SBK2K11 (Spring Break 2011)

So I know this post is a little late, but I'm going with the philosophy better late than never! So let's see Spring Break was amazing! Around 30 Senior Chi O's headed to Galveston to go on a week long cruise. We spent the first two days at sea laying out by the pool and eating the AMAZING food! On Wednesday we ported in Jamaica and got so lucky to have a "tour" by our taxi driver, James. We ended up getting off the boat so early that we made it to Margaritaville before it was open so he took us all over Jamaica to see some of the not so touristy stuff. I can't even tell you how different lives there are from my life here in the states. We got to see some really neat stuff including a Jamaican school with kids playing out in the school yard in their super adorable yellow and blue jumpers! We also got to taste pineapple that James bought for us from a local street vendor. That day we got lucky and the taxi driver on our way back to the ship took us to a shop that if you bought anything would let you have a free phone call back to the states (let's just say I'm pretty sure that was my mom's favorite place I went, ha). Thursday we ported in the Cayman Islands and did an excursion that took us to a coral reef and then Stingray City. I can not even tell you how amazing it was to snorkel in the reef! I seriously can't imagine how anyone could see something so beautiful and stunning and not just be in awe of how big and creative God is. After swimming around the reef we went a little farther in the boat and got out and swam with the stingrays. I'm not going to lie I was a little nervous but it was such a cool experience. A stingray swam right over my leg and then we got to touch them, they are such neat creatures! Friday we ported in Cozumel and caught up with some people we met when we were boarding the boat back in Galveston to go scuba diving. Lucky for us these people had found a great deal and shared the knowledge with us. We got to snorkel and scuba and layout and see a sea lion show and then shop in the town! The weather was super hot and sunny, just the way I love it! Saturday was another day at sea that we spent laying out by the pool. Overall the trip was amazing and just absolutely wonderful. I could go on and on but instead I'll just post some pictures :)

Oh Happy Day!

I am LOVING the sunshine & warm weather! Today is one of those great days where I really don't have that much on my plate, I've already worked out and done my homework! Woohoo! I don't have any class on Tuesdays which is kind of random but really nice. It gives me time to get stuff done that I don't have time to do on Mondays and Wednesdays when I work till 5 and then have class until 8:30 or 9:30. All I have tonight is Bible study, I feel like I should be doing something really important right now but I'm just loving the weather and the time to catch up on life. This is one of those just day to day posts that I'm sure no one will want to read but I'm just in a happy mood and felt like blogging. Let's talk about how excited I am to be going on a cruise on spring break, I'm so excited! I can't wait to spend a week just hanging out and catching some rays with my faves! Sorry for the random post but I hope everyone has a fantastic sunny day!!

Hanging on to Summertime

Today was a perfect first official Saturday back to school, well actually today was more of a hang on to summer Saturday. I started the day with some window shopping with B. Nash and Schuett and followed it up with some pool time with Meagan. I love laying out by the pool reading a magazine. I mean I just can't think of a better way to relax than to hang out by the pool and since recruitment I haven't really had a chance to catch much sun and felt like I was beginning to look like Casper. This morning while we were window shopping we stopped by ULTA. I had never been to one before but all my friends from Tulsa love the place and a new one just opened in Fayetteville so we decided we should definitely check it out. It was so cool, it had a ton of makeup and hair stuff. It had brands ranging from drug store stuff to department store brands. It was so neat to just walk around and see it all, and if you know me at all you know I am a straight up girly girl at heart and love all things related to makeup and hair. I definitely recommend stopping in there. So far today has been a perfect first "real" weekend back in Fay. Even with as great as today has been I am so pumped for next weekend and the first Hogs game of the season. I can't wait to tailgate and get to see my family. I just love Arkansas football. So to wrap it up my happy moment for today was getting to catch up with Meagan by the pool. I loved getting to hang out with her since we haven't been able to hang out much since recruitment. Happy Saturday Bloggy Friends!

Hometown Tour...Deep in the Heart of Texas (Well kind of)

Howdy partners! That's my best Texas greeting and actually I didn't hear a single person say that this weekend but I'm sure they do say it sometimes, not to be stereotypical. So Friday post-chicken finger we loaded up and headed to Texarkana. We obviously stopped at Sonic once we got there and then proceeded to Kat's house where her mom had some snacks for us and dinner, super yummy. We hung out there with her family until we crashed later that night. Saturday we went over to Nat's house and began our adventure into nature. Nat's dad took us out on their boat and we went down the Caddo River on the boat. It was SO much fun, it was a gorgeous day and we had a blast on the hour long boat ride. We stopped in Jefferson where we ate lunch at this biker hang out and then walked around the town. We then reloaded the boat and headed back to T-town. It was so nice to be able to be outside all day. We ate at Nat's house on Saturday and caught up on last week's Grey's. My happy moment for the day is the BEAUTIFUL weather. I love SUNSHINE!