Hey y'all, remember me?!
I know you guys must have just been dying the past 2 weeks without me.
TOTALLY KIDDING.
Kinda.
;)
Well, I found myself with a little free time today so I thought I would spend it playing catch up with y'all! I've missed blogging so much, so hopefully things will settle down a little more in the coming weeks and I can get back to blogging at least 2 or 3 times a week :)
I've got a jam-packed schedule until November -- wow, did I really just say that?
NOVEMBER?! Holy cow, where is time going...I just started classes like, a few days ago. (Or was it a few weeks? Whoops...)
Anyway, here's a little peek at what the next month and a half holds for me:
This weekend (Sept. 22nd) - UNC vs ECU football game
Now I've gotta be really honest with y'all here -- I was raised to cheer for ECU football and UNC basketball. But now that I actually attend UNC, it's only fair that I cheer for them, right? Right. However, I personally will be content with whoever wins because I love both teams. I cheer just as hard for ECU as I do for UNC.
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The next weekend I actually DO have free, but that will be spent doing some hardcore schoolwork. BLEH.
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Moving on (Oct. 5-7th) - NC Seafood Festival
Now y'all....being that I only live 2 hours from the coast, I LOVE me some seafood. And nothing makes me happier than a festival. And the beach. So...combine those two and I am in Heaven for a whole weekend. My family has been going to the NC Seafood Festival for several years and it gets better and better every. single. time. The food is absolutely ah-mazing, and don't even get me started on all the vendors selling homemade jewelry and crafts. Whew...my wallet always takes a beating that weekend. Can't wait to do it again this year!!
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Next up...my personal favorite (Oct 12-14th) - NEW YORK CITY
Ahhhhh! Excited doesn't even begin to describe the way I feel, y'all. I've been to NYC a couple times before (once with family friends, once with family), but I've never been with Jordan and that is exactly who I'm going with this time (plus her bf's mom, Susan, and another one of our great friends, Danielle)! We're actually taking a day trip. Yes, you read that right. We will leave home via charter bus around 11:00pm Friday night, arrive in NYC around 10:00am Saturday morning, leave NYC around 11:00pm Saturday night, and arrive back home around 10:00am Sunday morning. WHEW! These day trips are very common around home, but neither of us have ever done one before so we're both a little antsy about it, but we know that we'll have a blast no matter what! Oh, and this is strictly a shopping trip for us. We've both been to NYC twice so we've seen all the sights -- we just want to get the goods this time. Mhmm..you know what I'm talking about. Chinatown, baby. Pashmina scarves and knockoff handbags and sunglasses galore. That's my kinda "town".
However, we do plan on making it by Ground Zero because the new memorial and Freedom Tower weren't there the last times we went. As I said before, excited doesn't even begin to describe it and I'm so, so glad that Jordan and I get to go together! Be expecting a full recap when the time comes! ;)
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Finally, (Oct. 18-21st) - FALL BREAK/NC STATE FAIR
Like I just told y'all earlier, there aren't many things that this girl loves more than a fair/festival. There's just something about them that I can't get enough of. Maybe it's the sense of community in all of the people, the atmosphere, or maybe it's just all the fried food.
Yeah. It's definitely the fried food. ;)
Anyway, our state fair always falls right in the same week as UNC's fall break, which is perfect for me since I only like to go with my Dad. It's just something that we've always done and since I'm free from class for a couple days, it's the perfect time for us to go. And as I mentioned before, the food is definitely my main reason for going.
Here are my favorites:
-apple cider (cold during the day, hot at night)
-chocolate covered frozen bananas
-homemade peach ice cream
-the BEST ham biscuits known to man
-ribbon fries (nom nom nom)
-fried shrimp sandwich (I'm already drooling..)
and of course...
FUNNEL CAKE!
Can't forget the funnel cake. That would be a sin.
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Well, guys...that's what I've got planned to kick off the fall season with!
It's finally starting to get a little cooler here in NC (the high today is only 72 degrees!!!) and this chick could not be any happier. I'm ready to break out the boots and scarves, y'all!!
Hope y'all have a fab Wednesday and hopefully it won't be so long before I make it back to blogland!
xoxo
