Shortly after I arrived back at school for the Spring 2015 semester, I received an email stating that I was nominated by someone at my school for an Awesome Woman Exemplar Award. We had a beautiful ceremony and we all got to celebrate the many awesome women on our campus.
Although my brother and I have gotten older, we still really enjoy meeting up with family friends to decorate Easter eggs. This year we had several generations coloring eggs: Grandparents, parents, children, and grandchildren.
No one knows who to celebrate April Fools Day and Hump Day like my school! This year, one of the major clubs on campus decided to celebrate the occasion of both by bringing in a camel for camel rides. Needless to say no one believed us and thought our photos were photoshopped. They thought it was all a joke, but it was real.
My parents decided to go away to a bed and breakfast for their anniversary. During their weekend getaway, they decided to rent some bikes and bike a rails to trails path. Needless to say, they really enjoyed it and when I came home from school, we decided to do it a couple more times. We all really enjoy biking now.
During the month of July, my town turns into a large tourist destination with large arts festivals. One of the arts festivals sticks to more local artists who are only from in state. This gave me a great opportunity to see a singer who was one of my favorite parts of Camp Chameleon growing up. She would bring her guitar to camp and sing songs around the camp fire. Seeing her perform at the arts fest, gave us a test of what she likes to do for adults. It was still really good to see her and she remembers me from camp.
I've never been one for really long hair. Right before school started in August, I decided to get all my hair chopped off. I really like it and I think I'm going to keep it this length for a while.
Two days before I had to move into the Residence Hall, we took trip to NYC to see a play on Broadway. It was pretty cool to see the NYC skyline as we entered the city. We even got a personal tour guy (my mothers friend) who helped us navigate the city. He even gave us a VIP trip to the top of the Empire State Building. I must admit, I was also pretty excited to get a new pair of Crocs at a legit Crocs store too.
What better way to start the semester off than by going to your favorite ice cream place with some of your best buds and the most AWESOME RA someone could ask for! This trip was planned the previous school year and promised to me. We ended up getting most of our floor to go and some RA's after so many of us ended up moving in so early! :) Thanks E we're are really going to miss you!!!
This year I got a job with Student Activities which has been wonderful! Before my first shift at work, one of my supervisors caught me on my way to class and allowed me to show my silly side. He thought it would be a great idea to show my mom that I was really on my way to class. It was my FIRST DAY of OT CLASSES!!! :)
September came up pretty quickly and my family FINALLY moved into the new house! We love it and it is so cozy. Although I wasn't at the house for the moving part, I was there in spirit. Despite my difficulty with change, it was a rather smooth process with daily visits to the new house before I actually moved in. I don't think I could ask for a better room; it's purple!
After our move, I finally managed to get my parents up to Camp Victory! They were having an open house and I said, why not? It was a good day to get away and enjoy some time as a family and one of my homes away from home where I can truly be me. I also introduced someone to Asperger's who had never heard of it before.
October and midterms came around. My parents were finally able to get away on a vacation by themselves and with my grandmother. In the meantime, a good family friend had the opportunity to bring her grandson up to visit my school during our open house! It was a pretty cool experience and they got to meet some of my friends.
October is typically a busy month and includes a bunch of fun as well. My LLC went on an awesome hiking trip. We were fortunate enough to enjoy a picnic at one of our mentor's house's who lives out in the middle of no where. Across the street from her house is a huge shale cliff that we climbed. We love going on adventures.
November brought with it an awesome opportunity for my mother and I. We had the privilege of getting amazing seats at a Matthew West concert! Matthew West came up to me, wrapped his arm around my waste, put the microphone in front of my mouth and posed for a picture. I couldn't have been more giddy and I really didn't know what to do.
The school year concluded with an awesome school dance with my buddy Caleb and my friend/RA Eileen! I was super nervous to go to the dance without friends, but C is really good at swing dancing and taught me a little bit about it.
Some crazy weather we've had this year. We were fortunate enough to wear t-shirts to go pick out our Christmas tree. With my brothers fascination with tie-dye, we made it a tie-dye t-shirt trip! We had a lot of fun!
Just like last year, I rang in the New Year at Radiate, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Cru Conference! There was so much learning and growing and socializing with friends. We truly had a blast!!!
