be social and not someone I have to constantly watch to make sure he's having a good time. The outfit is all picked out and decided; Mom helped me shop for something when I was home last weekend (thats so weird to think I was home just a week ago!) Anyways, I got this really cute black dress from Nordstrom, dangly black and white pearly earrings, and these mostly black, tiny bit of white heels of mom's that I'm borrowing :) I'm really excited! And we're providing the wine, woo!
Last night about 20 other girls and I drove to LA to be apart of the audience for a new MTV pilot RockBand. For every girl we got $15 and the money goes to our informal in November, the weekend before Thanksgiving break. We were told to be there at 5pm, of course my car of 5 gets lost and ends up getting there around 530pm. We thought it would be a problem but NO... not a problem at all!! Why not?? you ask, well because the rehearsal going on for the show was running behind and we ended up standing outside on the sidewalk of LA until 830... in heels and "clubbing" attire. ?!?!? When we finally got in, we had to continue STANDING as part of the audience till (we were originally told 10pm) oh but no! 1230am. yep! We were all so miserable, tired, starving, feet KILLING us, and close to the point of tears. The guy told us at 11 that if we stayed till the end he'd double our money, so we took one for the team and stuck it out. Then we hit In N Out at 1am (literally our dinner... food has never tasted so good) and were in bed by 230am. Such a unexpected long night that was completely exhausting! But we made around $600 and that will really help us out with costs, etc.
On a better note, I just got back from a lunch date with Nicolette! Well kind of a breakfast/lunch thing since I didn't wake up till 11 today due to the events of the night. But it was lots of fun! We went to the Eating Room and I am so amazingly full!! I had a delicious turkey avocado melt, with sweet potato fries... AND a cookie from the bakery....omg I'm not eating for a week! It was really good to catch up with her, hear about her family and friends, and being a CA and everything. It's so nice to have someone I can talk to who is so different from me but I still feel close to and is someone I can confide in. She's an Chemistry major, not overtly social, and musical... i don't think we could be MORE different.
I am relieved because I am finally done with my phil midterm! ...as well as a art history quiz (even thou I have THAT midterm on tuesday) so its nice to have today to get some work done, enjoy the sun, and look forward to what i hope to be a really fun night!
Have fun at homecoming (with Johnny♥) today and tomorrow megan!! I want to see pictures but I know you will look gorgeous in that dress of mine ;) XOXO
Last night about 20 other girls and I drove to LA to be apart of the audience for a new MTV pilot RockBand. For every girl we got $15 and the money goes to our informal in November, the weekend before Thanksgiving break. We were told to be there at 5pm, of course my car of 5 gets lost and ends up getting there around 530pm. We thought it would be a problem but NO... not a problem at all!! Why not?? you ask, well because the rehearsal going on for the show was running behind and we ended up standing outside on the sidewalk of LA until 830... in heels and "clubbing" attire. ?!?!? When we finally got in, we had to continue STANDING as part of the audience till (we were originally told 10pm) oh but no! 1230am. yep! We were all so miserable, tired, starving, feet KILLING us, and close to the point of tears. The guy told us at 11 that if we stayed till the end he'd double our money, so we took one for the team and stuck it out. Then we hit In N Out at 1am (literally our dinner... food has never tasted so good) and were in bed by 230am. Such a unexpected long night that was completely exhausting! But we made around $600 and that will really help us out with costs, etc.
On a better note, I just got back from a lunch date with Nicolette! Well kind of a breakfast/lunch thing since I didn't wake up till 11 today due to the events of the night. But it was lots of fun! We went to the Eating Room and I am so amazingly full!! I had a delicious turkey avocado melt, with sweet potato fries... AND a cookie from the bakery....omg I'm not eating for a week! It was really good to catch up with her, hear about her family and friends, and being a CA and everything. It's so nice to have someone I can talk to who is so different from me but I still feel close to and is someone I can confide in. She's an Chemistry major, not overtly social, and musical... i don't think we could be MORE different.
I am relieved because I am finally done with my phil midterm! ...as well as a art history quiz (even thou I have THAT midterm on tuesday) so its nice to have today to get some work done, enjoy the sun, and look forward to what i hope to be a really fun night!
Have fun at homecoming (with Johnny♥) today and tomorrow megan!! I want to see pictures but I know you will look gorgeous in that dress of mine ;) XOXO
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
SuRpRiSe!!!!!
So we pulled it off. The family and I successfully fulfilled our covert operation and SURPRISED MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAYY!!!!!
It was planned mid-September, I thought it would be a fun surprise for her birthday, Dad made the reservations and without even the slightest slip up from Amazing-Secret-Keeper-Austin mom could NOT have been more shocked.
My plane got in thursday night, there was a driver there to pick me up and take me to dinner in seattle. I arrived a little later than planned (traffic, etc.) and got there after the rest of the fam had sat down. I came in the door facing mom's back, so I kinda sneaked around the table and then just stood there. She just looked at me at first, then the water works began. YAHHH!!!! I was so happy to see her and everyone, yes, even you austin ;)
We had a delicious dinner at Shuckers, a amazingly tall birthday cake with a candle, stayed in Seattle for the night at the Sheraton, and did breakfast and some shopping Friday. Friday night we hung out, all of us minus Megan went out to dinner in Tacoma and then rented Guess Who with Bernie Mac and stayed in. It was SO nice to be in my own home, feeling fall, appreciating halloween decorations (the holiday i MISSED last year) and sleeping in my own bed. Mom was just glad to have me around, we ran errands, she helped me get an outfit for my Black&White date night this friday, we hit Emerald City twice =) , and had an epic adventure to the UPS store with a very emotional store clerk talking to us about her recently deceased sister... umm yeah.
Saturday night Megan and I prepared an amazing dinner and delicious pumpkin cake (that I ate too much of) then we went to see The Dutchess at the Grand Theatre. I really liked it! I mean, Kiera Knightly consistently plays those regal, Elizabethan roles, but it was good. Brownie points go to Dad for sitting through it... at times I thought it was going to fall asleep/leave/throw something at the screen.... but he was a good sport (kinda) and just had a few minor eye rolls and heavy sighs.
Sunday Megan, Mom, and I went to the NEW Nordstrom.... very nice!!! Really impressed, felt like seattle!! I got two pairs of cute shoes and a black dress for friday. We ate at the Bistro, had a really good chicken caesar salad, and we hit the e-bar before we left as well. Megan's Mexican Mocha might have been a little adventurous for me, but hey? it was a good day : ) My flight left that night at 715pm, so it was nice to have the whole day!!
Now I'm back at school, middle of mid-terms week, and wishing I could have stayed longer : (
Tomorrow I have a Philosophy midterm and Art History quiz (midterm on tuesday) and just got back that paper on the affirmative action and got a 87%!! Thanks for the editing mom!!
Tomorrow night we are going to LA for a fundraiser to make money for our informal in November. We're going to an MTV show taping?? Never done one but I'm excited to go!!! We fill the audience, they pay $15 a person and i think we have about 30 deltas going so about $450 ?? I'll let you know how it goes!!
I'm so happy I got to be home last weekend!! It made my month and made me that much more excited for thanksgiving! Missing my family and shower-less shoes and delicious food, but I manage okay down here.
All my love,
♥
It was planned mid-September, I thought it would be a fun surprise for her birthday, Dad made the reservations and without even the slightest slip up from Amazing-Secret-Keeper-Austin mom could NOT have been more shocked.
My plane got in thursday night, there was a driver there to pick me up and take me to dinner in seattle. I arrived a little later than planned (traffic, etc.) and got there after the rest of the fam had sat down. I came in the door facing mom's back, so I kinda sneaked around the table and then just stood there. She just looked at me at first, then the water works began. YAHHH!!!! I was so happy to see her and everyone, yes, even you austin ;)
We had a delicious dinner at Shuckers, a amazingly tall birthday cake with a candle, stayed in Seattle for the night at the Sheraton, and did breakfast and some shopping Friday. Friday night we hung out, all of us minus Megan went out to dinner in Tacoma and then rented Guess Who with Bernie Mac and stayed in. It was SO nice to be in my own home, feeling fall, appreciating halloween decorations (the holiday i MISSED last year) and sleeping in my own bed. Mom was just glad to have me around, we ran errands, she helped me get an outfit for my Black&White date night this friday, we hit Emerald City twice =) , and had an epic adventure to the UPS store with a very emotional store clerk talking to us about her recently deceased sister... umm yeah.
Saturday night Megan and I prepared an amazing dinner and delicious pumpkin cake (that I ate too much of) then we went to see The Dutchess at the Grand Theatre. I really liked it! I mean, Kiera Knightly consistently plays those regal, Elizabethan roles, but it was good. Brownie points go to Dad for sitting through it... at times I thought it was going to fall asleep/leave/throw something at the screen.... but he was a good sport (kinda) and just had a few minor eye rolls and heavy sighs.
Sunday Megan, Mom, and I went to the NEW Nordstrom.... very nice!!! Really impressed, felt like seattle!! I got two pairs of cute shoes and a black dress for friday. We ate at the Bistro, had a really good chicken caesar salad, and we hit the e-bar before we left as well. Megan's Mexican Mocha might have been a little adventurous for me, but hey? it was a good day : ) My flight left that night at 715pm, so it was nice to have the whole day!!
Now I'm back at school, middle of mid-terms week, and wishing I could have stayed longer : (
Tomorrow I have a Philosophy midterm and Art History quiz (midterm on tuesday) and just got back that paper on the affirmative action and got a 87%!! Thanks for the editing mom!!
Tomorrow night we are going to LA for a fundraiser to make money for our informal in November. We're going to an MTV show taping?? Never done one but I'm excited to go!!! We fill the audience, they pay $15 a person and i think we have about 30 deltas going so about $450 ?? I'll let you know how it goes!!
I'm so happy I got to be home last weekend!! It made my month and made me that much more excited for thanksgiving! Missing my family and shower-less shoes and delicious food, but I manage okay down here.
All my love,
♥
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
sunny sunny day
Why do i love redlands so much? Because I can call my mom when she's driving and her car says 51 degrees and I can say I'm in a sundress and flip-flops aka. 85 degrees :) its so pretty today I can't get over it! Hil and I walked out of our dorm this morning on our way to breakfast and it felt like we were stepping into a bath... at 8:45am!
I'm all smiles lately for many reasons. One, because I know this weekend is going to be really fun. Two, its a Wednesday and it feels like a Monday which means I only really have two days of classes because I have no class Fridays. Three, because I finally finished my philosophy paper which was looming over my head. and finally, because my mom's birthday is on Saturday!Stress comes on quickly around here, but somehow I've escaped the crazy freaking out over mid-terms. Hopefully I can hang on to this good feeling until the weekend rolls around!
I miss everyone at home. Mom just sent me a picture text of a green-almost-red tree... I forget there are those things called seasons in other states ;)
x's and o's to mom for her birthday coming up, I'm working on a cute card =)
♥
----a special shout out to my very best friend who loves techno and rocks the boot. you will forever have my heart...
I'm all smiles lately for many reasons. One, because I know this weekend is going to be really fun. Two, its a Wednesday and it feels like a Monday which means I only really have two days of classes because I have no class Fridays. Three, because I finally finished my philosophy paper which was looming over my head. and finally, because my mom's birthday is on Saturday!Stress comes on quickly around here, but somehow I've escaped the crazy freaking out over mid-terms. Hopefully I can hang on to this good feeling until the weekend rolls around!
I miss everyone at home. Mom just sent me a picture text of a green-almost-red tree... I forget there are those things called seasons in other states ;)
x's and o's to mom for her birthday coming up, I'm working on a cute card =)
♥
----a special shout out to my very best friend who loves techno and rocks the boot. you will forever have my heart...
oh pictures from bid day!
Here are some pictures from bid day/scream night two weeks ago. We got 10 new lovely babies!!! and I LOVE them!
all decked out in purple flair :)
us on bid day!
bid day shirts... delta love♥
all decked out in purple flair :)
us on bid day!
bid day shirts... delta love♥
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
my relaxing fall break---
Our fall break is basically an amazing 4 day weekend (mon&tues off) that comes the first weekend every october and even thought i didn't have any major plans this year, it has been so relaxing!
Friday I went to Claremont for our tennis ITA tournament where all of us played really well, it was mid-80's, no complaints. Then Friday night Lj and I went and saw Night at Rotanthe with Richard Gere and Diane Lane, and it was SO sad/depressing/sent a hopeless life message. Ah! I totally thought by the previews too that it was going to be so romantic and "happily ever after" but that was definitely not the case. Good thing we had popcorn to distract me or I would have been a weeping mess. Saturday I SLEPT IN, went to the gym, mailed some letters to sisters abroad, and went out to dinner for my friend Emily's birthday. Dinner was lots of fun but 18 college aged people/The Outback/ noise control was a bit of an issue. I have sympathy for waiters now so I gave him a big tip :)
Saturday night we went out to the water polo house, football apartments, and Jenna's apartment. Super fun! We were out late and sunday was kinda a wash but everyone was out and I had a blast!
Yesterday Jackie and I hit the library for some intense quiet work hours. I had a argument paper for my ethics and social philosophy class on affirmative action in colleges and universities in the US, woo! am I glad I'm done with that! Jackie had to leave early for soccer practice and I stayed at the library longer and 5:30pm it was mostly complete.
Last night I stayed in, did laundry, edited my paper, and watched 2 episodes of FRIENDS season 3. Went to bed around 11, then woke up at 4am with one of my top-five WORST headaches to date. awful, horrible, head pounding, couldn't function. Watched a Sex&the city episode at 4:30am to try and get my mind off it but that didn't work. Musical beds, (I ended up in LJ's, 4 advil, and a 15 minute conversation with Jackie about our plans for the morning later, and I fell back asleep)
Thank goodness I didn't wake up this morning in the same condition! ugh. Anyways, this morning I woke up around 9, watched a little of the TODAY show, went for a jog, and got brunch with the girls.
I just got back from laying out on the quad, its 93 degrees here! Hott... so soaking up some sunshine while reading for my lit class sounded good :)
I'm just about to do some more reading. We're reading Peter Pan and Wendy right now and I'm loving every second of it. I find myself imagining the Disney versions in my head while I'm reading but the novel is somewhat different so its really interesting to compare the two.
I'm having such a good start to the week, hopefully it will just get better! :)
There's a birthday in the family coming up.... whose?? my mommy's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yah.
XOXO
Friday I went to Claremont for our tennis ITA tournament where all of us played really well, it was mid-80's, no complaints. Then Friday night Lj and I went and saw Night at Rotanthe with Richard Gere and Diane Lane, and it was SO sad/depressing/sent a hopeless life message. Ah! I totally thought by the previews too that it was going to be so romantic and "happily ever after" but that was definitely not the case. Good thing we had popcorn to distract me or I would have been a weeping mess. Saturday I SLEPT IN, went to the gym, mailed some letters to sisters abroad, and went out to dinner for my friend Emily's birthday. Dinner was lots of fun but 18 college aged people/The Outback/ noise control was a bit of an issue. I have sympathy for waiters now so I gave him a big tip :)
Saturday night we went out to the water polo house, football apartments, and Jenna's apartment. Super fun! We were out late and sunday was kinda a wash but everyone was out and I had a blast!
Yesterday Jackie and I hit the library for some intense quiet work hours. I had a argument paper for my ethics and social philosophy class on affirmative action in colleges and universities in the US, woo! am I glad I'm done with that! Jackie had to leave early for soccer practice and I stayed at the library longer and 5:30pm it was mostly complete.
Last night I stayed in, did laundry, edited my paper, and watched 2 episodes of FRIENDS season 3. Went to bed around 11, then woke up at 4am with one of my top-five WORST headaches to date. awful, horrible, head pounding, couldn't function. Watched a Sex&the city episode at 4:30am to try and get my mind off it but that didn't work. Musical beds, (I ended up in LJ's, 4 advil, and a 15 minute conversation with Jackie about our plans for the morning later, and I fell back asleep)
Thank goodness I didn't wake up this morning in the same condition! ugh. Anyways, this morning I woke up around 9, watched a little of the TODAY show, went for a jog, and got brunch with the girls.
I just got back from laying out on the quad, its 93 degrees here! Hott... so soaking up some sunshine while reading for my lit class sounded good :)
I'm just about to do some more reading. We're reading Peter Pan and Wendy right now and I'm loving every second of it. I find myself imagining the Disney versions in my head while I'm reading but the novel is somewhat different so its really interesting to compare the two.
I'm having such a good start to the week, hopefully it will just get better! :)
There's a birthday in the family coming up.... whose?? my mommy's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yah.
XOXO
Friday, October 3, 2008
officially october!! hello fall :)
Here are some pictures from last night. The girls and I went out to many different places, way too much fun for a thursday!! =)
a little delta love ♥
jackie and i... all smiles :)
lauren's
a little delta love ♥
jackie and i... all smiles :)
lauren's
Thursday, October 2, 2008
thoughts
when the world gets quieter
and you're alone with your thoughts
inner emotions suddenly surface.
emotions that seem real enough to grab;
real enough that you feel almost certain that if you really wanted to,
you could remove them altogether.
but at the same time
you have no control when they will surface,
when they will grab you,
when they will consume you altogether.
and when they do consume you,
its hard to ever really think about anything else.
and you're alone with your thoughts
inner emotions suddenly surface.
emotions that seem real enough to grab;
real enough that you feel almost certain that if you really wanted to,
you could remove them altogether.
but at the same time
you have no control when they will surface,
when they will grab you,
when they will consume you altogether.
and when they do consume you,
its hard to ever really think about anything else.
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