unc v wisconsin

today unc played wisconsin at home. when we got to the dean dome, literally the only seats left were the last row in the entire building. but, there is no bad seat in the dean dome! of course, unc was victorious!

end note: hello basketball season!

post bible study picture

today someone had the idea to take a group picture after bible study since it was the last one for the semester. sadly, no one was extremely thrilled with the idea except jess.

end note: so sad this semester is ending.

merry christmas from dat yl

today was monday, and every monday i have team time for young life. callie had us over for a post-thanksgiving dinner, which was delicious. i am so thankful for each and every single one of my teammates. as tradition dictates, we took a team picture for our christmas card that we send to our committee.

end note: i wonder which picture will make the cut?

wallace girls

today i got to take christmas card pictures for some friends. i've been wanting to pictures of the three girls - kelsey, alyssa and carley for a while now, so i snapped some of them after taking pictures of the whole family. this one is my favorite!

end note: it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

sugar and mufasa

today is the typical "i'm at home, so i'm going to post pictures of my pets" post. please note the last picture. sugar's tongue is out of control.

end note: love my animals.

hello black friday

today has been quite the day. this morning i got my hair cut, and then mom and i headed to southpark for some black friday shopping. it was a productive trip aka good shopping spoils. this afternoon i went and saw tori and mac. he has gotten so big and is the cutest. as tradition dictates, i went to casa grande for dinner with sara and tori. then we headed to see twilight, which was actually pretty good. my night didn't end there. next was waffle house with janel - one of my favorite things to do when i come home. waffles, tea and talking. so good. here are a few pictures to sum up the busy day!

end note: if i had had a blog this time last year, there is a good chance that pictures eerily similar to these  would have been taken one year ago today.

family pictures

today was thanksgiving aka the first time our whole family has been together since june. daniel and i hadn't seen each other since then; it's slightly ridiculous to say the least. since we were all together, we decided it would be the opportune time to take family pictures for our christmas. here are some of my favorites:

end note: so thankful for my family.

coffee coffee coffee

today jordan and i got a little excited after reading taylor swift's tweet about holiday creamer. we decided to take a trip to the store and buy some more coffee as well as christmasy creamer. such a good decision.

end note: this is the perfect weather for coffee!

mcmansion cookie fail

today the mcmansion cleared out except for elaine, jordan and i. we decided to spend our last night here baking cookies, doing crafts and watching television. sadly, no chick flick. we stuck with the usual - criminal minds. our cookies were slightly a fail. they crumbled apart and weren't the prettiest, but they sure did taste good! and, they didn't burn!

end note: so excited to go home tomorrow!

puppy!

today i met this sweet, little girl. isn't she the cutest? sam bought her to give to her mom for christmas! best present ever.

end note: i love puppies.

blank canvas show

today the mcmansion went to the blank canvas fall show to support jessica! jess danced in 5 different numbers, and is one of the best out there if i do say so myself! she had quite the crowd there for her tonight too! here are a few pictures from the show. the lighting wasn't the best, but you get the picture - literally!

end note: where has the weekend gone?

house pictures

today we took pictures at the mcmansion. we've been meaning to do so all year, and finally took some in time to use for our house christmas card...

end note: shout-out to cameron for taking our pictures!

meet lexi

today jordan's doggy, lexi got here. she's staying here this weekend. she's the best, and i think we're all in agreement that we want to keep her here forever!

end note: i want a dog!

taylor swift, take III

today i got to see taylor swift in concert again! 3rd time! savannah, abby and i went. sadly, they didn't let me take my camera in, so i only have a picture from before!

end note: i love taylor swift. the end.

dog, please?

today i am posting a picture from this past weekend. julie's dad brought her dog to run the 5k, and he was the sweetest thing ever, loving all the attention.

end note: this dog is a better runner than me.

campus in the fall

today i'm reiterating my love of fall. unc's campus goes from beautiful to even more beautiful! is that even possible? literally, the colors of the leaves coupled with the carolina blue sky make even this boring, black sign look great.

end note: garrard hall, in the fall - i'm a poet and didn't know it.

two elves

today i found two elves, i mean jordan and seth, in our living room. their red and green decor reminded me that it's little over a month to christmas. ah! it's so soon!

end note: now i want to watch the movie, elf.

ron-a-thon

today was adpi's annual 5k, ron-a-thon. every year we hold a pre-race spaghetti dinner and 5k to benefit the ronald mcdonald house of chapel hill. we had a good turn out today. as always, i was super impressed with how good the times were. also, please check out this precious little boy (4th picture down) who finished the race sprinting - cutest thing ever!

end note: maybe one day i'll enjoy running.

stella

today i'm back with stella and maggie - two of my favorite dogs i got to watch this summer. i get to hang out with them for the weekend, so of course i had to take some pictures. sadly, only stella wanted to sit still...

end note: i want a dog!