Life7- Will-uh-Jean be meeting us later?
I'm a liar. I said I was "back in action". I was not. At least, not as action-like as i'd hope to be. My physical self was in action, however, that's for sure.
I always try to see as many friends and family as possible on my school breaks. This usually entails quite a bit of driving and living from a bag but it is completely worth it.
first thing since my last post was the VEGASSSSS TRIPPPPPP. I've contemplated back and forth about doing a separate post for this trip but I've decided to just post a few of my favorite pictures and keep the whole "what happens in vegas stays in vegas" thing going. Did I go out and party like a rock star every night til 5? Did i eat cookies in bed til midday? who knows?
first vegas beach party
Momma Marge and her blood mary
Does Ceasar really live here?
Death by flamingo foot
Bruno Mars concert!
the best part of the trip was being able to spend time with friends from undergrad. We've all since moved to different states to pursue different life & career goals. Good 'ole LSU fostering relationships to last a lifetime. Sarah called us all up sometime in 2016 to plan this and basically forced us all to block out space in our planners haha. I'm so thankful she did that bc we were all able to go on this amazing trip to see each other **cough cough** and bruno mars duh.
Y'all this was so disturbing I couldn't not share it
still loving on my new birthstone ring from Alex&Ani
world's tallest look out orb spinning thingy-ma-bob
We met in an abnormal psychology course- go figure.
Wynn-ing
this kid (WHOM I DON'T KNOW) used me as a pillow for our flight home.
I will do a little insert-story for the Natascha meet up :)
Y'all i almost lost my ish. I was just checking out at The Gap inside The Ceasar Hotel. Who doesn't love the Gap? Tbh, i was surprised they even had a Gap in the Ceasar.
Just bc I didn't pack properly didn't mean i was about to go crazy in Fendi or ( legit couldn't even think of a second fancy store name to put in here for reference).
The fact that I go shopping maybe 3 times a year is now showing in my blog posts.
Any-who, my phone started doing this weird ring, which turned out to be a FB call, FROM TASCH! She, as fate would have it, was doing some traveling and ended up with cheap flights to Las Vegas and headed on over. I think I did some sort of an inside-voiced-shriek and then ran to find my friends who were huddled behind the hand bags. We made plans to meet for dinner and everyone was ecstatic. Tasch and her friends suggested some place called steak shack or stake and shack or shack shake or whatever nonsense it was called. Some cheap burger place popular on the west coast? As if I needed another benefit to seeing Tasch, but now I also got to eat a burger. FUN FACT ALERT: Turned out that Tasch and her friends were all vegetarian. Yes, the irony gave me a giggle as well. Apparently though, they have a really nice 'shroom burger which helped everything make a bit more sense. Now I love mushrooms too but, if given the option, y'all all know i'm going for the beef. I think the first thing Tasch said to me was how she was surprised i was in Las Vegas-- of all places. Which is the reaction I got from quite a good number of people....👀what are y'al trying to say?? I'm a fun person! Just b/c i live most of my life in books and libraries, always have some exam to study for, and am always trying to catch up in some aspect of road to MD....yeah I guess i get where y'all are coming from. 🙈 Turns out Vegas isn't totally my style in itself, but i loved spending time with my buds and doing all the sight seeing! I will say, in complete honesty, this is majorly due to the fact that we had extreme difficulty finding food late at night. WE WERE IN VEGAS FOR GOODNESS SAKES. the city that doesn't sleep! and who wanted panda express at 10:30 and couldn't get any? ME. is that not crazy? I was pretty pissed off, gotta say. not going to let it go.
---insert story about natascha---
This girl knows me pretty dang well. We met at surf camp in Genoa Beach wherein I was guessed to be from multiple countries before America. Apparently I'm not as loud and obnoxious as most Americans are. IDK Y'ALL I THINK I'M PRETTY LOUD😂😂. We then lived in the same building for 5 months and even lived in a car together for about 10 days, while driving up the east coast of Australia. 💕 Let's see if I can scrounge up some pictures :).
road trip pit stop
feeding some dolphins in the rain and freezing weather
okay this hurts I wanna go back to adventure time
experiencing the beauty that is the Daintree
boating in the Sydney Harbor
lucky me bc i'm planning a trip to re-unite with all of these lovelies next summer!
being total tourists
this is one of my fav pics of the whole trip😅. Why is Ri choking you?? hahahah
i crawl through rock formations just cuz
cutest tasch pic errrrr
and here we are one year later in Las Vegas, USA!
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Let this be a warning to all y'all other Sydney peeps for being lesser travelers than this superstar.
---segway -----
for everyone asking how the mcat "went" my best answer is that "its over and thats all that matters" but here is the more detailed version
**BIG SIGHHH:
after vegas was back to LC for the final push on MCAT studying. I'm pretty sure anyone who has ever met me for anything more than a two sentence conversation will know of my loathe for this particular exam. Everyone cross your fingers that this is the last time I have to go through that (quite literal) torture. If not for my success, so that y'all won't have to hear me complain anymore. I have a zillion random photos of my study set ups but I think if i added them to this already photo-heavy post, Mallory would probably be the only one that would be excited from it. So, I'll spare you all. I pretty much post em daily on my snap or insta anywhos.
Fast forward to the actual exam day - a nightmare in itself. 7 hours and 33 minutes with a jerk of a computer asking you impossibly convoluted questions. what a treat. the worst part is that you aren't able to leave the building at all. y'all know I need my nature breaks. I guess that rule didn't even matter b/c it wasn't like i would've even had time to run outside after going through the wanding, finger printing, and 8 other positions i had to hold before being allowed to leave or enter my testing computer. I think there's less security for prison. I'm not sure. but i think it. I prob would've had more fun in a prison. I'm totally kidding, have y'all seen scared straight???!! I saw it a few times. It scared me straight and i don't think i was ever really bent ----Lauren, are you still wanting to do that one day?
I got through the Bio section (section 1) with relative understanding, flew through the CARS section, ran out of time for chemistry, and completely forgot the english language for the Psych/Soc section. Just like I said in a previous posts about Baldwin exams, I really don't think you should be allowed to drive after such ventures. Or maybe everyone one else just handles thing with more grace than I.
I sat in the parking lot for a hot 15 mins before feeling like I could make it to the Well's home in a safe fashion.
I've said it once and I'll say it again. The Wells need a special sainthood. They let me stay in their guest room for part of my undergrad when things were cray cray and had Bella (their big ole pup) there to smother me with cuddles when I came over after my test. NOT TO MENTION the spread of carrots, raspberries, grapes, cucumber and all things delicious just waiting for me to devour.
After taking a couple hours to decompress I drove to Elmwood to catch one of my old friends dance fitness classes. Her classes are guaranteed to make any day you've had better. I really wish she'd just move to MS already and teach while I'm in semester 😉 Here's her link if anyone is looking for something in the NOLA/Harahan area.
booty popping while reppin' zeppelin
I was also finally able to see Kelly's new abode and spend some QT with Missy and da fam. We went to Willa Jean, which has turned into our regular routine whenever i get to visit. This place...ahhh this place....its the kind of place where you can cover your eyes and just point your finger on the paper menu and still get something perfectly delicious. And the coffee. THE COFFEE. ahh oh and they have some chocolate espresso cookies you can buy. AND COCKTAILS and cornbread and oh lord I'm reminiscing too intensely. *brings it back. Their breakfast is the best IMO. my top two favs are the yogurt with fresh berries or this wonderful concoction (** is that spelled right? i mean i think it is but it just looks funny. lmk) i got this past weekend. I think it was called a ____ bowl. Yep, can't even remember the first part. It was quinoa and spinach based with avocado, almonds, two poached eggs, and prob a ton of other things I don't know about. EDIBLE FLOWERS Y'ALL.
We've got Kelly's bachelorette trip coming up in a few days as well and i am PUMPED. It's been a hot minute since i've been to the beach. I think everyone's bringing alcohol but y'all know i stopped at PJ's earlier and got the iced coffee concentrate in a vat so i'm pretty stoked about that as well.
bury my ashes here for real
Even made it to white linen night in the city DESPITE the major flooding to meet up with my star/soul sistah and my cousin!
ahhhh I even ran into my MS roommate while there too! it's so good to see your school friends when y'all aren't sleep deprived and coffee hyped. It's like you have to learn how to be friends all over again. 😆
bad quality pic but good quality friendship
This girl is going to be the best PA one day!!
had to move a crate covering, a road sign, and a sheet
of plywood to get into the parking garage.
So from about 5am on thursday til this sunday evening i was either visiting with friends or my MCAT test, not to mention to drives between all these places. Seriously guys, no naps. I got home late sunday so worn out. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing everyone and catching up and such, but my brain and will-to-do anything was so worn by the end. My brain isn't made for such stimulation over days at a time. I'm being super dramatic, as always hehe, but it's something I even don't understand. I'm such a social butterfly but also freakishly a stickler to my alone time. It's a perplexing situation I often find myself in. I like doing the social thing, especially when off semester, but there's just something about a silent dark room - ya know? I plan to spend my time as close to utter isolation (with maybe a bit of pre-studying for gross anatomy) until this bachelorette trip just to save up my social-ness reserves, ya know? haha🙈 alright i'm sounding cray cray now. time to sign off.
peace, luv, and blessinssssss
8/9/17