i still suck at blogging

but i thought this was really funny and needed to be shared.

can i get an amen on #24?

back to normal blogging next week.

but don't quote me on that.

the night that never happened.

My friend Kate and I went abroad together this summer. Since I wasn't 21 yet, it was my first opportunity to buy alcohol and consume it legally. So we did it. A lot. By the end of the trip, we had a huge frat life collection of bottles.

This pattern of behavior has only gotten worse since we've been back at school. We keep saying that our senior year is the year most people have as freshmen. Sorry we're not sorry.

Anyway, on Saturday nights our sorority doesn't serve dinner, so my friends and I always go out somewhere together. On this past Saturday, Kate and I decided to head to Filippo's on College in Berkeley (so.freakin.good), enticed by the promises of full tummies and bottomless wine.

So Kate and I ordered our wine and drank. and drank. and drank. I guess neither of us realized how much we had consumed, because by the time we got home we were drunk drunk drunk. It was approximately 8 PM. We had all these fun plans for the night. And guess what we did instead? Went to bed. Because we were far too drunk to go anywhere else.

Moral of the story? Bottomless wine shouldn't be bottomless.

Next time I'll stick with one glass, thanks.

never forget.

I remember that day ten years ago so vividly. I remember what I ate for breakfast, where I sat in class, what shoes I wore.

Hard to believe it's already been 10 years. I guess I'm the right age to be considered part of the "9/11 Generation," which oddly enough instills me with a tremendous sense of pride. Yes, that day was unspeakably tragic, horrifying, and terrible, but it also brought our country together. Out of the sorrows came a feeling of togetherness.

I pray for the victims and their families everyday, and still get goosebumps when I think about what happened. But today, I am joyful. Ten years have come and gone, and we are stronger for it.

God Bless America.

why i'm a bad blogger

for the past month or so i've been the worst at keeping up with my blog.

(my friends always tease me because i always think things are the worst or the best... no in between. i live in extremes and don't believe in gray areas)

i've been such a busy, busy little bee

so the blog has been put on the back burner.

but now i'm back in action!

today i offer you all some snippets of what i've been up to lately!

sorority recruitment literally consumed my life for about two weeks. but now i'm done! and we recruited 44 amazingly incredible new members. couldn't be happier we got them, and couldn't be happier that recruitment is over! tonight my escapades commence once again! though i am a little bit sad that i am forever done with the chanting, stomping, and bumping. my sorority and the friends i've made mean so much to me and i'll certainly be sad to take alum status at the end of the year.

aside from recruitment, i've been trying (largely unsuccessfully) to keep up with school. oh well, that's what weekdays are for, right? i've also been running a lot, and am looking to start training for a 5k or 10k. i think i need to give myself a concrete goal to work toward. with recruitment and school starting at the same time, i haven't really had the chance to relax or anything, so this weekend i plan on catching up on jersey shore and true blood and gettin' my dance on, of course.

i love love love three day weekends! what are you all up to?

I believe...

...that folding a fitted sheet is a huge waste of time.

...in moderation.

...that everything happens for a reason.

...that having fun should always always always be your top priority. (see below. so much fun)

...that diet and exercise are great for the body, but even better for the mind.

...that cracking my back in bed is the best way to start my morning.

...that sometimes all you need is a really strong cocktail.

...in procrastination.

...that individuals really do have the power to change the world.

...that senior year has been and will continue to be the best year of my whole life.

some friday morning pinspiration

i could seriously pin all day.

the above come from my words to live by board.

if you're not on pinterest yet, go right now. immediately.

and prepare to spend the rest of your friday oohing and ahhing

senior citizen.

the wall of my dorm room freshman year

My first day of senior year is today! I kind of really can't believe it.

It seems like just yesterday that I was a little baby freshman, throwing up before my first class because I was so nervous. (or maybe it was all the welcome week alcy...)

And now I'm a big bad senior. Everything that happens this year is my last something.

last recruitment,

last first day of school,

last first game day.

I'm so excited for my real life to start,

but I so wish college would stick around a little longer.