Spring Break Begins

My final Spring Break is off to a wonderful start. Just in time. I so desperately needed a break, partially 'cause stress and partially 'cause I'm spoiled and the feeling of being on campus for a month straight is slightly overwhelming. Of course visits from my family and friends helped, but it's so good to be in my own home in my own bed.

First night and I got to see my high school's production of Seussical! Adorable production with some very promising performers AND A PROPS DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND GOD BLESS (R.I.P lighting crew, I'm so sorry for Smeallie's trippy approach, but it looks GORG). Best of all, I saw it with my girls Margie & Charlotte, who always make me feel safe at home.

And today was my nephew's baby shower! Karla did such a great job with everything. The whole thing looked so great. The kids had lots of fun, the activities were cute, the food was delicious, and it was so beautiful to spend the day with family. We are all very blessed to know and love one another, and today was a great reminder of that. And Baby David will be with us SO VERY SOON <3 I cannot wait to love on this new little gift from God. Hope he's ready to meet Tia Sammy!

McDaniel as a Home

Being at McDaniel isn't ALWAYS fun. There's lots and lots and lots of work to do. My room is not my own. There are too many people in those dorms. The bathrooms are often dirty. People smoke and drink everywhere all the time, which makes it hard to breathe and sleep respectively. There's this stupid middle school drama that, even when you're not a part of it, you are always witnessing. Stress is real. Good food is nonexistent. And don't get me started on the feeling of being away from home while on your period.

I am back in Silver Spring and, after seeing some old high school friends, watching a show at Einstein, and spending some time with my mommy, I've realized McDaniel is home. It's annoying and inconvenient. But it's home. Because here I have Karla and Cristina. On campus I have supportive friends everywhere. I have a Little who I love and who loves me. I have the best friend I could ever have as a roommate. I have a Twin who is there for me at all times. I have a theatre to fall in love with every day. I have a church who actually makes me feel loved and welcomed, AND teaches me new things every time I go. A church that makes me a better person. And now a counselor to help me through the tough times.

Don't get me wrong. I'm THRILLED to be home. I need this break. Plus I'll get to see lots of people I love here, too. But McDaniel is home. And that is a surprisingly fantastic feeling.

Is It Spring Yet?

Welp. Spring Break has ended. And I had a wonderful time. I went to AEHS with Charlotte & Margie, and got to see my 2014 babies in their last performance (my heart is a little shattered). I spent lots of time with Karla & Cristina, who I can never get enough of. I saw Jonathan and he spoiled me like crazy on Friday, just so he had company on his "bad" diet day haha. Coldstone, Potbelly's, and Ben & Jerry's. THAT was fun hahaha.  I've been watching Red vs Blue again, and it just gives me feelings. Biggest project: Rearranging my room. We've got family coming in April and my mom wants them to stay in my room. So she wants to add another bed. Meaning I had to get rid of an entire armoire and 2 storage units and move basically my life into a shelf. The living room was COVERED with everything I own. It was fun to go through all my stuff though. To see what I've kept that matters to me. And man, I knew I had an obsessive personality but some of the stuff I wrote in middle school/ early high school was... yikes. It's nice to look back though. It's nice to remember how we all were. The answer is idiots. We were all idiots. Sometimes I miss it though <3 Now I'm back on campus and the workload is NOT letting up. But hey, this is the path I chose. And so, let's give it all we got!

I blame Kimberly

SUN SUN SUN

Not even the biggest Tangled fan, but it's appropriate

YAY SPRING BREAK

IT'S SO PRETTY OUTSIDE!!!

WinterSpringSummer or Fall

Reason 240: Alright school. I'm back. And I'm ready for you. -_________-

Oh. What? Snow? No class?...

SWEET!

Also the fact that this was posted on Thursday. Teehee

In Your Imagination

Reason 235 Disney Day Two:

• Bright and early! Start off at Epcot! With -gasp- what is this for breakfast? A cheese danish? :O Oh yeah, today is a great day.
• Flower & Gardens Festival! Pretty flowers EVERYWHERE. Butterflies too!
• "Electric Umbrella" restaurant will never stop being amusing
• Living With the Land. So cute. Dunno if I'd do it again, but cute. One thing I learned: Epcot has the potential to make the BEST fruit salad. Ever. Of all time.
• Soarin'. Oh my gosh, if I were not scared of heights I would book a trip to go hang-gliding right now. That was AWESOME. Everything looked so cool! It was absolutely gorgeous, and I loved feeling the breeze. I think Eric would really love that ride.
• MouseGears. HUGE. Store. I want everything.
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends. I LOVED being able to see all the Nemo characters again. They are all wonderful. And it is such a sweet story, with such beautiful animation and music.  
• Aquarium! ALL THE FISHIES!
• TurtleTalk. Maybe it's because of Karla, but I'm obsessed with the cuteness that is these children. Actually. And talking to Crush is legit.
• Journey Into the Imagination with Figment. So well done. And cutely creative. I am proud of Disney every day.
• Mission: SPACE. I was a navigator ^_^ It felt really cool!! But I don't think I'd be able to handle the intense level of that. Yay Green Team! All about the easy mode.
• TestTrack. Car. Fast. Cool. But. Car. Fast.... I think I just need to stay away from "Driving" situations for a while.
• COUNTRIES!
• "Who is that? Is it Cinderella? No.. I can't tell who that princess is. I can't remember her name!" .... Aurora. Sleeping Beauty. Briar Rose. Take your pick. "Sleeping Beauty?" "No, that's not it." XD
• Eating around the world
• Let's stay in Japan. Best food and OMG THIS STORE HAS EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED. ANIMEEEEEE AND HELLO PANDA COOKIESSSS
• FUNNEL CAKE!
• The amount of kids playing the search for Perry thing, using their phones to find clues. It warms me so.
• 3 Caballeros ride. I will forever LOVE that movie. And hate the idiot in the boat who actually said "Arrrrrriba!!" No to you. Stahp.
• Spaceship Earth. aka the Epcot ball. It's so COOL. I want blue prints for that place. Truly.
• OFF TO NEVERLAND (MGM) HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS!
• Tower of Terror! Sorta. Yeah right, me? Pssshh. I just went through the line to see how they decorated the building. And oh yeah, so worth it. And then I went back down in a REAL elevator. With a bellhop lady who was pretty cool. I told her the Kowaleski family had been to Disney at least 40 times and her jaw legit dropped. I giggled. I should've told her my friend's name was Storm. Hah!
• Star Tours? Yes. I love R2D2, my little hispanic robot. That was honestly so cool. Love to that dad who actually looked his kind in the eye at the gift shop and said "We can get Star Wars stuff, ANYWHERE"
• Muppets 3D. I love Ms. Piggy & Beaker forever and always.
• The Great Movie Ride. I AM GOING TO TAKE KARLA & BABYGIRL ON THAT RIDE. And every movie she says, "What movie is that?" to, we will watch once we get home.
• So. Many. Lines.
• That line for Fantasmic. Mmmm. You bet we got there early. And had the dumbest time laughing about absolutely everything and scolding each other for being ridiculous and telling each other stupid relationship stories. That may be my favorite part of the night.
• People watching while the rain drizzles and delays the show.
• Kid behind us with the cheesily cute parents. Kid in front of us who would not sit still. Neither would his mother. Kid walking up the stairs while his mommy holds his hand and says, "If they cancel it, Mommy's going to be mad, so we're just going to leave." Chick who got the entire audience to do the wave while we waited. Except Storm of course. -sigh- no optimism that one. We balance I guess?
• FANTASMIC. SO. GOOD. I CAN'T HANDLE MY EMOTIONS EVERY TIME.
• Storm gets us semi-lost, refusing to ask for directions because HE KNOWS DISNEY. Such a boy. At least he eventually got us where we needed to be.
• Cute hispanic tourist family asking for help. YAY! I SERVE PURPOSE!
• Hair is a frizzy mess. Absolutely awful. Why am I in public right now? Because I want food. And only Storm knows where he is taking me.
• DOWNTOWN DISNEY. Once again, needs. Buy. All the things. LOL what is money? How do I economy? 
• Go eat at Irish restaurant and it's close to 11... we didn't think that one through. Hah. All the drinking fools. Entertaining to watch. Storm people watches and I listen to the band. And that one lady does NOT. STOP. SCREAMING. I'm tempted to go up to her and ask in a very Disney voice, "And what are YOU celebrating today?"
• Get on the bus back to the hotel. Strike of 12, the bus is stopped at Pleasure Island. Happy Birthday Storm.
• Hotel. For the 2nd night, Storm does not know where he is going. According to his mom, it's a straight shot from the food court. -snicker-
• Room. Dead.

If he didn't like the present, he at least pretended to. My legs are about to fall off. I honestly look AWFUL. But you know what? Every flippin' second of it was worth it. So happy I can't contain it. I love this place. With this family. And this weather. It's all perfect.

A Smile In Your Heart

Can the reason for the next 3 days just be DISNEY?

'Cause I'm not wrong. That's legit it!

Grr. So much. Can't pick favorites. Alright. The next few posts will be a little different. I will still do a post-per-day style. LONG POST/STORY TIME! 

Reason 234 Disney Day One:

• Disney All-Star Sports Resort. Why so gorgeous? And so big. This is a hotel?! I get to sleep here?! What?!?! The towels are shaped like a mouse. I quit. Already perfect.
• Animal Kingdom. So warm. So nice. All kinds of pretty. Tree of Life! Ahh!
• Safari! I got to see the aminals :) 
• Take pictures with Pooh!!! And Eeyore!!! And Tigger!!!
• Look for ALL the Zebra things (yay Alpha Psi)
• Leave for Magic Kingdom. ON A PRETTY BOAT.
• Castle. So pretty. Oh gosh. I can't.
• PARADE! WITH ALL THE DISNEY CHARACTERS! OH GOSH THE TEARS START SO EARLY. But hey, it's all good 'cause Aladdin blew kisses at us. That's what's up.
• Man if I looked the part I could totally work here. I'd be so flippin' smiley.
• Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. SHOOT EVERYTHING! ZURG IS SO COOL.
• PeopleMover! Cute little tour of Tomorrowland. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
• Pirates of the Caribbean. Hooray for the classic rides. How I love it.
• Mad Tea Party! More classic rides! Finally! It's too fun! 
• Jungle Cruise. Oh my gosh so many cheesy puns and jokes. I can't tell you how happy this made me.
• Magic Carpets of Aladdin. I love these types of rides! And a camel spit water at us haha refreshing for such a hot day. BUT I'LL TAKE THE HEAT! YAY FLORIDA!
• Big Thunder Mountain. Apparently the wimpiest of all Disney rides. So I got on. HOORAY FOR BEING ALIVE. But seriously, coasters aren't my thing. I'm sticking to teacups and parades.
• Haunted Mansion. Always SO COOL. Storm has theories about this place. 
• New Fantasyland. OMG EVERYTHING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IS SO PERFECT. I CAN'T GET OVER THE DETAILS. THAT GIFT SHOP. dead.
• Gaston!!! But we couldn't take a picture. The line was closed because he had "to go work out". Typical haha
• Ariel's castle is so pretty :)
• TANGLED HAS THE BEST BATHROOMS OMG SO PRECIOUS
• Stitch's Great Escape. I absolutely adore this movie. And hope that, somehow, they manage to always advertise it.
• Laugh Floor. (Monster's Inc). OH MY GOODNESS did I love this place. Corny jokes and audience participation. All about that life.
• Electrical Parade. ALWAYS fun.
• 50 Years of Animation. Nope. Not even apologizing for my tears. Too much perfect.
• Wishes. HE WISHED FOR HIS FREEDOM. Oh I'm done.
• ^That explains nothing. It's a fireworks display that is about all the Disney wishes that characters make. And my favorite part was Aladdin.

I was stupid tired when I came back. But honestly? It was crazy kinds of worth it. And Stormy was a good sport and held my hand through the scary stuff. Plus, catching up was really something I needed. College changes all of us, of course, but I'm glad some of my best friend is still there :)

Share the Memories in Soundwaves

Reason 229: We celebrate the end of midterms with a play! Going to see God of Carnage tonight with a BUNCH of theatre classes. How exciting! Making memories by watching good theatre with wonderful people.

Title because I'm obsessed with this song