Life in MN

This is my class plus a few extras at orientation. We look a little awkward. Its weird because I hardly knew any of these people.... And now I'm so familiar with them.

In August I made the long trip to Minneapolis, MN to begin school at Bethlehem College and Seminary. I've always loved adventure and let me tell you, this is one great adventure. Minnesota is slightly different than North Carolina. And by slightly I mean very very different. The number one difference? Its so cold already! And everyone who lives here is like, "Oh, don't you love this beautiful weather?!" And I'm all like, yeah, but its cold......
Anyhow! It really is beautiful. I'm learning to love the Minneapolis skyline. I'm also leaning that I should treasure those times when I can be far away from it and in the country. School has taken up a lot of my time. It gets super stressful sometimes. But we always make room for adventures.

Issy's Ice Cream

Bailey, Hannah, Rachel, Tarah, and I. I love them so much. God has blessed me with the most amazing roommates ever.

She's my favorite Gwyneth ever. 

I went to my first ever football game. :)

Minnehaha Falls

Hay rides

And barn dancing.

Sometimes we have dinner on the ground. Because, why not? The grass is our table.

We like to show our love by throwing mud at each other.

Lake Superior.

Flowers, Dead or Alive. Also, Frog.

I love flowers. And I love taking pictures of flowers. So, here are some pictures I took of flowers. And of a frog. Cause, you know, a frog is almost as pretty as a flower.  ;)

Lydia took this picture. She's a good photographer at ten, don't you think? 

Wintertime Snow

People who live farther north laugh at us sometimes for being so excited about snow here in NC or about how we get "snowed in" with not even an inch of snow and ice. That's ok. You can laugh. I'm gonna enjoy myself anyway! :)

And I did enjoy myself! I didn't think there'd be enough snow to sled, and there probably wasn't. But the ice on top of the snow made a perfect sheet to wiz down the road on. It was cold (again, you northerners may laugh when I tell you it never got below zero Fahrenheit that night) and yet the cold only makes it more exciting. It makes it hard to talk distinctly and when you put a smile on your face, it freezes there for the rest of the day! It makes your cheeks get rosy red and if you sled long enough, the rosy will even stay a few days!

 I've always thought birds in the snow looked so picturesque.

 I LOVE my sister's expressions!

Photo by Elisabeth

Photo by Mom.

 Yeah. We have some crazy neighbors. 'Merica!

Photo by Mom.

Photo by Mom

This is Cupcake.

 A day after the slice (snow/ice) we got some real snow. It was gorgeous! At one point it was coming down so fast is was like a blizzard! An NC blizzard, but still!

 It only lasted about 30 minutes, but it left beauty in it's wake.

That is our Giant Swing covered in snow.

 The dark clouds gave way to sunshine, making the woods glimmer.

You'll never know where I live....

I love NC. It is my home.
And I love you Northerners, too. You are my family.


Well... Some of you.

SC, Baby!

This is handsome Judah. He was so alert and his smile is amazing!

I went to SC with a few friends to see some of the girls from my church who live down there. It was such a great trip!

Am I seeing things or is that a hand rail?

This park is so gorgeous! Michaela is too. :)

Yeah. We're pretty awesome. These people have been such a blessing and encouragement to me in the past year. I'm so thankful for them.