Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone! What a pleasant way to wake up today; the sun was shining and it looked like it was going to be a perfect day! I looked out my window and saw a flourish of people wearing green which for some reason made me really happy! We said our goodbyes to Meredith this morning at around 3am...I am so glad I get to see her on Saturday because it had been so much fun spending time with her on the West Coast but in a few days time we will be living it up East Coast style! A lot of people have finished exams now so it is going to be that much more difficult to buckle down and get all the studying done I need to for my Friday final.

Today was a much needed day of rest and relaxation. I woke up around 10, worked out, and laid out by the Adobe wall with Katie for a couple of hours. We have been so blessed with 70 degree weather and having nothing to do all day on a sunny day makes for an awesome combination. After laying out for a bit, we had to listen to the final poster presentations our fellow students in our Ethnic Studies class were making. That class was seriously amazing and got me a lot more interested in Ethnic Studies and the importance of generating access for all people to higher education. Our professor, Erin, was the greatest and brought in delicious egg rolls which were to die for (obviously the posters were all right too haha)! After that we met up with Terra, Sam, and Emily and made our way to the pool. The concrete surrounding the pool was covered with fuzzy beach towels and pasty students trying to add to their tans. It was so relaxing just to lay out, soak up the sun, and enjoying the company of friends. Unfortunately, notorious me got a little burned but nothing I haven't seen before!

After coming back from the pool, all us girls had a celebratory dinner in Benson...HA! and came back afterwards to get ready for the nights' festivities. However, before hand Casey, Terra, Em, and I took a little cruise on the longboard. My obsession with longboarding started yesterday when we toured Mere around campus for literally 45 minutes. I took a bit of a spill which was a little discouraging but I felt so California cruising around campus on a longboard. Campus was so peaceful and the weather was tank-top/short weather. Lets just say we all have found a new love :)

Everyone looked so cute in their various shades and patterns of green all day long. It really reminded me of being home and always having such an easy time dressing up for St Patty's Day due to our school colors. I left so much of that at home but was lucky to have been given a flashing clover pin by Andrew last week :) We all went to a dance party at a house called Bermuda and it was seriously so much fun! So many of our friends were out and we ran into many more at the party. EVERYONE was dressed up and there was such a sense of unity in all the green-clad people. I danced the night away for a little while but just made it back to the study lounge to get a bit of reading/studying in as to lighten the load tomorrow.

Only a little more than 24 hours until Casey and I are MD bound! Gotta power through studying tomorrow then a 9:10 Friday final and I'm home free, literally :)

4 down, 1 to go!

And come January we're frozen inside
Making new resolutions a hundred times
February, won't you be my valentine?
And we'll both be safe 'til St. Patrick's Day

-John Mayer