The DJ at Fall Formal played “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” and let me tell you, it was not a joke. Rejoice — there is still happiness in the world. And yes, I can still do the dance.

@2 hours ago
Ghost of Fall Formal Past — 2008.

Ghost of Fall Formal Past — 2008.

@15 hours ago
This is my life for the next … I don’t even know. I have a 15 page paper to write on this novel, which isn’t due for my class until December 16th, but since graduate schools want 15+ page papers to look at — I have to turn it in by this coming Monday.

This is my life for the next … I don’t even know. I have a 15 page paper to write on this novel, which isn’t due for my class until December 16th, but since graduate schools want 15+ page papers to look at — I have to turn it in by this coming Monday.

@2 days ago

202 Market -- Roanoke, VA




My boyfriend and I love to eat. In fact, we spend most of our time eating or talking about food. He loves to cook. For our one year anniversary, I contacted the chef at our favorite restaurant in Roanoke, 202 Market, and had Chef Chad Scott take my boyfriend under his wing for a few hours — so he could learn a thing or two in the kitchen 202 Market style. 202 Market is something you would find in a big city (and we all know I love big cities!), except it’s just downtown in Roanoke — a couple miles from my college. The food is innovative and every single time I have been there, the service and food has been above par. 202 Market will be one of the things I miss most about this area because I don’t think I have found food like this anywhere else (even in NYC!).

@3 days ago with 1 note
Happy 21st Birthday to the best boyfriend in the entire world. He’s not only my very best friend, but he is the best chef, best back-rub giver, best actor (he should have a theatre kid!), best puppy-picker-outer, and the best future lawyer. I am so excited to take a mid-week break to celebrate with him!

Happy 21st Birthday to the best boyfriend in the entire world. He’s not only my very best friend, but he is the best chef, best back-rub giver, best actor (he should have a theatre kid!), best puppy-picker-outer, and the best future lawyer. I am so excited to take a mid-week break to celebrate with him!

@4 days ago with 1 note

Could You Handle A Pooch?  

My latest for CollegeCandy!

@14 hours ago

The dress I ordered for my fall formal (which is tomorrow!) arrived yesterday, and it is entirely too big. Dillon thinks we can pin it in the back, but I am not sure — especially if I plan to dance in it. Looks like I’m going to have to wear one of my old, very overused dresses.

@1 day ago



This tea is my new obsession. The coffeeshop on campus has run out of my usual peppermint and my white tea, so I have been trying an assortment of new teas throughout this past week. Vanilla Almond is my new favorite, and I don’t know how I have been living without it in my life. It’s definitely a fall/winter kind of tea, but what I like about it the most is … it tastes like a roasted marshmallow. Nothing is better than sipping away on a roasted marshmallow while discussing Richard Wright’s short stories. This tea has made the week just a little more bearable.

I feel like I have been missing out by sticking to my two go-to tea. Anyone have any recommendations?

@2 days ago with 2 notes

It was just one year ago today that Obama was elected to be the next President of the United States of America. Everyone cheered, some people cried — there was a lot of rejoice and excitement. The College Republicans (the 5 of them on my campus) sulked silently. We chanted “Yes We Can” over and over again. It still feels like yesterday. In fact, it still feels like I just watched Obama’s inauguration in January — but look where we are now, November 4th — a year later. While I think Obama brought a lot of hope, I still think this rings true: “We have a lot of work to do.”

@3 days ago

A Better Son/Daughter

Is it possible once you graduate college to go back and get another undergraduate degree? What if I just keep going back to undergrad and getting new degrees every four years, for the rest of my life? What if I do this and write a book about my never-ending college experience? What if I become a spy at different colleges across the country?

Really — what if?

@4 days ago