You may now strike off fear of guns from my list of fears in the entry I posted a while back. After Christmas, I think. Anyway...I learned to use a gun. I'll get to that in a while though. I have stories!
Rachey and I went to Charleston the weekend of the Cooper River Bridge Run. We played around in Battery Park the night before the race cause Rachel had never been to Charleston before.
I played on the cannons some... Rachel climbed her a few lightposts and trees... When we found her roommate, we went to this really yummy dessert place and were served by a very very creepy guy.
Next morning, we woke up at 5 so we could go to town before the race. It starts in Mount Pleasant and ends in downtown Charleston. I was so proud of Rachel and I running so much of it. Especially with our ankles the way they were at the time. We had to buy ankle braces on the way to Savannah cause we didn't want Julie to yell at us. We went to Savannah to stay with her bro-bro and see her and her grandparents, then we came back to Clemson on Sunday.
Last weekend must have been boring...oh yeah...Easter. It was freezing, so I didn't get to wear my dress. The kids in mom's class were so cute. I wish I had the pictures of them egg- hunting, cause it was the funniest thing ever. I shall have to get copies of them.
This past week/weekend was interesting. Armen got in a wreck and had his spleen rupture...I saw the staples in his stomach today. Kinda cool in that really freaky sort of way.
Friday was Relay for Life.
It was fun. I hung with the high fivers and Julie and played real mah-jong (so not sure if that's how you spell it). it's like rummy. I gave blood, Paul Berger came around, we played some soccer and some DDR, went home at around 4 and had popeyes.
Saturday morning I ran the RC & Moonpie downhill 1 miler. It was fun. Then I learned to shoot a gun. I've always been afraid of guns. Turns out I'm not half bad at the whole gun thing. My instructor was quite impressed by my skill.I came home and went to the CSF banquet before going to a party with Olivia to hear Paul Berger's band play. They were awesome. The party was not.
Sunday was church, then I went home to get some clothes and some stuff for a certain something that I'm not talking about. I came back and decided to make bubblins. Olivia joined me at the store and we cooked and had Baldo up for dinner.
Today I had class. It was a good morning. Then I heard about the shooting at Virginia Tech. I was watching the news and it made me cry. What a horrible thing. It's so sad that things like that have to happen in the world we live in. To make the day better, Rachel will be in Clemson next year, so she'll be close to me for a little while longer.
That's all folks!

The Diary of the Rest of my Spring Break

As promised, the rest of my slow week...

Mo's team won against Greenville on Tuesday, 12-10. They were also on the news on Thursday night. They are undefeated and they totally rock.

Wednesday, I didn't do much. Amy came home sick from school. I took the dog downtown to walk in the park. We accidentally wandered into the background of a video shoot (which they should have warned me about when I walked right past their setup). Carson was very well behaved. I reminded her every time we passed people that they did not need to be licked. That afternoon, I helped mom with posters and talked to Gene for a bit.

Thursday, Mo was home from school. Lots of TV watching ensued. My day revolved entirely around meatloaf. I woke up to a note from mom, saying I should make meatloaf for dinner. Then I spent a while finding a recipe for meatloaf. Then, I searched the kitchen for the ingredients for the meatloaf. Then I went to the store to get the rest of the stuff for meatloaf. Then I came back and made cookies earlier than planned so that the stove would be empty for the meatloaf. Then I spent some time thinking about the fact that I would be making meatloaf and when I should start making meatloaf. Then I made the meatloaf. Then I waited forever for it to cook while the house started smelling like meatloaf. Then mom started talking about meatloaf. Then we ate meatloaf. It was good meatloaf.

Thursday night, I went downtown with Kelsey. Had a yummy yummy milkshake at Coffee Underground, then went back to her place and pet the cats and stuff. The cats were cute. They also reminded me that I'm allergic to cats. Went back downtown later to say hi to Wes. Went home. Slept.

Friday, I got up at 7:30 and was given until 8:15 to be ready to leave, cause my mom and I were going to Atlanta to go shopping. We stopped by the apartment on the way, then we headed to the Mall of Georgia. Went to Nordstrom Rack and got some stuff. Mom got a bunch of clothes. I got two shirts and a really awesome red dress. We ate something for lunch. I forget where, but it was a wrap. It was yummy. Then we speed shopped around the mall, ending up at J.Crew and Teavana (yay for teavana!). Got a bunch of stuff, then got back in the car and headed back to Greenville, cause we had to be back by 6 for Amy's lacrosse game, cause it was senior night. Mo felt like crap, but played quite well. They won, like 13 to 3 or something like that. Point being they kicked butt.
Saturday, didn't do anything of consequence. Raked the driveway. Got some books for Amy. Yep.

Went to church on Sunday, then packed up and headed back here. Spent the lovelier part of the afternoon at Olin, working on homework. It was quite hot here. Then I took some Sonic over to Julie's and we watched tv. We went to the grocery store and got ice cream and nacho dip, then we went back to her place and watched...wait for it..."Bring It On: All Or Nothing"...yes! It was, by far, one of the cheesiest movies ever. It was awesome. Rachey came over for a bit, then I went home.

Monday was Monday. Class. I mean, who really wants to go to class on a Monday after spring break? On the bright side, speech was cancelled for the rest of the week. Dr. Brown also cancelled class for the week. Tuesday was Tuesday. Nothing of consequence. I've started going to Fike cause I can't excercise outside cause of all the pollen. It's quite annoying.

To brighten up your day, here a a few random photos that I find smile-worthy...
First, the sheep. Who wouldn't want a pink Serta sheep to look at them like that? It IS a bit creepy when the sheep hides under your pillow...
This is the Burka family Sacred Potato Chip. See the smiley face? This chip is in the dining room window. It's probably a year old. It's quite stale now. But, it's sacred. Maybe we'll sell it on e-bay.

Diary of a Beach-less Spring Break

So I'm at home for spring break, just kinda chillin and resting myself from school. I thought that since I'm not doing anything, I would regale you, my readers, with the exciting goings-on of my break.

Last Friday, Julie and I made a green cake for St. Patrick's Day. After that, Rach and I drove to Greenville, where I was forced to exit at 185 and go through downtown to get to the mall because of the stupid pick-up truck man and his trailor. See, they (he) decided to come over into my lane, right where my car and I were. Anyway, ended up exiting by accident while trying to get out of his way. After the mall trip, I went home and got right back into the car with the fam to go get new cell phones.

Watched some movies with the fam over the weekend. Yesterday (Monday) I went to the mall and got some very cute pants (on sale, of course), then I got a jacket, some hairspray, and some lipgloss that tastes like grapefruit. Yummy yummy. After my lovely slow shopping day, I came home and went with mom to Fuddruckers for the lacrosse fundraiser.

Today, I am being a slug. I have worked on Julie and Rachel's graduation presents for a while, then ate lunch. Now I'm sitting. It's great. I'll probably work on my blanket and watch a movie. Maybe Toy Story or something. Here are some lacrosse pictures from last week, since I'll be spending most of my time going to lacrosse games this week. Yay!
Mo on the right, and Jennifer, and 2 girls whose names I don't know. You'd be surprised how different these girls look without cages across their faces.
Mo's in there somewhere... beyond the #10 girl, I think...
Me and my lacrosse superstar after they put the whoop on Wade Hampton.
Words can't really describe what's going on here...
Not sure what I'm doing the rest of the week, so this blog should get successively more boring.