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Sooooooooooooooo, it is becoming increasingly hard to be productive when all of my friends from home are done with their first year of college, and I still have 2 more weeks. I love Manchester but strongly dislike Jan Term for this reason.

On the positive, it is finally warm out again! I got to lay out in the mall and even got some color on my shoulders. Summer is soooooo very close, and I am looking forward to a few months of making money, seeing my friends and most importantly- a break from school work.

But since I have some of thee best friends ever and they cannot wait 2 whole weeks to see my face, they are visiting me tomorrow and staying for the weekend. YAY!!!!

Mand & Stin!

Kayla!

(ps can you say throwback thursday? we look like babies! what a difference a year can make)

Anyway, tomorrow evening they will be getting here, and I am SOOO very excited.

now to get some sleep…

Holla!!!

Hi! I am taking a quick break from late night Sunday homework and thought answering a survey would be the easiest post enjoy!

1) What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday?

The best way to spend a Saturday is to sleep in, work out in the morning and then just relax! I love to catch up on my shows, bake, garden and do a little cleaning on Saturdays. The best part of Saturdays (when I am home) is hanging out with my mom.

2) List your top three five favorite TV shows.

• One Tree Hill (soooooooo sad it is over now)
• Glee
• I am loving Girls right now.
• New Girl and New Adventures of Old Christine are in my top, too.

3) Would you rather be in pictures or take them?

• Ever since I got the Instagram app, I LOVE taking pictures, but I think it is important for me to be in the pics as well. College goes by fast and is essential to document moments for my (and my family’s) viewing pleasure.

4) Why do you blog?

• I love reading blogs so that definitely inspired me. I also felt like it would be a nice journal to look back on when I am done with college, and it would give me some experience to put on my Seventeen magazine resume

5) Share five websites that you visit regularly…

• Facebook
• Twitter
• E!Online
• my fav blogs (The College Prepster, PB Fingers, Running Off the Reese’s, Sweet Tooth Sweet Life, Life of Blyss, The Lunchbox Diaries, Meals and Moves blog)
• school email

6) If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list who would it be?

• Since lunch is far too casual for my boyfriend, Darren Criss, and I, I would say a lunch with Ann Shoket (Seventeen editor) would be awesome. If she couldn’t make it, Girls writer, Lena Dunham, would be fantastic, too.

7) List a few of your favorite snacks.

- peanut butter and bananas

- cashews

-coffee

-fuji apples

-Love Crunch granola with milk

-cheese

8 ) Do you have a pet? If so, what kind?

• Pugslee Joy–> pug/mini pinscher
• Frosty–> Siamese cat

9) Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without?

• mi phone!
• clothes (I love shopping)
• Troy, my car

10) What’s your favorite drink?

• I love me some sweetened Iced Green Tea from Starbucks. Coffee with Truvia and Hazelnut creamer is a very close second.

11) Do you enjoy cooking?

• I like how I feel after I  have successfully cooked for people…. Baking is more my cup of tea

12) Do you have children?

• HECK NO. I am still a kid myself.

13) What are your favorite hobbies?

• singing
• reading fashion magazines
• going on Pinterest
• laughing
• shopping
• hanging out with my momma, grandparents or best friends
• walking my dog

14) Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing?

• hahah outgoing! Ask anyone- I am the loudest person you will ever meet.

15) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?

• I just want to feel comfortable in my own skin and exude self-confidence.

16) Who is your favorite actor/actress?

• actor: Steve Carell and Paul Rudd are tied.
• actress: Meryl Streep

17) What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week?

• I got my hairs did!

18) Do you live near your family or far from them?

• Not super far but sometimes 2 and a half hours can feel like an eternity. I will be home for the summer in 3 weeks though!

19) List three of your talents.

• I can do the splits.
• My tongue can touch the tip of my nose. Jealous?
• I am pretty good at making up songs on the spot. You’re welcome.

20) What is your greatest attribute?

• I would say my very innappropriate sense of humor.

This right here is what is wrong with America.

Could this week go any slower? I feel like it is dragging on, and it’s killing me. I need the weekend to get caught up on some homework and, most importantly, spend a lot of time on Pinterest/watching TV. I just discovered the show “Girls” on HBO, and it is GREAT. It was produced by one of my favorites, Judd Apatow, and the main character’s name is Hannah. Judging from last night’s episode, I am pretty sure that this character was based off of my life, except she is 24 in the show. I get to see what I have to look forward to…..

On a totally different note, I have been having NIGHTMARES. bdjhwbvhrbvirbcyq. UGH. I haven’t had nightmares in a few years, and I have had them every night this week. I am tossing and turning all night and wake up in a sweat. Cute, right? What the flip is going on with me!? And these nightmares aren’t about monsters or aliens, they are about scary, very fathomable, real life situations. I don’t like it. AT ALL. I think I need to go back on vacation to Florida……

DE-STRESS TIME. Now who is paying? $$$

 

Happy Thursday all.

Well hello there.

I have not posted in what feels like an eternity. I have been soooo busy. School ends in 4 weeks, and I have had a lot to do and will continue to be a busy bee until I have moved home for the summer. But I am very excited to check off -Complete freshman year of college- off of my life checklist. yay me!

Since this year is quickly coming to an end, I am about to schedule for my fall semester classes. After talking with my advisor, I realized that I wanted to change (or more like add a few things) to my anticipated degree. Reading fashion/celebrity gossip magazines has been one of my favorite pastimes since… forever. I remember being in 3rd grade and preferring to read J-14 or American Girl Magazine over my AR books. There is something about those glossy pages that I absolutely adore. Because of this, and because of my love for English, I have decided to double major in communication studies and English (writing) with a minor in journalism. Although I am extremely nervous and know how busy this is going to make me, I hope that this college plan will lead me to my dream job of working for E! or Seventeen Magazine. Wish me luck! 

In addition to this academic change, I also changed in the age department yesterday and turned the big 1-9. Oh baby! My last year of being a teenager (I bet my mom feels old haha). Just looking back on this past year, I have realized that I have changed so much, and it has all been positive changes. I am happy and somewhat relaxed for the first time in my life. I have made wonderful friends (and kept close with my best friends from home) with whom I have created wonderful memories with, and I am in great health while attending such a great school (which I am appreciative for everyday) . What more could I ask for?! Oh yeah, Lollapalooza tickets that I received from my amazing mommy and best friend! I cannot wait!!!

Florence + the Machine are going to be there!

Seeing that this year has been wonderful, I am sad to see it go but am excited to see what my 19th year has to bring. 

Because I was celebrating my birthday, babysitting and performing with Cantabile in Ohio this weekend, it appears that I must turn my attention to my very neglected homework. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful evening (and thanks for reading!).

So I have decided I want to live in Florida! After my vacation in Fort Myers, I realized that the weather there is so beautiful and I would be stupid to stay in NW Indiana. I want to live on a beach

Also, I realized that I really like flying. I was super stressed beforehand but once we were on the plane, I loved it! It was so amazing to be up so high, and it gave me the perfect opportunity to read for fun!

Upon arriving to Florida, we went swimming visited beaches, swam, saw dolphins and most importantly, laid out. I have the burns to prove it. The weather was absolutely fantastic.

Mandy, her mom, her aunt, cousins and myself also went to this amazing pet store with monkeys and lemurs chilling right next to cats and puppies. Only in Florida!

All in all, this was the first time I went anywhere for spring break, and it was perfect. It was just the vacation I needed, and I already wish I could go back. School starts back up tomorrow though. Good (and scary news) is I only have half of a semester left until summer. I can do it!!

Happy Sunday Enjoy the wonderful (almost as good as Florida) weather.

Since I am taking a quick break from the monotony of homework, I thought I would answer this survey that I found on mealsandmovesblog.com

A is for age: 18. I will be 19 in a little over a month. Yay for the last year of being a teenager!

B is for breakfast today: I had scrambled eggs, a blueberry bagel, some sausage and lots of coffee.

C is for currently craving: a smoothie. nom nom nom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D is for dinner tonight: I have nooo idea. Maybe a store-bought smoothie?

E is for favorite type of exercise: I love doing ab work outs. Feeling the pain the next day is wonderful. I also enjoy dancing.

F is for an irrational fear: I have an irrational fear of my car breaking down on the side of the road and having no one around to help me. Also, I am fearful of mountain climbing. My hands start to sweat at the idea of losing grip and plummeting to your death. The thought of drowning in quicksand also freaks me out. 

G is for gross food: asparagus and Brussel Sprouts, yuck!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H is for hometown: I was born in Hammond, IN but was raised in Crown Point, IN. Goooooo bulldogs!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I is for something important: My family, friends and pets. God is also very important!

J is for current favorite jam: I am currently listening to “summer music.” Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat and John Mayer are at the top of my playlists because their songs make me think of nice weather and driving with the windows down.

K is for kids: In the future, I want 4 kids.

L is for current location: Manchester College’s library 

M is for the most recent way you spent money: I bought a clearance top, boots, luggage tag and Glamour magazine from Target. Yay for good deals!

N is for something you need: I need to buy some coffee creamer.  Coffee keeps me alive. I need to FOCUS. Homework makes me extremely ADD. Last but not least, I need this week to be over with and spring break to get here

O is for occupation: full-time student

P is for pet peeve: Being late drives me crazy. Be punctual people!

Q is for a quote:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R is for random fact about you: I can do the splits!

S is for favorite healthy snack: I love fruit, and I love peanut butter. I could eat peanut butter all day, everyday. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T is for favorite treat: cake, especially Swedish pancake, coconut cake or banana cake. Yum!

U is for something that makes you unique: I think my loud laugh makes me unique. I also think that the scar behind my ear is distinctively unique. 

V is for favorite vegetable: I would have to say there is a tie between spinach and broccoli. 

W is for today’s workout: none yet, but I plan on doing some ab work outs and going on the elliptical.

X is for X-rays you’ve had: I have had x-rays done when I thought I broke my butt bone from wiping out while inline skating, x-rays for my teeth and most recently, for the benign salivary gland tumor I had removed. 

Y is for yesterday’s highlight: Yesterday’s highlight would have to be singing at the top of my lungs while driving to Target with Mandy and Emily. Singing puts me in such a good mood. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z is for your time zone: Eastern while I am at school, Central when I am at home in CP.

 

Happy Sunday!

Hello!

Can’t believe that it is Saturday! These weeks seriously go by sooooo quickly. Soon my freshman year is going to be over; I cannot believe it. But first, I have Florida to get to! 9 days!!!

Ft. Myers baby!!!

Although I have midterms next week that I should be worried about, my friends got me hooked on The Hunger Games books. Now I didn’t know if all the hype about these books was true but let me tell you… AMAZING! I read the first book in one night. I am usually a “I’ll just see the movie” person, but these books are fantastic. The characters are so complex, and the plot is compelling. They are definitely a must read. 

I cannot wait to see if the movie does the book justice. 

 

In addition to reading until my eyes fall out, I have homework to unfortunately tend to. Yuck! The only thing getting me through is relaxing on the beach…

 

Enjoy the great weather!

 

Hello! Happy Monday and Happy March We are chronologically supposed to be getting closer to spring weather, but with Indiana who knows…

*PLEASE EXCUSE THE INCORRECT SPELLING OF FORECAST. I found this online.

Anywhoooooo

I had a wonderful weekend! My 2 besties came to visit, and it was sooooo wonderful getting to see them! I have missed them so much, and it was so sweet for them to kick off their spring break by spending a weekend with me in North Manchester.

We ate, laughed. watched Old School, cussed like truck drivers, worked out, ate some more, saw Project X and were entirely way too inappropriate. But hey, that’s what best friends are for!

 

 

 

Story of our lives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<3

 

Now that my besties have come and gone, a new countdown has begun…

 

14 DAYS until Florida!!!!

I cannot wait to be chilling on the beach and soaking up the sun with this chica…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but first, school work and midterms. Wish me luck!!!

 

 

 

Hiya!
I am currently getting my butt whooped on Words With Friends so I thought I would take a break and write a quick post. 

First of all, I  gave up sweets for Lent/until Spring Break and let me tell you, it has been a wonderful decision. I really have no desire anymore to eat any type of cake, cookie or brownie. In fact, I had some Nutella yesterday (thanks to my wonderful Granny), and it made me feel sick. I have been craving coffee more now but that’s fine with me. I am a coffee junkie, although I am still trying to squeeze in a cup of green tea everyday. 

 

On another note, it is feeling like spring and 2 of my best friends are coming to stay with me at MC this weekend. This makes for a VERY happy Hannah

REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD

(please ignore my crooked smile, this was taking only a few weeks after my surgery. Thank God time fixed my grin)

 

Anyway. they are gonna camp out in my room, and I am gonna show them alllllll North Manchester has to offer, which isn’t much so we will be heading to Fort Wayne where there is stuff to do. Yay! This past weekend I went home and got to see my fam, so my weekends have been wonderful lately. It is mind blowing that I only have 10 more weekends after this one until I will be packing up and heading home for the summer. Time sure does fly, but I don’t even want to think about heading home right now. Summer means a job and since I don’t have a job to go back to this summer I am kind of stressing. This summer I want to make $$$ so I have funds to spend when I get back on campus. It is not fun being a broke college kid, especially when Pinterest makes me wanna go out and buy a whole new wardrobe, and there are so many great concerts coming up. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I find something great this summer! 

Now it is time for me to do the homework that I have been putting off all. day. I love not having Tuesday and Thursday classes but it sure takes my procrastination to a whole new level. Oh well…

 

Happy Tuesday!