Back At It

Last semester.

Oh boy.

It's pretty hard to believe that this is my last semester at Houghton. EVER. Where did the last four years go!? 

What on earth am I going to do after it's all done? 

And why, exactly, is there no snow?

Tough questions.

I want to ski.

I also want to just craft. Seriously, it's becoming a problem. I am so addicted to crafting little things to decorate. Our poor flat needs it though... there are only three of us this semester and our walls are sadly blank.

And just in case you're dying to see my last minute projects (literally) from the last couple days of break...

My candle jar! So free, so fun. I love it. Basically I spray painted an old salsa jar my mom saved for me. It makes the prettiest designs on the ceiling and wall!

And a Christmas present for Nate. I'm still calling it a Christmas present... even if I started it almost two weeks after Christmas :)

Making the cards look old was so time consuming and painful (I pulled practically every muscle in my shoulder sanding those silly things), but definitely worth it. I love how they turned out. Thankfully they worked, because they were an experiment. Wood stain and sand paper. Who would have thought? Although, if you do think about it... it makes perfect sense.

Oh! And Nate gave me some blue mason jars for Christmas!!!

He is just great. 

Anyways.

Last semester.

Oh boy.

Road Tripping

It's surprising how being one state south can mean 10 degrees warmer, no snow, and a 50 degree New Year's Eve. Thanks to Daddy and his frequent flying I got to visit Nate for a week... and have a more eventful week than my entire Christmas break at home. But I suppose that's what happens when you visit people. Since I have never ever been to Philly (besides the airport and driving through to a Phillies game), Nate and his sister came to pick me up and show me a little of the city. Here's a little peak at what we did...

And on top of all these wonderful things, I got to take my very first real train ride ever!!!! By real train I mean the ones that don't just go in a circle around a town and look like they were built in 1857. It was so awesome. Why don't we take the train everywhere instead of driving cars? It's so much better!

And, of course, we didn't just go to Philly over break. Besides hanging out with friends, antique store/thrift store shopping (a whole day's worth, believe it or not), eating out, and putting together a puzzle, we spent New Year's Eve at Longwood Gardens with Jason and Lauren! I love that place to pieces. Flowers, flowers, flowers everywhere. How could I not love it!? 

Oh. And they decorate for Christmas. Another point for them.

 This is a completely edible gingerbread house. Even the windows are made of sugar!! 

Best New Year's Eve ever.

And now, with my very last undergrad semester very quickly approaching, I have a to-do list five miles long and grad school applications to mail out. Yick.