Halloween in Fayetteville!

For the second year in a row, I went to Fayetteville for Halloween. This year we stayed at Rachel Floyd's apartment, which was conveniently located on Dickson Street (where you can find most of the bars)! On Friday we went to one of Rory's friend's Halloween parties and had a blast.

The next day Rory showed Rachel and me around the town and went to the overlook of Fayetteville, Mt. Sequoia.

Rachel and I on the top of Mt. Sequoia, we got a little confused navigating the windy roads, but it was a really pretty view.

Rory and I in costume, which we managed to wear both nights that we were there!

Rachel and the Razorback!

Arkansas had a huge lead at halftime so the stadium cleared out. We stuck around for the whole game and went to the front row as close to the 50 yd. line that we could get.

At the opening of the game the marching band got in an A formation... I thought it looked pretty cool.

Rachel set up a nice little tailgate in the grassy part of the parking lot for us. So of course we had to take a Galloway Girls picture!

The weekend was a blast. It was also the last long car trip for Granny's Saab. We drove the pig trail back, which was the way you got to Fayetteville before they built I-540. It was absolutely gorgeous with all of the leaves changing/falling. Thank goodness it finally stopped raining. We ended up getting 16.5 inches of rain during the month of October.

OCTOBER!

Here are a few pictures that I have taken so far this month.

Ollie John, Laura and I went to the Big River Grille in Downtown Nashville. It was delicious! I left all of my pants in Little Rock hanging in my closet before I left for a 2 week trip. Laura met up with me at Target to go shopping. Apparently she went off-roading in the Honda to get to Brentwood!

One of my visits this week was to Bell Buckle, TN. I thought this shirt was hilarious.

Rory moved into his house last weekend. Here he is standing in front of the sold sign.

After the Big River Grille we walked back to Laura's apartment and along the way found Elvis!

Waterfalls near Kyles Landing

Rory and I went for a 4 mile round trip hike near Kyle's landing. It took us around 4.5hrs. It was the most rigorous hike I have ever done, but awesome. I tried to upload the pictures in chronological order... there is a reason there are no pictures towards the end. It started raining and we looked disgusting by the end of the trip.

This picture was taken before we realized we were going the wrong way.

Then we got back on the correct trail and it started drizzling.
Indian Creek, this was the creek that the whole trail was based off of. Including 60 to 70 foot bluffs. They were terrifying.

This was a waterfall that was not in the book. We think that it is only around when it is raining.

The waterfalls were so beautiful. It was pouring down rain so the camera had trouble capturing flawless pictures, but it was gorgeous!

If you look closely, you will see a cave at the top of the waterfall. It was too slippery for us to climb and it isn't allowed anymore because of the bats.

The next morning we went on a 1/2 mile roundtrip hike to get to this waterfall. This one was very pretty but not as rewarding as the others.

Kincannon Wedding in Fort Smith

Rory and I headed to Fort Smith, AR for Memorial Day weekend. It was a fun filled 3-days of festivities. We got their Friday night and met up at Faux Pas (a classer version of the VFW). On Saturday we explored Fort Smith and went to the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner and then a bar that I can't quite remember the name of. The wedding was on Sunday, followed by a great reception. There was a photobooth at the reception!!!! It was awesome. So here are a few pictures...not in chronological order.

These are some of Rory's friends. From left to right: Meredith, me, Kate and Melissa.

Amy and I acting ridiculous!

Amy and Phil at Faux Pas... where Amy surprised me with her new hair style!

The weekend was a whole lot of fun!

Jack's Birthday

Jack had a great first birthday with the whole family and all his new toys. I made a great video of him playing in the rocking chair but it is only in super fast mode, so it is not much to see. But here he is with his new rocking chair! You can see the new car in the background too. Here is Pop and Mom laying out by the pool at their place. It was an infiniti pool that overlooked the ocean.

Here is Jack getting into his new car! I was playing with the color features on my new camera, I thought this picture was pretty cool.

Margo teaching Chico how to swim at Jack's birthday party. By the end of the party and a few beers later he was doing a great job!

Here is Jack holding the lunch box that Margo Brian and I gave him!

Overall we had great weekend. Destin weather was pretty good and hanging out with the family was sooooo much fun!

Orientation Trip: Eureka Springs

I got to go on Hendrix Orientation trip to Eureka Springs. Here is the whole group on the steps of the Haunted Cresent Hotel! Very spooky things going on there. It used to be an old "hospital" a.k.a. a lot of people died there. Here is one of the Tigers that was rescued from a family who kept it as a pet... I can't even imagine having a tiger as a pet. When we were cleaning out their habitats I got a really bad case of poison oak. So watch out for that the next time you are in a tiger's habitat.

This is the overlook for our cabin. It was amazing waking up and seeing this view!

Huntsville, AL

This weekend I took a quick trip to see Margo and Brian in Huntsville. It seems that I am never actually in Little Rock. When I was driving down Hwy. 72 towards Decatur, AL, I saw this amazing sunset and decided to take a picture. I happened to miss a turn or think i missed a turn and ended up making a slight detour just for this picture! When I arrived Margo and Brian immediately took me to El Omeca (their favorite Mexican restaurant)! On Saturday Margo and I went on a bit of a shopping spree. Margo found some great furniture: a desk for her office and an outdoor couch. When Pottery Barn loaded up my car with the couch we needed some twine. They came back with grosgrain ribbon - the kind they wrap their gifts with. Margo and I thought it was hilarious and had to take a picture.

On my drive back Sunday afternoon I stopped in Iuka, MS to get a subway snack and passed by two historical landmarks: Piggly Wiggly and the oldest Walmart I have seen in a while.

A little bit further down the road I passed by a BINGO center... one of many that I saw on Hwy. 72. It seems like a popular thing in all the "certified retirement communities" that you pass through.

When I was about to cross the Mississippi river, I came across a truck hauling a ton of fire hydrants in all different colors. I thought this was pretty cool. There were red and blue ones too.

Birthday Weekend - I'm 23!

My Birthday weekend was a blast. On Friday night we went to the Hendrix Night at the Travs! I got in free because I am staff (bonus that I was not aware of until I had arrived). Even more amazing because there was Midget Wrestling! Below is a brief preview of what it was like. At the game I cam across Emily and Ryan. I actually ended up meeting the whole Johnson family at the game!
Lana and Nick came in town for a week. Rachel came in town for the night to hang out! It was quite the reunion. There were quite a few Hendrix folks there and some of my incoming students!

Saturday: Rory, Paul (his roommate) and I went to a Beer Die tournament. It was a really fun game, but it was very very hot outside.

Afterwards we went to Loca Luna's for dinner and then to Our (Jenna and me) Birthday Party!!! I happened to leave my camera on the counter after taking this pictures, so I unfortunately did not capture any pictures other than this one. Sorry.

The Move Part 2 - My Bedroom

Now that I have downsized, I have had to condense all of my clothes and stuff. Last night I spent the better part of the evening (8-12pm) putting together my room. Now that Daniel has gotten most of his stuff out, I was able to move into the bathroom and the study, which gave me room to unpack clothes and bedroom stuff. Since I am headed to Huntsville today, I need to unpack and then pack again. My new room looks a lot like my dorm room. Below is my closest. There is still some organizing to do, but this will give you an idea of what it looks like. This is my wardrobe/ dance party area!
This my bed. I have not had a chance to put things on the wall yet, but everything is put away!!!

Just some cool stuff.

Here is what I have been up to the past few days.

This morning I was driving to work and I thought this was really pretty. The camera did not capture it exactly the way it looked when I originally decided to take the picture. Last night Sam and I went to the Flying Fish, because I still have not gone to the grocery store. The special was Snow Crab Legs. I could not pass them up. It was delicious! Sam was quite jealous.

On Monday we had our kickball meeting at Crush (a wine bar). It was a tasting that night. If you can tell, I took a lot of notes.

On Tuesday afternoon we went to tour the new Hendrix Academic Village. These are the new apartment/retail buildings. Formally known as building C and D. I am pretty sure the Sarah Alford and Sarah King have moved into one of these apartments.

Hendrix living is really stepping it up.

This is their kitchen. I was surprised at how modern everything was.

The each get their own bathroom too. Really? How nice would that have been in college.

The living rooms were a little smaller than I expected, but I think its still looks good!