Fall Break

Bonjour mes amis!

Soooooo, it's been awhile...sorry : /

ANYWAYS...before I ended the last blog, I was talking about late night in the Phog.

It...was....AWESOME.

Here's some pictures!

This is Brittney and John!

So after night in the Phog, the following week blew by in a flurry of midterms

and horrible exams.

The worst part of the week was mom surgery. I have always been there for 

every surgery since 5th grade, but I couldn't see her until the next day.

She was going under while I was in English class, but she called. We cried, and I had to let her go because her blood pressure was climbing due to my worrying. 

Instead of going home after my classes were done, I had to stay in Lawrence because I had a Global Partners meeting at 9-11pm. Here is where my day became much, much brighter. 

While at Global Partners, I didn't get to meet my group because none of them were there, so instead I hung out with other international students whose groups also weren't there. 

While waiting to go bowling, I met a lovely guy named Robert; he is from Germany, and he charmed my socks off. Then while bowling, I met some AH-MAZING Brazilians. There names are Bianca, Maria, Carlos, Milton, Pedro, and Angélica. They were all so sweet; I love them all.

So the next morning, I drove home at 8am to see my mommy. 

I had to wait for Dad to get home, so we could go together. 

Soooooo...since I had nothing to do for a bit, I decided to play with my favorite person <3

After waiting on my dad, we finally drove to Wichita to visit my mom in the hospital. 

She was in a lot of pain, and she was kind of drowsy due to her medications. So, we didn't stay long.

Once we were home, we let Taz in, but he stayed like this to make sure I didn't leave him again :(

The next morning, we drove back up to Wichita to pick up Mom and bring her home.

Most of my fall break has been spent with my mom and dog.

There isn't anywhere else I would want to be. 

I mean how can you resist a dog that thinks he's a bull. LOL

It is now Tuesday, and I have to drive back to Lawrence tonight. In a way, I can't wait to be in Lawrence, but at the same time, I don't like having to leave my parents and dog behind.

Well, until next time!

Au revoir, mes amours.

Long Time No See!

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while, but after some trouble

with my roommates, I have moved from a 4 person suite on Lewis 6th floor 

to a single person suite on Templin 5th floor! It was such an exhausting experience trying to move all of my stuff. So, my mommy came to Lawrence to help me!

But before I get to the move and such, I need to keep everyone caught up. The third week of school was a trying week; I had two tests in one week, and they didn't go so hot because I didn't know what to expect. Also, I underwent some changes in scheduling. I dropped my Psychology 104 because I didn't really enjoy it, and also, I didn't really need it. 

After a trying week, I went home for the weekend to be with my favorite people in the world.

My first stop was Dad's work since it is right off the highway, so I went and saw him. :D

Then, I stopped by the salon where Mom was getting her nails done with a gift

card we had given her ages ago. Next stop was home to see my baby.

This is what greeted me:

He was so excited that he wouldn't leave me. I had missed him so much.

Honestly, I have no clue what I will do if anything happens to him.

The final stop for the day was to see my second family, The Brunners.

Easton was in school, so it was just Hunter and the babies. I had missed them so much too, but I hadn't realized how hard college would be on them too. Hunter was so excited to see me, and Mason and Marci kept coming to me. My baby boy, Mason, is about to start walking. 

NOOOOO!

On Saturday, we had chicken and noodles with Ashley, Colby, and the Brunners.

It was the perfect Saturday.

The only down side was seeing how badly Easton had missed me while I've been away.

He ran straight for me and held me in a bear hug for a good two minutes.

I hate making him feel alone because he's never alone. I'm always with him.

On Sunday, I drove back to Lawrence, and it was relatively uneventful. 

But on Monday, my mommy came to help me move dorms. :) 

I also called in help from a friend named Brittney. 

We had my stuff moved out of my old room within 40 minutes. 

It took all day to move into and organize my new room.

Mom stayed the night, and the following day, we ate lunch together. I didn't want her to leave.

Dad was in Texas for business until yesterday, but they decided to come up this weekend to see me which made my day.

Yesterday, I went for a late night run with TJ, and we ran about 3 miles. 

I feel the need to interrupt this thought because some of us will be like pshhh...

three miles is nothing. Keep in mind: Lawrence, hills....LOTS OF HILLS

I thought I was dying. After three miles of running, I decided to walk the remaining mile.

I was exhausted from the run, but I also had horrible blisters from the day before that were killing me. 

My thighs still burn, but it's a nice feeling.

Today, Monica and I went to the Homecoming Parade and Pep-Rally on Mass st. It went something like this:

Excuse my sloppy hair; it was crummy outside today. 

Tomorrow is Late Night in the Phog, so Bill Self, here I come.

I hope you're ready.

On the downside, I have midterms next week and the week after :(

Toodles beautiful followerssss <33

Run in the Color, Amber!

So as many of you know, I stayed in Lawrence last weekend, and it was a hard choice

to make because I missed my family so much. Even worse, I decided to check

an activity off my bucket list this weekend. 

But over the week, I called and FaceTimed my family daily.

I missed my family so much <3

As I mentioned before, I decided to check something off my bucket list; I decided to do the Color Run

right here in Lawrence.

I've wanted to run a 5k for so long, 

but most don't even know why. Am I a crazy person who is obsessed with running? 

Possibly.

The real reason I wanted to run a 5k so bad stems from my mom's car wreck.

She used to love to exercise, but now, she can't. I know it kills her to see everyone else 

running and exercising while she can't. So, I decided since I am perfectly able-bodied, and I love to run anyways, I wanted to run a 5k for my momma. Also after Grandma died, I decided I need to grasp every moment as tight as possible and live life to the fullest. 

On Thursday, I called Mom and Dad and told them I was going to run in the Color Run.

They were so excited, and I think my dad was most excited to see that I wasn't just lazing around. ;)

On Friday night, my parents decided to come up and watch me run.

No one will ever understand how much it means to me to have them there.

I could see it in my mom's eyes; she wanted to do the Color Run too so did Dad. 

Maybe we can do another one?

Most people just walk or half jog the Color Run, but I decided if I was going to do this, I was going 100%. I haven't ran for speed purposes since 8th grade, and I haven't been running daily or exercising daily either. 

That being said, I still ran the whole 2.77 miles. It actually felt really good, and my legs didn't hurt as a bad as a I had anticipated. In fact, they felt fine yesterday (a little tired, but no pain), but this morning, they are taking their revenge on me, haha. 

Now before I post pictures from the color run, I want to inform everyone about my decision. 

But before I tell you everything, I have to give you a quick backstory.

As all of you hopefully know, my grandparents loved vacationing and traveling.

When I was around 4, I realized there are other places in the world besides the U.S. Grandma and I used to talk about places we would love to travel to. One place we were especially enthusiastic about was France. It wasn't just Paris; it was all of France with the chateaus, the scenery, and the culture. 

We used to talk about how one day we would travel there together. Of course, this was before we knew about the cancer. 

This was another promise that couldn't be fulfilled. 

Once I started middle school, they told us we could take a foreign language, so I decided I wanted to take French. I stuck with it through high school. Now, I plan on dual majoring with English and French. My French teachers have always proposed study abroad, but up until Senior year, I didn't really listen that closely.

When I had my dawning realization this summer, I decided then and there that I'm going to study abroad no matter what. After class on Friday, I decided I was going to suck up my fears and set up an appointment with a study abroad advisor.

Hopefully, this summer I will be in Paris, and during a semester next year, I will be in Angers or the French Rivera.

Not only is this for me, but it's also for the one person who influence me to go after everything. She made me who I am, and I plan to live it to the fullest by taking her spirit with me to France.

Just like we planned.

Now onto the pictures of the Color Run!

This was the package they give you!

The start of the race!

All clean and white before the race.

We found a unicorn!!

Me after finishing