The Year is Winding Down..

When the semester starts to draw to a close I always go through such a mixture of emotions. 
Disbelief, because it always seems to go by so fast.
Stress, because there's not much time left to bring up those grades... and they usually ride on that last final.
Happiness, because Christmas and being home with my family is in SIGHT.
and finally...
Exhaustion, because sleep is limited.. and coffee is brewing constantly.

The past few weeks have been insanely busy, and I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to a little relaxation over Christmas break. I need it.

I'm ready for a little spare time.
Time to get some blog posts done.
Time to catch up on reading other people's blog posts.
Time to READ some books.
Time to satisfy my new addiction to Grey's Anatomy. (Netflix is dangerous.)

but right now, I'm thankful for all of my sweet friendships who keep me going each week.
My amazing coworkers who make me laugh, and keep work so entertaining.
Twinkling Christmas lights, and decorations.
and Surprise "just because" flower deliveries from a special person. ;)

He's a keeper.

Good luck to all of you with your finals! 
and to all of you lucky ducks who don't have to take finals anymore.... get lots of sleep and have lazy couch potato nights for those of us who can't. ;)

Freedom

As of 9:30 this morning, I have reached the Summer Freedom status I've been waiting for.
Biochemistry is OVER.
The final SUCKED.
And I don't care because.. it's OVER!!
I can finally watch the Olympics (now that I've missed half of my favorite events).
I can finally catch up on my blogging, and lounge by the pool with nothing hanging over my head.

This past week has been absolutely nuts.
I've been so busy studying for my final, and in the midst of it all we moved to a new apartment (which is Ahhhh-mazing.)
So as soon as we manage to get totally unpacked, I can't wait to share pictures.

There ended up being a glitch in our Uhaul rental, so we got the massive one instead of the regular size. So Legit.

Also, can I mention how much I love cheesy texts? 
Ben always does the best raps... corny as all get out. I live for it.
So this one really made my morning when I got out of my final. :)

The kid's got skills.

Anyways, tonight Jasmine and myself are heading out for a celebratory dinner before meeting up with some friends downtown. and I. can't. Wait.

Happy Friday Friends!!

M.I.A.

Well I just went and fell of the face of the Earth for a bit there...

courtesy of Finals week.

But it's over, and I have embraced THAT which is the FREEDOM of Summer! 

Until Summer classes begin at least.. ;)

I have so much I've been doing, and so much on my heart to blog about, so I'm really excited that I should actually have time to throw myself back into blogging the next few weeks.

Since my absence, we all experienced Cinco de Mayo!

I hope y'all had a good one!

We went to Atlanta with some of Jasmine's friends to have dinner at Tacos and Tequila. It was some of the best Mexican food ever, and WHAT a party. I would love to know how much money they made off that one night.

And then afterwards, I had to hit the books for my test over Islam this week. 

 

Basically, I know the ins and outs of Islam after that one... including Arabic. 

Hence, the reason the night after the final my BFF Ally came over to celebrate it being over with Skinny Girl and Bethenny Ever After on the DVR!

and we may or may not have put away a whole pizza between the two of us... ;) But I will say, the Skinny Girl Cosmo is amazing, go get yourself some for this weekend. 

 If you follow me on instagram, I apologize that you've already seen all of these pictures... I'll try to be better. This is my life lately. 

Can't wait to get back to reading blogs and posting regularly, this has killed me!

Oh Finals...

My life right now = Spotify Playlists + Finals Studying

As soon as Thursday is over I'll have a slight break until my last finals on Tuesday..

so hopefully I'll be able to have legitimate posts soon. :)

In the meantime, I've been obsessed with Florence + the Machine for quite some time now, and I have to say GLEE killed it last night with this one. 

It's on repeat at the moment.

Happy Wednesday loves! 

And with Finals...

Comes the stress.

Wooo! Who loves finals week?!

NOT this girl.

The promise of Christmas break is so close I can taste it! And it's so hard to stay focused and study my life away.. but I'm trying! With multiple study breaks in the form of pinterest (sorry for my maniac pin sessions) and eating (can't help that I love food).  

May I also add, every other college is already out for Christmas. THANK you UGA for making us be the last ones out... although, UGA is better in all other aspects ;) 

It just stinks to see all the status updates on facebook about being done and out for Christmas. #sojealous

BUT, wish me luck on my finals! Say a special prayer for me, I definitely have some tough ones coming my way.

And I wish you EACH the best on your finals! 

:)

Life Lately

Has been full of Studying and Finishing off the school year

 Friday was our last day of classes, now I'm only 4 finals away from Summer! Woohoo!!

In honor of our last day of class, my bff Sarah and I had ordered Chemistry baseball t's to wear. Check these hot shirts out!

It says "Got Mole Problems? Call Avogadro" and then it has Avogadro's number on the bottom. 

Definitely nerdy.. but they were a hit in our Chemistry class.. and I think we rocked them.

And If you're wondering what the heck it means... Avogadro's number is the number of atoms in a mole of a substance. There! You learned something new! ;)

Then after class yesterday we went to see Water for Elephants to relieve some stress.

Holy smokes. What a GREAT movie! I read the book a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it, and the movie didn't disappoint! Robert Pattinson?! I swoooooon!!! He is so good looking, even MORE so without his white vampire make-up. I. Die.

So if you haven't seen Water for Elephants.. GO!!!

And now it's back to the books for me! I have 3 finals on Monday, and I prefer to study as little as possible on my Easter Sunday!

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter Sunday with your family!

Matthew 28:1-10
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."

I can't wait to catch up with everyone's blogs when I'm done on Wednesday!

nose in the books.

I'll be MIA the next few days..

It's our last week of classes.

Meaning I have a Lab Practical tomorrow, a massive Chemistry synthesis lab project due Friday, and an O-Chem & Bio test on Friday.

 

So this is what I'll look like all week:

and during the weekend too,

because I have 3 finals Monday, and a final Wednesday.

And I'd like to send my college a big THANK YOU for giving us finals the monday after easter. That just thrills me beyond end (note the sarcasm).

However, one week from tomorrow my summer will begin at approximately 11:00am, and I couldn't be more thrilled!

Don't forget about me! I promise to be back to blogging as soon as I can emerge from my piles of notes and books!

Home Sweet Home

Finally done with this semester and home for the holidays! and boy does it feel good!

So what am I doing with myself since I don't have to study for the first night in months?

Well first.. I unloaded my massive amounts of stuff and currently I am watching my John Mayer Where the Light is Concert DVD on our new TV (the early family christmas present) with surround sound. It basically feels like I'm AT the concert, and my heart is melting. I am in love with JM in case you didn't already know. He is my man, and I will one day marry him. ;)

And in a short bit I will be watching the Christmas episode of GLEE, I am beyond pumped about it. The previews alone have had me cracking up, Sue Sylvester rigging the Secret Santa? Too funny.

Followed by... a Spontaneous trip to Sonic with Ally? I think yes. We just planned it as I'm typing this blogpost and I couldn't be more excited.

And for Tomorrow... I will be doing a little Christmas Shopping.. working on my Christmas sock swap and the likes. Possibly hitting up Goodwill with Ally to see what kind of junk we can find... it's a new hobby. We have to find stuff for next year's apartment ;) And last but not least, planting my little booty in front of the fireplace tomorrow evening for some relaxation.

Good luck to everyone out there who isn't done with finals! Christmas break is RIGHT around the corner ;)

Almost Home Free!

Tomorrow is my very last final and I couldn't be more thrilled! So after tomorrow I should actually have time for some good posts since studying won't consume my life.

On a positive note, I have been DONE with organic chemistry since 11:30 this morning and couldn't feel any happier! Christmas treeing a final is the best way to get in the holiday spirit! (I didn't really christmas tree it.. just had to guess on a vast majority ;) but a national standardized final exam is not cool. and WAY too hard.)

But until tomorrow I figured I'd post an old Christmas Card Picture from back in the day of me and my little sis, Mal.

After I get home tomorrow I'm going to try to rummage through and find some old Christmas cards because I'm pretty sure we have some hilarious ones.

p.s. If you signed up for the Christmas Sock Swap I'm hosting with Liv make sure you check your email because you should be receiving your partner tonight! :)

Finals...

Well finals have officially begun and so my days consist of the following:

Tomorrow after 10am I will hopefully be able to take the time for a good post.. but in the meantime my nose is going back in the books so I can dominate this biology final in the morning!

Don't forget to sign up for The Christmas Sock Swap Liv & I are hosting! Check out the details here.