Stress Break.

Today was brutal, to say the least.

Up and at 'em by 8 am. Monday's are usually my sleep in days. : (

I reported to campus and stayed there until 7 pm. Blah.

So much homework, projects, papers due this week.

Crunch Time.

Luckily, Kelli and I were able to have a nice break from homework and reminisced.

We watched our old VHS tapes from our Dance Recitals together,

dating back to 1997!

We were such little peanuts.

I enjoyed it very much.

Now back to studying, pulling an all night-er.

I can do this.

xo.

-Circa 1997 & 1998-

Home.

I was so happy to get the chance to hang out with my Mom all weekend. 

I really missed my family. 

My nieces and all their energy & personality. 

And my nephews with their smiles & laughs that light up the room. 

My dad and his big bear hugs.

And everyone else in my family that I was blessed with seeing this weekend.

Being at home grounds me and gives me a chance to escape 

all the noise and confusion that crowds my life in Minneapolis. 

I love seeing old friends from over the years as well as making new friends.

Because of a series of unfortunate/fortunate events 

(however you want to look at it)

 I’ve had to refocus on what it means to be “Brittany.” 

The best place to go to re-discover who I am, was obviously going home.

As mentioned in a previous post,

 I got to spend the weekend with my two dear friends Danielle and Marcus. 

Marcus was home for the weekend from Georgia where he recently graduated from ranger school.

Again, so proud of you!!

 I was ecstatic to see them but with seeing them brought hard news as well. 

It’s never fun to hear of a friend that will soon be off to risk his life

 for the freedom we as Americans enjoy without second thought, more on that later.

The holiday weekend at home reminded me about myself and who I am. 

It was some of the happiest days I’ve had in the past month or so. 

I’m excited to see how long I can hold out this bliss.

I’ve got nothing to do today but smile :) 

I wish that quote were completely true. 

Two and a half more weeks of stress to press on until the next break and home vacation.

 I cannot wait. 

See you soon, December.  

xo

Black Friday.

Black Friday.

Although I know that it is not a holiday, 

Black Friday is one of my favorite days of the year.

 Not so much because of the great deals, 

but because I love running around stores in the middle of the night 

with my wolf pack. 

The people-watching scene is not bad either.

This year I was very upset to find that stores were opening at Midnight. 

Hated it actually. 

But needless to say, I found myself contributing to the chaos nonetheless.

I was also very excited because Marcus is back after graduating from ranger school in Georgia. 

SO PROUD OF YOU!!

Favorite Memory from this year- Two guys standing by the cop car outside Walmart

"Sir, your friend was walking around Walmart with an open beer that is not legal......."

hahahahahaha. 

classic. 

Xo Happy Shopping : )