Hello November!

Hello! November has begun and I am so excited...I love November!

Here are my reasons:
1. Sweater season!
2. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday
3. I can walk to class without sweating
3. Great college football games (FSU vs UF, and Auburn vs Alabama in the same weekend!)
4. Everyone and their mother has a birthday this month
5. No more Halloween hype


I feel like I should have lots to catch you up on since I haven't posted in so long! I am still loving it here, I am still pretty involved in stuff and meeting new people all the time. My roommates are great, and I still love the apartment (I will post pictures soon...but I want to finish my fall decorations first!) My classes are going great... I hope they stay this easy the rest of my college years.


Halloween is my least favorite holidy. I really just don't like it. I love dressing up for theme parties, but Halloween itself is just so hyped up and crazy and out of control. And the whole idea of getting candy from strangers seems wierd, but I guess I survived without ever being poisened. But anyway, I managed to be a little festive this weekend and participate in the Halloween madness. Saturday was a beautiful day and I spent it watching football and carving pumpkins with Shea and Sara! Shea went the traditional route, I tried to do my monogram, and Sara blew us both out of the water by carving Sirius Black (a Harry Potter character) into her pumpkin.

Sirius Black...or an angry Jesus?

Our finished products! 

Saturday night, I went to two different costume parties put on by people involved in CRU (Campus Crusade for Christ). I was able to put my costume together for $1.50 (thank you Goodwill!). I didn't really take too many pictures, but there were some great costumes and I had a lot of fun...despite my feelings toward Halloween! Here are some pictures...

My friend Paige (Ninja Turtle) and I! Take a good look at that shirt...how could I resist? I borrowed the hat from a friend and already owned the boots.

My friend/ bible-study leader Mary Kate! Can you guess what she is?...so creative! 

Now for some random happenings. I went to a "Hoedown Throwdown" party a couple weeks ago. I'm not even really sure what a "Hoedown Throwdown" is, but everyone had to wear some type of flannel. There was a campfire, guitar playing, and cornhole...lots of fun!

Like most of my favorite fashion pieces, that shirt came from Goodwill. I feel like this picture acurrately represents our friendship...me being silly and rediculous, and Shea being borderline embarrassed. Sorry Shea! Thank you for putting up with me all these years!

Intramural volleyball season ended a couple of weeks ago. The womens team I was on lost in the first round of the playoffs to a team of superstars, and the CSU co-rec team made it to the semi-finals, which was somewhat unexpected! Unfortunately, we didn't take a team picture, but someone was taking action shots and tagged me on Facebook. 

This is the gym that the FSU volleyball team plays in...notice the conference banners in the background

I am now on a co-rec basketball team and a co-rec softball team. We won our first basketball game...but unfortunately I am still just as terrible as I was in 8th grade! The first softball game is tonight and I haven't played since freshman year of high school...hopefully I won't make a fool out of myself! 

Thank you to my family for the extremely generous sewing machine birthday present...I was seriously SO surprised and I can't wait to use it! First, I want to hem my curtains, and then make some fall placemats and other simple decorations. I will be sure to post some pictures!

Shout out to one of my best friends, Constanza. She turned 20 today and I can officially call her old until I turn 20 on Sunday! Love and miss you Stan!