Move In Day--7/6/14

Today was pretty busy... sorta. Not busy so much as eventful. Today was the day I moved into my dorm! We woke up at like 8 (but I got out of bed at like 9) and then we got my temporary ID and checked into Weinstein Hall (my temporary home). After getting the key and taking the elevator to the sixth floor we spent probably about half an hour trying to open the door. We attempted to open it unsuccessfully, then we solicited help from some random person in the hall, then we went downstairs to get a PA, THEN we went back down to get the master key and it FINALLY opened. The dorm is actually pretty roomy. I like it. 

This is the door. It has a cute little pictures with our names on it.

This is my side of the room. It's got a cool little desk and then a bed and then drawers and shelves. Much success.

My roommate's name is Alivia. She's really nice. I like her. She's a rising junior. She lives in Chicago and does competitive cheerleading.

While she unpacked, my mom, Cross, and I went to grab coffee at a place called Think Coffee, which is on the way to my first class....... do you see where I'm going with this?? Anyways, that place was yummy and cute and I like the feel of it. Then we went and got lunch at a Cuban place. Cross and I shared guacamole and empanadas and they were AMAZING. I will definitely be revisiting that place later. 

Then we went back to the room and my mom and Cross left :'( My mom will tell you she didn't cry but that's a lie she cried a lot. But that's okay because I was sad too and I will miss her. Then Alivia and I went to orientation, which was all pretty much information covered in the emails, but was still informative. Then they took us on a tour of the campus, which was pretty cool. Weinstein is right across from this really cute street with international somethings or anothers on it. Then we went to CVS and bought hair dye to revamp my red streak. We also gave Alivia a streak on the back of her head. 

MUCH FIERCE. SUCH SWAG.

Then we had a hall meeting and ate pizza. During the hall meeting we discussed the orientation and they went more into depth on the policies and such. Then we got to know each other a little. Everyone seems pretty friendly. I like it here. It's nice.

Other Stuff

Mom being... mom

KITTY OF THE DAY:
Eric's cat, Higgs
Kittens in boxes are cute

New York Bound--7/5/14

Okay. First post. I don't really know how this blogging thing works so yeah. We'll see how this goes.

Since my ENTIRE family requested a play by play of every minute of every day, I decided to make this little blog thingie so they don't get worried because I forget to talk to them or something of that nature.

Today was my first day in New York. We woke up at 4am to drive to Charlotte and get on the 7:30 plane to New York City. 

This is a lovely picture of me at 4 this morning. See how the Momo looks in her natural habitat. Notice the sunglasses over the eyes so she doesn't have to make eye contact with people. Or so she can sleep without light. Either way, very stylish. 

Goodbye Greenville!

We got in at about 9 and then took a cab to the hotel. Our hotel is called the Jade Hotel. It's small compared to ones in South Carolina, but it's really nice.

Le Momo gazing out the window

 Once we got here we walked around a lot. There's this market place that was open and we walked through. There we met some of Cross's family and talked to them for a while. 

Le Momo doodling while drinking coffee.

Then we kinda ditched them to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. The view from up there was incredible! 

The Brooklyn Bridge

Then we tried to walk back to the hotel and that took FOREVER. So yeah I'm pretty tired right now. When we got back to the hotel we watched the Netherlands v. Costa Rica game. WOOO NETHERLANDS! HECK YES! While I watched that I designed a preeeetty awesome phone case. 

My awesome phone case

Yeah. That's pretty much all my day was today. Lots of walking. OH! And I had a piroshki. That was really good. I like piroshki.

Le Momo and mother in Washington Square Park (I think)

Awesome sunset picture taken by my mother

ALSO, funny story... so I'm walking out of our hotel room and I swing open the door and it hits me square in the forehead. Hard. So now I have this teeny knot in my forehead. It's not really noticeable, but it's painful. Yeah, fun experiences in New York.

Tomorrow I have to check in and unpack and stuffs. So yeah. Uneventful first post. Here have some pictures of kittens. (Mom, this is foreshadowing. I want a kitten.)

  

Basket o' Kittens

Smiley Kitten

Kitten in a Hat

Marshmallow Kitten

Random kitten that reminds me of Maggie

Teeny kitten staring into the distance

Thanks for reading!

~Momo