Hello School

Unfortunately, I'm not going to Carolina just to hang out with my friends- I'm actually here to learn. (How awesome would that be though!) Classes began this week and, although I'm really excited about what I'm taking and think that this semester is going to be really great, I'm already a little bogged down with reading and work haha. So, I decided to take a study break and blog a little bit.

Monday

Our last day before classes started. I spent Monday hanging out with more great friends and finishing up decorating my room. (I have just a few final touches and then I'll have lots of pictures!) That night, my friends and I went to the Sunset Serenade, where all the different acapella groups come and sing a couple of songs to showcase their group. One great thing about Carolina is all the different musical groups that there are on campus to go see and this is such a fun way to see all of them at once.

I tried to take a picture of the Lorelais (the all-girl group) but we were sitting too far away and my camera couldn't focus haha. The whole of the lower quad in front of Wilson Library was jam packed with students. 

Tuesday

Classes started Tuesday and like the good Carolina student that I am, I went and got a drink from the Old Well before heading to Drama 115 in hopes that it will help me make A's this semester. Didn't do so bad last year, so maybe it does help. Guess we'll see. 

Wednesday

This is for you K!

Krispy Kreme has come to Franklin St. and with it the average weight of the Carolina student has increased by several pounds. However, I only took a picture of it for my sister haha, I didn't actually eat there. Maybe I'll weight till K returns in November and we can go together. Maybe. I love you, K!

Thursday

Today, I went back to Durham to be with my family while my dad had surgery. Thanks to all of you who were praying, everything went well and he's doing well. I didn't have a very exciting day- I thought I was going to have to use a picture from Local Yogurt (I'm telling you, I'm addicted- its bad), but instead I have this...

My very sweet boyfriend came to pick me up and bring me back to Chapel Hill and had bought me flowers for our 5 month anniversary. We're both pretty busy with studying (especially him with organic chem and all sorts of crazy classes) so we weren't able to do anything else tonight, but I really appreciated the flowers. They are the same ones he got for me for our 1 month. Oh, and I'm a college student without a vase in my dorm room, so, yes, that is a travel coffee mug that the flowers are in haha. I thinks its kinda cute- and totally me, I'm like addicted to coffee so why not use the mugs in cute decorating? Anyway, thanks so much, Chris! They add a lot to my tiny Morrison dorm room.

I should have some fun pictures for you guys next week. Saturday I'm going to the beach with a group of international students here at UNC. It should be so much fun! 3 hour bus rides always are!! 

Back to the Hill!! August 19- 22

Thursday

I'm back in Chapel Thrill!! I packed up my room and drove the whole 9 miles from Durham to Chapel Hill. I'm still in the process of organizing and decorating my room in Morrison, so pictures will come later. That night I reunited with some of my very dear friends from last year, who I missed so much over the summer! This summer, I became absolutely addicted to frozen yogurt- even more so than before, so of course the first thing that I had to do in Chapel Hill was try out the new fro-yo shop on Franklin Street. Good, but not quite good enough to replace the favorites- Local Yogurt and, of course, Yo-Po (Yogurt Pump, for non-Tar Heels). (note- we LOVE to abbreviate haha)

Frozen yogurt with fresh fruit is my newest obsession, thanks to Local Yogurt in Durham. I think I went there at least once a week, if not more, over the summer

Friday

This year, I will be living on South Campus once again, while nearly all of my friends moved up to their fancy, North Campus dorms, like Kenan (which is beautiful and they all have futons for me to sleep on when I'm too lazy to walk back). However, a few of my friends from high school decided to stay out in the boonies like me. We are already planning our South Campus parties. KJ has also been given the task of turning me into a true Carolina sports fan. I try really hard, but I just struggle to really get into things like basketball, which is life around here. I think that she is up for this task, because this is whats in her room.

Maybe we will see a similar DTH in our next three years here. One can only hope, right?

Saturday

Saturday was a very exciting day and I think deserves two pictures.In the morning, I returned home to pick up a final load of stuff for my room and my car, because I was driving to Raleigh for a concert that night. I loaded all my stuff in and got in my car and attempted to start it- nothing. Luckily, I had received a pair of jumper cables for Christmas last year (wrapped and under the tree, thanks, Mom), so I went and got my dad and after a little while we got it going and I drove to Chapel Hill. I parked in front of Morrison, unloaded my stuff and I tried to turn my car on- dead once again. Thankfully, people here are very friendly, especially all the parents dropping their kids off. A nice family helped me jump my car again (making use of my Christmas present for the second time that day/ever) and I went to find an Advanced Auto to get a new battery. I finally found one and got a brand new shiny battery for my car.

By this time I was running a little bit late to pick up my friends for the concert, but we had planned on leaving really early, so it was alright. So all-in-all, my battery deciding that the one day I really needed my car was a really good day to die didn't turn out as bad as it could have. We arrived at Walnut Creek in plenty of time and found really good seats on the lawn and chilled out waiting for Jack Johnson, who was AMAZING by the way.

Sunday

FALL FEST!!

Pretty much every UNC student crowds onto South Rd to sign up for various organizations and groups to be involved in during the year. All the student organizations set up tables and signs and attract people with the promise of free stuff- especially food. I restrained myself and didn't sign up for any listserves- I'm still getting e-mails from groups that I don't want to be in from last year, when in true freshie form, I signed up for just about everything. PS- I totally felt like a freshman taking that picture.


So that was my first week on the Hill. I'm so excited for this year! Classes start tomorrow, which I'm not so excited for, but it is kinda the reason that I'm here, not just to hang out with amazing people. I'll be posting pictures from this week on Sunday probably.

My New School Year's Resolution

I know that's not a real thing, but I'm making it up. I never do New Year's Resolutions, but I wanted to try to do something different for this school year. Tomorrow begins my sophomore year at the greatest university North Carolina has to offer. I had a fabulous year at UNC- Chapel Hill, but I realized that I have about 10 pictures documenting my freshman year, which is totally unacceptable. So this year I am going to change that. I'm resolving to take at least one picture a day. I'm not a great photographer and I'm not a great writer, but I'm going to try my hand at this whole blogging thing. My life isn't always the most interesting- there may a few days where the only picture I have to share will be of Davis Library, but that's my life, welcome to it!