Sick Day

If there was such a thing as a good day to be sick, today would have been it. The weather was awful- bitter cold and so windy I couldn't walk in a straight line. Always a bad combination.
After braving an entire class period, I decided to spend the rest of the day in my room recuperating for the big ladies retreat this weekend! (I'm helping to lead worship, and I always lose my voice after being sick...so I've been talking as little as possible. Easier said than done.)
So far its been a cozy day of relaxing and catching up on homework. A much needed break from my crazy schedule. I don't want to say I'm happy to be sick....but....I kind of am.

Just in case you too decide to take a sick day, here's what I recommend:

Drink as much tea as your body can handle!
Wear as many over-sized sweaters as you want!
Sleep as much as possible! (i got almost 11 hours last night. Ahhhhh :) so nice )
Buy the cough-drops that actually taste good.
Do not watch as much America's Next Top Model as you can. All the episodes start looking the same.
Call your mom. When I'm sick I usually like people to feel bad for me and who better to feel sympathy for her poor, poor daughter who lives miles away than my mommy :) (Thanks mom)
Listen to this:

Dream about this:

 I'm so excited for spring! 

Thats all for now! I hope you all are having a splendid, healthy week! 

~Olivia 

Weekend Happenings

This weekend was the definition of relaxing. I literally did nothing. I finished all my (pressing) homework on Friday and so Saturday and today were spent reading blogs, crafting, playing music and distractedly watching the "super game", as my friend Liz and I called it.
Here are a few photos to recap the most uneventful two days of my life:

 

There were random fireworks on campus last night. 

I'm not sure what the occasion was, but it made the night feel special. 

 

I felt like making something, so I scavenged through my roommate's

plethora of fashion magazines and made this little collage. It was inspired by this.

 

Like true hispters, Liz and I went thrifting in Old Town

while the rest of the country was watching the Super Bowl.

 

 

Then we felt un-American, and decided to watch the last half.
I rooted for the Patriots. For my little brother's sake.
Who did you root for? 

 

I needed a few solid days of pure relaxation to refuel from a stressful week, so this weekend was lovely. 

 

Here's to a new week! 

~ Olivia <3

Home Sweet Home?

It's time to show off my new room. I'm actually proud of the way it turned out. Madi and I both tried to decorate and make it as home-y as possible- which is easier said than done. 

My bed! The principle that heat rises has never been truer- its already stifling in our room, but having my bed lofted 5 feet higher doesn't help at all. It has a lovely view of the rest of the dorm though.

My parents bought me a little Mr. Coffee coffee pot- it is quickly becoming my best friend. 

First week in a nut-shell.

So here I am, an official college kid. It's weird because I think I've probably acted like one since I was eight, but now I actually have an excuse. But you're all probably wondering the same things...so I'll tell the condensed version of the up's and down's of my first week at Colorado State. Go Rams! (I think I'm required to say that every time after I say the school's name, or anything vaguely to do with school. There's way too much school spirit out here...)
Lets start with the down's, shall we?

Down's:
I can't actually think of any at this point. Homesickness hasn't sunk in yet, and the most homework I've had is reading a book I've read once before and writing a one page paper about it. Not exactly an overload. However, my dorm room is excruciatingly hot. I think I'll write a letter to the President about getting air conditioning in the halls.

Up's:
The most obvious one is my roommate. Madi. I prayed all summer long that I'd be paired with someone I could get along with, didn't come home drunk every night, and was somewhat normal. I've heard my fair share of horror stories of first roommates, but thankfully I won't be adding mine to the list. (Thank you, God!) She is a journalism major, so we both love to write, don't like hip-hop...ect. We are going to be great friends, I believe. What a huge answer to prayer!
Also, the campus is gorgeous, our dorm is adorable, and Fort Collins is spectacular.
Finding a church has been a challenge, but I've been going to several Navigators events and I definitely want to get more involved there.
 All in all, its been an incredible first week and its wonderful to feel like I'm exactly where I should be.