Hallelujah!

Done. Done. AND done.

I finished my finals today. Yipeeeee. Granted I know this wans't my strongest semester academically, I am really proud of all I accomplished this semester:

Connor and Maddie came to Columbia to move me in August. So fun.

Recruitment was a huge success and we got amazing girls.

All my classes went well.

I had a good schedule.

I love my roommate!!!!

I loved being in house again.

I loved having Louis live in Columbia. Shout out to Max and Ian for being THE BEST!

I went to Ohio twice, once for KC's birthday and once for Halloween.

I went to ONE spinning class.

I stopped tanning.

I got to celebrate Karly's 21st with her.

I planned initiation, which was so much work, but I'm happy it worked.

I had a great time on Thursdays at Big 12.

Perry came to visit!

And so much more. LIKE SO MUCH! It all went so fast, I almost cannot believe it is over.

Now I must pack up my entire room and head back to St. Louis in the morning! So excited for Christmas time. KC and I have our annual holiday party on Sunday and VP next Tuesday. I cannot believe it has been a year since I walked.

I'm excited to get home, but I am sad because I know that I won't be back until NEXT AUGUST! Granted I am very excited to go to Spain, it is still weird leaving everything here.

Well I must get back to packing and undecking the halls.

God's blessing of the day: surviving finals on hardly any sleep! God really pulled me through this week. I spent like 20 minutes today praying about everything. I knew that it would be one of my last long walks through campus and I feel so blessed! Thank you for this entire semester! It was a dream.

Tis the season

So I should be writing a paper. Instead, I am going to write a post on here!

Last week, we had a our semi-formal and Karly was able to come in for it! YAY! We had a really good time, and we took some fun pictures!

In other news, it is the last week of classes. That means tons of papers, projects, speeches and studying. Usually I go home the weekend before finals and make myself at home at the Wash-U library. Since it is my last weekend in Columbia for hmmm I don't know....8 months....I figured I should stay.

Speaking of, I am getting so excited for Barcelona. I have been looking for apartments....all extremely overpriced, and I've been trying to see how hard it would be to take my dog over there with me. Unfortunately, I have received a lot of negative feedback about that idea, but I still think it would be so fun.

I'm also getting sad about what I am going to miss. It's going to be so weird and so fun. I don't really know what to expect.

Also, I started watching the TV show, The Office. I am officially obsessed. I'm already on the fourth season with no plans of stopping. How convenient to have found a new television addiction right before finals.

Well I really do need to go write this paper.

God's blessing of the day: laying in bed all afternoon, relaxing and watching TV on an icky cold day. I love days like this. Especially knowing the madness I'm about to dive into.

Thanksgiving 2009

I have to admit it...Thanksgiving was just not quite the same this year without her. It was beyond strange. But it also allowed for some great memory sharing and good times.

I had a wonderful time with my family this year! Probably one of the best Thanksgivings ever. I had a great time seeing my friends and family.

One of the biggest highlights of the week was Peter's 21st birthday weekend. It was so much fun! We celebrated at Lumiere in St. Louis. Peter had a VERY lucky 21st birthday...he is very good at playing Craps. I made Peter a really fun cooler. I should start a business where I can decorate things and bake. It'll be cute. But I did want to post a few pictures of the cooler and the weekend!

I also cut off 7 inches of my hair. 3 inches short of Locks of Love, but any shorter and I would have looked like a boy. I have been wanting to cut it for so long, and I impulsively chopped it on Saturday. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet, but I have received many compliments.

Last night, we had elections. So I am almost done with my position at the sorority. I am so ready to be done, but at the same time, I am extremely sad. It will be weird going from super involved to no involvement next semester.

Tonight, I have a study abroad meeting...which means it is rapidly approaching us! I am still looking for an apartment and trying to figure out how I am going to get all of my stuff over there. I don't know how I am going to do without seeing any of my friends for that long...it's going to be a really big struggle for me.

Now I have to hunker down for the next 2 plus weeks. I gotta finish strong!

God's blessing of the day: my roommate Courtney woke up early to have breakfast with me and drive me to class. What a great friend! So lucky to have her!

(Mike awkwardly in the background, Erin, Aunt Kathy, Me, Mom, and Gma's Uggs)

Right at midnight when Peter turned 21. I love this picture of him and Graham.

Hotel Lumiere where we stayed! So pretty.

Cooler--Monogram and Barcelona FC symbol

Side of the cooler