GATOR GROWL

Well here's so a relaxing weekend! started off thursday night...James came up early and surprised me and we had some pizza while we watched USF get there butts kicked...so sad. Then, friday night was Gator Growl, which is the student pep rally for the homecoming weekend. It was really fun...live music by a band called OAR. Dana Carvey, the comedian, also performed. It was a very good show! And we got to see all the senior football players :)

Saturday was the homecoming game...we went tailgating and the game was a close one...thank god we pulled off the win...and my mom made me the cutest gator cup...she posted a picture on her blog. I cooked pork chops and homemade mac n cheese last night for dinner and then some peach cobbler (mom's recipe) for desert...yum yum. Did a little homework this morning and then went to Chili's for dinner with James before he left for Tampa.

This coming up weekend I get to go to Washington D.C. for the club that I am in and we will be taking a bus up there and staying for three days! I am super excited...can you imagine...a bus full of gator students going to see the Capital! Saturday I will have free time to tour and go sight seeing! Nice mini vacation for me! Being involved sure payed off! Well, its been a very nice and relaxing weekend...not to mention the weather is beauiful! I actually got to wear my boots! yay!

Well, that's all for now! Have a good week everybody!

Oh and here ya go mom... Loved the cup!

PS. I dont say this enough...LOVE YA DAD!

Busy Weekend

Well, it all started thursday...I knew this weekend was going to be good because I ended up getting an A on my management exam that I studied three days for! I hitched a ride with James' roommate's girlfriend, who also goes to UF, and we went to see our men. My wonderful boyfriend cooked me an amazing dinner and had it ready for me when I arrived to tampa...

We had chicken with a wine sauce, mashed potatoes, salad, bread and wine...

he did an amazing job :)
Well, that was thursday night and he even packed left overs for my dad, which he loved! Friday me and mom went out for a girl's day. We picked up my new pink glasses and went to lunch at Olive Garden...yum yum...our mother daughter tradition. Friday night Dad played at Winner's and I went to a party at James' for his roommates 21st birthday. It was fun! James and I even got our names on the "Wall of Fame" for winning 5 or more consecutive games of beer pong. What an accomplishment for us lol.

We went to Hooter's beforhand for dinner...
And the theme of the party was Breast Cancer Awareness, so the boys wore pink and we got pink cups to drink out of...it was a fun night! Saturday, James and I had a wedding to go to for his co-worker. It was a spanish wedding and it was held at the Bride's house. The wedding was eventful to say the least. Besides having water issues, the bride and groom not being able to take showers, and some septic tank problems, it was all in all a very nice little wedding.

The Bride and Groom and Family...

The Bride and Groom after smearing the cake on each other's faces...

And of course I wanted a picture of us under the pretty heart...

And of course James found the food lol...

They also smoked a hog...

I will refrain from posting the pictures of the truck pumping the septic tank and the hose in the yard. You know I have to get footage of everything :) After the wedding, James took me out for pizza and we ended up at his dad's house to watch what remained of the gator game. Tebow, despite his concussion, pulled off another win! Today I got to relax with some much needed family time. A very nice sunday. Back to writing opening statements for my law class and back to gainesville in the morning. Have a good week everybody!

JCPENNEY and friends...

So my wonderful mother calls me tuesday to inform me that JCPenney was going to offer five $1000 scholarships to those who competed. Those who entered had to write a two page paper on one part of the store that needed improvement and how they were going to implement a plan to make it better. Well, my roommate all weekend had been asking me about ideas on how to make shopping better and I was spilling my ideas, oblivious to the scholarship. After putting two and two together, I realized this scholarship my mom told me about was the same one I had been helping my roommate with all weekend! So after coming up with this random idea in about two seconds, I wrote this paper with a crazy idea I came up with involving a 3G network and an inventory moniter in every department (I gave all of my plausible ideas to my roommate, which I couldn't use). Needless to say, I was one of the five winners, and so was my roommate! Out of 1500 applicants! What are the odds!

So to present us the scholarship, they held a very nice dinner for the winners at the Muesuem of Natural History and the Butterfly Musuem. It was a $1oo dinner...steak, pasta, etc. Very nice. Not to mention I sat with the the top man of Macy's and a guy who is head of Mall at Milinea. He gave me a free valet pass the next time I go because we talked about how great the mall was. Sorry this post was so long..just thought I would share all the interesting events of the night! We also won our intermurral softball game tonight! UNDEFEATED! Here are some pics...

Roomie and I before dinner...

Some of the Butterflies...

All of the Cocoons hanging...

Career Showcase

So I got my resume critiqued a million and one times, got a pedi/mani, got my suit dry cleaned. All for Career Showcase. There were corporations and employers looking for students for internships and full time career oppurtunities. It was a good experience. I shook hands and introduced myself to a bunch of retailing stores, kohl's, macy's, jcpenney's...

There ya go mom! Sorry you didn't get to see me! Love you and miss you!

I cannot wait for this stressful week to be over with! I had a statistics exam tonight and a presentation to give tomorrow night! ahhh! thursday cant get here faster!

Sunday Funday

Well, I just got back from being at Ginnie Springs all day with my Business Gators Association. I love this club. You gotta love an organization who gives you points just for going to social events :) I fit right in! lol...It was such a nice relaxing day on the water...we rented tubes and tied them all together with rope and floated down the river as one big swarm of college kids...we had a floating cooler full of beer and grilled out after the river...

Heading out...

The River...

Our Rafts!

All of the roomies!
Red Neck Yacht Club

How ironic, a gator!!

The Life: My Gator coozy, my camo hat, and my sunglasses

It was a nice break from all of the studying and homework I had this weekend. My second weekend not being home...miss the family! Business Gators also has a intermural softball team that plays wednesday nights! Sooo happy! James brought up my softball stuff friday night for me and then took me out to Chilis for dinner...my favorite! Then he bought me my favorite wine and we watched a movie...such a good boyfriend!


This week is going to be so hectic! Statistics Exam Tuesday night, Career showcase all day Tuesday and Wednesday, then Informative Speech Wednesday night! Whoo! too much! Then on my way to Tampa thursday night!

Well, if I can just get through this week, its off to the good ole Wesley Chapel and my big bed with my little orange buddy (mo)! And of course, quality time with frauline! Love you mom! see ya in 4 days!!! yay!

laMe kiffin

So I just wanna sayyyy...GO GATORS and thank the good lord we shut down kiffin and UT...I was about sickk of his smack talking and he needed to be put in his place! It's been forever since I've posted but as you can understand I have been superrr busy. This weekend was fabulous...I absolutely lovee my roomies. Since we were unable to get tickets to the game (long story), we went tailgating and then to a local sports bar to watch the game...which was packed!

Robin and I on University Ave hitting up all the vendors....

My girls...

At the Mother's Sports Pub with the strangers we met...

And of course, I had to show off the back of my dress that my wonderful boyfriend got for me...

Last weekend was busy as well! It was Joey AND James' birthday...all in the same weekend....

so first we went out for Joey's birthday...

And the next night I took James to the Collonade on Bayshore...

So much fun-filled weekends with the most wonderful people in the world. I'm so happy to say that I have an absolute wonderful family, awesome roommates, and a great boyfriend...sure makes life easy when the people in it are amazing :)...

whew. what a weekend.

I am officially exhuasted and mentally burned out for the night. Case briefs and memorandums can get a little heavy lol. I had an awesome weekend, though! Thursday night, i went out to the country club with my roommates, and I got to wear my cowboy boots (very important). I went to the first football game of the season saturday...and had an absolute blast! My friends and I tailgated on our patio and then walked down to the stadium for all the festivities....there is nothing like sittin in the student section and watchin those games!

We grilled hamburgers and hotdogs...

Played a little beer pong...

and most importanly, had fun with friends!

It was a fabulous weekend. Today, Mom and Ms. Linda came to help me decorate the living room and bring me some furniture. After Ms. Linda's 5 hour attempt to parallel park, we took it upon ourselves to lift this heavy loveseat into the apartment...all I have to say is THANK GOD for the boys who helped. I mean, don't get me wrong...Ms.Linda and I could have totally managed by ourselves ;) but the help was greatly appreciated. Mom thanked them by leaving a 20 pack of budlight at their door...who says beer isn't a motivator?! Anywho, I had a wonderful lunch at Olive Garden with my two moms, and made a trip to bestbuy where I bought this new awesome laptop that I am currently typing on! woohoo! Thanks ladies for your help and a wonderful day :) Love you guys!

And also, I would like to shout out to my wonderful padre! Starving kids in Africa and I have two laptops. I know, I know. Love ya, Dad (not that you ever read this).

We's like peas and carrots, only with super hot specs :)

Ain't that just precious.

I knowww, I knowww.

Welp! GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE! Here's to another week in the Swamp. GO GATORS!