Ohio Trip

Well I'm back in O-town and it definitely is lacking on a lot of levels. I miss Mandy and Mikey already and am glad I got a chance to see them for a mini-reunion. My flight back was better than going to Ohio and I discovered that the music channels on airplanes have gotten so much better! I basically listened to music the whole way back--country, pop, rock, Top 40...oh yes much improved since the last time I flew. Ted Airlines--you rock! (They even serve Starbucks coffee on board, they obviously know quality when they see it.)

Mikey--it was so fun to hang with you and laugh practically all day long. You are awesome! Wurtle! Yes, that is a word, and a candy. ;) I taught Mikey the Disney 3-fingered smile, and basically I could not stop laughing every time he did it. He was smiling so big that his left eye was closing! hahaha!

Curious on what this smile looks like? Well all you have to do is hold out three fingers and put them vertically in your mouth and then smile so that when you take away your fingers your smile is the same size as when they were in your mouth. Yes, it's a HUGE smile, but hey, it's Disney!! They are VERY happy. So do that and then look at yourself in the mirror, I guarantee you will giggle! Try it on your friends; they will fall out of their chairs laughing--especially at 11:00 at night. Mikey and I were in the midst of a game of Outburst, when we started doing 3-fingered smiles at each other...that's when I lost it and we both were basically useless for our team-mates!

Did you know that in Ohio they have these light, lantern things that kill bugs? It's so awesome! These lanterns give off a blue-ish light that attracts moths, mosquitoes, flys...bugs in general and when they fly into it...it electrocutes them and makes this zzzzeeeiiiitt pop noise. How great is that? Florida NEEDS these things! It would be so awesome to sit in your porch and know that every time you hear a "snap" a bug has died. hehehe....oh yes, I want one sooo badly. Bye Bye love-bugs! wahahaha!

I discovered that Florida State is also lacking in beauty--Ohio University has to be one of the prettiest campuses I've seen. If you click my link to OU's webpage you can see pictures of OU (refresh the main page to get new pics of their campus) It is set among beautiful hills--covered with trees that will change in the Fall, every building is brick, the grounds are covered in tall green trees, and the buildings are all unique. OU has a rock climbing wall inside their fitness center, and even has a lake and hiking trails ten minutes away from the campus. It made me want to transfer and be educated in such a gorgeous place. It was great to get away and see mountains, lakes, feel cool weather--too bad it was only six days! But who knows, maybe I'll live in a place like that!! (hint hint God) ;)

Inspiration on the OU campus

I am writing this blog from an apartment complex that is on Ohio University campus--what a beautiful place! So many hills covered in trees that would be gorgeous during the autumn months, I am so jealous! The campus buildings themselves are pretty too, all red brick and old looking. It makes you want to take a book and just read under a tree!

Man, I have loved my vacation trip so far! :)

Piqua, Ohio is the cutest town it has so much charm. For instance, it has an old-fashioned fire station--like the kind you see on movies or in the musical The Music Man. The houses are so spread out and the corn fields are plentiful. Wide open spaces. Makes me feel like I'm in the heart of America! I forgot how many things I miss living in Florida like hummingbirds. They are so cute to watch. Another thing is potted plants. Flowers shrivel up and die in the heat, but here they flourish and give the town vibrant color! I wanted to buy one and take it home with me as my friend, but I decided against it considering I'd have to carry it on the plane with me!! Hills are a plus--Florida is flat and probably sinking, so any type of landscape is actually nice to look at for a change! The green trees and 'real' grass is awesome as well. Palm trees are alright, but Evergreen and Maple are pretty all the time...and St. Augustine grass is just stupid. Soft grass is the way to go! One HUGE thing that I miss while living in Florida is temperate weather. This whole week we've had 70-80 degree weather (perfect) and I've experienced the sensation of cold at night. Wow, feeling cold in July--what a concept!!

I have been pampered to the max--Mandy you rock my world! She has gone above and beyond to make my stay here in Ohio awesome. I have eaten at The Spot--had a piece of their famous pie, eaten Ohio corn on the cob, had a manicure, pedicure, facial, and hair cut for free!! Her mom rocks my world as well--she is the beautician who gave us a spa day for free! Yes, I did say I got a hair cut and man is it short!! No more growing out my hair--I knew I would get tired of it. Well now folks, it doesn't even touch my shoulders!! It is what you would call a layered bob! What inspired me to chop my hair you might ask?? Well Mandy's friend Katie had this hair cut and that's all it took! One look and my goal of growing my hair long went out the window!! haha! Mandy has shown me her wedding dress--which is gorgeous, took me to a huge inside/outside mall in Easton, Ohio. That was crazy, it had very expensive stores. Let's just say that in Forever 21, they had real live models in their store windows. Like the girls would pose in the store's clothes and then change positions every five minutes. It was insane! The town reminded me of a mixture of Winter Park, Florida and the Millennia Mall. Well that's all I have time for today...more later!

And the winner is...

So a critical event has happened in my life recently concerning the "Sam and Carrie Bowling War."

Yours truly has FINALLY beat his "high" score of 229 and replaced it with the true champion score of 237. The exclamation that went along with that score was "WOW!" how's that for a great word? But I must say that Mrs. Kruger's cheers and encouragement really helped me finally beat Sam and win over the phone to the Carrie side. :) Sam has already responded to my announcement with a poem that I think is quite hilarious and worth 'publishing.' so Sam in honor of you I put your poem on my blog, if you want me to take it off, please let me know, but I think it really captures the heart of our battle! ;)

9 pins ~ by Sam african
Tall and white you stood, mocking me with your very purity,
Labour and cursing is in vain, upright and fixed you remain.
one hundred times or never have i tried,
but something's wrong - this silly phone, tis fried...!
Memories of sweet victory haunt,
I fear this new champion will undoubtably taunt.
Miles away, there is naught for me to say,
But congrats, you're a star, but one day,
Sam shall make you pay !