Well, it's been a quick trip, unfortunately. :( I love coming here. It's so relaxing. So Friday I headed out with my Uncle David to the beach and we walked around the dunes for a while and then we went for ice cream (note: ice cream when it's 58 degrees, possibly not the best idea, but still tastes really good). Then last night I headed out with an old friend, Lauren. I walked down to her house and saw her family, and then we met up with a few of her friends and went to dinner and then to one of the local pubs for a few drinks. It was great catching up. I can't believe we're both old enough where we can "go for drinks". It blows my mind! :)
Today my aunt and uncle came and got me and we went to some caves up north. That was fun. It was raining a little bit and silly me thought I would dryer in the cave. After we were done we went for a late lunch, and then headed to a pub for a drink before we headed back to Barrow. When I got back tonight I skyped with my parents, did laundry, and repacked all my bags. Of course I spent all my time here just chilling in the conservatory, hanging out with family, and trying to make dad exceedingly jealous. :-D
There's never enough time when I'm here. I suppose that's a good thing, but I'm never sure when I'm going to get back, so it kind of stinks. :-/ Like I said before, it's just so relaxing and peaceful. What can I say... it's home.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
I have arrived
So I've made it to Barrow and to my grandparents house.
For those of you who don't know. I am going to be studying abroad this summer. I'll be in Cambridge. I left on Tuesday and will be back on August 9. I'm spending the first few days in Barrow visiting my grandparents and Uncle. I left at 12:15 on Tuesday afternoon. Flew to NJ, and had a four hour lay over there. Then boarded a plane for 7 hours and headed to England. The plane was actually pretty nice. I flew into Manchester and the past couple times I (or my family) have done that we end up on the older planes that haven't been updated, and it seems very long because you don't have the individual tvs. So that's what I planned for. I had my Kindle, a book, my ipod, and my laptop w/ extra battery and DVDs. I was set. However, when I got on the plane, I realized it had been updated, and we not only had individual tvs, but also outlets. :) It was still a long flight, and I definitely didn't get any sleep (I can never sleep on planes), but I was entertained the whole way. :)
When I got to Manchester it was 7:40 in the morning, and I went through customs and got asked many questions about how long I would be there, why I was there, and why I had been there so many times before (apparently the UK doesn't like people visiting often, lol). After I got my luggage I headed to the train station where I got the 9:30am train to Barrow. It was a 3 hr train ride, and I arrived in Barrow at 12:30 completely exhausted, hungry, and feeling very dirty.
My main goal for yesterday was to beat the jet lag. I ended up taking a 2 hour nap, but was still exhausted afterwards. So when I went to bed at 10pm I expected to pass out. However, as soon as I laid down, my body had different plans, and it took me two hours to fall asleep.
This morning, I woke up very refreshed, and ready for the day. It's been quite nice here today. It was a little cloudy this morning, but this afternoon it was 60 and sunny. :-D Grandma and Granddad took me out to lunch, then Asda's so I could get a few things, and then they dropped me off by the market so I could walk around a little bit. When I was ready to head back, it took me a while to find Abbey Rd. so I could get back home, but I wasn't in any hurry, so it wasn't a big deal, and I eventually found my way (if only my little sister and her great sense of direction were here). :)
Anyways, that's about it from here, tomorrow I'm hoping to meet up w/ my friend Lauren here, so we'll see.
For those of you who don't know. I am going to be studying abroad this summer. I'll be in Cambridge. I left on Tuesday and will be back on August 9. I'm spending the first few days in Barrow visiting my grandparents and Uncle. I left at 12:15 on Tuesday afternoon. Flew to NJ, and had a four hour lay over there. Then boarded a plane for 7 hours and headed to England. The plane was actually pretty nice. I flew into Manchester and the past couple times I (or my family) have done that we end up on the older planes that haven't been updated, and it seems very long because you don't have the individual tvs. So that's what I planned for. I had my Kindle, a book, my ipod, and my laptop w/ extra battery and DVDs. I was set. However, when I got on the plane, I realized it had been updated, and we not only had individual tvs, but also outlets. :) It was still a long flight, and I definitely didn't get any sleep (I can never sleep on planes), but I was entertained the whole way. :)
When I got to Manchester it was 7:40 in the morning, and I went through customs and got asked many questions about how long I would be there, why I was there, and why I had been there so many times before (apparently the UK doesn't like people visiting often, lol). After I got my luggage I headed to the train station where I got the 9:30am train to Barrow. It was a 3 hr train ride, and I arrived in Barrow at 12:30 completely exhausted, hungry, and feeling very dirty.
My main goal for yesterday was to beat the jet lag. I ended up taking a 2 hour nap, but was still exhausted afterwards. So when I went to bed at 10pm I expected to pass out. However, as soon as I laid down, my body had different plans, and it took me two hours to fall asleep.
This morning, I woke up very refreshed, and ready for the day. It's been quite nice here today. It was a little cloudy this morning, but this afternoon it was 60 and sunny. :-D Grandma and Granddad took me out to lunch, then Asda's so I could get a few things, and then they dropped me off by the market so I could walk around a little bit. When I was ready to head back, it took me a while to find Abbey Rd. so I could get back home, but I wasn't in any hurry, so it wasn't a big deal, and I eventually found my way (if only my little sister and her great sense of direction were here). :)
Anyways, that's about it from here, tomorrow I'm hoping to meet up w/ my friend Lauren here, so we'll see.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Almost there....
I am almost to the end of the semester. At this exact moment I have 30 more hours until I am free. I'm excited to be done, and ready to go home and see my friends and family and kind of relax, and when I go home it means 5 weeks and I will be in England!!! I am beyond excited (since I consider England my second home, literally). The only thing I'm not looking forward to is not seeing Kevin for 6 week. However, I've been apart from boyfriends much longer than 6 weeks in the past. This should seem like a cake walk.
My last exam is Torts, and it is 3.5 hours, and I get to take a 20 page outline into the exam with me (hello 8pt font and .25" margins). Over the past few days, I have shrunk my 80 page out line down to 10. If it was at 12 pt it would be 16 pages, and probably, if i put the margins back to normal it'd be 20. Yay computers!!! That's all. Anyways, given that fact, and the fact that 2/3 is review from previous classes I've had, my motivation to study has gone out the window, but if I don't study, I feel guilty (I blame dad). :) So I've been studying (not as much for my other exams) about 6-7 hours a day and then packing the rest of the day. Unfortunately, as I move stuff, these spiders keep coming out of hiding. Now, I'm not as scared of spiders as some people, but I definitely don't want them near me. I don't know if it's this house, or MS in general, but I have never seen so many spiders in my life!!!
Let's see, what else is new... Not much. I've literally spent the last 2 weeks studying, and that's it. First was Con Law (let's just not talk about that one shall we?) Then was Crim Law. That was better, but the curve is going to be tight I think. The one I just took was Contracts, and I have no clue about that one. I think the curve for Torts will be tight as well, but we'll see. Anyways, that's about it... Just study and pack. I'll be back home on Sunday morning ready to begin the summer. :)
My last exam is Torts, and it is 3.5 hours, and I get to take a 20 page outline into the exam with me (hello 8pt font and .25" margins). Over the past few days, I have shrunk my 80 page out line down to 10. If it was at 12 pt it would be 16 pages, and probably, if i put the margins back to normal it'd be 20. Yay computers!!! That's all. Anyways, given that fact, and the fact that 2/3 is review from previous classes I've had, my motivation to study has gone out the window, but if I don't study, I feel guilty (I blame dad). :) So I've been studying (not as much for my other exams) about 6-7 hours a day and then packing the rest of the day. Unfortunately, as I move stuff, these spiders keep coming out of hiding. Now, I'm not as scared of spiders as some people, but I definitely don't want them near me. I don't know if it's this house, or MS in general, but I have never seen so many spiders in my life!!!
Let's see, what else is new... Not much. I've literally spent the last 2 weeks studying, and that's it. First was Con Law (let's just not talk about that one shall we?) Then was Crim Law. That was better, but the curve is going to be tight I think. The one I just took was Contracts, and I have no clue about that one. I think the curve for Torts will be tight as well, but we'll see. Anyways, that's about it... Just study and pack. I'll be back home on Sunday morning ready to begin the summer. :)
Monday, April 11, 2011
US v. Ripley Part 2
So last week was my oral arguments. I argued on Thursday at 11:30 am. It could have gone better and ended w/ me in tears. I was so emotionally drained after it, and in my mind I did awful. Since then I've thought about it logically, and I did ok. I know my outline and what I wanted to say better than anyone, which is why when I didn't say what I wanted or messed up something it really upset me. Also, I forgot to ask for rebuttal time. I tried to do it at the end, but they wouldn't let me. The judges were also supposed to ask me questions, and I only got 2, which completely threw me off. I was so upset. It astounds me that I did drama and was in all the musicals at church. I took a speech class, I've made speeches before. I did all of those with no problems. I get up in front of 3 other people and I lose it. It was the first real time I've ever doubted my career choice. Since then, I've looked at it, and overall, I made my major points, and I cited my cases, so I passed. And I plan to try out for moot court again next fall. Until then, I need to concentrate on finals and summer school.
Oral Arguments consumed my life last week. Friday was my first "final". It was a true final, but it was really easy. Open note and I could use the internet. :) It was Kevin's b-day on Friday, so we met another couple for dinner and then went to a concert. It was fun. Saturday we went to an Ole Miss baseball game and watched University of Georgia destroy the rebels (8-3). That night was a quiet night in, and Sunday I spent 5 hours in the library reading.
It's getting close to finals. There are 31 days left before the end of the semester. My goal is to have all my reading for the semester finished this week so I can just concentrate on studying for finals. This coming weekend Kevin and I are going to Memphis for Brewfest (his birthday present). Next weekend is Easter, so we have Friday off, but I also have dinner w/ two of my profs and three of my friends. That will be fun. I'm excited about it. After that, there's one more week until finals. I've got two weeks of finals, and then it's summer. Crazy. This year has flown by.
Two more updates. I'm running for Honor Council again for next year, and the vote is tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm also trying out for the Dean's Leadership Council, which is like a student ambassador for the law school. I should have an interview sometime next week, and then I should know (hopefully) before finals. So cross your fingers on those two things.
Have a good week y'all!
Oral Arguments consumed my life last week. Friday was my first "final". It was a true final, but it was really easy. Open note and I could use the internet. :) It was Kevin's b-day on Friday, so we met another couple for dinner and then went to a concert. It was fun. Saturday we went to an Ole Miss baseball game and watched University of Georgia destroy the rebels (8-3). That night was a quiet night in, and Sunday I spent 5 hours in the library reading.
It's getting close to finals. There are 31 days left before the end of the semester. My goal is to have all my reading for the semester finished this week so I can just concentrate on studying for finals. This coming weekend Kevin and I are going to Memphis for Brewfest (his birthday present). Next weekend is Easter, so we have Friday off, but I also have dinner w/ two of my profs and three of my friends. That will be fun. I'm excited about it. After that, there's one more week until finals. I've got two weeks of finals, and then it's summer. Crazy. This year has flown by.
Two more updates. I'm running for Honor Council again for next year, and the vote is tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm also trying out for the Dean's Leadership Council, which is like a student ambassador for the law school. I should have an interview sometime next week, and then I should know (hopefully) before finals. So cross your fingers on those two things.
Have a good week y'all!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
US v. Ripley Part 1
This appellate brief has pretty much consumed my life this past week and weekend. But it's done. I got it knocked down from just over 17 pages to right at 15. I got all the cites and capitalizations and little grammar errors fixed (I hope). The formatting is done on everything. And I sent a copy to my professor and the person I'm doing my oral arguments against. All I have to do now is print it out, get it bound, and turn it in by 5pm on Wednesday. If feels so good to be almost done with it. I am very proud. I think oral arguments will be fun as well. As long as I don't choke that is.
I wish I could say I could take breather, but it's the second half of the semester, and while in undergrad that basically means you can check out, in law school it means, let's fire it up baby. So while I'm turning in my appellate brief this week, I'm also turning in a homework assignment at the end of the week, writing a paper due on Monday, "preparing" for my Research final next friday, attending various meetings this week, beginning my flash cards for my finals, looking for an apartment, registering for classes this friday, and on top of all of this I have my regular reading. I wanted to do this, right?
On the bright side, this week I officially booked my flight for England!!! I leave on June 21 and come back on August 9. I'm spending the first few days with my grandparents and then I'll head to Cambridge and spend 6 weeks in school (it'll be fun though) and then I'll have about 4 days for a mini vacation to somewhere. Then schools tarts back about 2.5 weeks after I get back. At this point I'm just trying to figure out what the first half of the summer looks like. Cross your fingers that I get this internship I'm waiting to hear from. That's about it for me. Have a good week!
I wish I could say I could take breather, but it's the second half of the semester, and while in undergrad that basically means you can check out, in law school it means, let's fire it up baby. So while I'm turning in my appellate brief this week, I'm also turning in a homework assignment at the end of the week, writing a paper due on Monday, "preparing" for my Research final next friday, attending various meetings this week, beginning my flash cards for my finals, looking for an apartment, registering for classes this friday, and on top of all of this I have my regular reading. I wanted to do this, right?
On the bright side, this week I officially booked my flight for England!!! I leave on June 21 and come back on August 9. I'm spending the first few days with my grandparents and then I'll head to Cambridge and spend 6 weeks in school (it'll be fun though) and then I'll have about 4 days for a mini vacation to somewhere. Then schools tarts back about 2.5 weeks after I get back. At this point I'm just trying to figure out what the first half of the summer looks like. Cross your fingers that I get this internship I'm waiting to hear from. That's about it for me. Have a good week!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Spring Break 2011
So obviously, I didn't write this past week because I was in Georgia on spring break. :) This past week was awesome! The weather was amazing and seeing friends who I haven't seen in a year or more was so much fun. SO I left last Friday, on the 11th and headed to Atlanta. I met up with my friend Kellie and her boyfriend Dylan, and spent the weekend with them. Friday we didn't do much, just stayed in, talked and watched movies. We went to Centennial Park and walked around Downtown ATL on Saturday. That night we went out to a local bar and chilled.
Sunday morning I left and headed to Eatonton, GA, about an hour south of ATL to go to Kevin's house for a few days. I met his parents, grandparents, and one of his uncles. It's kind of cool that his family lives so close to each other. Monday he took me to Athens, GA, which is east of ATL and home to the University of Georgia where he did his undergrad. That campus was HUGE!!! But it was absolutely beautiful. It was a lot of fun.
Tuesday Kevin and I headed to Savannah, GA to see my friends Rachel and TJ. They have a 7 mo. old son named Jax. This was the first time I got to meet him. He is so cute, but was teething so wasn't exactly happy a lot of the time. TJ's brother Riley was also in town, so they had a full house. TJ is a Ranger in the army and so they live on base. So in their 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house they had 5 adults, one baby, and two dogs for 3 days. :) It was so much fun though. Rachel, Riley, Jax, Kevin, and I all went to the beach (TJ had to work). It was pretty windy, but still nice. That night Rachel and I left the boys at home and went to this place called Lulu's Chocolate bar in downtown Savannah. It was chocolate heaven! Thursday was St. Patrick's Day, and Savannah has the second largest Saint Patrick's Day parade in the US. And let me tell you, it was long. 2.5 hours and it was still going! But we all saw TJ march by, and besides being long, the parade was pretty good, and the weather was amazing!!! That night after Jax went to bed we played Scattegories.
Friday morning Kevin and I got up pretty early for Spring Break (like 7:15) so we could hit the road before 8. Kevin had an interview at 1 that afternoon so we had to get back. However, because we got back to his house so early I had a lot of time to kill before I had to be back up in ATL to meet my other friend Stephanie. So I decided to take a side trip to Peachtree City, GA, which is just south of ATL and visit Phi Mu headquarters (my sorority's headquarters). It was awesome! I got a tour of the facility and got to go into the museum. After that I headed up to meet Stephanie. We chilled that night, got ice cream, watched movies, and crashed early.
Saturday we did some antique shopping in the morning, and then met Kevin for lunch (he went back to Oxford on Saturday). Kellie and Dylan also joined us. I was hoping Kellie and Stephanie would hit it off since they live within 15 minutes of each other and were both looking for some more friends. I think they did. :) That afternoon Stephanie and I headed to a thrift store shopping district. That night we met up with Kellie and Dylan and hit up a local bar. It was called Johnnie MacCracken's Celtic Irish Pub. It was interesting, but not necessarily a place I would go on a regular basis.
Sunday morning I had to leave. :( So I got up and headed out around 9:30 and drove back to Oxford. I got in around 2, and have basically been getting ready for the week since. I got some homework done, did my laundry, and have been watching Harry Potter (I swear these Harry Potter weekends happen like once a month). I don't have Contracts at all this week, so that frees up some time on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning which will be helpful b/c I still have some work to do on my Appellate brief which is due in a week. I also hope to book my flight to England for the summer and to find out for sure if I got the internship I interviewed for before spring break. And if all that isn't enough, I need to go look at an apartment that I think will be where I live for the next two years. Crazy.
This spring break was well needed, and it came at a great time. I am so happy I got to see all my friends, and hang out with Kevin for most of it. Definitely one of my top spring breaks. :) Oh and just because I'm awesome. I stayed $30 under my SB budget!!! :-D
Sunday morning I left and headed to Eatonton, GA, about an hour south of ATL to go to Kevin's house for a few days. I met his parents, grandparents, and one of his uncles. It's kind of cool that his family lives so close to each other. Monday he took me to Athens, GA, which is east of ATL and home to the University of Georgia where he did his undergrad. That campus was HUGE!!! But it was absolutely beautiful. It was a lot of fun.
Tuesday Kevin and I headed to Savannah, GA to see my friends Rachel and TJ. They have a 7 mo. old son named Jax. This was the first time I got to meet him. He is so cute, but was teething so wasn't exactly happy a lot of the time. TJ's brother Riley was also in town, so they had a full house. TJ is a Ranger in the army and so they live on base. So in their 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house they had 5 adults, one baby, and two dogs for 3 days. :) It was so much fun though. Rachel, Riley, Jax, Kevin, and I all went to the beach (TJ had to work). It was pretty windy, but still nice. That night Rachel and I left the boys at home and went to this place called Lulu's Chocolate bar in downtown Savannah. It was chocolate heaven! Thursday was St. Patrick's Day, and Savannah has the second largest Saint Patrick's Day parade in the US. And let me tell you, it was long. 2.5 hours and it was still going! But we all saw TJ march by, and besides being long, the parade was pretty good, and the weather was amazing!!! That night after Jax went to bed we played Scattegories.
Friday morning Kevin and I got up pretty early for Spring Break (like 7:15) so we could hit the road before 8. Kevin had an interview at 1 that afternoon so we had to get back. However, because we got back to his house so early I had a lot of time to kill before I had to be back up in ATL to meet my other friend Stephanie. So I decided to take a side trip to Peachtree City, GA, which is just south of ATL and visit Phi Mu headquarters (my sorority's headquarters). It was awesome! I got a tour of the facility and got to go into the museum. After that I headed up to meet Stephanie. We chilled that night, got ice cream, watched movies, and crashed early.
Saturday we did some antique shopping in the morning, and then met Kevin for lunch (he went back to Oxford on Saturday). Kellie and Dylan also joined us. I was hoping Kellie and Stephanie would hit it off since they live within 15 minutes of each other and were both looking for some more friends. I think they did. :) That afternoon Stephanie and I headed to a thrift store shopping district. That night we met up with Kellie and Dylan and hit up a local bar. It was called Johnnie MacCracken's Celtic Irish Pub. It was interesting, but not necessarily a place I would go on a regular basis.
Sunday morning I had to leave. :( So I got up and headed out around 9:30 and drove back to Oxford. I got in around 2, and have basically been getting ready for the week since. I got some homework done, did my laundry, and have been watching Harry Potter (I swear these Harry Potter weekends happen like once a month). I don't have Contracts at all this week, so that frees up some time on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning which will be helpful b/c I still have some work to do on my Appellate brief which is due in a week. I also hope to book my flight to England for the summer and to find out for sure if I got the internship I interviewed for before spring break. And if all that isn't enough, I need to go look at an apartment that I think will be where I live for the next two years. Crazy.
This spring break was well needed, and it came at a great time. I am so happy I got to see all my friends, and hang out with Kevin for most of it. Definitely one of my top spring breaks. :) Oh and just because I'm awesome. I stayed $30 under my SB budget!!! :-D
Monday, March 7, 2011
3 more days, 3 more days....
Spring Break 2011 begins at 2:01 pm Thursday afternoon!!! I am so excited! I am so ready for a break! I'm going to Georgia for the week to see some college friends and a high school friend. I'll also be meeting Kevin's parents somewhere in there. It'll be a fun 9 days. :-D
SO not much went on this past week. Just taking it day to day. My friend Robyn and her boyfriend Josh came down and visited on Saturday. It was fun having them in town, I just wish it had been rainy and cold. We ate out for lunch and dinner, and then I took them to a party w/ a bunch of my law school friends. They had fun and I had fun having them here.
This coming week is also a pretty chill week for me. I'm actually going home tomorrow afternoon for the night. I need to get a suitcase for spring break, and I have an interview Wednesday morning in Hernando, MS which is about half way b/t Memphis and Oxford. So cross your fingers and wish me luck on that. :)
Section has it really tough this week because they are the only class with a midterm, and it'll be a tough one for them. They've all been studying since Saturday afternoon pretty much (including Kevin unfortunately). So while Section 2 and 3 take it relatively easy (this is law school after all), Section 1 is very busy. But everyone is looking forward to spring break that's for sure!
SO not much went on this past week. Just taking it day to day. My friend Robyn and her boyfriend Josh came down and visited on Saturday. It was fun having them in town, I just wish it had been rainy and cold. We ate out for lunch and dinner, and then I took them to a party w/ a bunch of my law school friends. They had fun and I had fun having them here.
This coming week is also a pretty chill week for me. I'm actually going home tomorrow afternoon for the night. I need to get a suitcase for spring break, and I have an interview Wednesday morning in Hernando, MS which is about half way b/t Memphis and Oxford. So cross your fingers and wish me luck on that. :)
Section has it really tough this week because they are the only class with a midterm, and it'll be a tough one for them. They've all been studying since Saturday afternoon pretty much (including Kevin unfortunately). So while Section 2 and 3 take it relatively easy (this is law school after all), Section 1 is very busy. But everyone is looking forward to spring break that's for sure!
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