BOONE...I like you a lot.

well somethings came up last minute, and I ended up not being able to go with Erica and her family up north. Big Bummer. So I planned a last minute long weekend to Boone to visit Sarah at Appalachian State. :) One of my bestest friends Emily came with me, and we hitched a ride up there with some of our friends who were already planning on going. It was a good weekend...just what I needed :) We got there Thursday Evening and stayed till Sunday afternoon. I'm happy I got to spend the weekend with Emily, Sarah, and Amy three people I don't hang out with very often. I forget how much fun emily and I have together! And now that basketball is over, we shall make sure more of it happens. Anywho..Thursday we went to CRU (campus crusade), which I really liked and boy did it make me miss the old days in youth group. Friday we spent the morning at a photo studio, where sarah took pictures of Emily and I for 4 hours. It was a blast, but the muscles in my face were so dead after leaving that place, I couldn't smile haha..we then spent the afternoon in our sweat pants ( I love me some sweat pants ) in her apartment watching gilmore girls. Sarah had RA duty that night, so Amy and I cooked dinner. Yikes. we are not a good mix when it comes to being in the kitchen. After we came up with something that looked at least edible we went down stairs to the lobby to eat our white train wreck, as I called it and watched Disney Channel...you can never be to old for Disney channel. We got to bed around 2, and I drifted off to wonderful sleep.......only to be rudely awaken by voices in the hallway. A couple of drunk guys were at our door yelling. "Sarah, Katy, Lindsey, and Hannah (sarah and her suit mates)! are any of you guys HOT?" they then preceded to start talking about how they remember seeing Hannah, and hot she is. very loudly I might add. Right out side our door. So I went and woke up Sarah, as an RA she's supposed to go out and yell at them to go back to their room and be quite. But since we weren't sure how many of them their were out there, she decided it was safer to just call the campus police to come take care of it. We think the drunks left before the police got there, but either way, I was just happy to have peace and quite to slip off into glorious sleep. :)
Saturday we had a picnic and spent the afternoon at the park. mmm..the weather was really pretty. Saturday Night we went to Lifted. A concert to raise sex trafficking awareness and support. It was a really good concert. They had like 5 different bands come play, and a couple speakers. After that we ventured over to cook-out for a late night bite, and then went back to the apartment and watched a movie with Eric, his girlfriend Ryan, an Anna, and Caleb. (the two we drove up with) got to bed late again. at leas their were no drunken interruptions that night. Sunday we went to church and hung out before starting our trek back home.
I'm so happy we decided to go, it was a wonderful weekend for all :)

dumbest piece of play ground equipment ever made...

It's all over but the crying.

I have never felt so sad that a sports season has come to an end. Normally I'm ready for a break or to move on to the next sport. But no, not this time. It makes me quite depressed basketball season has come to an end. I feel like a little kid ready to plop on the floor and throw a tantrum...like someone else is doing this, and I just want to beat them up. But yet again..no. It has to end at some point (if I had the choice it wouldn't) but it does. and it's poo if you ask me.
now that I have babbled and rambled, and non of that probably made since I shall say. ANYWHO.

Liberty was amazing, amazing, amazinggggg..it was just AMAZING. Out of 16 homeschool Varsity Girls teams, we came in 2nd! Whoo! The whole week was so much fun. Playing basketball, hanging at the hotel, going to eat, playing more basketball. and repeat and repeat and repeat again. We all played so well together as a team. It was a wonderful way to end the season. My team is made up of 11 Juniors. you know what that means? yep. Next year..11 seniors. The entire team will graduate! Oh my graciousss..that is such and exciting but SAD thought. I shall not think about it. I am in noo hurry to grow up. If anyone finds a life pause button let me know. :) Next year is going to be the best season ever in the history of the universe. I CAN'T WAIT!
Funniest. Picture. Ever. of some of our varsity guys. haaaa.

Who says l can't get muddy?

It has been a wonderful weekend. wonderful wonderful wonderful!

Thursday night I had a babysitting job, which made me happy because the kids are good, and I need the money for NY.

Friday, had TOG all morning and then spent the afternoon at a Prom committee meeting, which was fantastic, cuz we got to pick out the linens and such for the tables..I love decorating..
then went to the DMV to get my "after nine" license...long story short I left with out getting it, with the dmv guys cell phone number, going back tomorrow, cuz the guy messed something up on the computer which stopped him from letting me get it. anywho. Spent Friday evening in my PJ's watching movies and just hanging out at home, man I love fridays like this.. just some much needed down time.

Saturday morning was our last basketball practice...which makes my heart is full of sadness.
This season has been so amazing and I'm sad to see it's coming to an end...*sigh*
after practice the team (well half of us) went out and got pizza and then went to the park! It was a lot of fun just hanging out with the wonderful girls on my team! after a couple of hours at the park, we all loaded up in the cars and headed down to Coaches house to go four wheelin'! My first time ever, and oh my goodness was it fun. There is a ton of land out where they live and it had just rained the night before so lots of mud and puddles! So. Much. Fun.



Church this morning and then just spent the afternoon at home cleaning , homework, and hanging out with the family. Now it is late and I have yucky yucky chemistry in the earlyyyy morning. eh.

Liberty Tourny in 2 days! Trip up North in 10! eeeek :)

Some Thursdays Big Ten - tres!

10 things that have made my lil ol heart happy lately :)

1) The weather, I can't get over how good it feels! wonderful wonderful wonderful.

2) 6 days til the Liberty Tourny! Oh I'm so excited! so many memories from last year..late night Ben and Jerry's run, sitting in the hotel hallways at night, playing amazing as team, Starbucks, the Magic Ziti, notes on soap bars, hiding jerseys, blasting music, red rover red rover...Oh I can't wait to see what this year brings :)

3) Erica informed me that we leave in 14 days for our trip up north! whoo whoo New York City here we comeee!

4) I was having a not so happy weekend, but ellie made it all better, when she wrote me a song...that's what friends are for :)

5) Our trip to the park was spectacular, and I can't wait for our next one!

6) I finished two drawings in art class today, and both of them make my quite happy. I shall post pictures later

7) a lint roller. yes, a lint roller. Our dog, ranger has long white hair, and a lottt of it. He's shedding like crazzyy which results in looking down at your self, and finding that you look like your clothes are growing their own nice coat of dog hair. Thank you lint roller.

8)a clean room. well an almost clean room...definitely showing progress...I've decided my room needs a good clean and decluttering...spring cleaning commence!

9)Prom is in 6 weeks! 6 weeks people! I gots to start lookin for a dress! (www.carolinacapitalhomeschoolprom.webs.com)

10) I babysat this family for the first time a couple nights ago. Two boys, ages 6 and 8. They were so wonderful..we played catch and rode bikes out side, played Lego's and checkers, watched Up while eating Hot chocolate and popcorn, and then they went right up to bed. I also got paid a nice good ol chunk of money for the time I spent there. And the mother reassured me she'd be calling again soon. mmmm... yes please!

Delicious Weather

The boys I babysit informed me I say this way to much, but OH MY GRACIOUS.
I'm pretty sure a little bit of heavens weather has fallen over Wake Forest. The sun is shinning, the birds are chirping, the windows are open and it is 70 degrees out side! mmmm glorious. I just love driving down the road with all the windows down and the music blasting.
I took advantage of this weather as soon as it hit, and went to the park with sarah, erica, ellie, and the boys...the first park trip of many for the year! If only the weather could just freeze like this forever. Now that would be complete bliss.

March. Oh glorious March.

Listen. March is going to be a good month. Yes. A very very good month. And I am so flippn' excitedd! Many good reasons way March shall be wonderful..in list form, because I like making lists.

• One step closer to Warmth, and sunshine, and beaches, and friends, and warmth, and cook outs, and flip-flops, and warmth, and and and just wonderfulness.

• March Madness, though I'm not a super big fan of watching college basketball on TV, I do like competing in an annual "pool" and watching my bracket win, even when sometimes I have a team win because they have a cooler name. Like Villanova. it's just fun to say.

• LIBERTY TOUNRY! Hooorayyy! This is something I look forward to the most during basketball season! a week long tournament in Lynchburg, VA at Liberty University, made up of over 50 teams homeschool teams. Our Varsity Boys and Girls go every year, and it is just the most funnest time ever in the world. It also prolongs the season by three weeks which is finnee by me. Goodness I can't wait.

• Some very exciting is going to happen. I am going on a 10 day vacation with Erica and her parents to NJ, CT, MA, anddd Neww Yorrkk Cityy!! :) eeek. They have relatives up in NJ, and CT. And while we're up there, Erica and I are going to get to spend some time with my relatives in MA! And then we're going to spend a couple days in New York City on the way back! I am quite excited if I do say so my self. :) NYC is somewhere I've always wanted to go, but never had the chance too. Erica and her family are from NY and have been to the city many many times, so they know all the good little shops and restaurants. it's very exciting. We're also gonna get to go see all the Big tourist Stops..Statue of Liberty, Ground zero, Empire State Building, etc. hmm it shall be good.