Memorial Day

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY JAKE! I cannot believe I have known you for fifteen years now...what a thought. We have been through so much and share so many memories together and you are seriously one of my best friends of all time bud :) Just like you said earlier today, the next time you're "something" will be when you're 30 so here's to the next 10 and many more to come ♥

This last "relaxing" weekend of school before the final's cram begin was indeed relaxing. More than 8 hours of sleep every night and each and every hour spent in good company was the best weekend I could have asked for. Friday night we went out simply because it was one of our last nights to really go out with carefree spirits. We hung out at the Bellomy Ghettos where the boys will be living next year which was super fun. It's hard to imagine that next year that will be a legitimate hang out and somewhere where we will feel at home. Saturday there was one final big day party that we went to and it was an absolute blast. We had a slow start in the morning and didn't make it out until 2pm. However, festivities were in full swing. Before we knew it we were thrown in the pool...not so sure how sanitarty that was but in the hot, hot, heat of the weekend it felt amazing :) I left early and was picked up by Gaffer for a belated dinner with the grandparents. I packed a couple of boxes up to store in their garage and it finally began settling in that I am leaving here in less than two weeks. My room is slowly emptying and I wanted to get a head start so finals weekend isn't too rushed. It was such a surreal feeling knowing those things I packed up wouldn't be coming back to campus for another 3 months. Seeing Nana and Gaffer was a nice break from campus an Sunday was another opportunity for escape. You may wonder why we're all trying to get off campus so close to the end of the year but seeing as we will be cooped up for the next week in final classes and final studying in the library it was nice to go out in to the world of Santa Clara for one of our final times of Freshman Year. Sunday was a day at the pool seeing as we finally were recipients of that gorgeous sunny California weather we have been promised all Spring Quarter. That night we went out to a delicious dinner at Pizza Antiqua on Santana before seeing Shrek the Final Chapter with Case, Jacq, Ter, Sam, Jack,David, David's friend Jacob and his little sister Elisa. The movie was super cute and I absolutely adore Shrek in the first place so it was bittersweet to see the series coming to an end. We came back to campus, turned on Sweet Home Alabama, another one of my faves, and I was out like a light within 20 minutes. This morning we woke up, had breakfast, I attempted to go for a run, and procrastinated most of the day before finally starting homework. We ended the evening by getting dinner at Benson and froyo and finally watching Dear John...definitely put me in a physiological/melancholy mood. It is so weird and definitely bittersweet to think I will be in the comforts of my home in 9 days but leaving behind all the memories of Freshman Year and the amazing friends I have made in a mere 8 months. I know we all will make the most of the next week and half and cram in some more memories in these next couple of days. The countdown til home has definitely commenced but that also means the countdown to finals is rapidly approaching as well, AHHH!