Fresh From Key Largo!

I have made my triumphant return to my homeland (North Carolina) and I come back a certified scuba diver! Yay! The trip was great. So worth it. And flying over driving? Best decision ever (I know, I know, I've said that before. But I mean it!). Now I'm ready to leave for my cruise! We fly to San Juan tomorrow morning and the boat leaves Sunday. I can't wait, I'm so excited! The only problem is packing. I'm already busting the seams on my suitcase. I still need room for the things I plan to acquire on the trip! Grr! Damn airlines and their stupid paying for checked luggage ridiculousness. Oh, well. I'll keep working on it, I guess.

In other news, I graduated from college. Yes, it finally happened and, no, I'm still not sure about it. The graduation was great. Our commencement speaker, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was simultaneously insane and awesome. There were lots of mentions of the basketball championship (speaking of, this is completely unrelated, but totally worth checking out). I'm going to miss it. I just can't fathom my life without school. And lately it's really been starting to hit me that I will not be going to Chapel Hill in the fall. I guess I will technically still be a student since I'm enrolled in a graduate program, but still. It's not the same. We'll see how things go.

Update...Again

I know I said I'd post more fashion reviews over Spring Break. I had my wisdom teeth taken out Thursday and I meant to get a few in before that, but I just didn't get around to it. Bear with me and I'll get them up as soon as I can. Meaning some time next week, I hope.

In other news, the UNC/Duke game was AWESOME! Best basketball game of my undergraduate career. The senior basketball players gave speeches after the game and all was wonderful. Now, it's time for March Madness!

Also, Anoop is still kicking on American Idol! Yay!

Random News

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers! I didn't really care who won this game. Seriously, I was completely indifferent. I didn't know there were still two NFL teams left that I didn't either love, like or completely hate! Discover something new every day!

Anoop made it to the second round in Hollywood on American Idol!

In other Chapel Hill-related news, it's snowing! Yes, again! That's two significant snows this winter. Amazing! Let's hope the university administration can make a reasonable decision about how to handle such foreign weather this time.

Perhaps most importantly, many of my favorite stores are having big winter sales! J. Crew (still soaring after their success with the Obama girls), Ralph Lauren, L.L. Bean, and Brooks Brothers (70% off select women's shoes!).

Of course, winter sales mean these stores are coming out with their spring lines! Hopefully, I'll get around to covering those when I have more time. Until then!

Welcome 2009!

Happy New Year! It's finally 2009, the year I graduate and have to figure out what to do with my life. So, obviously, here I am putting that off!

Tomorrow I leave for my ski trip. Yay for easy P.E. credits! Amazing how five days of skiing can accomplish what would otherwise take an entire semester. Gotta love it. And this semester (my last as an undergrad!), my roommate and I are taking scuba in preperation for our graduation cruise. So, hopefully, this semester will rock. Let's hope the professors keep the actual work to a minimum. Who wants to do real school work second semester senior year?! Nobody, that's who.

Anyway, I really don't have much to say, but I was thinking about how I haven't posted in a couple days so I thought I should say something. Maybe something will strike me soon.

Oh, Christmas Music, How I Do Love Thee!

I was watching Live with Regis and Kelly the other morning and Enya performed "White is in the Winter Night" from her new album And Winter Came. Suffice it to say, I immediately downloaded the album and have been pretty much obsessed with it since. I love it. Classic Enya for Christmas. Very ethereal and just beautiful. I highly recommend it.

I also adore Josh Groban's Christmas album Noël and the song "Believe" from The Polar Express soundtrack (and pretty much the rest of that soundtrack as well).

But my absolute favorites are the classics, especially "Hark the Harold Angel Sings," "Angels We Have Heard on High," "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas," and "Sleigh Ride."