It's cold :-(

it is really starting to get cold now. and i think it is going to stay cold. i am very saddened by this. the only things that i like about cold weather are halloween, snow and christmas. and seeing as global warming is real and we haven't had much snow in the past two years (and i have been very let down), my expectations are low for any big snows this year. so that only gives me 2 things to look forward to with the cold weather and one is about to happen in 2 days! so really that only leaves christmas. you might say i should move up north because then i would get lots of snow. but that probably won't work either but it is too cold for me. i think north carolina is the perfect state, despite the lack of snow. BUT i do get to look forward to graduation on december 15!!!

so anyway. last week i was very busy! i worked everyday and it was my roommate Dana's birthday. my other roommate and i decorated the apartment for her. a few of her friends came over on friday night. i spent saturday and sunday doing homework and laying in bed. i didn't feel good almost the whole weekend.

this is a picture of me and my 2 roommates, celebrating dana's birthday!

Congratulations!

Here is a special shout out to mitch (my stepbrother) and shelly! It is official, they got engaged this weekend! Congratulations to you both. I am so happy that shelly is going to be my stepsister-in-law! woot woot!

Fair/Birthday Bash

So this week the two big events in my life were the state fair and my dad's 46th birthday party! I also had a test and babysat a total of 19 hours! whew. I did a lot of relaxing this weekend. Anyway here are some pictures from the party!

My dad and Jack blowing out the candles for the second time (Jack really liked blowing out the candles and no one could resist his cute little accent). haha.

Me and my dad! This would have been a super cute picture but I just now realized Papa isn't looking at the camera!

Sierra was such a good dog for the whole party! She sometimes has social anxiety disorder (my personal diagnosis) but she hung out the whole time instead of finding a hiding place.

family picture - this was the first time we have all been together in a really long time.

Chelsea and I at the fair before one of the rides started!

Fall Break!

Here is a recap of my fall break:

friday: i hung out with ashley, david and camden then i built a tent with my roommates. we built it in our living room and then laura and i slept in it!

saturday: i headed to Catherine's cabin. we went into chapel hill for lunch, ran some errands and then enjoyed just hanging out at her place for the night. some fun friends came and we stayed up until 6:00 am!

sunday: catherine, me, adam and sarah headed back to chapel hill for some lunch and ice cream. then i went to the joyner's new house!! i ended up sleeping over in their guest bedroom because i was having so much fun! sleepovers with the joyners are definitely one of my very favorite things!

these two pictures are my favorite from the weekend!



but i had too many great pictures so i uploading them to this slideshow for your viewing pleasure! enjoy and have a great week!



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Ethan and Luda

Every so often I get to take Ethan and Luda to the Kids Together Park in Cary. It is such a nice park and they absolutely love it there! I surprised them when I picked them up from school! Then we all went to get icees because yesterday was such a hot day! Oh, and for those of you who don't know, Ethan and Luda are the kids I babysit every week! I love them so much!

They love the tire swing!!

Luda jumping off of the dragon

I just think this is a cute picture of Ethan!

And this is my first time using a video so I hope it works! This is Ethan being super silly on the tire swing.... they played on that for about 30 minutes!

La la la

Me and Natalie

Eli and Emily

This weekend my cousin Eli came all the way from Lexington, KY to visit with me! He also brought his friend Emily so he wouldn't have to make that long drive by himself. We had a fun and relaxing weekend. Friday I took them downtown and then to Cameron Village. Natalie came over that night and we went out to eat to Ragazzi's. Saturday we ate at the Farmer's Market and had a more lazy/relaxing day. They had to leave super early on Sunday morning to make it back for work but it was a great visit!

This week is my fall break (thursday and friday) but I have a test on Tuesday and then I am working and volunteering. So it looks like it is still going to be a busy week.