First Rodeo :)

Saturday night I went to my very first rodeo.

That was the first day of the rest of my life. Where have I been? 

I could spend every Saturday night there for the rest of my life. Seriously.

Bedazzled jeans, cowgirl boots, country music, plaid shirts, hot cowboys, horses and bulls, and good friends. Couldn't have asked for a more perfect night. 

I'd be lying if I said that I didn't flirt a TON little bit with the cowboys that we sat by. Beautiful people, really.

And just because, this is my favorite Country song right now! :) love me some Luke Bryan!

Linking up with:

Molly and Carly for #YOLOMondays

Sami for Weekend Shenanigans 

Leeann for Monday Morning Gossip 

Happies and Crappies

Happies:

SNOW DAY yesterday!!! First snow day of the year!!! :) 

I've been getting back into my blogging routine and I've got FOUR new followers! :) I know it's small, but it's something!! 

Movie Marathon happened yesterday in several different dorm rooms! Junk food, girl talk, movies, it was a great snow day :) 

Sweet blog comments :)

One week till Spring Break! whoooo!! :)

Crappies: 

Too many tests and quizzes this week

The ice and snow all over the sidewalks. I'm lucky I haven't fallen flat on my face yet ha!

Classes were not canceled today and I had to get up for 8am accounting :(



Happy Friday!!
The weekend is almost here! :) 

My Weekend!

My weekend was pretty relaxed.

Friday night my frannnns and I went ice skating! besides me tripping/shaking/wobbling/ and looking like I was seizing on the ice, it was fantastic.

After ice skating grabbed some pizza before we went to see This is 40. and this def happened when we left....and we left in a hurry hahahaha

This is 40 was r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s-!!! That's all.

I woke up at 1 on Saturday afternoon, ate some breakfast and worked on a little homework! 

I watched EU beat Culver Stockton by 1 point!! Whoooo!!! 

Sunday, I literally did accounting homework all day. Fan freaking tastic!!

I lost my BDubs virginity last night and it was worth it. 18 Boneless Honey BBQ wings split with my friend Madison! and then before I knew it, is happened...

My friend Christian sent out this snap to all of my friends....er.mah.gosh!! I died.

Sunday night, my suitemate came in literally threw wax on my face. I was laughing so hard. I was looooong overdue for an eyebrow/lip wax...annnnd I can't believe I'm about to post this picture....

It burned so.bad. like ohmygoshitscaldedmyfaceoffbad

That's all....

Shingles

I have shingles.

It absolutely sucks.

Until this week, I'd only heard of shingles and I thought only old people got shingles. Apparently not. 

I went to the school nurse thinking that I had a bad head cold/hives and it turned out I had shingles.

I'm on a strong anti-viral medicine, along with vitamins, Sudaphed, and Aleve. When I take my meds 3x a day, I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel like a granny. Heck, people in the caf thought I was a pill popper! hahahah  

It'll take about 2-4 weeks for it to run its course, which means I'm have them over my birthday and Christmas, while I'm in Florida :(

As much as this upsets me, it could be much worse.

There is girl that goes to school with me and she had a stroke about a month ago. She is undergoing some serious health complications. Brittany is in the hospital right now. 

Visit her Facebook page here! :)

This blog post was written by one of our EU student bloggers!

This semester I've been learning alot about perspective. This is one of those times that is uncomfortable, but I'm trying to make the best of the situation and try not to complain. I've been following along Brittany's facebook page and as I read her dad's updates, I can't help but feel thankful for my health. That I can walk, talk, see, and hear without complications. For that, I am very thankful.

Die Young

This might be my new favorite song.

It's so catchy.

My roommate and I dance to it at least twice a day.

Usually without pants on. 

Speaking of pants hating, she left this treat on my facebook wall on Monday. I died

It's true. I HATE pants. 

She knows the first thing I do is take them off when I get back from class.

Keeping it real,

Emily 

No place like home

I'm home on Thanksgiving break. It's such a weird feeling. I'm in the town I grew up in and yet everything feels different. 

But, I'm excited to be home with my family for the next 5 days! We have full days ahead. 

I love being home because:

-I don't have to pay for laundry

-My own bed. Enough said

-Edible food such as eggs that taste normal, milk that's not in a nasty bag, and fresh fruits and veggies. It's the little things

-My own bathroom and shower. Peace

-I can wash dishes in a normal sized sink and wash things down the drain and not the toilet. 

-Coffee already made for me when I wake up

-Late night chats with my parents

-Dance parties with the sibs

-I get to work at the ziplines on Friday! so pumped! 


On a different note, I totally surprised my family last night. I was supposed to drive down tonight, but I showed up at 11:30 last night at the front door. My mom was shocked and just stood there haha. It's good to be home :) 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Emily 

L1N Floor Pictures :)

Last Sunday, my floor, Lewis 1st North (L1N), took our floor pictures! 

We took them at a park by school and they turned out so good!! Hannah Arnzen did an amazing job!!

Here are some of the sneak peaks that she posted :) Enjoy!! 

Katie Baker, my beautiful RA :)

and an iPhone shot of my suite :) 

Happy Sunday! 

Love,

E

Typical

A typical night in Room 141.

Smiles. Smiles. Smiles.

And me with runny raccoon eyes, fresh out of the shower.

True life.

My life.

Happy Thursday!!

Emily

Midterms? Check!!

My first ever week of college midterms are OVER!

RELIEF!!

It feels so good to walk out of a midterm and know that you worked your butt off studying! The hardest part is waiting to hear my grade. 


This week I learned that:

Studying someplace new (library, coffee shop) really helps me focus better, rather than studying in my room so much.

After studying, studying, and more studying, sleep is very important. Get as much of it as you can!

Healthy meals and snacks are far better than junk food. Definitely helps keep me focused when I don't have a headache. 

Exercise is the best stress reliever, or one of them anyway.

Going off campus for a few hours and getting away is sometimes the perfect thing. This week I ran down to Branson with my roommate and saw one of my sisters volleyball games. It was so nice to see my family really quick and get my mind off things.

Everybody gets stressed. Don't take it personal when they take things out on you. 

One.more.day of classes then I'm going home!! wooo hooo!!

Happy almost weekend!!!

Emily 

What I've learned: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Freshmeat 

College 

One of the most incredible times. One of the most terrifying times. I've learned so much and I've only been here over a month. 

I've been meaning to do a braindump and write about all the crazy memories that I've already made, but my life has been cray. 

School: Some teachers are awesome, like total rockstars. They let us out of class early, make jokes in class, and declare Friday, Youtube Friday. Other classes having me wanting to shoot myself. Loooooong boring lectures and homework in large ungodly doses.

Workstudy: I interviewed for several workstudy jobs in August. I was hired to be the Office Assistant one of the guys' dorms. The athletic dorm. I'm not complaining. I love my job. I meet lots of super attractive athletic studs people. Need I say more? I got lucky for sure.

Sleep: Naps in the middle of the day are quite possibly the best thing about college. Ok I'm kidding, but seriously, it's awesome. I get back from class at around 11, and I don't have another class till 1. Snooze time! This just really makes up for the few hours of sleep I get every night. 

Dorm Life: It's like a giant sleepover every night. Enough said. 

My RA: Katie Baker. She's awesome! I love going into her room and having heart to heart talks with her. 

Friends: I LOVE all the people that I'm meeting! I love all the memories that I'm making. Embarrassing, funny, serious, awkward. 

Family: It's so weird calling/texting my parents during the day and not being able to talk with them in person. But I'm learning so much being away from home and I'm only an hour away. My mom bribes me with homemade food and free laundry :)

Fresh Elections!

Merry! My floor big sister :) seriously love her!

Big Sister/Little Sister Floor Dates

My life is crazy. Blogging will be at a minimum, but I'm completely ok with that. I love my life. I'm so blessed. I'll try to update every once in a while.

Oxox,

Emily 

Ripped Pants

One of the worst things in life is when something is hilariously funny and you CAN'T laugh.  It's the worst.

Today: we had a guest professor and he was lecturing on something very serious. Sex Trafficking.

Then he walked over to the computer to switch slides and out of nowhere his pants ripped. RIPPED!

RIPPED!

I died.

pretend this hole is 10x bigger
 and in a more awkward place

I lost it.

I started laughing. My suitemate Tessa that sits next to me starts dying of laughter.

And the prof just kept right on lecturing. 

He finally said something and laughed it off, only about 15 minutes after the fact.

Call me a child, but I couldn't hold it in.

Then I tweeted about it.

SUE.ME.

Actually don't. I'm a poor college kid with no money. 

First Few Days

where do I begin? There has been so many memories already. Good, funny, embarrassing....

Friday: Moved in, met my roommate/suitemates. First meal in the caf, met some of my professors, worship at sunset and ice cream on the lawn.

Saturday: We listened to some student panels, and then we headed out to Convoy of Hope and we bagged rice! It actually was a ton of fun!!! Our team bagged enough rice for 60,000 meals for their hunger program. 

Saturday night we had a comedian and then coffee in the Joust. I'm trying to meet new people and get connected. baby steps.

Sunday: Chapel service for all incoming freshman and my fam! BBQ lunch and then came the sad part. goodbye :( yes I know my house is only an hour away, but still. My family prayed for me and then hugged me goodbye. I did okay until my dad hugged me. He teared up. I am his little girl! We are so close.

Sunday night we watched started watching Avengers, and then ended up going to Walmart and buying snacks. Yes that happened. 

Monday we had a ton of sessions for academic prep, EU student life etc etc etc. Last night, we went downtown and ate at this cute little bistro, shopped a little. Our night ended with watching a massive fight on the square that ended up with us calling the cops, an ambulance, cussing and some blood. Cray cray. 

Today, we had our first chapel, and now we have chill time until a dorm meeting and activities on the lawn. Yes I understand these types of posts are long and boring, but I'm trying to remember all the little details.


Here are some funnies:

Tessa (suitemate) "It's OK everybody's butthole stinks" In response to me telling her we needed Febreeze in the bathroom. Classy

"I have a VI" (va jay jay itch)

Me: "Tessa look I found this earring in your cupholder" Tessa: EWWW!! It's sticky!! *proceeds to chuck the earring out her window, while driving" hahaha


Every night has ended on the couch with Jenae, watching Pretty Little Liars! I'm hooked!!

I'm off to lunch!!

oxox,

Emily 

Move-in day: Evangel Bound!

I moved into college today!!! 

SO many emotions! SO many people! SO many things to do!

Here's a quick pictures of my room! It's pretty much done, and I LOVE it :) 

PS: my roommate is awesome! and she's adorable!! :) 

I've gotta run! orientation, activities, and meeting my professors are on today's agenda!!


oxox,

Emily