These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

Ok, ok..so girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes are fine and all, but i feel like maria may have left a few items off the list when she sang those famous words, "these are a few of my favorite things." {sound of music reference. If you haven't seen it 1. did you actually have a childhood? and 2. drop whatever you are doing and watch it. now. go. i don't know what you're still doing reading this blog.} however, i prefer to give her the benefit of the doubt. i mean, come on people. the woman was a singing nun turned governess turned wife/mother. let's give her a break...she probably had a little more on her mind than coming up with an exhaustive list of faves. in addition, maria didn't consult me when creating her list. therefore, i have taken it upon myself to add to (and therefore improve) it.

1. a fresh jar of peanut butter--Let's just say it's the simple things that make life great. tonight i opened up a brand spankin' new jar of jif (because i'm a choosy mom college student, obvi) and i really cherished the moment because it's not everyday that you get to open a new thing of pb. carpe diem, people. carpe diem.

2. getting a package in the mail--I don't know about the rest of you, but whenever i see that i have received an email from "wfu mail services," i freak out a little inside. even looking at those words typed out makes my heart skip a beat. i know, i know. i sound like a crazy person. it's just something about receiving a package that gets me pumped. i mean, seriously. who doesn't like getting mail? (unless it's taxes or bills or other boring grownup stuff that i wish i would never have to deal with). and then of course there's the suspense of walking to the post office and wondering what the package actually contains. next comes what i like to call the ol' slip discovery, which is when i open my mailbox to the glorious sight of a little slip (or multiple slips) of paper. if i've learned anything from getting packages in the mail, it's 1. i like getting packages in the mail and 2. the anticipation is half (or approximately 40% of) the fun.

3. letter writing--I absolutely love writing letters to people. call me old fashioned, but i believe that letter writing is becoming a lost art. i'm telling you people, technology is literally taking over the universe. i think the world would be a better place if people would just write letters instead of emailing. letters i actually read. emails, ehhh it depends. does that make me out of touch with modern society? maybe. sorry bout it.

4. gummy bears/worms/vitamins--Basically i love gummy everything. call me an addict (actually don't..someone might get the wrong idea and that would be embarrassing.) i'm just obsessed with those things. it all started when my mom got some to bribe her preschoolers with and left some extra at home. naturally, i ate them and have been hooked ever since. of course i've been on the gummy bandwagon for awhile now; however, it was not until recently that i became what you might call a gummy aficionado. 

5. abbrevs--obvi i've already given you a little taste of my obsesh with abbrevs. yeah, it might be kind of annoying. yeah, i might sounds like a middle school AIM obsessed girl. but that's fine with me. i'm a fan of efficiency; therefore, i am a firm believer that abbrevs prevent people from wasting time. see? abbrevs are totes fab and useful.

Clearly, this is not an exhaustive list of my fave things. we would literally be here forevs if i tried to do that. all this is is a small glimpse into just a few of the many things that make me happy. on that note, i will leave you, oh few and loyal readers (actually i don't even know if you're loyal. i just like to think that you are), with a quote about happiness because quotes are (surprise!) another one of my fave things. peace and blessings.

"happiness is a warm puppy." -charles m. schulz 

(fun fact: puppies are also one of my favorite things, so this quote is doubly cool. additionally, "doubly" is one of my favorite words ok i'll stop. this is getting ridiculous.)

First Semester: Check.

It's so hard to believe that my first semester of college has gone by. I just can't even. So much has happened since I began my freshman year. Here are some highlights:

I got randomly paired up with my roommate (who I fondly call "Old Lady Boston" because a. she is from the Boston area *self explanatory* and b. she knits and shops at coldwater creek. enough said.) But don't think that these are the her only qualities. She is also a kick butt zumba instructor and appreciates my weird since of humor. we send each other pictures of baby animals constantly. once again, enough said. she laughs at my southern-ness, and I find her OLB (Old Lady Boston) tendencies endearing. oh, and she's also obsessed with Christmas. our room was easily the most decorated on our hall (perhaps even on campus)...but i don't want to brag.

In November, I cut 14 inches of my hair for locks of love. i didn't tell anyone that i was planning to do it, so needless to say, it was definitely a surprise. my mom's immediate reaction: "Do you like it? Are you sure?"

Over Christmas break, I had the opportunity to go to Passion, a Christian conference (I guess that's what one would call it..?) at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Here's my little plug for Passion...  

Click here for more info.) My experience at Passion is difficult to put into words. It was so indescribably amazing... just imagine 65,000+ college students gathered in one place for one purpose: to worship the same God. Incredible is an understatement. The main focus of Passion this year was the "End It" movement. The leaders of Passion have a heart for ending slavery all over the world (visit http://www.enditmovement.com/  for more info...i know, i know..i'm bombarding you with links but trust me...they are well worth your time.) As this website will tell you, there are currently 27 million slaves in the world. I can't even wrap my mind around the fact that slavery is still so prevalent...when I think "slavery" i think Civil War era. as in a LONG time ago. Unfortunately, this is a travesty that continues even as I type this post. It breaks my heart to think about all of the innocent men, women, and children who are enslaved all across the world, even in my own backyard. The good news is that Passion has brought this pressing issue to the attention of political leaders all over the world. Hopefully our generation will be the one to put an end to this terrible evil.

And most recently....

2 days ago I became a member of Tri Delt!! I am so excited to be a baby dolphin, and I can't wait to bond with all of my new sisters. I know, i know. i'm being cheesy again.

Well, that's it for my update. Of course, a lot more has actually happened, but this is merely a blog, not a novel or a memoir. With that said, i will bid you adieu, oh few readers. If you have gotten this far, you have too much time on your hands are the coolest. 

xoxo, gossip girl

(disclaimer: i regrettably am not actually gossip girl. i just wanted to spice things up. don't sue me.)