Bridesmaid Dress, Finally

Since January I have been searching for a navy blue cotton sundress for my mom's wedding. This resulted in many hours search the web that should have been spent studying, many shopping trips, and many angry yells about the lack of navy blue this season.
A week ago my mom and I were at the mall so she could get a purse repaired and I could stop by work to fill out direct deposit paperwork and we decided to pop into Gap on the off chance they were using navy blue this summer.... best decision ever!It was a little too flowy on my around the middle (made look a touch prego) so my mom suggested the whole wide belt around the middle to cinch it in... after I made sure she was ok with it in her wedding pictures (her response was, and I quote If Michelle Obama does it, its ok with me) so we grabbed:
except instead of brown its a metallic gold...
After that I picked up some metallic gold flops from American Eagle that don't make that clomp soung like most leather flops do....
I love casual weddings.... so comfy!

Also, on an unrelated note.. I am teaching my black lab how to jump and put his paws on the counter when begging because I was bored during dinner.... I feel like it will be amusing to see how it plays out... in my defense my soon to be stepdad has taken my two unruly dogs and trained them to be well behaved and polite and this could not continue...

Text Messages Can Blow Your Mind...

So, finally school is done... I have move back home and have time to breathe.. except for the fact that my Mom is getting married soon and my life is consumed with wedding related things... I made 75 favor bags yesterday and 50 more today.
Plus, I take my drivers test on Thursday (I know, I know, I'm really late is taking it. In my defense I used to live a ten minute walk from everything and my mom worked really close to where we lived) so I am practicing like crazy...
Anyway, on to the real reason of this post... A couple days ago I woke up and noticed my phone was dead. So, I plugged it into its charger and turned it on; then, I noticed a text from the big sister informing me that our nephew had a girlfriend.... What? seriously? He's like 15 and fairly awk... I couldn't believe it... I asked my soon to be step-dad if he knew about it, yes he did. I asked my mom, yes she did... Apparently I was the only one in the dark... So of course, I logged on to Facebook went to his page and checked his photos... He has a totally cute little girlfriend!!! Craziness! I mean, I didn't date until really late (my first kiss was the night of my 17 birthday, but that's a whole other story....) I'm not sure why this is so mind boggling but it is...
Also, he was apparently named MVP of his Lacrosse team which is just awesome!
Anyway... just had to mention this...
Ciao,
Kate

P.S. Having a nephew in highschool makes me feel old.... even though I'm only like 3 years older then him...

Wow, I really disappeared for awhile....

So, ummmm.... I'm sorry... but, life got distracting... what with classes, papers, picking out housing for next year, signing up for classes, trying to have an actual social life, and being a cool Aunt....

So first of all, I rocked my classes this past week, a 94 on my Sociology test, a 92 on my Anthropology test, a 11/12 on my government project, and a 21/20 on my Ethics paper (which I wrote at 3a.m.)

Plus, my absolute best friend since I was 5 came down to visit me over her Spring Break. AND she got into NYU Tisch for next year WITH an acting scholarship!! (How freaking awesome is that?) We had a blast, she said she can't wait for college.

I got an apartment with my two friends down here and one girl we were randomly assigned (but she looks pretty nice) so I will be able to cook next semester (YAY!) no more mass produced food!!

And I signed up for classes, no Friday classes, no Monday or Wednesday classes until 3p.m. plus Tuesday and Thursday classes don't start til 9am, which isn't too late...

Plus, I went to my first club ever and had a good time! I'm going to my first Frat party on Friday or Saturday, wish me luck!!

Also, I have the worlds cutest nieces, check 'em out...



















My nephew is pretty adorable too... Same with the big sister... And how cute are my big brother, my mommy, and me?
(Correct answer, "Super cute!")







So, I promise not to be away for so long.... I've got some catch-up to do on my favorite blogs, which I will do this week, I swear!!

Ciao,
College Prep

Ick

Today has been an icky day so far....
First, I forgot to turn off my alarm last night.... so I was rudely awoken at 9am when I didn't have class til 12:30... so annoying....
Second, I forgot to look out the window this morning, so when I went outside this morning I was surprised to find rain and icy pavement and I was wearing Ballet flats which have now been soaked through.... ewww....
Third, I left my room too late to stop for a bagel and coffee and I have back to back classes today... So I will be starving.... I must rely on a vending machine to deal with my hunger....

Tonight should be good though, I'm grabbing dinner with two friends and then heading off to watch the Patriots take on Drexel University!

Mason Pride

So, I just back from a Homecoming party/finished playing some hard core Pokemon N64 with a hallmate and I just have to say I <3 my University... I am not the worlds biggest sports fan by any means but there is something very cool about sitting in the students section of any game... the cheering, the mocking, the singing, the standing for the whole freaking game. My feet hurt and my voice is hurt from screaming so much, but it was a blast! Tonight was homecoming and we won!!!! Go Mason!!! I had a blast except for the whole waking up at 9am on a Saturday... that kinda sucked especially since I don't really wake up that early during the week....
So I finally have pictures... Thanks to my friend (and roomie next semester) P.S. Shes the adorable little blonde... shes 4' 11" (we joke that we are gonna need some tall people in our on campus apartment so we can reach the top shelves since I am only 5'1")
This is us right before the game started so we look pretty and not super aggressive like we have been screaming for an hour...
The cutie pie on the left is our friend Ashley and on the right is yours truly...
Also, I just have to mention that the last minute of the game lasted for about 7 minutes cause the kept fouling each other... it was a bit tedious to see them just walking back and forth to each other's basket... lol...
Today (Sunday) I am heading back to Bawlmore to my Grandmom and Pop's house for homemade ravioli with my big sister and brother-in-law, yummers! Plus, I get to see my mommy, her fiance, and my soon to be nieces! And, kinda most importantly my puppies!! (I love the people but they can drive down whenever they want, the doggies... not so much...)
Hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day, whether single like me, with a boyfriend, happily married, or like my sister, happily married but with a husband who was convinced Valentine's day was this Friday (she didn't have the heart to tell him it was actually Saturday... lol)
xoxoxo, The College Preppy

TGIF... No More Like "Why God is it Friday?"

I don't like Fridays.... I may be the only person in the world who doesn't but my Friday schedule sucks... I have one class that is 45min at 12:30... I can never seem to convince myself to get up for it and yet I should. All the other days of the week I have more then one class which is a good way to get myself out of bed, but on Friday its just the one class which isn't much motivation. Plus, on Monday and Wednesday I have my Government class which I have to go to or I will fall behind and not do well and on Tuesday and Thursday I have my Ethics class which I have to go to for the same reason. But on Friday its just my boring old Public Speaking class... I know I have to go to it so I can take my tests with my group, but its just so boring. I already understand the need to be an ethical speaker and promise to not plagiarize or lie to my audience... eh... I guess I just have to deal...

On a more fun note... The College Humor show is premiering on MTV this weekend and I am super pumped! AND I am going to see 'Hes just not that into you' with my big sister too!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

So Cold... So Very Very Very Cold

So the winds are howling outside my dorm at the moment, there is ice on the ground, and if I have to stand outside with my friends while they smoke I may become an icicle. (I don't smoke, I just stand outside while they do.) It is so very cold at Mason. I really wish we could move the school to NC for like Jan, Feb, and the first half of March.
Being the incredibly intelligent person that I am I really only have two winter jackets; a sky blue North Face fleece that I didn't bring because its sky blue and matches nothing and a knee length Burberry-esque coat. I brought the plaid coat but it's a little impractical to wear day to day because its a little too dressy to toss with jeans and a t-shirt.
Enter this adorable jacket from Delias:
I love this coat! Its a short coat so it can go with jeans and a skirt. The hood is detachable, which just adds to the awesomeness! A girl in my Ethics class who I am friends with has this exact coat and she loves it so I'm pretty excited to get it! Plus $60 isn't to bad for a wool coat...

Also, I always thought I had a tone of clothes when I was at home... I don't.... I'm not sure if its because I don't have a lot of winter/cold weather clothes or what, but my closet is significantly less full then the others on the floor... I need to shop...

On a totally unrelated note, I am looking for cool plays to cut an Interp piece from for speech.... If anybody wrote a cool play, saw a cool play, or was in a cool play please let me know! I will name my first born after you if you can help me!

Well I have a 10:30 class tomorrow so I should probably sleep.... Damn Intro to Sociology...

Cool Classes Rock!

So last semester I went to a community college and had two very cool professors (one who made me want to minor in Philosophy) but this semester I am taking really really awesome classes.

Intro to Sociology: the professor is very funny though he can't seem to understand the microphone given to him since the class is in a huge lecture hall.

Ethics: the professor is a former Lincoln Douglass debater which makes me smile. He gets my jokes and references. Plus, hes really pretty. Also hes an amazing teacher, really engaging and very funny.

Intro to Cultural Anthropology: Shes crazy, absolutely crazy. I mean that is the nicest way possible. Its a huge lecture hall with close to 150 students and yet she doesn't use a mike... her voice is that loud. Plus, she rejects technology; she uses an old school white board. I sit in the back simply because I like the view and she walked back to where I was sitting and informed us that she was going to bring binoculars one day to class... she wouldn't tell us what day but she said to make sure we were always paying attention. If I didn't love government as much as I did she might be able to convince me to change my major...

Public Speaking: Because I really needed to get over my fear of speaking in front of people.... Its a required course, never mind the fact that I got accepted to the Speech Team here on campus. ehh... I guess its an easy A...

Democratic Theory and Practice: I saved the best for last!!! I LOVE the class and the professor. Hes awesome and Britsh. Very funny, very interesting, very awesome. He taught at Cambridge which makes me feel very smart... I am on page 20 of the textbook after about an hour of reading, I can't verbalize why the textbook is so hard for me to get through but it just is. It may be because it was written by British authors so I keep having to Wikipedia the references to Margaret Thatcher and other Prime Ministers....

Anyway, thats my class list and my schedule is pretty sweet (read: no 8am classes... or 9am classes... or 10am classes)
Oh, and I went to my first basketball game on Wednesday. Very fun, it feels awesome to sit in the student section at a school that is actually mine and not sitting in the student section when I was visiting my sister at her school (now shes going to comment with some sort of snippy comment, trust me, I loved going to UMD games with you... chill)

Adjusting to College is Hard

So.... still here. I realized that the last post I left was a really depressing one and it seemed kinda creepy that I didn't have another one. Fear not for I am alive and well. I've moved into the dorms and everything.
Somehow I got stuck in a triple... My room mates are nice, but very very different from me. One is very hipster and the other is really into the punk scene... pink leopard print pants have been worn... So its kinda interesting getting used to living with people very different from me, but they are really nice. My hall is quite the party hall which is interesting given that I don't drink or smoke anything. I hang out on my friends dorm...
My friend Andrew is a dance major and right now I'm watching two of his hall mates record a '90s workout dance' video Facebook. The two girls are absolutely hysterical. Its been a lot of N*sync and old school Britney. <3
If my camera wasn't broken you would all get to see pictures of my pink polka-dot bed with flamingo sheets and green and pink picture frames.... unfortunately you will have to wait till I can figure out how to fix it...
So thats what I have been up to.. moving in, dorms, college food, and ya know classes and studying...