My {Freshman} Year!

My freshman year is officially over! I cannot believe how fast it went. I had such an amazing year meeting new people and experiencing new things! I thought I'd do a little freshman year in review through pictures for y'all!

September:

I moved into my dorm at UCSB and joined Alpha Phi!

October:

November:

S came to visit me during Thanksgiving! I was so happy he was able to go to my Fall Formal :) 

December:

Christmastime at home!

January

A fun visit from my friends and a trip to Colorado for my birthday!

February:

I got a job writing for the school newspaper, spent Valentine's Day away from my man, went to Red Dress Ball and had a fun visit home! 

March:
Spring Break!! Time at home and in Colorado!  

April:

May:
Phi Week and Mother's Day in San Diego :)

June:
Friends came to visit and it was my dad's birthday!

It was such a fun year and it literally flew!! Here's to 3 more! :) 

Happy summer! 

xox

This Week Will Be Crazy

Friday, I get to see the main man...the only thing that's standing in my way is 4 more finals. I'm having a major aversion to school this week because of that. Usually when I have 4 days to go to see him I'm a happy camper but these tests are throwing off my groove, ya know?

The days leading up to seeing Bubs are usually so fun. I'm an obsessive list maker so I get overly excited when I can make a list of what I'm going to pack and the things I have to get done before I leave. Currently the list consists of studying and taking tests...no fun at all. 

CAN IT BE FRIDAY ALREADY?!

Because I'm really ready for one of these hugs! 

Someday I'll post about the first time I saw him after basic training...maybe a week I'm not running around like a chicken with it's head cut off 

She's Hired!

A couple days ago, my article was on the front page of the paper I write for, the Daily Nexus! It was an unexpected and exciting sight to say the least. The topic of the article could probably bore a person to tears but hey, it was on the cover...and I wrote it!!

Later that night, I got a call from my editor saying that I was officially hired on the staff, meaning now I get paid to do something I really enjoy doing. How awesome is that?! 

It was a pretty good day, I must say!

Please excuse the lovely curling iron burn mark on my neck.
It happened a few days earlier...clearly I did not curl my hair the day I took the picture. Yikes!  

A Weekend in Colorado: Snowboarding in Vail

For Christmas, Steven bought me a ticket to see him the weekend of my birthday!

I flew out of Santa Barbara on Friday and landed in Denver around 6pm. I had a 3 hour layover for a 17 minute flight to Colorado Springs...pathetic right? So, I decided to skip the connecting flight and make the one hour drive to the Academy for a few extra hours with my man (I was with him before my flight would have taken off!).

A little homework before the flight...

We had a cozy dinner and spent the rest of the night talking, laughing and just enjoying each others company.

On Saturday, at zero dark thirty, we headed to vail for a day on the slopes. The drive was beautiful and scenic and I got to hold bubba's hand the whole time. It's funny how I used to take for granted simple things like that.

Steven's always ecstatic to be able to use his military discount and that day I was too considering our lift tickets were only $70 apiece (a whole lot cheaper than the regular $130)! The snowboard he rented for me at the academy was only $20 for the weekend. Perks of being the property of the US Government, I guess.

By 9 am, we were on the slopes having so much fun. The weather was beautiful and the snow was perfect. The only break we took was to grab a fun lunch at the top of the mountain. We stayed on the slopes until the lifts closed at 4. 

   

On our way to the hotel, we stopped to get some hot chocolate. Getting hot chocolate from the gas station is one of our weird little traditions. Hot chocolate out of the machine is seriously one of the best things on this planet.

That night, we stayed with 3 of Steven's friends from the Academy. We all went out to a fun dinner, hung out and relaxed! 

I must say, it was an extremely fun birthday eve!