Monday, November 24, 2014

100 days.

I have officially survived 100 days of college! It seems like I've been here forever, but it also feels like I moved in yesterday. Strange how time works like that. I would like to celebrate this wonderful day by dedicating this post to the people who have made these 100 days the greatest. They are my roommates. Here are just a few of the many things I love about each of them.

Kiana: 

I feel so lucky to have gotten this girl as my roommate. It is kind of creepy how similar we are sometimes. We both love adventuring and doing strange things in public and buying large tubs of ice cream at midnight. We both share a weird sense of humor that is equivalent to a 12 year old boy. We have the same taste in music-so similar that it's sometimes hard to tell who's iPod is playing. We have enough sass between the two of us to last a lifetime. I just always feel like we are on the same page, and that she really understands me. Kiana is also an incredible cook and is always willing to make us food. I don't know if it's because she's from Idaho or not, but she can do a million things with potatoes. She gives magical back rubs and won't except money when I try to pay her for them. She appreciates my honesty, and I appreciate her sincerity. I love that she is really good at rave dancing and is ready for a dance party at any moment. I love that she wears hammer pants and chick-fil-a shirts. I'm in love with her curly hair and high energy, and I'm so glad she sleeps on the other side of my bedroom wall. 



Laura:

Laura is pretty much my mom here at college. She has this sense of maturity about her that is so comforting to be around. She is genuinely the sweetest and nicest person ever. I know that if I need help with anything at all, she would be there for me no matter what. She is a great listener and lets me sit on her bed and talk about life. She works so hard it makes my head hurt. She's majoring in music therapy which might as well be rocket science because she is always at school, always practicing, or always studying-but she never complains. I swear this girl never lets her stress of school affect her personality. Even when she has a million things on her plate, she still has a smile on her face and time to watch a movie with us. She is the best fiddler in the nation, and after a couple minutes of me begging she'll always play me a private show. I love how she knows what she wants, and she dedicates her whole soul to those things. I love having a stable friend like her to balance me out. 


Carly:

This girl is bomb. (I say that because Carly describes everything she likes as "bomb") I swear everything that comes out of her mouth is hilarious, even when she's not trying. I can never be around Carly and not love life. Whenever we are together we bring out the strangest sides of each other. She never ever causes drama, and she is literally the definition of chill. She drinks more Coke than anyone else I've ever met. She always lets me cuddle with her, and she shares her really soft blanket with me. I love that she was a french fry for Halloween, and I love how excited she got when chocolate oranges came in season. She is always ready for a good time and always makes the best out of everyday. She has had to deal with a lot of hard times up at college, but she never lets it get her down. She's always shaking it off and remaining positive. I know without a doubt she always has my back, and she would take a bullet for anyone she loves. I hate that she's in a sorority, but I love that she completely breaks the sorority stereotype. I'm so blessed to have such a close friend who makes life so much better. 


Caroline: 

Well we all know how completely obsessed I am with Caroline. I could probably write a novel on how much I love her, but I'll spare you from that. There's no other way to sum up my relationship with Care other than simply saying, she's my person. She is everything for me. She's my best friend, my sister, my roommate, my other half. I can't think of one aspect of my life where I would not need Caroline. She understands my heart in the deepest way possible. She knows my fears and my dreams. She knows my intentions and my motives. I love that we don't think of each other as friends anymore, we are 100% family. I know her family is there for me, and she knows my family is there for her. We can enjoy our time together without talking. We can understand each other while still disagreeing. We can be completely different while still being the same. We know each other inside and out, and we never have to worry about losing each other. At this point there is nothing either of us could do that could break this relationship. We are too close to have anything change our minds about each other. I know all her flaws and weaknesses, and I still think she is the most perfect human ever. She's my person, and I don't know how I got lucky enough to have her. I'll love her forever.


Sunday, November 2, 2014

halloween.

What day is empty hot dog day? Hollow weenie. (lol)

Alright to start this post off I would just like to take a short trip down memory lane. I was looking through my scrapbook today to find some old Halloween pictures from my childhood and boy did I find some good ones. I would like to formally apologize to any of you who knew me as a young kid because based on these pictures- I was a weird looking child. Not a cute kind of weird, but a straight up terrifying kind of weird. These pictures are from Halloween of 2000, which means I was 4. Next to the pictures my mom has written "This year I couldn't decide so I was a cat and a princess!", so clearly at age 4 I was already aware of my two identities. 

 Okay well this is me as a princess, which may be misleading since the look on my face says serial killer. I'm also holding my wand like a baby, which adds to the weirdness.

Look at that winning smile...

And here I am as a cat trying to seduce you with my 4 year old body. 

And here's just a personal favorite of my sister who apparently is the one who passed on the cat obsession to me. (sorry Karli)


Caroline and I came home for the weekend which was super fun because my siblings did as well. The twins were Mario and Luigi, and they looked so stinkin' cute! They loved toddling around with their little pumpkin buckets and playing with the candy. I love trick or treating so much, so it was awesome to finally get to go again. 


Even though I was the "adult" instead of the kid this time, I obviously didn't miss the chance to live out my fantasy of being a unicorn one last time. 

Caroline ruins everything...


I always love Halloween and this one was definitely not a disappointment. Glad I got to spend time with my cute family and my cute Caroline. Already can't wait for next year!