So because of the snow days last week, we only had a 3 day week. This week we have Monday off for MLK Day, and we only have a 4 day week. Then, next week, we will finally go for a full week. This system works well for me because I think that if we had gone for a full week this past week everyone would have been dead on Friday. Well, we kinda were, but it would have been worse.
So this past week I went to my two new classes, Criminal Law and Constitutional Law, as well as my continuation classes, Torts, Contracts, and Legal Research and Writing (LRW). Criminal Law should be interesting. Constitutional Law will be scary. We have this really old teacher who's a little eccentric and spits out citations at us. We had to read one case for the first class, and he cited at least 20 other cases in his lecture. Yeah... scary. And my other classes are just continuations. I really think LRW is going to kick my butt too though. We actually have homework and finals this semester. :-/ All in all, I'm pretty sure this semester will be harder than last semester.
Didn't really do much last week, just classes. There was a birthday party on Thursday night, and then everyone went out on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday I did absolutely nothing, and that was fun. Today I'm finishing off the homework I didn't do last week, and enjoying my last relaxing day.
This week class is all that's going on (as far as I know). Also, my friend Travis got married over Christmas, and so his wife is moving down here this week. Next Saturday there's a welcoming party for them, so that'll be fun. But yeah, that's about it. So here's to another short week. :)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Reunited and it feels so good....
I'm back!!!!
Obviously, that was longer than a month. Sorry y'all!
So to catch you up: Finals went well. I passed all my classes, so I'm pretty pleased about that. Then i got three weeks of Christmas vacation. The first two weeks I worked at the Roadhouse and made some really good money. Christmas was awesome. I got an iPod, concert tickets, new suits, new video games, and a bunch of other stuff. It was a good Christmas.
For New Year's Eve, I came back down to Oxford and met up with a friend of mine. We had a blast hanging out on the Square because it was just as crowded as a normal wknd, but there wasn't a bunch of undergrads running around, it was just the locals. I spent my third week running errands, hanging out with friends, and generally just relaxing.
So this past weekend it was time to come back. They were predicting massive amounts of snow for the South, and I didn't really believe, but I hoped. So Sunday, my friend Travis flew into Memphis, and I picked him up and we headed back to school. Unfortunately/fortunately the predictions were true. Travis's flight was delayed about 4 hours, and so when I finally got him, oxford had already been getting snow for about two hours. We hit the storm pretty much right as we got into MS. What normally is a 1.5 hour drive turned into a 3.5 hour drive. However, we made it, safe and sound. AND... there was tons of snow on the ground!!!!
We ended up getting b/t 6 and 8 inches of snow depending on where you were. Needless to say I was beyond excited! I have a bunch of friends who live in an apartment complex with a huge hill behind them, and they hit it up Sunday night for sledding. Monday (and Tuesday) was a snow day. So the few people who had 4-wheel drive came and rescued the rest of us. We all headed over to the Links (the apt complex), and had a sledding party. We headed out to the hill about 11:30 and we were out there playing, sledding, and generally just having a good time until about 3:30. It was one of the best snow days ever, however, I am definitely feeling it today. (SO WORTH IT!!!)
After we were all really cold, we headed to someone's apartment to get warm. Some of the guys ran to the store to get supplies. They came back with two pizzas and two whole chickens. So they made beer can chicken (it was really good actually), and then after that was done, put the pizza in. After a few hours there, we ended up moving across the complex to someone else's apt to watch the BCS Championship Bowl game. My friend Kevin and I stayed until about half time, and then went back to his apt to watch the second half. After that, I headed home.
Let me just say... BEST SNOW DAY EVER!!!! I couldn't have asked for a better first day back.
So today is snow day #2. I don't think there's any big sledding parties again (unfortunately), but I need to finish reading for class (b/c I doubt we'll have three snow days), I need to shovel my driveway so I can get out, and maybe go over to the new law school to check it out. We'll see though, maybe there's a movie night that could happen tonight. :)
I'll post pics shortly from yesterday. The ones above were all taken by a friend w/ a professional camera who captured our awesome day.
Obviously, that was longer than a month. Sorry y'all!
So to catch you up: Finals went well. I passed all my classes, so I'm pretty pleased about that. Then i got three weeks of Christmas vacation. The first two weeks I worked at the Roadhouse and made some really good money. Christmas was awesome. I got an iPod, concert tickets, new suits, new video games, and a bunch of other stuff. It was a good Christmas.
For New Year's Eve, I came back down to Oxford and met up with a friend of mine. We had a blast hanging out on the Square because it was just as crowded as a normal wknd, but there wasn't a bunch of undergrads running around, it was just the locals. I spent my third week running errands, hanging out with friends, and generally just relaxing.
So this past weekend it was time to come back. They were predicting massive amounts of snow for the South, and I didn't really believe, but I hoped. So Sunday, my friend Travis flew into Memphis, and I picked him up and we headed back to school. Unfortunately/fortunately the predictions were true. Travis's flight was delayed about 4 hours, and so when I finally got him, oxford had already been getting snow for about two hours. We hit the storm pretty much right as we got into MS. What normally is a 1.5 hour drive turned into a 3.5 hour drive. However, we made it, safe and sound. AND... there was tons of snow on the ground!!!!
We ended up getting b/t 6 and 8 inches of snow depending on where you were. Needless to say I was beyond excited! I have a bunch of friends who live in an apartment complex with a huge hill behind them, and they hit it up Sunday night for sledding. Monday (and Tuesday) was a snow day. So the few people who had 4-wheel drive came and rescued the rest of us. We all headed over to the Links (the apt complex), and had a sledding party. We headed out to the hill about 11:30 and we were out there playing, sledding, and generally just having a good time until about 3:30. It was one of the best snow days ever, however, I am definitely feeling it today. (SO WORTH IT!!!)
After we were all really cold, we headed to someone's apartment to get warm. Some of the guys ran to the store to get supplies. They came back with two pizzas and two whole chickens. So they made beer can chicken (it was really good actually), and then after that was done, put the pizza in. After a few hours there, we ended up moving across the complex to someone else's apt to watch the BCS Championship Bowl game. My friend Kevin and I stayed until about half time, and then went back to his apt to watch the second half. After that, I headed home.
Let me just say... BEST SNOW DAY EVER!!!! I couldn't have asked for a better first day back.
So today is snow day #2. I don't think there's any big sledding parties again (unfortunately), but I need to finish reading for class (b/c I doubt we'll have three snow days), I need to shovel my driveway so I can get out, and maybe go over to the new law school to check it out. We'll see though, maybe there's a movie night that could happen tonight. :)
I'll post pics shortly from yesterday. The ones above were all taken by a friend w/ a professional camera who captured our awesome day.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
goodbye for a month
Welcome to No Fun November. Currently, I'm working on Assignment 3, a legal memo due in two weeks on a very complicated issue with lots of research to go along with it; staying on top of the reading for my four classes; working on my outlines for classes; and starting to study for my finals. Yeah, if that's no fun november, i don't know what is. I am extremely happy though because Thanksgiving break is in two weeks and I get to go home for a week! Of course, I'll be studying the whole time I'm home, it will be nice to be home.
Last weekend was a home game, which we won (finally)! Friday night was a good night out with friends, and then Saturday was a great day hanging out as well. A bunch of us went to go see our Property professor's son perform in the drum line and then he came back and tailgated with us. We shared stories and got to know each other. It was awesome. Sunday was back to work which will carry over until finals. I'm going to try and cut back on my internet time (key word there try) in hopes that it will help. Today I went and got a carrel in the undergrad library. Basically it's a 6' x 5' room with a desk, a chair, and an outlet. I can go in, lock the door and be by myself. I can also lock the door when I leave, so if I want to leave stuff in there I can, and it would be safe. It's on a no talking floor, so it'll be very quiet, and only graduate students can have one. I'm kind of excited about it. :)
Anyways, that's pretty much what's going on. I'm going back to the basics after last month: making sure I'm exercising and eating right, taking time for me, and doing nice things for myself (like buying flowers for myself). Essentially, just taking it one step at a time.
So goodbye for a month folks.
Last weekend was a home game, which we won (finally)! Friday night was a good night out with friends, and then Saturday was a great day hanging out as well. A bunch of us went to go see our Property professor's son perform in the drum line and then he came back and tailgated with us. We shared stories and got to know each other. It was awesome. Sunday was back to work which will carry over until finals. I'm going to try and cut back on my internet time (key word there try) in hopes that it will help. Today I went and got a carrel in the undergrad library. Basically it's a 6' x 5' room with a desk, a chair, and an outlet. I can go in, lock the door and be by myself. I can also lock the door when I leave, so if I want to leave stuff in there I can, and it would be safe. It's on a no talking floor, so it'll be very quiet, and only graduate students can have one. I'm kind of excited about it. :)
Anyways, that's pretty much what's going on. I'm going back to the basics after last month: making sure I'm exercising and eating right, taking time for me, and doing nice things for myself (like buying flowers for myself). Essentially, just taking it one step at a time.
So goodbye for a month folks.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Crappiest month ever
I think Karma is finally coming to catch up. It says, you've been having a good time way to long, i'm now going to rain, no not just rain, but pour on your parade. The first couple weeks of this month just dragged on and on because... well, just because. Most of you know the story, there's no reason to continue it. This past week things were getting better. I went home last weekend, got some re-centering, and was having a decent week. Thursday was the Halloween Party and it was by far the best party ever! Then Friday happened, and all I have to say is thank God for my friend Travis who let me drag him all over the square to avoid some people. I was prepared for somethings, but not everything. I think Is topped breathing for a minute when I saw what I did. Saturday was pretty decent. Football and tailgating with some good friends. Then this morning about 11am I find out that one of my sorority sisters, who I was pretty close to died. She was 22 years old and at UE. Sometime early this morning she died from complications with her Epilepsy. My heart goes out to her family and boyfriend, and to the rest of my sisters still there and those far away. I wish I was there to help comfort them and share in their grief.
Mandy you will be missed so much. You could put a smile on everyone's face and you were so smart (you weren't a half bad IM player too). :) You were the epitome of a Phi Mu lady. You're in a better place looking down at us now. We are grieving for our loss and celebrating your life. LIOB forever. Once a Phi Mu always a Phi Mu.
Here's to a better November... please.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
keep moving forward
So last week was absolutely awful, which is why I missed a week writing. We're just not even going to go over it.
The weekend before last Chelsea came up to see me. We had fun. I showed her around Oxford and she met a bunch of my friends. I think she had fun. Then commenced really bad week including a little bit of crying, some break downs, and good friends to help me feel better. But, we're skipping over. Last Friday a bunch of my friends and I went to Northern MS for a bonfire and some Halloween fun. We roasted hot dogs and s'mores on the bonfire. The place we went was actually a farm, and they set up a haunted hayride, trail of terror through the woods, a corn maize, and a fun house type attraction. I went to it last year with some people from Memphis. It was a blast and I think everyone else had fun too. Saturday I woke up and decided to go home. I just needed to get away for the weekend. So I surprised my family by walking in at 10 am. :) I spent the weekend lazing around, watching football. Saturday night I went to go see Secretariat with my friend Robyn, and I ended up staying through Sunday night and driving home Monday morning in time to make it back for class. It was good I went home. I felt better on Monday morning.
So last night was kickball, and my team lost. :( So not cool. Then last night I had my friend Travis over and we watched the Cowboys do really well and then suck it up bad! Tonight I'm going to an etiquette dinner to learn how to be proper at a business meeting, and then Trivia night. Tomorrow I'm playing IM soccer. I finally found a team! I'm super happy about that!!! I am also dog sitting this week for a classmate so I get to have a furry friend running around the house, another thing I'm really happy about since I was convinced to wait until next semester to get my own. Thursday = crazy day: pink dress run and Halloween party. It's going to be awesome! Then this Saturday is the Ole Miss v. Auburn game. It's going to be huge!
After this week starts down month where all the 1Ls start studying for finals in a month. Right now I'm just taking it one day at a time, and trying to move on from last week. Yesterday was easier than today, but maybe tomorrow will be better. Here's hoping.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
So this past weekend I headed home for the weekend. Partly to help celebrate dad's birthday and partly just to go home. So Friday I headed off to Memphis as soon as class was over. My computer had been acting up, so it was really good I was going home so I could get my dad to fix it. Turns out somehow the date had been changed from 2010 to 2099, and so everything was expired on my computer. I spent Friday afternoon running errands and then I did a double feature at the drive-in with my friend Jessie. We saw The Town and Easy A. I absolutely love drive-ins. Admission plus snacks for under $15 (that includes popcorn, candy, and pop). At a normal theater, that would never ever happen!!! And, I accomplished something on my bucket list, I was the last to leave the drive-in (minus the employees). :)
Saturday was pretty lazy day. I did homework because I had nothing else to do. Lol. That night I went out with my friend Robyn downtown, and in the process watched Florida lose to LSU in the last 30 seconds. Ouch! LSU and Ole Miss are rivals (as I found out this year). Then Sunday I had coffee with some friends and watched the Cowboys suck. :( That night we celebrated Dad's birthday with a chicken dinner and pie and ice cream. Then I headed back to school.
This week is pretty slow. I had another draft of my 2nd memo on Monday morning and then nothing much else this week. My boyfriend however has a crazy week that started last Thursday and continues through this Saturday. So I'm playing the supportive girlfriend this week.
Even though school is slow this week, I'm still keeping busy. Last night I went and played kickball for two hours with some people, tonight is Trivia Night (I hope we win tonight, we were so close last week), either Wednesday or Thursday I'm having a movie night with Ellen, one of my friends here, Friday I'm going out, and then Saturday Chelsea's coming into town. :)
So yeah... that's life.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Rules Against Perpetuities
So this week is one of those random weeks where I'm not going to have a ton of reading, which would generally indicate more free time, but I have two major assignments due within a week of each other. One is this Wednesday, and the second on Monday. It's the same thing, just different drafts, but I've only got part of the first draft done for Wednesday. So that's what I'll be working on tonight and tomorrow. Other than that it's just a normal week.
Fall is officially here, and I'm loving it! Nice crisp weather in the morning, perfect running/walking weather in the afternoon. Last weekend's football game was awesome. It was great weather, and we won! Always a nice choice. I hung out with a bunch of friends on Friday and we found a dueling piano bar, which I think is now our new favorite spot, and then Saturday I went out with Todd and some other friends. It was crowded b/c it was cold outside so there were more people inside than normal.
Next weekend I'm going home. Kind of excited about it. I kind of miss it. I've already got plans for the nights I'm there too (which is like two). :) And hopefully, as lame as this sounds, I can get my work done on Saturday so Sunday I can watch football!!!! And not have to worry about making sure all my reading is done and my second draft is done. Yeah, other than that though, just moving right along through the semester. :)
Fall is officially here, and I'm loving it! Nice crisp weather in the morning, perfect running/walking weather in the afternoon. Last weekend's football game was awesome. It was great weather, and we won! Always a nice choice. I hung out with a bunch of friends on Friday and we found a dueling piano bar, which I think is now our new favorite spot, and then Saturday I went out with Todd and some other friends. It was crowded b/c it was cold outside so there were more people inside than normal.
Next weekend I'm going home. Kind of excited about it. I kind of miss it. I've already got plans for the nights I'm there too (which is like two). :) And hopefully, as lame as this sounds, I can get my work done on Saturday so Sunday I can watch football!!!! And not have to worry about making sure all my reading is done and my second draft is done. Yeah, other than that though, just moving right along through the semester. :)
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