Christmas Break

I hope everyone had a wonderfully blessed Christmas! As I did! 
Just relaxed around the house with the family. I'm 'attempting' to catch up on relaxation because when I go back to school next week, I won't get much time to sit and relax. 

My boyfriend, Grayson, got my a digital camera because I didn't have one! 

Its  beautiful and just what I wanted!!

My parents got me some lovely things! (And the car from the previous post!)

Here are a few pictures I snapped of objects && the wonderful WHITE Christmas that we were able to experience!

 I used to play this game on Nintendo 64 and LOVED it so I asked Dad to buy it for me (:

 What's black and white with red all over????

Have a wonderfully safe New Years!!!
 

NEW CAR!!!

As most of you know, I have been driving the White Ford Ranger that my parents gave to me on my 18th birthday. Well, as this was exactly what I wanted at the time, it has proven to be a gas-guzzler and some things don't work the way they should sometimes. Well... in lieu of Mom's car dying, they bought me a new, more snow-functioning car!!!! 

Its perfect! AWD, 4cyl, ect. And since Boone just got a total of 17 inches of snow in the past three days, it seems very fitting!! 


Also, today marks the end of my exams. I took my last one at 9oclock this morning and can soon hopefully say that I made Dean's List once again.


I can't wait to see some of you very soon!!! 
Much love! 
-B

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Hello everyone!!! 

We lost against Florida but we played very hard. 
This past Saturday, we played Western Illinois in the Second Round of the playoffs and this coming up weekend we are playing Villanova. Should be very interesting!! 


Well, we are sort of stuck in a winter wonderland at the moment. It has been snowing since Friday and have ceased to let up! Which is very unfortunate because I start my finals today and it is pouring snow. 

Today's climate: 19 degrees with a -1 windchill, snowing, with gusts up to 50 mph. 
We aren't expected to reach over 20 degrees until Friday. 
I know this is what Aunt Teresa lives through for about 6 months of the year but for someone like me that doesn't really get to experience snow, its quite fun :) (Minus the wind) 


This is a link that I found on the Appalachian Website that allows you to see what our conditions are like: 

http://weather.appstate.edu/cam/ 

Also, this is one for the main intersection in town: 

http://booneweather.com/Webcams/Boone+Street+Cam





I look forward to seeing most of you in a few weeks!!! 
8 days until finals are done!
-B

ASU vs FLORIDA

Our Mountaineers are traveling to Gainsville Florida today to play the Gators in some football!!! As we all know, the Mountaineers traveled to Michigan 3 years ago to play there and we beat them by a stroke of luck, we're hoping for another upset today at 12:30. 

 Our Mountaineer Band of Distinction!

 Yosef the Mountaineers fires off the this shot gun before every game and after every Mountaineer Touchdown!

 Our new quarterback since Armanti was drafted by the Panthers last year.

 We are the Southern Conference Champions for the 6th year in a row!!

 Another picture of our quarterback, DeAndre.


Also, this week: I play on an Intramural Volleyball team and we won the championship for the all women's league! We were awarded this awesome new shirt and bragging rights for the year!

I hope everyone has a great week && Go Mountaineers!!!!!!

The First Snow of the Season!

Well, As it started to 'snow' in Boone today for the first time since late April, it also decided that it did not want to stick (yet). So I wanted to take the time to post a few pictures from last year to bring back to wonderful memories. Especially since I'm really excited about the snow that is to be expect this year :) 

 This was on my way home actually. Just in time for the most snow Hendersonville has seen in 15 years!

 This is on campus, behind my old dorm room. So beautiful.

 This was a bench on campus last year during the 'Blizzard of '10'. They shut down campus for 3 days. Some places had over 3 feet while others had at least a foot. Hopefully, it will do this again! It's a lot of fun to 'steal' lunch room trays and use them as sleds throughout campus.


I hope everyone is having a great first week of November and I look forward to seeing you (or hearing from you) very soon!
-B

Happy Halloween!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe Halloween.

Oh... and enjoy this awesome decorated house with a classic hit video :)

Thriller House

Sunday at a Baptist Church

It's been quite a long time since I have been to a Baptist church because at ASU, I typically attend a Methodist service but Grayson and his sister, Allison, were singing at their church in their home town, Bethlehem Baptist Church. 

Here are a few photos that I snapped: 

 This week is set to be a very busy week. Grayson is turning 21 on Monday, I have two volleyball games that I'm playing in, a flag football playoff game that I'm playing in, and a few assignments for school that are due. 

I wish everyone a great week!!! 

Homemade Wings with Grandma

My two days off were very busy and didn't allow for much relaxation time. But I did get a lot of family time!!!! 
Grandma invited me down for some homemade wings since they're my favorite and to spend some time with her. It was a nice lunch && break from reality. 

I'm pretty sure her secret is to mix butter with Frank's Hot Sauce. Adds something a little extra that makes them irresistible.

I'm going to have to make sure that I get this machine when I get my own place so that I can make these for myself all the time! haha

Had to drive back up to Blowing Rock this morning so that I could work. 
Here's a beautiful picture of a sunrise over the mountains!

 I hope everyone has a great day!!! 
-Bridget

Fall Break

Hello all!! 

I'm getting started up on this again just to kind of keep in touch with my family and friends more frequently and to let them know what's going on in my world!

Today, I had a midterm for Health at 2 then was actually able to come home for the first time in 2 months for a short little visit. I'll be home tonight, tomorrow, and Friday. But sadly, will have to return Saturday morning to head back to work. (I still work at Vincent Properties in Blowing Rock. If you want to see what I'm doing - www.vincentproperties.com) 

School is going well. Kind of challenging since I am in mostly my 'major' classes that are getting me ready to be a teacher! I'm excited that I'm a junior but life really needs to slow down. I can only imagine how much quicker it is going to get. I'm just trying to enjoy it the best that I can, while I can. 

Last weekend, Grayson and I went to the Parkway to take some pictures and here are a few of them! 

I hope everyone has a great week! And hopefully I'll be keeping up with this Blog a lot more than my others! 

-Bridget