in case you haven't heard...

There is a Butler Cribs video contest going on...like MTV, only cooler.

And my roommates and I decided to enter.

1. Because we want to win the prize.

2. Because we want to show off the Alpha Bat Cave to it's finest.

3. Because we are so funny & we wanted to video ourselves being straight up weird.

So, because of all of these reasons, we created the best video ever. We didn't realize the deadline until 20 minutes before. Therefore, we were quite last minute. It was late at night and we had no plan...and that's what made it wonderful.

Check it out. Vote. Or else.

http://www.butler.edu/cribs/

my big screen debut!

Sometimes I just really love college. Today is one of those days.

I love how flexible it is. I love that people know that you have class, but that you can rearrange your schedule to do cool things. And you can manage your own time however you want.

So, duh, went to work and class today. But also made time to write some letters to people that mean a lot to mean. And spent some time looking up my potential class schedule for next semester. (Actually one of my true favorite parts of college!)

And then got the chance to be in an Admissions Office video. It's the video that every potential student who comes to visit Butler will see. And I'm in it! COOL!

And all I had to do was rearrange my schedule a little bit. Leave my homework for a little bit later. And then, Ta-Da! There you go.

I'll make sure to let everyone know when my debut is out on video.

everybody cut loose...

Footloose.

Saw this movie last night with Meredith, Mel, & Sam. It. Was. The. Best. Movie. Ever.

All I want to do is sing and dance and I wish my life was a musical. We all walked out of the theatre smiling and couldn't be any happier.

Downloaded the soundtrack, put it on repeat, and it's going to get make my Sunday a fun day.

yay!!!!!

My best friends..my best of the best of the best friends are thinking of coming out to visit me at Butler next semester. I went to visit some of them at their school at Baylor last year and it was the best weekend ever. Everything was awesome. I loved every second of it.

So, basically I can't wait until I hear confirmation of these beautiful girls coming out to Indiana so we can have the BEST DAY EVER. (I used the word best too much, but this deserves it!)

These girls are the best of the best of the best, sir. And yes, they are as fun in real life as they look in pictures. 

numero dos

I'm in an art class this semester and I love it. More than anything else I'm taking. I get to pretend to be an artist.

Our second project was due this last week and I am very proud of it. Even if I did do some of it last minute. Don't worry about it. I based my project idea on this quote:

"Find flaws in the beauty and beauty with flaws."

on Fall Break. "flaws in beauty" 

"beauty with flaws"

Just some interesting ideas that I really enjoyed exploring through art.

west virginia, mountain mama

Fall Break was last weekend. No Thursday or Friday classes. Could life get any better?

This year, instead of trying to fly home and spend a few days sleeping and hanging out with my family (not that I wouldn't have loved to do that), I decided to go on Fall Alternative Break...nicknamed FAB...which is not pronounced fob for those of you wondering.

It was wonderful in every sense. We stayed at the South Appalachian Folklife Center in dorms where we cooked all of our own food and got to run around, be crazy, have bonfires, explore the wilderness, and not be stressed out college students for a few days.

We worked on helping to make a house suitable for a couple who had just purchased it. Basically, we painted for three days straight. And we painted everything blue. I was covered in blue paint by the end of the trip.

The service was totally worth going on the trip. It was very rewarding to help these people and give back when I could've been sitting on a couch somewhere catching up on sleep.

But the people and fun activities were what made it. The group that went was eclectic and strange, but we came together and had the best time. I got to step out of my comfort zone and interact with people that I don't talk to on Butler's campus. I know that I have a few more friends walking around and people that I can say hi to on the way to class.

We also went on a hike in a nearby state park and went to a local music festival. I really just was reminded that all of America is beautiful and different. This area reminded me of Colorado so much and reminded me that I really do love the outdoors. So much. I want to be a mountain woman.

So, good choice, Abby. Good choice for choosing to step outside of what felt right and what was easy and doing something that was a little bit "alternative." It always pays off in the end.

target boutique is...

MY favorite place in the world somedays.

I was so pumped to go there on Sunday. It had been too long. I'm sorry, Target for neglecting our relationship.

The dollar section always produces some winners...this time, some sweet skinny headbands and some really cute cards for me to mail around the country.

Thanks, girls, for that impromptu trip to my happiest place on earth.