First Semester

I can't believe the semester is already over. It's strange, it feels like it went by so quickly, but at the same time it feels like this is all I've known for a while. Coming out here I had no idea how things were going to turn out, I was very excited, but a little nervous at the same time. It was the biggest move I'd ever made in my life, and it has been an adventure from day 1. I've made so many good friends, had so many fun experiences and learned many life lessons. I've discovered so much about myself, seen different sides of myself and expnaded my dreams and ambitions as well as my outlook on life. I feel like I have truly grown up a lot in the past 16 weeks. I've still got a lot of growing up to do, and I'm sure in the semesters and years to come I will.  As I have said before, this is an adventure, a journey. It's still an uncertain destination, but what matters is what I do getting there. I am going home for Christmas break soon, and am excited for some down time, but when it's time to come back in January, you better believe I'll be re-charged with the energy of a V-8 engine and  ready for ANYTHING!

Favorite Place Addition!

China Town: I have ALWAYS wanted to go to China Town, and not until a little while ago I didn't know Vegas had one! But we do!!! And it's so cute, full of buildings shaped like Pagodas and Asian resteraunts and stores, and there's a big mall with all kinds of fun stores where you can buy fans and kimmonos and fun stuff like that. There's even a pagoda shaped Starbucks, ha! I LOVE IT! and can't wait to go exploring there some more!

Vegas Family Adventures: Hellcab

Troy is directing a show for The Las Vegas Little Theater this holiday season: Hellcab (sounds more like a horror film I know.) And of course he wanted his baby sister at the opening night! :)

Romie picked me up on Friday night to take me to the show. We had flyers we were supposed to hand out...but we didn't know where to go...or what to say LOL, so we didn't. Then we went to LVLT to see Troy before the show. He'd had an actress call in sick the day of so he was rehearsing an understudy...pissy Troy. So Romie and I had a BRILLIANT idea! LVLT is conviently located in China Town, so we decided to get him some Boba Tea...with a little surpirse in it! hehe We went to the Asian market and got some Vanilla vodka, then got some Boba for all of us. Well we got back into the car and the bottle wouldn't open, like seriously WOULDN'T OPEN. Our plans were crushed. Anyway we went back in and gave Troy his tea, told him we had vodka if he could open it..."NO!" haha. Then some of Romie's friends showed up (with the rest of the audience) and the show started. It was really good! Really funny, I was proud of Troy!

Then we went out as Elvis says in soooo many movies "to celebrate!" We went to this bar called Little Macau, it was a really cool place that was decorated really cool. Everyone clapped for Troy when he walked in then he introduced everybody. "Yeah that's my baby sister...she's a drapette." haha We hung out with the cast and chatted for a while about the show, and Christmas, and life, and Romie had had a few drinks...I guess since she couldn't open the vodka haha, and needed some food, so we decided to leave.

We went to this restaurant called "Pho Kim Long" say that 5 times fast! haha. We ate dinner there and chatted some more. Then we headed back to Romie's car and they drove me back to UNLV. This might be the last Vegas Family get together before he end of the semester, but it was so much fun!

Taking Care of Business

First of all, how does everyone like the new addition of my playlist? A few of my favorite songs that have become the soundtrack for my adventure! So, I went home for a week for Thanksgiving, I got into town and had lunch with a few friends at Chick-Fil-A (which I have REALLY missed, we need one out here!) and then went to the Saturday night show of the Statesboro Youth Ballet's Nutcracker, it was really good to see everyoe again, and I was very pleasantly surprised that they all screamed and ran to hug me when I walked in the door, and they all were very intrested in hearing all about what I'd been doing out here. The rest of the week I hung out with some friends, went to a few White Christmas rehearsals, and did some Christmas shopping/decorating. I was supposed to have Thanksgiving with my family (shout-out to Aunt Lori!) at my Grandmama's house, but she was sick, so our plans changed, we ended up going out to eat a RJs, all and all it was a really good week, it made me happy to know I still had my life back home and I could easily fall back into place there, and when I cam back to Vegas I easily fell right back into place with my friends here.

So now I have 10 days left in the semester, just a short short while until I go home once again, and there's a LOT of stuff to do in those 10 days. As Elvis said I'll be Taking Care of Business, that has become a mantra of mine and I feel it really helps me get the job done, Thanks Elvis! So the next week and a half are going to be crazy busy, but hopefully there will still be time for fun! It's hard to believe I'm almost done with my first semester of college! Where did the time go? I don't know. TCB

GA Bound

I'm a few hours away from taking off from Vegas and going back home for Thanksgiving. I'm very excited to see everyone and catch up...but it's gonna be sooooo different back in the 'Boro, surreal almost. Anyway I'm going to soak up some southern culture again before I come back for the last two weeks of the semester. Later.

Vegas Family Adventures: The Hangover

WARNING: this post contains information that may be too intense for some followers, if you do not wish to find out some of the crazy things that go on in college (especially in Vegas) I suggest you skip this post . :)

Soooo, "that party last night was awfully crazy, I wish we taped it..." cue record scratch! haha, no. Last night my roomate and I went to a party at her boyfriend ( for lack of a better definnition)'s house. It was the same group of people we'd hung out with before at Red Rock and Mandalay Bay, with a few new additions. Anyway, we both planned on NOT getting drunk, but as these things go, sometimes your plans get foiled...there was Purp, Trop and Shots involved and I was definitly feeling it. I felt nauseous, queezy, and was kinda scared. I knew Alecsa was in no way ready to come home, nor was she in anyway in condition to drive. So...who do I call? Troy. He had texted me earlier and told me if I needed him for anything to call, well I needed him. So I found out the directions to this place and waited for him and Romie to show up. They saved the day, picked me up, even got me McDonalds on the way back to my dorm, they walked me upstairs and made sure I got into bed. "You guys are so sweet" "What are you talking about?" "Well, she is!"

Well into the night my naseousness took over...3 times...gross. And I woke up with a terrible headache, yup HANGOVER...I called Troy like he asked me to, so he could make sure I was okay (softie at heart.) and told me he'd call me later. So around 4 he invited me to go for sushi with him and Romie! He had to go to rehearsal for Hellcab (the show he's directing) and then he said they'd pick me up. At this point I was feeling MUCH better and really wanted to make sure their impression of me wasn't that of a drunk slob kabob. haha. So, we went for sushi at a restaraunt inside the Fashion Show Mall ( a favorite place!) and it was really good, Troy got the Viva Las Vegas roll "for you!" he said, haha he knows me! And we all chatted about crazy nights in college and recovering from them, I'm so glad they were there for me, I love them so much, and even though it wasn't an ideal situation, really it was perfect, because I now have another memory with my Vegas family.

My Girls

My girls out here are: Alexe, Ginny, Britney, Kimberly and Megan! Love these gals!

Last night we had a Girls Night Out and went to dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, we saw Kat Von D at Border's too! (didn't meet her :(, but still cool...someday!) and to see Due Date, HILARIOUS!

I spent the night at Alexe's house, and might again, it's fun doing old school sleepover stuff! And tonight we're going to see the So You Think You Can Dance? Tour at Planet Hollywood!

love having fun with my VEGAS VIXENS!!!