Project 365 {October 2013}

I seem to be later and later each month posting this, but here it is.....

October 1 - First KD chapter meeting tonight!

October 2 - Chick-fil-a for dinner: always a good idea.

October 3 - It's been one of those days where I just need some Christmas music to get me in a good mood!

October 4 - Rewarding myself for surviving this hectic week with a new scarf and a Starbucks!

October 5 - My first Seton cake pops since graduating....

October 6 - Saw Ghost tonight - so fun!

October 7 - Had a day of Kenwood shopping, Yagoot eating, and Starbucks drinking. Now I just hope my new flats are comfortable!

October 8 - Cinnamon rolls for breakfast - a good way to end fall break!

October 9 - Reading on the steps so I can soak up the sun!

October 10 - Light the Night walk!

October 11 - P&G visit, lunch, and cupcakes on Fountain Square on this Friday afternoon. This is what I love about college!

October 12 - Got to see Danielle today for an afternoon of manicures, lunch, and Graeter's!

October 13 - Love this color I chose for my manicure yesterday!

October 14 - Dinner at Willie's with Dad!

October 15 - Sweet tooth problems.....

October 16 - A long, rainy day on campus called for a Starbucks treat.

October 17 - I've never been so happy about a pair of shoes in my entire life!

October 18 - Is it weird that I have occasionally started listening to Christmas music? :)

October 19 - Cleaning out some old things....

October 20 - Love this girl!

October 21 - First Orange Leaf in a really long time!

October 22 - A late night of homework calls for a mug of hot chocolate!

October 23 - Travel dreaming today.....

October 24 - Orange Life: Round 2 for this week!

October 25 - Such a pretty view of campus!

October 26 - Best Halloween display!

October 27 - Still loving our neighbor's display!

October 28 - The only thing that makes homework better: having a sweet pup cuddling right beside me!

October 29 - The best part of today...

October 30 - Halloween themed throwback!

October 31 - Happy Halloween!

What a busy and fun October!

Early November

Catching up today on what's been going on in the beginning of early November. How is it November already is what I want to know!

Starting November 1st, I switched over to listening to all Christmas music. Some people may think that's too early, but it makes me so happy!

A few weeks ago I headed out to a shopping center close to UC after school on Friday. I may need to do it again soon. It was so fun walking around and doing some shopping by myself. I especially love that they recently opened an Ulta out there, which is one of my favorite stores. And it's next to DSW - one of my other favorites!

I had to grab Yagoot while I was out there too ;)

I also totally went into Hallmark just to look at their Christmas stuff. I couldn't stop smiling - I'm just so crazy excited for Christmas!

Christmas Vacation is my all time favorite Christmas movie. I think I need this ornament.....

My family went downtown a few weeks ago to see Flashdance. We have season tickets to all the broadway shows this year, and it's one of my favorite things to do.

The show was so good!

Afterwards we ate dinner down by the river at Moerlein Lager House - one of my favorite restaurants!

Their chicken sandwich is SO good.

But the real reason I love Moerlein is for their blueberry cobbler. I'm not usually a huge blueberry fan, but this is delicious. The cobbler is an absolute must. I would consider going just to order it!

I recently upgraded to the iPhone 5S, which meant I had to get a new case. I ordered from the same company I did several years ago for my 4S case, and I am obsessed with my new one.

It's been getting colder around here, but the sunsets have been gorgeous these last few weeks.

Last week was big/little week for Kappa Delta, so all week I got presents from my big. It was fun going to the house each afternoon to find another present with my name on it.

First (of many!) red cups of the season!

This was my present from my big one of the days. So fun!

I love this bracelet she made me.

I ate lunch outside one day last week. It was cold so I had to make it quick, but I couldn't pass up the chance to eat underneath these beautiful changing leaves.

Cutie!

We had the big/little reveal last Friday, and it was so much fun. We had to go on a little scavenger hunt, and then our bigs were wrapped up in wrapping paper and we had to open it to find out who it was. How fun is that? Then some of us went to dinner at Lime and got dessert at Graeter's.

My big made me these letters for my room. I'm obsessed with them since I love pink giraffe print!

It's been a busy November so far, but I've been having a lot of fun still. To be honest though, I am really looking forward to Christmas break...... ;)

Halloween

Halloween was almost two weeks ago, but better late than never on posting about it, right? 

My neighbors always have the best Halloween display. So creepy!

Busken's pumpkin cookies are the best!

At work on Halloween, they had a big party complete with tons of yummy food.

They even had a pumpkin decorating contest within the office.

Such a perfect treat at work. I hope I always work with people who like to have fun!

Coco dressed up as a cute little pumpkin again this year.

I went over my aunt's house and helped take my cousins around trick-or-treating.

I don't need the crazy college Halloween parties, just give me a fun night with my family and that suits me much better :)

I'm Backkkkk!

For first time in basically a month, I finally have time to sit down and catch up on some blogging. Wahoo!

This is just going to be a post about the end of my October and what has been going on with life lately.

I feel like I have been spending a lot of my time eating out recently - ha!

I helped my friend with her calculus homework a few weeks ago, and I was surprisingly happy to be doing some math again since I tested out of the math I need. Ha - I'm such a math nerd :)

Yum!

I have also been frequently visiting Starbucks when I have a break in between classes.

Eeeek! I had been going back and forth with whether I wanted a pair of Hunter rain boots. Walking around campus in the rain a few times made me realize how much I needed rain boots, but I didn't know if I wanted to fork over the money for Hunters. Well, I broke down and splurged and bought the pink ones. I'm a little obsessed with them!

Before Halloween, I went to Target and thought this foam wig was hilarious!

My sweet puppy has been keeping me company these last few weeks as I've been busy doing a lot of homework.

Orange Leaf (and sweets in general) has been a must over the last few weeks since I've been so busy.

This has also been a recent occurrence: hot chocolate and some late night studying/homework.

One week I went to Orange Leaf twice in one week. I'm not ashamed.

How pretty is this view of campus?! A few weeks ago I had this big interview/mid-term evaluation for my business fraternity, and I studied with my friend on the top floor of her dorm. I thought it was so pretty up there!

I've been so crazy busy lately. My life has pretty much consisted of school, homework, and extracurricular activities. It's been wild, but I'm truly enjoying college so far. Aside from the sleep deprivation :)

I'm off school today though, so I finished all my homework up last night so that I wouldn't have to do anything today. I'm looking forward to a whole day of watching Christmas movies, catching up on blogging, and painting my nails.

Hope you all are having a great Monday!

Addiction Confession.

I have a confession to make.

I have a serious problem.

It's kind of turning into an addiction.

You see, I am addicted to.....

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...chocolate.

Do you think I'm kidding?

Because I'm not.

I can't go a day without something sweet.

I practically have a built-in sweet radar that goes off any time I get close to a bakery or sweet shop.

Cookies, candy, ice cream, cupcakes, mousse......I don't care what form it comes in.

I just need my daily chocolate fix.

I saw this on Pinterest, and it's pathetic how my brain thinks thoughts just like these....

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I feel like I'm constantly thinking about chocolate. What can I bake next? Where can I get my next chocolate fix? Why isn't a chocolate macaron in my hand right now?

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If I go to a new city, all I want to do is scope out their sweet shops. I've already pretty much come to the conclusion that when I finally make it to Paris, I'll be eating nothing but French baguettes and pastries. The chocolate alone is a selling point for going to Paris.

I am a self-admitted chocolate snob too. If I admit it, it makes it okay, right? :)

Seriously though, nothing drives me more crazy than cheap chocolate. If I am going for something sweet, it better be good. That's why I'm not a huge fan of Hershey's (except on a s'more - I just don't think Hershey's is that good of quality), store bought cakes (I die a little inside whenever I see someone buy those grocery store cupcakes that pile on the "fake," aka disgusting, icing), and ice cream pails (I'm talking about the jumbo party pails that taste cheap because they are cheap).

If I'm going to take in the calories, I want my chocolate to be high-quality!

In fact, I just finished up eating my favorite chocolate candy:Milky Way Midnights.

I told you I have a serious problem.

But the way I see it? I'm okay with a chocolate addiction. I think I may even enjoy this kind of addiction :)

"All you need is love......or more chocolate."