DIY Blogs: My New Hobby

Thanks to Mrs. Leman, I am now obsessed with DIY blogs. Seriously, check some of them out (links on the right). I have found myself dreaming of color schemes, wall-paper and resale treasures in the last few days, and my creative side is bursting to try something neat.

Take "make something", for example (the first picture). I recently came across  Nicole Hill's blog and fell in love with her photography. Cool, right? I'd love to try something like this, though I'm sure it's more complicated than it looks.

Thanks to Black*Eiffel, I've also fell in love with some amazing clothes. Not to mention this beautiful table and chairs. 

How much do you adore the different chair styles all around one table? Gah. I'm drooling.

Crush

Is it a problem that I have a crush on a seventeen-year-old? 

Check it out! Love it.

While you're at it, you should probably check out this and this. Both hilarious and ridiculously entertaining. 

The season begins...

ESPN's GREATEST COLLEGE RIVALRIES:
#1 - Duke vs. North Carolina
#2 - Connecticut vs. Tennessee (women)
#3 - Louisville vs. Kentucky
#4 - HOPE vs. CALVIN
#5 - Xavier vs. Cincinnati
#6 - Indiana vs. Purdue
#7 - Philadelphia's "Big 5"
#8 - Illinois vs. Missouri
#9 - Penn vs. Princeton
#10 - Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State

NORO

ATTENTION TO ALL:

Hope College has been infected with the norovirus! Sadly (...), all classes and events are cancelled through Tuesday morning. According to the email we received from Hope, "The Holland Police Department or campus safety will immediately disperse any large gatherings of students."

Therefore, 24/7 will be holding a norovirus theme party! Please come dressed as your favorite biohazard material.

Norovirus: 1, Hope College: 0. 

Wisdom Teeth

This summer, the time finally came for me to get my wisdom teeth out. I had been putting it off for far too long, and unfortunately I realized that this summer might be the only logical time for me to get it done. Thankfully I was able to twist my friend Megan's arm into doing it with me!

The procedure went very well, thanks to my beautiful new best friend Valium. I took two pills a few hours before the surgery for my nerves and was happy as ever when they stuck the IV in my arm. Megan and I decided to wear matching tshirts to the doctor's office too, just to give the Doc a laugh (it worked). Sadly I was not very funny when I woke up, but Megan definitely made up for it. Here is a video she made documenting our morning at the dentist:

Wisdom Teeth

Ahh, good times.

Right after the surgery

Megan with the doc.

p.s. The shirts are our sisters', we promise (long story....ask them).  :)

I guess I should probably finish up my Eurotrip blogging so that I can get onto other things...

I know it's been awhile, but here are some pictures from my after-travel to Italy!

Famous bridge in Florence

Standing in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa!

Eating gelato :)

Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre 

The four friends eating an amazing Italian meal!

We love Rome.

Three suggestions for travel in Italy:

1. Go to Cinque Terre,

2. Eat lots and lots of gelato,

3. Never, ever, ever go to Rome in July. 

Ciao!

:)

Wow, it's been awhile! It's about time I update with pictures from the end of my wonderful trip to Vienna. First things first--hiking the Rax Alps in Austria!

Beautiful, isn't it?

The little house in the distance is where we ate lunch!

Hiking in the Alps was probably one of my favorite weekend trips while in Europe. Although I wasn't excited about the 5-hour trek beforehand, it ended up being a lot of fun. Michael really helped keep my spirits up too, which was very kind of him. :) The only downside of the trip--the thunderstorm we hit for 2 hours on the way down. 

Yodel-eh-hee-hooooooo!