Masterpieces

So we finally finished all of our wonderful paintings and hung them on our walls using Industrial Strength Sticky Velcroe. They have held up so far, except my larger paintings. Sadly, they fell down yesterday. But I will figure something out. Here's what our boring white walls look like now:





As you can see, it turned out beautifully!

Well this morning we are headed to Survival at the BCM! And then we are checking out a benefit concert at the E3 church. It should be lots of fun! We have gone to Campus Crusade the past three nights which has been a lot of fun. Wednesday night was girls night and we went to some of the leader's apartments and ate lots of desserts and watched The Holiday! It was amazing! I have met so many beautiful women of Christ so far at FSU and I'm so excited for all of the new friendships beginning!

Paint Paint Paint

After a wonderful breakfast at Bagel Bagel (yum-o!) we had a ton of free time on our hands. Instead of taking a nap or something lame like that, we decided to be proactive and utilize the time we have. Here's what we did all day long!

Can you see where this is headed?

Things may have gotten a little messy!

But that's just part of the creative process.

We started with the background colors...pulled from our fabulous bedspreads!

And created art! I can't wait to hang them up for everyone to see! We are going to use that sticky velcroe tape because we have heard it works wonders. Hope you enjoyed our day of painting!

God is so Cool

On Sunday I heard from Tyler again and he invited Courtney and I to come to church with the guys. I decided to go [Courtney couldn't because of Rush] and I rode with Lisa [a friend of mine from highschool who is my new next-door-neighbor]. We checked out the evening service at a local church called E3. It had a very coffee shop vibe to it and was really nice. I loved the sermon. The message focused on John 17 which is Jesus' prayer for believers. It is an amazingly intimate prayer and it is so wonderful to read. God is so personal and I mean, what an awesome thought: Jesus Christ prayed for you! I can't get over it! How beautiful!
After that Courtney and I just took it easy in the room. We headed to Publix for some subs and then spent the evening watching Breakfast at Tiffany's and just talking. It was so much fun. I am so excited for all that God has in store. It is so evident that He has big things planned for SouthGate and FSU. It is awesome that all of us from Edgewater with a desire to change the college experience stereotype ended up on the same building, same floor, and same hallway 4 hours from home!
Courtney, Lisa and I went to LifeWay and picked out a Bible Study book. We are going to start a girls group and just grow in faith and grow in Christ together. I am so excited. I can't stop saying how excited I am! God is just so cool!

Hello Tally

After a long night of packing [that ended at about 2 in the morning!] we got up early and got ready to head out. I had a nice breakfast with my Daddy-O at a favorite restaurant: Briar Patch on Park Avenue. If you're ever in Orlando you should check it out. Shelby and I piled into my car while Mom and Chuck piled into theirs. The drive was long but exciting, and did I mention long?
We got to SouthGate sometime in the afternoon and were quickly greeted by some very-handy boys who helped us unload our cars. They put everything on two racks and helped me move it all in to the room. So what exactly did this room look like? Well, when Courtney arrived it was extremely bland.




As you can see this room just was not going to cut it. So we added a few items and spiced it up a little bit. It still isn't finished because we can't get the canvas' to hang up. Any ideas? Let me know! But it is definitely improved! Here's a look at the after:




And now for Courtney's side of the room:



And the finishing touch to this fun girly room would have to be our shower curtain:




I know this post keeps growing but there is one more thing I HAVE to share with everyone! Our first night in Tally Courtney and I both went our separate ways and ate dinner with our families. Uncle Larry took us all to the University Club and we got to eat and watch part of a scrimmage game! We could see Bowden out there! Afterward Mom and Chuck took me back to SouthGate to say goodbye. As we pulled up we though out loud: "It looks so dark. I don't think the power is on."
Come to find out, the terrible storm that had started up during dinner took out the power at SouthGate. So I waited outside for about 20 minutes before finally braving the dark and heading upstairs. [At first they wouldn't let us go up because it was a liability]. I walked up 4 flights of stairs and down a long corridor using only the glow of my cell phone to find room 444. As I sat in the dark I got a knock on the door and was happy to see 3 of my friends [Tyler, Thomas, and Phillip]. We talked for a little while and then I went and rode out the power outage in there room with the wonderful glow of open laptops. It was quite an eventful first evening in Tallahassee. Just thought you should know!

So Long O-Town

This is my first official "blog moment" and I am oh-so-excited because the internet is finally working! Friday night I headed to Red Lobster with some amazing friends to honor my last night in O-Town. It was definitely a bittersweet evening. I was so excited, anxious, and ready for Tallahassee but at the same time I knew I would be missing my friends.



Leah was definitely the hardest person to say goodbye to. She came over Saturday morning bright and early to get a finaly hug in. I must say I hadn't been too emotional about the big move until then. We hugged and got a chance to cry on each others shoulders and just remember all the amazing moments we've had. God totally blessed me with such an awesome friendship and I know it can withstand both the time and distance that separates us.

So I guess for now this is Goodbye O-Town.