everything fourty niners.

this past saturday i had to wake up at 630

and by 645 my mother father & i were off to charlotte

i slept the whole way and my parent woke me up

which felt like 10 minutes later. we were here.

the place i had been dreading to come.

the place i thought was not for me.

the place i thought i would never call home.

the place that i thought was my 3rd choice.

with five minutes of arriving at unc charlotte i had realized

that what i thought had been all wrong. the campus was gorgeous

and the people were friendly than ever.

even though it is a large university it still has the smaller college feel.

plus they have tons of coffee places all over campus.

which wins me over.

after the teaching fellow seminar i took a campus tour..

as i was walking around i thought to myself

can i see myself walking through this campus in just a few months, calling it my home away from home, and knowing that this is the place for me?

and i honestly easy could answer yes to that question.
i still have a few more things to think about before i make any final decisions but if i had to choose right now i know where my heart currently is.





i cannot wait to see where He has planned for me to go.



everything meredith.

Raleigh bound with my mother once again but this time just the two of us.

First stop. 5 minutes down the road. Mickey Ds for some grub and hot liquids..

Second stop. An hour later. Liquid for the car.

Third stop. Another hour later. Meredith College.

After parking, it was time for my scheduled tour.





of course my camera decides to die.

I had never stepped foot on merediths college before in my life.

The campus was gorgeous. And everyone was very friendly.

look for yourself..http://www.meredith.edu/about/virtual-tour/stop1.html

Last stop of the tour..freshman dorm rooms.

As soon as I saw them I was sold.

heilman hall. freshman dorms.

the freshman dorms are suites

& are just for freshman.

with four people to one bathroom.

with a sink in every room &

kitchens on each floor.

the dorms blew me away after seeing NC states

"nicest" dorms on campus last week comparing

them to merediths freshman dorms.

but dorms arent everything so i continued to stay

 with my open mind.

Next. Actual teaching fellows day begins.

Everything they told me made me like the school more and more.

First off i loved when they told me that they graduated 24 of their teaching fellows last year and all 24 had a job by this past august. which is awesome.

Then i loved to hear that you get to choose WHATEVER major and minors in which you would like and get your license in education. So you can customize your education to your exactly what would be best for you.

Meredith teaching fellows are required to study abroad which I had no clue about.

When the girls were telling their personal stories about how much they loved their experience and how it has changed their lives and how they view our world. At first I was thinking to myself that they all have to say this they are trying to get me to come here until one girl bust into tears and told a heart warming story about how she will never be the same after her experience.

There are over 10 countries in which meredith has study abroad sites.

I cannot even imagine that in two years i could possibly be in Iceland right now.

Oh the places that i could possibly go..

This year im going to make some huge life changing decisions in my life and i cannot wait to see what God has planned for me.

everything pack.

after having saturday school yesterday
i was not prepared to wake up early once again today.

today was the day of my first (of three) teaching fellows open house.

my mother, superman, and i hit the road and began our two hour drive to

the biggest university north carolina has to offer..

nc state.

less than 30 minutes into the trip superman was passed out in the back seat

this picture was taken on the way home.
hints the darkness & bad lighting.

  

and i was craving my morning coffee..

so we stopped at sheetz and then i was perfectly content for the whole day.

at around twelve o clock

we had arrived to the gorgeous city of raleigh

and our stomachs were growling..

bojangles was calling our name.

here we received the biggest fast food take out bag ive ever seen.

it was literally the length of my arm!

(in the moment i didnt even think to take a picture)

after finally finding the parking deck we needed to park in

there where a future teaching fellow every 50 feet telling you which way to go.

after following from fellow to fellow or the "breadcrumbs" as superman called them.

we had arrived finally to the open house.

after registering we immediately took a tour of syme hall..

where teaching fellows stay.

as soon as the tour guide told me that this was one of the oldest dorms

on campus i instantly thought this is going to be a horrible dorm.

oh was i in for a surprise.. the dorm rooms were huge.

the tour guide said that this dorm is home to the biggest dorms on campus.

 the smallest dorms in the building were not small at all. 

she also said that the smallest dorms were the average size the largest dorms in the other halls.

next we set through four very informational sessions.

all the current fellows were extremely nice

as well as the faculty and staff.

my mother, superman, and myself decided to tour on our own.

while i was walking around i thought to myself

i could definitely see myself calling

nc state my home in just a few short months. 

but there are two more open houses to go

so who really knows where i will be.

meredith and charlotte here i come.

everything tragic.

today i took the time to skim my previous post

and i noticed something that they all had in common..

they are all about good happy positive events that have occurred in my life.

even though i totally believe that you should share

the joys and blessing in your lives with others.

live isnt always full of joy...

this past november..

it was a normal monday in which i woke up to

my 12 1/2 year old dog named sally laying right beside me just like every morning.

she was licking my hand and wagging her tail.

i rubbed her for a minute before i realized that i was running late for school.

i rushed to get ready, grabbed my granola bar, to-go cup of coffee & was off to school.

(and of course i was listening to klove the whole way to school)

school was school.

nothing special..just another monday.

after school i decided to go to superman's house but i decided to run home first.

when i was at home i sat down for a about 15 minutes

 to talk to my mother & grab a quick snack.

it just happened to be sally's favorite..popcorn.

sally jumped up and set in my lap and we shared the bag.

one for her.

one for me.

one for her.

one for me.

then i headed to superman's for the afternoon.

superman and i were working on calculus when my cellphone rang.

i was sitting in the kitchen floor when i got the worst phone call of my life.

it was my mother and the first thing she said was..

"Hunny you need to come home now."

i had been at kyles for maybe a total of 30 minutes so i knew something was wrong.

i got butterflies in my stomach & quickly asked why?

"Its sally..."

at that moment my heart sank into my stomach.

"..she has been hit by and car and didnt make it"

i quickly told superman and his mother everything and sped home.

as soon i i pulled out of superman's driveway

my eyes poured tears.

sally was more than the average dog.

she actually was more than a dog.

she was a member of the family.

everyone that knew her loved her.

she yes was a red wiener dog.

the cutest thing in the world.

she was my 5 year old birthday present.

i had had her longer than ive had lukster.

she has been the one "person" that has always been there for me,

made me feel better when i was down,

the one that i could tell anything to

who says a dogs a mans best friend?

she was my best friend.

she was my sister.

i love you sally forever & always.

everything white.

 today was a day filled with..

snow.

 

sledding

& more sledding. 

snow boarding

snowball fights.

football.

basketball.

failed attempts

at making an igloo.

my daily dose of coffee

(plus a little more).

hot chocolate.

christmas snacks.

movies.

playing games.

watching movies.

sweats.

& doing this all while

spending time with..


 eh&zc























 



lukster

 

superman



everything talent.

today i got to be reunited with this girl right here



she is known to the blog world as raleigh perk 

& once again i was able to observe your amazing talent..

photography.

she took my senior pictures

   

as well as superman's.

       

  

& is going to do a couple senior picture session this month

which i am thrilled about because i know she will do an unbelievable job.



photo taken by: raleigh perk



today she did her first engagement session

of my cousin and her fiance.

she breezed through it like she had done it 50 times before.

today was a day fun filled day

and to top it all off coffee was involved.

she introduced me to my an amazing new coffee shop (:

if only she didnt have 164984632165 other talents

then she definitely would be a killer professional photographer.

raleigh perk is the most well rounded person i know.

whether it is photography school sports or faith

she gives her 110% always.

everthing started out yuck.

i woke up this morning to find my alarm clock displaying 10:20am.

either i had overslept or it was the 1st snow day of the year..

after getting brave enough to get out from under the warm covers

i walked over to my window to find a major disappointment..

there was no snow!?
what a waste of a snowday.

at that moment i thought this is going to be a yuck of a day...

to my surprise i was so wrong.

as soon as i walked into the kitchen

my mother had already prepared me

exactly what i wanted.

a sausage, ham, and cheese omelet

a side of toast

and my new

peppermint flavored coffee

that had i bought the other day with

my mother's special decorative touch.

yummmm :)

after breakfast

i watched my morning

 "summertime" shows

that i have missed so much

while doing my secret hobby..

wrapping christmas gifts.

my grandmother brought gifts

 from her house so that i could

wrap them for her.

so i not only got to wrap hers but i also realized

that i am officially done with christmas shopping

and everything is wrapped

and under the tree :)



superman joined me and my family

in a afternoon of

naps, food,

christmas movies, &

staying warm by the gas logs

on such a cold winter day.