I'm Back!

I've been MIA from the blogging world for awhile but I decided it was about time for me to post again. A lot has changed since my last blog, I am in a new apartment, with a new job and a new course load.

This past summer I completed an online history course and got an A :) It was pretty pain free only 5 weeks and 2 books and I had 3 more credits towards graduation.

I am working at State Employee's Credit Union now in the Call Center. It's pretty flexible because they are open 24 hours a day. Now that classes are starting I work in the morning before my afternoon classes or in the afternoon if I have morning classes. It's not a lot of hours but it's enough right now to keep me busy!

I love my new apartment and new roommates! The old place was nice and I liked my roommates but this new place is already so decorated and I actually hang out with my roomies which is a lot of fun. The past few nights we have all been eating together and it just feels more homey now. I still have some boxes to move to my storage unit/home so when I get all that figured out I will post pictures!

School started on Wednesday the 20th and I am both excited and anxious for the semester. I am finally really getting into Business classes, they are still pretty general ones but at least they are more in my concentration. I am taking one of them online, hope it goes as well as my summer class! My other classes are just to meet other criteria, one is a Literature class, I have to read 11 books, YES 11! Pretty crazy but so far so good. My other class is Insects and People, and as weird as it sounds, I think it may end up being one of my favorites. The teacher seems pretty neat and it is very interactive, should be a good time.

As some of you may know I am not a big fan of country music but Friday night I kinda got talked into buying a ticket to the Kenny Chesney concert. Most of my friends had tickets for months but I had no intention on going. My friends kept talking it up and made it sound like something worthwhile. I was at work and happened to come across someone with an extra ticket and bought it. Needless to say it was a great time! I very much enjoyed myself and foresee myself attending his shows in the future!



The girls before the show

Well that's all for now, I am off to print notes and read for classes. I promise to have an update soon with pictures of my new place.

Golf Tournament, Beach Trip, School Update & Semi-Formal

This past month has been quite hectic! AKPsi has an annual charity golf tournament in April and this year I had a chance to play in it. I have never played 18 holes before so it was quite interesting and I learned I can't really play and need to stick to putt-putt. Although I can't really play it was still a great time and I got a last place trophy out of it.



The following weekend I headed to Cherry Grove, SC for the annual AKPsi Beach Trip. The weather was great and we got to lay out on the beach all day, play some football and just relax before exams started.



After two fun weekends it was time to study for finals. I had four finals within 3 days but was done earlier than all of my friends and finished my sophomore year on April 30th. This was my best semester yet and I finished this semester with a 3.5 GPA and made the Dean's List for the first time!

After exams were over I headed to Williamsburg to visit Chris, Michelle and Ava for a few days. We went to Busch Gardens and it was Ava's first trip and she was just too cute riding the little kiddie rides. I had a great time beating Chris and Michelle at the Wii everyday and playing with Ava. We also saw Ironman and I would recommend it to everyone, it was very good!

Tuesday night I had my semi-formal in downtown Raleigh. It was a lot of fun but sort of bittersweet though because it was the last gathering with all of the seniors.

DISNEY...

A place where dreams really do come true! I had the most MAGICAL spring break in the beginning of March in Florida! My trip began with a quick visit to South of the Border then a short stay at Grammie's which involved some beach time, some shopping time and of course time for Grammie to cook us some wonderful home cooked meals :) I even got ahold of one of her recipes and will be attempting it very soon! Then we headed to Lake Mary and stayed with my friend Sarah's aunt. Her aunt also happens to be a travel agent and got us FREE 3-day park hopper passes to Disney and meal passes for lunch AND dinner! We couldn't thank her enough for all the free stuff!


At South of the Border

First Day:
Magic Kingdom. I haven't been to the Disney parks in probably about 10 years so it all looked new again to me. We may have been some of the oldest people in the park but we probably had the most fun. We rode Space Mountain 5 times and Splash Mountain 3 times! The rides were so much fun but I really enjoyed meeting my all time favorite princess Belle! We took a ton of pictures and want to go back already!

Second Day:
Animal Kingdom and Epcot. I went to Animal Kingdom about two years ago at Christmas time but it was great to go again with friends and in 75 degree weather! It was beautiful as always and it looks just like you stepped into Africa or Asia, it is so crazy how realistic everything there looks. The Safari and the Roller Coaster were my favorites. On the safari the giraffe came right up to our safari car and walked in front of it, so neat! I went and saw Festival of the Lion King, such a great show, and got called on stage!! Kind of embarrassing, I had to make an elephant noise, yeah didn't know what that sounded like! We went to Epcot that night, I wasn't too impressed, the food was amazing but the rides lacked the excitement I was looking for. I'll give them credit for Mission:Space, it was intense!

Third Day:
MGM and Magic Kingdom, again and Downtown Disney. MGM was pretty boring, Rocking Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror were fun, but sooo short. I wish they would make the rides a bit longer! We went back to Magic Kingdom that afternoon and rode all of our favorite rides again aka Space Mountain! That night we headed to Downtown Disney to buy a few things which would of been more enjoyable but it was POURING down rain. Can't complain too much, it was really the only bad storm we encountered. But by the end of that night we were all VERY tired and ready for some sleep and probably a foot massage. Ok I won't bore you anymore with a day breakdown, here are some pictures!



Me and Belle


Future Roomies


Pluto!


Dumbo


Epcot ball


On Stage, he was huge!


On Stage, making an elephant noise


Tree of Life


In front of Thunder Mountain


End of day 3 haha

I have a ton more pictures so if anyone wants to relive my adventures and see anymore let me know, I know you all do!!

It's Been Awhile..

So I have been MIA from the blog world for awhile. So here is a little update. In the past few weeks I have been very busy with school and work. I now babysit a 9 year old everyday after school and drive her to swim practice plus do things around their house. It is a great job and pays very well. They are a very nice family and the extra money has really helped out.

Last weekend I was in Georgia for a Success Institute (SI) hosted by Alpha Kappa Psi. It was at the Crown Plaza Ravinia right near downtown Atlanta. This was my first trip to Atlanta and I loved it, downtown was really neat and I took a ton of pictures. We saw the Olympic stadium, Georgia Tech, the Coke Factory, plus a ton of other things. SI was really neat, saw a ton of other brother's from AKPsi from all over the place. I went to a really informative session about Recruiters and what to do and what not to do in an interview. They also had programs about increasing involvement in AKPsi, personal finance and a lot of other sessions.











Tomorrow at 8am I am heading out to FLORIDA for SPRING BREAK!! I am heading to Grammie's till Monday and then on Tuesday I will be headed to DISNEY for 3 DAYS! When I return I will be sure to post lots of pictures!

Two weeks till the wedding and all the family arrives!!

Back in Raleigh!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! I had a great Christmas at home and it was fun to have the whole family together again. Ava was too cute and is turning into a mini Zsa Zsa, love it! I got lots of great gifts and some new stuff for the apartment.



Before heading home I had a Christmas celebration with the Fab 5.



The tree and all the presents.



Ava opening her bitty baby.



Me, Dad, Chris and Kyle in our new State pants.

I celebrated New Years with a few friends at Heidi's house. It was a lot of fun to hang out with my friends from high school again.



Me and Ashley



Me and Daniel

Well I got back to Raleigh yesterday and after 10 trips up and down the stairs I finally got everything unloaded from my jam packed car. Now if I could only find the energy to unpack everything... School starts tomorrow so I am off to the bookstore to spend a ridiculous amount of money on a few books. Have a great week!

Finals

Well this semester is almost officially over. I have one more final tomorrow for my Economics class and then I am done and heading home!

In good news I got a 100, yes a 100, on my Statistics final!!! It brought my grade up to an A which I was very happy to see!

I haven't gotten any other grades back yet but hopefully they will be just as good as my Stats grade.

Hope everyone has a great week and HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS :)

November!

Well here is an update of my crazy life..

This month I celebrated my birthday! I had a themed birthday party.. Anything But Clothes and I made my outfit out of a tablecloth and a happy birthday banner with bows. Here is a picture of my outfit and my friend Brynna in her towel outfit:



My friends Ashley, Zach, Monica, Alli and Miranda, from ECU, came down and it was a great time!



Me and Zach, he wore a Twister mat.

I was actually able to go home on my birthday so I went out to dinner the night before at On the Border, it was very yummmy!



They made me stand on the chair and swing the cloth around while they sang to me.

This year I got to spend Thanksgiving with Grammie and Pop-Pop as well as Kyle and Lindsey. It was great to see everyone, the food was wonderful and we got lots and lots of shopping done, so it was a successful week. It was also great to see all of my friends who were home for the holiday as well.



Three Generations Picture, apparently we are getting taller through the years!



Me, Pop-Pop and their adorable dog Pogo

This past weekend I attended my semi-formal Christmas Cocktail for AKPsi. It was fun getting all dressed up, forgot how long it took to get ready for events like that! It was a great night overall minus the fact that my feet still hurt, dress shoes do not like me.





My future roommates for '08



Me and my friend Brittany

This next week is FINAL WEEK and I am not too excited about that.. 5 finals then it is home for a nice relaxing break, hopefully! Hope everyone has a wonderful week!