who doesn't love a good adventure.

Monday, April 11, 2011

recently, I had a few really great adventures...

ADVENTURE 1 LONDON AND PARIS! <3 love.
It was an amazing trip. Beyond amazing really.
Top Experiences:
1. Some wonderful English boys took a train to meet my friends and I in Paris for a day. (It was truly one of the most romantic things EVER) It was like a fairy tale.
Here is a candid from the trip :] wonderful.
2. Got to see so many beautiful historic things such as: Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the Globe Theater, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Stonehenge, Canterbury, Oxford, Bath, Stratford, Hampton Courts, Eiffel Tower, Sacred Heart Church, Notre Dame, and Abbey Road

A sample of the beauty.
3. Museums: British Museum, the Louvre, Tate Modern, Sherlock Holmes Museum

4. Witnessing the unveiling of the countdown to the Olympics and being interviewed for British television.

5. Great shopping on Oxford Street.
5. Making new friends
6. Seeing the real London, not the touristy one
7. Being on a grown up trip haha
8. Completely, totally worth it.


So I wrote reviews on yelp for quite a few different things we did in London. I would recommend all of them! I really liked the Vortex Jazz club. I would sincerely recommend it for an authentic look at London. Here is a link to my yelp. :] Reviews!

Adventure 2
My friend and I went on a road trip to College Station! It was amazingly fun. I can't give details at this point but really it was fun. I haven't had a weekend like that ever. It was beyond good.

I met a boy... he almost missed a plane for me :] its a long story. He has red hair. We will see what happens. haha

On a serious note:
I graduate in only 32 days and it is terrifying and exciting. I keep having mixed emotions about everything. In some ways I feel like I can take on the world, in others I feel like I am still a kid... I guess I have to be an adult soon. I am ready in so many other ways though. I cannot wait to be a teacher. Student teaching this semester has really showed me my limits and what is possible when teaching. I can't wait to have my own classroom and help kids in Baltimore. It is going to be a completely new experience. I love the idea of moving somewhere I know no one and having to be independent. I did it once, and I will do it again. It worked out so well last time... hopefully it will this time as well. I think that's enough.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Well, it's been a while since I posted. I haven't been on too many giant adventures though.

The rest of semester was good. I had fun, and break was FANTASTIC :] Here are a few photos from home...
gourmet cupcakes :]
my puppies :] - i did a whole photo shoot with them haha

we made a snow kitty! :] (with my sisters) 

I had an amazing time seeing my family and everything. My grandparents won't be around much longer and its good to spend time with them.

I went on an adventure!!! My friends and I spent new years in Austin, Texas! Which is in the top ten places to spend New Years Eve.
A little taste of the crazy night...
There were sooooo many people it was crazy and fun :] It was an adventure for sure. (made some friends and learned some things about friends haha)

We also went to the capital. I am such a Texan. I am proud of my state.
(both taken with my fish eye lens I got recently. It is a favorite.)

So sticking with saying something positive about Oklahoma... here it is.
I do hate how everything is brown all winter... but for some reason I think its beautiful to see dead plants and think about the rebirth they go through. It's a great thought.


Final note....
I GOT ACCEPTED INTO TEACH FOR AMERICA! 
I am absolutely excited. I got accepted to teach in Baltimore. It is already blowing my mind to think about knowing where I am going to be for the next two years. Plus I have never been to Baltimore so it will be a new experience. I am ready for it though. Teaching under privileged kids is my biggest passion.

Basically - I am blessed

No other way to put it.