Melissa and Cace

Today, my blog is dedicated to two of my best friends, Melissa and Cace! I am writing this as I pack for their wedding in Longview, TX. As some of my favorite East Texans of all time, roommates, members of team funk, and great friends....I can't wait!

Let me tell you why I love these people:

• They are incredible people together and apart
• They have listened to countless stories of every crush I have ever had in college (thats a lot of listening folks)
• They eat Totino's pizza and don't care who knows it
• They love each other all the time no matter what
• They are great friends

I am very sad to not live near this great couple next year, but I have a feeling there will be some road trips in our future! I love you guys and I can't wait to see what God does with you in your life together. We are blessed by your friendship! CONGRATULATIONS!

Look forward to a full recap of this wonderful weekend on Monday!

Sidenote

Things I would love right now:

1. a large diet coke from Sonic
2. an afternoon of laying out without painters
3. a housekeeper to deep clean my room
4. no more homework assignments
5. exemptions from all of my finals
6. chocolate covered strawberries (a girl can dream)
7. someone to workout for me
8. to be done reading my books for Nashville
9. Pei Wei for dinner
10. for this weekend to be here already

Just thought I would share all of the things that I wish I had instead of an hour and a half of Resource Management! 3 more days! 3 more days! 3 more days!

Have a great day friends!

Last Monday

I love the last day of school! I love the first too, but that is for another time and another day. Ever since I could remember the last day of school happened to be right around my birthday. I even had a rockin' 13th birthday party with two of my guy friends on the last day of 7th grade. This will explain my love clearly:

1. I got out of school for the summer, wonderful obviously
2. My mother let me purchase a rather scandalous swimsuit
3. We had a d.j. at our pool party...so cool
4. I got to have all the boys I wanted come without having to invite them
5. We also had pizza and cookie cake just like every "cool" 13th bday

Probably looked a little something like this.


I think it was this very party that lead to my excitement over the end of the year. This year, I will celebrate graduation, moving away, and my birthday in a different way. Most likely it will include:

1. Getting out of school, but crying because I am moving away and leaving all of my friends
2. Wearing the least scandalous swimsuit I can find around our family pool (its all camps fault)
3. Fighting with my sister over whose ipod is cooler and should be blasted throughout the backyard
4. Not speaking to any boys except my father
5. Eating dad's burgers and loving life

Looks more like this.


I say all this as a reminder that today is indeed the beginning of my last week of college EVER! Yep I'm pumped and celebrating by procrastinating on all homework that could possibly be due this week in true college student fashion.

Hope you all experience a large realm of emotions just like I surely will in the upcoming month of May!

Dia del Oso

I wonder...
when I became such a grandmother!

Yesterday, was one of Baylor's greatest holidays, Dia del Oso! While this was a great day for good breakfast, bright colored clothing, KOT basketball, 10th street, and NO SCHOOL, I was not prepared to live it up like my younger counterparts. Yes, I went to the annual washers tournament and had a glorious time, but this body can't stay up past midnight without a big nap the next day. See part of my old ladyness is tied to me waking up at 7 a.m. EVERYDAY. This will be great when I have to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for a group of first, second, third, or fourth graders in a few months, but right now its seriously cramping my style.

So after waking up at 7, enjoying some neighborly brunch, donning my best mexican dress, and heading down to 10th street, my allergies started to act up. Normally, I would pop a claritin, drink a cup of coffee, and get back to the party. Not for this grandma, I walked home, popped a benadryl, and napped the rest of the day! WHOO HOOO CRAZY!

Now, I promise all of my loyal blog stalkers that I will not be this boring for the rest of my college experience (which by the way is growing shorter every second)! Wild tales to come.... starting today with laundry, hw, and some mac-n-cheese! Hold me back!

Yours truly,
Whit

Reason #6

As the countdown continues, let me just tell you that the end of college rocks! Yep rocks! Tomorrow is Dia del Oso, a holiday which is near and dear to my heart. I mean what is better than a random day off at the end of the school year, dedicated to having a good time with all of your friends. I plan to take full advantage this year, look forward to a post on Friday detailing the week's events.

In honor of this love for school holidays, I thought you should know about how much I love Spring Break! I love it even more now because I know it will stay with me forever, as long as I am a teacher! Therefore, as I drink my diet coke and think about the beach a few things come to mind.

• Lots of attempts at getting a tan
• Sunburns as a result
• Seafood by the actual ocean
• Cute boys
• Fun friends who leave notes on said cute boys cars
• Breaking out the spring clothes even if its 50 degrees
• Reading a book (multiple in my case)
• Not having to go to school

When I was growing up, my family used to go to this thing called the Family Get Away. It was a great opportunity with our church to get away for a few days, spend time in nature, and more importantly with each other. I went through many get away phases. A. elementary--ride my bike as much as I possibly could B. middle school-- wondering what cute boys were coming, then obsessing over them the entire trip (shocker huh?) C. high school-- referring to this trip as the Family "Gay" Away because I finally realized I was in a cabin in Oklahoma while my friends were in the Bahamas. College has, however, brought many more beach trips and is why Spring Break is Reason #6 on my countdown!

Senior Year: Destin, FL
(Wish I had some FGA pics but I don't think you are ready for that incredible style)

The past few weekends have been a blast! Here is just a little bit of the fun we have had!

Bachelorette #1 Melissa: on the way to Gruene for the weekend
River floating, junk food eating, and dirty game playing....good time had by all

(Hunter and I at the Ranch party being goofy)
Wedding Showers in Longview: lake time, dancing the night away, and fun friends

Happy Dia to all of my loyal readers!

TGIF

Bachelorette Round 2: Hope you're ready!

Courtney and Jeremy

Today's featured couple

I could easily say that the theme of my life right now is weddings! I have been awaiting this god-forsaken (I mean glorious) time in my life with a mixture of anticipation and dread. First of all, I love weddings and I ain't scared to say it. My grandmother made Mallory and I bridesmaids dresses and bouquets to play in when we were kids. Mallory, my sweet loving younger sister, was usually the flower girl, usher, groom, officiant or pretty much any other lame role while I switched from bride to bridesmaid depending on my mood. I'm so glad I got all of that practice inbecause I am on a quest to beat Katherine Heigl out of her bridesmaid title! Secondly, I am happy to be the bridesmaid (not the bride) for a long time, hence the dread. (don't take me serious, I'm full of jokes today)

I have told you a little about my roommates Megan and Melissa who are both engaged and getting married in like a half second, but today is about Courtney. Court is probably my oldest friend at Baylor, seeing that she was the girl everyone knew when we got here due to her commitment to facebook messaging. Love that about you Court! Courtney and Jeremy are getting married on June 12th and tonight is a night of serious celebration. We are having her Bachelorette and Lingerie Shower in Ft. Worth/ Flower Mound tonight and I can't wait to get dressed up, eat lots of mexican food, giggle over panties, eat junk, and spend lots of time in the hottub with my best friends. Life is good I tell ya!

I am also going to Longview for a fun weekend of wedding showers for Melissa and hopefully some lake time! I will fill you all in with the weekend's happenings, pics, and my next reason on Monday!

Peace and Sic Em!

Reason #5

Yep. I'm rebelling. Let me just catalog this past weeks events that kept me from being the super blogger I was made to be.

Thursay--drove to Salado with roomies to visit Carla and Byron Weathersbee. Carla discipled us last year and we are all her biggest fans. Great dinner, lots of laughs, and such sweet encouragement.

Friday- Bachelorette party #1 begins. We went to the Los Lonely Boys Concert, made Mel wear a ridiculous headband, and laughed with new friends until late into the night.

Saturday- We floated the Guadalupe. Yes, it was cold...really really cold, but we had so much fun! That night we hung out at the wonderful cabins we stayed in and played some of the funniest games I have ever played.

Sunday- We drove back for Mel's lingerie shower, celebrated Macy's birthday, and avoided thinking about going to school on Monday.

Monday- I have no good reason for not posting other than spending my evening with Jordan Givens, Blake, and Twad which is clearly more fun than anything else. And of course, I updated myself on GG at midnight. Little J is making me very angry.

Tuesday- Lots of fun distractions. I made dinner at Abbie's with Jenny and hung out with some of my favorite people, walked with Hailey, walked the hood with Madi, helped pick out fashions for this weekend, and downed a Blizzard with Mads.

Now you already know Reason #5: I love college because no matter how big of a planner I am, there are always fun and unexpected moments around the corner.

I love a good spontaneous walk around the BT, random trips to Sonic Happy Hour, laying out on the back slab, cooking dinner, watching 16 and pregnant (well any show for that matter) with my roomies, and all of the other things that make being in college so great!

I am sad that these spontaneous joys will soon not be so available, but I have been encouraged this week that the real world is full of "responsible" fun. I can do responsible I guess.

Hear is a little hint of Reason # 6 I love Baylor

Pics from Bachelorette #1 coming soon

XOXO,
yours truly