february 28

went to the journey in the morning then got lunch with balls at the grill. took a nap and woke up in time to watch the usa vs canada hockey game. tough loss. cleaned up my room and the kitchen. then went to the cd which was water aerobics with sydney! it was a lot of fun, although i wish more sisters would have participated. came back and watched the closing ceremony for the winter olympics. i don't know what i'm going to do now that they're over! i love watching the olympics!

february 27

saturday was a crazy day. i worked in admissions from 9:45-3. then changed quick and went to see "shutter island" with balls and ashley. which was SO good! i recommend it to everyone, and don't get sketched out if you don't like scary movies, the previews for this movie are deceiving. after the movie ran back to my apartment to change my shoes really quick and met amy to go to the grand prix to go go-kart racing. it was kind of scary at first, but once you got the hang of it, it was fun! after that came back and changed yet again to go to greensboro with liz and jen. went to natty green's for awhile, decided that we were hungry, and went to steak n shake. finally got to sleep at 3 am. crazy.

february 26

friday went to yoga in the morning and met with my professor for senior seminar later in the day. found out that i'm on the right track with my paper and everything which was reassuring to hear. went apartment hunting with jen, which originally i thought would be fun...it wasn't. it was really stressful. i'm excited to graduate and everything, but i'm not excited to have to take on the full adult responsibilities and apartment hunting just made all of that more of a reality. we had a mixer with the pi kapps. the theme was "reality tv stars." sarah ball went as kate gosslin and i went as her 8 children. ha.

february 25

went to zumba in the morning, but then didn't go to yoga because ashley needed to be taken to the doctor. attempted to be productive and clean my room up, but i didn't have much homework to do. overall a pretty easy night.

february 24

crappy weather today. cold and a mix of rain and snow. my main motivation through the day was reservations at the steakhouse with amy, kelly, and alyssa at 4:30. it's soooo good. it amazes me. i got creme brulee for desert. kind of an easy night since i don't have much homework. watched the episode of lost that i missed last night. CRAZY!!!! i'm so excited for next week's episode!

february 23

tuesday night was a little bit crazy. had dinner, went to the learning commons, went to cru, and headed back to the learning commons because i had a rough draft for senior sem due on wednesday along with a digital photography test. mofo and leah came and did homework with me for awhile. i do have to say that by deactivating my facebook my work session was TONS more productive. i didn't have as much distraction. however, despite the lack of facebook, i still didn't leave the commons until 2 am. rough.

february 22

david johnson is a photographer who traveled to sudan. he photographed the people there and complied the images into a book with a few captions to tell their story. i bought it for my senior sem which i'm doing on the media coverage around the world of the darfur crisis. i've really enjoyed reading and learning more about it, but it breaks my heart to read about the devastation and evil that is occurring there. in a way having these feelings are good because it motivates me to read and research more for my paper.

february 21

it was such a beautiful day today! i think it got up to 60 degrees! spent the afternoon in the mac lab with ashley finishing up my portfolio for digital photography. she also hand modeled for me since i never shot my hands. this one was my favorite. went to target to get them all printed, but the printer distorted the color, so hopefully i won't get points off of my grade. went to laha with kelly for dinner. phi mu land for the night followed but lots of laundry, cleaning, and homework...i can't believe tomorrow is monday already...the weekend's just fly by!

february 20

whew. saturday was another long day. got to work at 6:20 and left at 3:15. came back and passed out for a few hours. went to get dinner with ashley and then went to see "the dining room" for ids. it was really good! i enjoyed all of the little stories that were told in one bigger story and all of the actors did an excellent job. i really enjoyed it. after that ran back to my room to get ready for snowball. i had to be there by 10:45 to line up for court, but then it ended up being even later because the photographer wasn't there on time. stayed long enough for court and to find out the winners and all of that. i got second and got pretty roses an and engraved picture frame. needless to say, i was exhausted after two late nights and long days. sleep was wonderful.

february 19

CRUSH! friday night was crazy. actually, the whole day was a little crazy. kerri was in town for the weekend so i went to get sushi with her, then went to get my nails done with rachel. had to come back and get ready for the presidential scholarship dinner. went to that until 9, came back to change and get ready for crush, and then go to crush. i wasn't going to go at first because i had to get up the next morning for presidential scholarship stuff all day, but i'm so glad that i did. it was probably the best crush that i've been too. i had so much fun. it was worth the late night.

february 18

i got my new rain boots today! my brother got me a new pair for my birthday. he's so nice. :) had sga...it was one of the longest sga meetings that i've been to in my four years of sga. 2 1/2 hours. it was crazy. there were 12 bills to be presented, all for large amounts of money, and all slightly controversial. it was mildly painful. it was nice to see the senate step up and take financial responsibility for our funds and debate what they thought was right and what wasn't, it was just that it took forever. because the meeting was so long i didn't get to go to hoop-a-paluza, but apparently that was crazy too. the fraternities were really into it...so much that they started fighting with each other, which is ridiculous. it was a philanthropy event, not the final four tournament. boys. what can you do. i don't know what the final total was, but i think that we raised quite a bit of money for children's miracle network which makes it all worth it.

february 17

tonight was phi mu jeopardy night for hoop-a-paulza. it was actually a lot of fun. i was a judge for the double jeopardy round for the lambda chis. they didn't win...they got 5th, but they had fun i think. nothing else too exciting today. we hosted chapel, i was a fellowship host. pretty much the same old thing...

february 16

i de-activated my facebook for lent! nothing too exciting during the day. had the relay races for hoop at night and then went to bruce and becky's to watch lost. :) went to cook out with kelly to celebrate before lent. she got a milkshake and i got hushpuppies.

february 15

me and tizzle! typical blah monday. hoopa-paluza week started though! hoop-a-paluza is the main philanthropy event that phi mu's everywhere do to raise money for children's miracle network. this year our chapter decided to make it a week long competition between all of the fraternities. because it's for cmn there's kind of a little kid theme to it. last night was board game night, but not traditional board games. the guys were the pieces and competed against each other. there was human checkers, battle ship (my favorite), twister, and scrabble. it was a lot of fun watching them and see the guys really get into it. my sister emily is our philanthropy chair and is doing an amazing job planning it! anyways, this is me and tizzle at the board game night.

february 14

i do not like valentine's day. i think it's a hallmark holiday. but i like giving gifts. anyways, dad and zak took me out to breakfast, dropped me off at church, and headed home. went to spinning with kelly where i thought i was going to die. i got this chocolate/carmel covered apple on thursday from my mom for valentine's day and i rewarded myself for spinning by eating some of it. i shared with balls and mofo. went to tokoyo express for dinner with amy, amelia, and kelly. :) watched "amelie" with mofo for french cinema. i can't believe that tomorrow's monday. i'm not ready to start another week. i need one more day to relax.

february 13

day 2 of parents weekend. ate lunch at the point, then zak and i went to the four seasons mall (he wanted to go shopping, not me). i got my gift for my phi mu cupid and some things for myself. :) ate at mcallisters. dad and zak went to the men's game and i went to hear jack lengyel speak (coach that "we are marshall" was based on). went back to the point then came back here to watch more olympics. i enjoy having my dad and brother here.

february 12

parent's weekend! dad and zak came down. we went out for breakfast, played around in the arcade and went to the cinema to see "we are marshall." went to cook-out for dinner. zak stayed with me and we watched the opening ceremony of the olympics along with some people who came over.

february 11

didn't go to yoga because i was still sore from tuesday. instead i had lunch with kelly, rachel, and katie (one of the phis). went to sga ec and then to the documentary "the spitting game." it was good but kind of disturbing to hear some of the college students talking about "hooking up" and all of that.

february 10

crafted for my lion pals! rachel and caitlin came over and we watched shear genius? i've never seen it before, but it was okay i guess.

february 9

i got a support letter in the mail from my friend katie barnett! she's going on a mission trip during spring break. i'm so excited for her!

february 8

eh. monday. slow day. had small group though which was good. took some heath bar crunch to share.

february 7

had to take shoe portraits for digital photo. sarah ball modeled for me. haha.

february 6

worked presidential scholar all day. went to target with cate and caitlin. it was sarah mcgee's birthday and everyone stopped by to say hi.

february 5

my room reflects how crazy and unorganized my life is right now...which honestly doesn't make sense. i'm only taking twelve credit hours this semester and i'm no longer vice president of phi mu so i should have more time to keep organization in my life, but somehow i'm not.

i didn't have any class today because senior sem was cancelled so i went to hobby lobby with kelly to help her get some little stuff. i also got some small things for valentines day. i don't really like the holiday, but i like giving gifts. :) worked the presidential scholar dinner tonight. have to work all day tomorrow, and i'm not really looking forward to it. i just wanted to be a hermit this weekend and sit in my room and read and paint, but i can't. :(

p.s. i'm amazed that i've managed to keep up with this for so long. last year i think i had quit by now. maybe i do have some kind of structure in my life?

february 4

slept in today which was greatly needed. went to yoga, then had lunch with kelly, rachel, and jessie and ended up spending a long time at the bakery just hanging out with them. it was fun. sarah ball graciously took me to barnes and noble because i've been wanting to get the chronicles of narnia to read. had sga. got annoyed. i'm tired of being a puppet in the system.

february 3

struggled through classes. i'm finding it really hard to stay motivated. wasn't in the best of moods. met with abby which helped then i watched lost online with my little, which made me happy. i also made the decision to de-activate my facebook account for some time. i need to start focusing on other things and facebook was too much of a distraction. we'll see how long it lasts.

february 2

went to the green bean after class with ashley and got some work for senior sem done as well as picked up this apartment finder for post-graduation! also went to "speed bonding" as a potential big. it was lots of fun meeting all of the girls officially and putting a name to a face, even though i had to miss the lost premiere for it.

february 1

classes were cancelled until 11 am today. still had senior sem and french cinema, however yoga for tomorrow was cancelled, so i have a free day tomorrow. but, free day for me equals a day of research for senior sem since i'm tweaking my topic. had small group tonight which is always good and made a late night sheetz run with kelly, amy, and keri. i also finished my rose & white sister canvas thing.

january 31

still semi-snowed in. had formal pledging! yay! the beginning of a canvas i'm painting for my rose & white sister this week. :)