Week 1

After last years drastic chopping off of all of my hair I have been attempting to grow it back out. It has come a LONG way since then and I decided it would be fun to kind of track the progress. Annie has weekly posts of Eden's growth, so I thought I'd borrow the idea and apply it to my hair! Not quite as cute, but very rewarding for me because I want to see that it's actualy DOING something!
So let's review. Here is what it looked like right after being cut [about a year ago]:

Next let's look at it's length at the beach this year [about two months ago, I think]. It pretty much rested on my shoulders, I don't think it went quite past them:

And finally, let's look at it as of this Wednesday [I know...I'm a slacker in posting this!]:


Okay, so it's not TOO much longer, but it IS past my shoulders and it's grown since Wednesday too! I'm on a hair growth spurt!!! Hurray!

It's That Time Again!

After two weeks of letting our dirty clothes pile up, Courtney and I finally ran out of them. Friday we struggled to find anything to wear even to go WASH our clothes in! We got up early Friday morning and headed to the Laundry Mat on Pensacola to finally get this laundry out of the way. Our clothes took up 6 washers and we had them all going AT THE SAME TIME! Of course this quickly turned into a documented event.

The Clothes.

Oh wait...there's more!



After 2 hours of doing laundry [and studying at the laundry mat], Bill met us for lunch. We ate at Gordo's for the first time, and it was so good. It was really great Cuban food and they had Jupinas which made my day!

Office Party

I have no clue if anyone watches this show, but I have become a major fan of "The Office" thanks to Courtney and Marcus. As part of Courtney's birthday, we headed to a friends house and watched the Season 4 Premeire and had a little "Office Party." This is where we did cake and Bill and I gave Courtney the gift from us [a Polaroid camera! SO COOL!].

Dwight: one of the greatest characters on The Office. He's the assistant to the manager.

This is the reinactment of a classic Office Prank. Sticking office supplies, like calculators or staplers, in JellO. It's genius I tell you!

An amazing ice cream cake provided by the wonderful Marcus!

My Bill is Wet...and so is Courtney!

Of course, we couldn't let a special day like this go by without carrying out an FSU tradition. While I don't necessarily think it is the greatest idea ever, I realize it's just what happens on your birthday. Why fight it?





Don't worry, Courtney was not harmed in this process! She was really dreading it but at least it is out of the way and there will be no more wondering when it's going to happen...hopefully!

Fun Run Race For The Cure of Rabies

Courtney is 19 years old! Oh man, talk about an OLDIE!! To celebrate this big event in the life of someone we just love, Marcus, Bill, and I surprised her with dinner. We went to a sushi restaurant called "Jasmine" and a few friends from school met us there. Among them were two of our fish brothers, Matt and Ray, our fishie parents, Amanda and Doug, and Courtney's friend Robbie. She was so surprised to walk into the restaurant and see them all sitting there!





Dinner was a whole lot of fun. The food was great. Courtney was surprised. I'd say it went perfectly!

Gran's Not Slackin' Anymore

I love oatmeal creme pies! Let me just say! They are so delicious. After a long time without, Gran decided to send up some of these tasty treats with Bill. Thanks GRAN!

Bill CAN Cook!

Here's proof that Bill CAN cook! These are just a few pics from the night he made Courtney and I the best dinner EVER! What a great cousin!


This was also the night we bought some MUCH needed Starbucks Ice Cream and I just HAD to have some and fast! As you can see I got a little TOO excited and actually broke the spoon trying to get the first scoop! [desperate times call for desperate measures]

It's LAUNDRY Day!

Oh yeah, the dreaded day when you have nothing to wear because you've put off doing laundry until the last possible day! At SouthGate, doing laundry is quite a hassel. BUT luckily, Courtney and I have Bill. Just to give you an idea, here is a photo journey of our trip to Bill's to do laundry [it was actually last week but I'm behind on the posting!]



This is just the beginning of our adventure...no pictures were taken once laundry was completed! This was also the night Bill cooked dinner for us and then jetted off to surprise Annie and everyone by popping up unexpectedly in Wauchula! Overall I'd say it was a very great day!

Sand Between My Toes and So Much More...

This weekend I went with the BCM to BEACH RETREAT! We headed to Laguna Beach, FL [sadly not Cali] for some fun and sun and God! It was an incredible weekend and I really got to know some of the girls at the BCM. God showed me a whole whole lot over the weekend.
One thing the speaker talked about was really trusting God and listening to His call on your life. Everything will fall into place when you do. I've heard this hundreds of times, but this time it really stuck. How much do I really trust God? Y'know? I try to take all of the everyday tasks into my own hands but God wants in on it all! It was just amazing and that was just ONE of the things He taught me this weekend!
I only took a few pictures but Bill has a lovely collection of candid camera moments that you guys should probably NOT check out! lol

Our healthy meal on the way there!

The fabulous Girl's Room that kind of reminded me of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [times like 30!]

Bill just hanging out and enjoying the view!


I couldn't resist a few pretty pictures!

Designing It Up

Interior Design has been such an amazing class so far. We are already starting on Project # 5, which is a study of value due on Monday! I finally caught up on my picture taking so I thought I'd post my projects so far and let you see what I've been up to! Hope you enjoy!
The first project was a group one. We had to get in groups of 3 to 4 and walk from the Interior Design classroom in the Johnston Building to the Ruby Diamond Auditorium. On the way, we were to pay attention to the environment-- the sounds, smells, colors, feelings. Then, we were to abstractly represent our "Diagram of A Journey." Let me just say this was a struggle for me. I had a hard time with the whole group thing because I have really strong ideas and with a team effort everyone's ideas have to be integrated. We worked it all out though and ended up with a B + on it.

Our second project was an individual one. We had to find full page magazine advertisements and:
First- Diagram them. This means drawing out the path the eye takes as it moves through the ad.
Second- Abstractly represent the composition, using shapes. Your final composition could only use shades of grey and black.
Here's what I came up with (this is the project the teacher kept):


The third project was an individual study of the use of line. Using a map of FSU we had to choose a section and represent it abstractly through line. I really wanted to play around with line and it's texture so, if you look carefully, you can see that each line is actually ripped...there are frayed edges on each line.

Finally, the project I just turned in yesterday was similar to the one above, but this time it focused on shape. I really tried to use shape in it's truest form and make sure that there was no use of line whatsoever. I really feel like I accomplished that! You can check it out for yourself though ; ] (I'm still waiting for the grade on this one)

As you can see, I have been a busy woman with this program but I have loved every minute! God has truly blessed me in my major and I know that He has big things planned! Woo-hoo!

Bill Is White Again!

Possible titles for today's entry:
Black and Back
It's so early and I'm already up BLOGGING!
Mmmm...yogurt

Anyways, randomness aside, Bill went black and back! At the BCM on Monday night we went to Governor's Square Mall and had a "MALL HUNT!" All of the freshman fishschool leaders dressed up as crazy people, although some dressed up normal and blended in. The object was for your fish family to find all of the leaders and get their signature. Here's the catch[es]:
1) You had to stay as a group
2) At least 2 people had to approach them for the signature
3) You had to say "Are you a freshman fishschool leader?"
4) Watch out for decoys!

The one person my group did not find...

BILL!

And So It Begins...

That's right! I'm talking about the FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON! What an amazing time! Courtney and I made some incredible t-shirts and sat in the BCM block seating. THe game was possibly the most fun I've had since I've been here!


You may be asking yourself: "What's with all of this Bill/GirlBill stuff?" Well, allow me to explain! At the BCM Bill has grown in popularity. Now, whenever Bill is in a room, one person calls out "Bill" and everyone else repeats it! It's very similiar to the birds that say "Mine" in Finding Nemo, but replaced with Bill's name. Apparently Bill let them know he had a cousin coming and she [being me] is a girl. So the BCM-ers thought "what would a girl bill look like?" and there is where the nickname GirlBill came along! Oh man, it all comes back to Bill!


Of course, we couldn't leave Courtney out. I mean, she knows Bill AND GirlBill!


Seminole Roomies!!!


Ummm...I pretty much LOVE Bill's face in this one!


Me and My Fish Momma Amanda!


The Garnet and Gold Boys!

As you can see, the first Home game was a ton of fun! Unfortunately, we didn't get pictures, but Bill and I did tailgate with Uncle Larry! It was a lot of fun too! And the food was SOOO good! I probably ate about 10 pigs in blanket!!! [good thing there were no oreos!!]