Keeping up with Paige

This past weekend, my roommates and I celebrated a national holiday. No, we didn’t celebrate national daughter’s day or the first day of fall, but Emily Brock’s 21 st birthday. The baby of the crew is FINALLY 21 and legal. To put in perspective how young she really is… I’ve legally been allowed to consume alcohol for 465 days now. To read Emily’s point of view of the weekend festivities, click here ! We held secret roommate meetings, when Emily was out of the house, of course, about two months prior to this past weekend. It drove her absolutely insane that she couldn’t know anything, besides she had to show up Friday night in a sparkly dress. Here’s how we planned the perfect 21 st birthday for our bestie... Food – Some might say this is the most important part of a party and I would have to agree. We were looking out for our personal well-being of the weekend and chose carbs and more carbs. For Friday night’s meal, we had spaghetti, chicken alfredo, mozzarella sticks, garlic bread, ...

The temperature is dropping, football is starting and I think it’s safe to say… fall is almost here! Well, officially fall will be here on September 22 nd . What better way to celebrate one of my favorite seasons, then doing a fall bucket list? It may not all get accomplished, but I’ll try my best. In no particular order, check it out: Make and eat caramel apples Pick apples and make an apple pie Go to a corn maze Carve or paint a pumpkin with my housemates Have a “Friendsgiving" Eat ALL the pumpkin pie (with whip cream – of course!) Go to Suter’s Produce Make chili soup Dress up for Halloween with my housemates Take fall pictures Make pumpkin cookies or muffins Watch Halloween movies outside I am a lover of all things pumpkin-flavored, caramel, sweet treats, sweatshirt weather, color-changing leaves and fall traditions. This is a start to my fall bucket list, and I hope I can check a few off with my four best friends. I know in the future, after college, these are the memories I ...

This past weekend I went home after being at college for a month and wow was it refreshing. There’s no better feeling than going home after some time away to see your family, friends and of course… pets! Typically, during a regular volleyball season, I would see my family almost every weekend or more. So, weekly phone and FaceTime calls have been something I’ve had to get used to. I stayed in Ada on Friday because FOMO is a SERIOUS and real thing. There’s this feeling you get when you’re at home that you are absolutely missing out on the fun. Because of this, I headed home on Saturday morning. My Saturday started with a long walk around my hometown with my sister, Erika. It’s always good to catch up in person and talk about life. I had a baptism on Saturday night for my boyfriend’s godson. It was great to see his family for the first time since I left for school at the beginning of August. I spent my Sunday at home just like everyone should… lazy and relaxing. Once I felt like being pr...

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