Ra Ra Carolina 'Lina

WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”

--Oscar Wilde

            Well friends, this will be a somewhat condensed post this week due to my deep sadness for the heels and pending journals to write for my History class.  Quick before the tears come, this is the real world:

#1: Why do you hate me weather?  Once again, I have fallen victim to the bipolar Chapel Hill weather.  But who can blame me?? I woke up to the chirping of bluebirds and blinding Sun peeking through my less than satisfactory dorm blinds.  I dressed in my sundress and sandals ready to embrace the warm spring day pouring rain after my first class!  I sought refuge in one of the buildings and then made a break for the Tri Delt house.  This time I swear a rain jacket is going to become a permanent fixture of my backpack!!

#2: Home is where the heart is the good food, comfy couch, and sleepy dogs are!! I got a quick much needed visit home this weekend and saw the progress on the kitchen renovation.  For those of you who haven’t seen it, you’re missing out!  It’s going to be great once all the stuff that was once in our kitchen is removed from my room everything is finished!  While in Charlotte, I also got to shop with my mama and eat lunch with my awesome aunt and dad.  Also I got to watch the Heels beat up on Ohio in a very exciting overtime game, a memory that Chapel Hill is clinging to desperately during this time of suffering.  Anyway, miss ya mom and dad!  Thanks for the hospitality J

#3: May the odds be ever in your favor.  For those of you who have not read The Hunger Games series, I’m not sure we can be friends anymore.  The books were AMAZING and I was so excited to see the movie this past Friday with some friends during my stay in Charlotte.  It was wonderful, not as good as the books of course, but very good!  I will say that it was a bit more of a chick flick than I was expecting, just a warning for the boys…

To Brighten Your Week:

"MUST GET BALL!!"

Just a classic...

Hello in there!

              I’m sorry I’m so boring this week but I’m feeling very refreshed from my visit home and very sad about the Tarheels’ loss.  The combination is resulting in a frightening level of unproductivity so I am going to go try and rev that up for the approaching week.  Love ya. Miss ya. Mean it.

Kane

The Luck o' the Irish

WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD

“You have exactly one life in which to do everything you’ll ever do. Act accordingly.” –-Colin Wright

Monumental week my friends.  Hope yours was as great as mine!! Here’s why:

#1: Humans vs. Zombies is back!  Oh yes my friends, why I thought the game made for dorks (pardon my judgment) was an annual thing is beyond me but I was pleasantly surprised to find the comic geniuses lurking behind walls with Nerf guns and socks in hand.  I didn’t want to creep any of them out too bad but I did manage to snag this stealthy shot of a boy in my class who is participating in the spring game and sporting his bandana to signal his involvement.  This boy mind you sits in front of me in History and EVERY day without fail checks the sixteen blogs he regularly follows that are jam packed with villains, superheroes, and cartoon damsels in distress.  Needless to say we are best friends…

 #2: Once again, I have been outsmarted.  When I was just beginning at this school I was convinced that everyone else here was smarter than me…now I am convinced that everyone in the world is smarter than me.  This past week I was passing one of the many field trip groups that visit UNC.  The kids I passed were MAYBE in the 5^th grade, maybe, and I overheard a few of these rugrats say “I’m gonna get a PhD!” and in respons, “Nah, I’m gonna get my Masters.” Cool little kid, I’m just trying to graduate…those little jerks.

#3: Happy St. Patty’s Day!!  The luck of the Irish runs strong through my veins and as a pale-skinned Irish dancing girl I can really appreciate the holiday!  This St. Patrick’s day I had a very fun Tri Delta cocktail to celebrate, to which I wore my best green and my new shamrock pin, compliments of my Aunt Cynthy.  I hope y’alls green day was as festive as mine!

The true Irish girl in me! I've come a long way, no?

Me and my friend Simon at the St. Patrick's Day cocktail!

#4: Boys love baseball.  Sometimes getting students to come to sorority philanthropy events can be like pulling teeth, but this weekend Tri Delta hosted its annual “Frats at Bat” softball tournament in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and it was a huge success!  I coached Sigma Chi with my friends Maggie and Betsy and although we didn’t win, our team was AWESOME and the event was so much fun!  All the boys were great sports and it was cool to see everyone come out to support such a great cause!

Us Sigma Chi coaches at the event!

Banner that Maggie and I painted for the event:

#5: Happy Birthday Mackenzie! My awesome roommate’s birthday is today and in addition to having our room filled with balloons, we also have three cakes and a dozen doughnuts…also she got some bacon for her birthday?  She’s from Kinston.  This week as I was sitting in our room studying, Mackenzie came in carrying my worst nightmare a mini trampoline.  Yes my friends a trampoline.  In our dorm room.  When I asked her why she thought that was appropriate she responded, “Well jumping on my bed just didn’t suffice so I bought a trampoline.”  That seems logical right?  When she told her dad about it he asked her if she also bought a helmet and Dr. Brown, I second your concern!  This is just one of the perks of living with this quirky lady.  Happy Birthday Mack! 

Mackenzie and her latest purchase:

To brighten your week:

I don't have to get a PhD! Take that little kids!

a letter that reminded me of the people that play "Humans vs. Zombies"

 Well I miss you all deeply and I hope y’all have all been doing great.  I’d love to hear from any of you so give me a ring or an email J Love ya. Miss ya. Mean it.

Kane

Spring Break

WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD

“I’m going to make everything around me beautiful-that will be my life”

-Elsie de Wolfe

Sorry for the delay guys!  I was rushing through the last week of school before Spring Break and then I was enjoying my break with the fam so hope my stories make up for the skipped week!!

#1: Any excuse for a dance is good enough for me…even if it’s a “Valentine’s Dance” two weeks post v-day!! Before I left for break, “Best Buddies” decided to host a valentine’s day ball for all of the buddies and it was so much fun! It gave me a great excuse to take a break from midterm studying and boogie with my awesome buddy Molly.

#2: Elvis was the greatest person to ever live.  Okay maybe I’m exaggerating a teensy bit but I after eighteen years of anxiously waiting, I FINALLY got to visit the king’s home at Graceland and the magic of it all is still wearing off.  As I wandered through the carpeted kitchen and leather and velvet clad plane of Graceland I couldn’t help but feel like I was in the presence of royalty.  While mama was less than impressed with his quaint home (YOU’RE CRAZY!), I was consumed with joy and vowed my love for him forever with the purchase of a Graceland t-shirt.  Top that all you college students who went to the tropics for Spring Break…oh wait, you can’t!

A sign from Elvis' dad on the office door:

#3: The Real World is being taken over by ukulele players.  This of course is a joke however my mom insists there are at least three FAMOUS ukulele players she can name off the top of her head.  Don’t ask her to say their last names because she doesn’t know them can’t pronounce them.  For those of you who don’t know, my mama has been taking lessons at the ukulele school in UNCW for the past six weeks and she has all but perfected the art of Hawaiian strumming.  Because I think the ukulele to be an interesting but rare instrument, I was shocked to learn that my Uncle Lew also dabbled in the art during his college years.  Upon learning this gem of knowledge, myself, my aunt Ashley, and my cute cousin Holly were serenaded by the talented duo.  Wish you all could have been there to hear the grooves flowing freely!!

#4: Tri Delta’s are dancing queens!  The week before break all of the sororities competed in a dance competition and I was on the Tri Delt team!  It was so much fun and I think our dance turned out pretty cool!  Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0efsDeq8Cg&feature=youtu.be

#5: HAPPY 23^rd ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!  It’s true, my mom has put up with my dad my mom and dad have been married for an eventful 23 years.  What are they doing to celebrate on their wheat anniversary you may ask?  Celebrating the progress of their kitchen renovation of course!! If I’m as happy as y’all are after 23 years of marriage, I’ll consider myself lucky.  Love you both!

Happy birthday Ginny Lowe!! Tomorrow is my favorite stalker’s dear friend Ginny’s 19^th birthday!! Yayayayaya!

The rest of/to brighten your week:

Me, Whit, and my baby cousin, Nora

A FABULOUS picture I found of my Pop and Dolly:

Back to school...

...but is it really so bad?

Miss you all like crazy!  Hope everyone’s doing well!  This week I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of school, the Carolina basketball spirit that seems to be a permanent fixture in March, and a St. Patrick’s Day cocktail, for which I have made some promises to break out the old irish dance skills…LOOKOUT!! Love ya. Miss ya. Mean it.

Kane

Dancing and Disney

WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I’ve ended up where I needed to be.” –Douglas Adams

            Hello loved ones, hope you all are well!  This week the real world kicked my butt.  The tests were hard, the weather was bipolar, and the toffee supply was dwindling.  No worries here though; I’m hoping I survived the tests and am looking forward to a week consisting of the following: Greek Groove, a dance competition among all of the UNC sororities (check out tri delt’s dance from last year!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNkFhXyS-oY); a visit from some potential UNC students (yay!); and a “throw down from your hometown” mixer, to which I will be wearing a Panthers jersey and a crown (for the Queen City).  Anywho, without further adieu, the highlights of this week in the real world:

#1: Dance like there’s no tomorrow!  There really isn’t a tomorrow when you sign up to dance for 24 hours; all matters of time sort of begin to blend together as you electric slide, cha cha, and running man to tunes in a dark gym.  Dance Marathon was a great success though and it was evident throughout what a great impact our funds make on the families of the NC Children’s hospital.  We dancers were not alone in our mission to groove; the Chapel Hill basketball team came out Friday night to cheer us on, shoot a few hoops, and boogie down.  I got a pic with Reggie Bullock, another Kinston High alum with my roommate Mackenzie.  It was great to see all the support for this great cause; thank you to those of you who donated to my fundraising efforts!!

Sunrise Walk at Kenan Stadium

Me, my friend Kaki, and Reggie

#2: Ra ra Carolina ‘Lina!  Months of putting my name in the lottery for basketball tickets and nothing to show for it…what a bummer.  Finally, my dreams of attending at least one basketball game my freshman year here came true, thanks to my godfather Charlie.  I got to cheer on the Heels as they whooped up on the Clemson kitty cats.  It was a great game!  Thanks Charlie!

#3: You never get too old for Disney.  Guess where Ashley Hollingsworth jetted off to this morning?  Yes friends, mama is in the place where dreams come true: Disney World…sans Kane.  Although Whit and I are very disappointed that our invitations to this grand adventure were lost in the mail, we can’t help but reminisce on the great times Disney gave our family.  Shout out to the original dream makers, Pop and Dolly, who rode the kiddy rides with me, bought us endless supplies of cotton candy, and refused to allow my mother to put me in a leash during our first trip to Disney.  I hope y’all are having a blast!!!! Go see the tree of life for me J

Papa LOVES ketchup!

#4: IT’S SNOWING…well it WAS snowing at least.  Just yesterday morning I was talking about how much I wanted it to snow at least once this year.  Well I’ll be darned if it didn’t start snowing just a few hours later!  Thick white flakes covered the sidewalks and lawns, prompting a snow plow on Franklin.  Of course this winter wonderland only lasted for about 14 seconds before the snow turned to slush, and the slush turned to puddles.  By the time we woke up this morning, the Hill had returned to its green self, sun out, dry streets, and no snowman in sight.  Hope y’all see some snow soon!!

The Delt house in the snow

To brighten your week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-9EYFJ4Clo

Can’t wait to hear about y’alls weeks! I promise I’ll try to be more exciting this week! Love ya. Miss ya. Mean it.

Kane