Be sad, read this.

So I figured I'd share this because of how sad this made me. It's always good to share sadness, right? Wrong. But anyways, read this and:
A) be super glad you are still in college and have time to take it all in, or
B) be in a state of depression because college is ending in... like a week. So, so, so sad. There's not enough so's in the world for that sentence.

Here it is.

Real world, I am so extremely excited for you and all the greatness that is Seattle and that awesome culture and music and cool people to meet, but I am also terrified of the 2, 5, 13 and 21 on the list. Especially 21, because the number of people I know in Seattle can be counted on 1 hand... fine I'll be honest... can be counted on 1 finger.

BUT LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE AFTER COLLEGE TO EXPLORE!

Enjoy everyday, college life or not!
Alex

Future Husband.

One of my friends posted this the other day, and I just had to share. This is seriously the greatest thing I've read in a while. It is so adorable, and I'd like to think of it as completely true. I haven't been talking to anyone or seeing anyone pretty much this whole semester, okay... this whole year. But I have a lot of other things to focus on right now, so it's not too big of deal. Sometimes, of course, I let the girl in me get the best of me and get sad about my lackluster love life, but I know someday someone will turn up... and when they do I hope they are just like the author of this article, Kelly Flanagan, describes.

Check it out here.

What do you think? I totally had tears in my eyes after reading it, so adorable!
Enjoy,
Alex

Tunesday.

In honor of just seeing him last week, here is one of my favorite songs by Alex Clare.



I hope you enjoy! Have you ever heard any of his songs? Which is your favorite?
Alex

Too Close.

I was lucky enough to go to the Alex Clare concert this past week with one of my best friends Cheyenne. She burnt me his CD over the summer and we fell in love with him. The he came out with 'Too Close' on the radio, and we were so excited he was touring.

We bought our tickets, and I marked my calendar. I finally got to see a show at the Marquee when I was old enough to go to Mill Ave before. We stopped for happy hour at a couple places and then walked over the bridge to see the show. I remember going to shows at the Marquee theater and seeing all the cool older kids walking over the bridge to the venue after getting drinks on Mill. Well guess what?! I'm a cool older kid now, woo!

The concert was awesome, and Alex Clare is so cute! As my friend Cheyenne put it, "He'll make a good Santa Claus when he is older. He just kept smiling at the crown with his bearded grin and talking in his sweet British accent. His songs were so much fun to dance along to and sing at the top of our lungs. So glad I went and got to go, and enjoy it with one of my best friends.

Hooray for good music and great friends!
Alex

Country Thunder

Country Thunder, aka the time of my life, was this past weekend. I was a little hesitant about spending 4 days camping with the same group of people, surrounded by drinks, junk food, and very few showers. I thought it was going to be a little too much, and I might get burnt out after a couple days. I was wrong, and I definitely had a blast! It was my first time going to a music festival and I can't wait to go to more!

For those that don't know, Country Thunder is a huge country music festival in Florence, AZ - about an hour from where I live, pretty much in the middle of the desert. There are thousands of people that come from all over and camp for 4 days to listen to some of the biggest and best names in country music.



I was under the impression I would have electricity, and a shower, in the RV we rented. I was mistaken, so I literally went 4 whole days of showering with wet ones and water bottles, having a dead phone like 90% of the time I was there, and get this- not checking my email for the whole weekend! That last point is pretty revolutionary for me, because I am normally behind on email if I go a full day without checking it, and man did it feel so good to put my vacation response on my email saying I won't have access to email and I'll respond when I'm back in town on Monday.

Anyways, I had an awesome time with some old friends that it was so, so good to get together with and laugh and joke just like we had before.I also got the chance to make so many more new friends, and spend time with great people that all hadn't showered and loved country music - now that sounds like a recipe for a good friendship. Anddd... I got to two-step with a guy at the Toby Keith show and he spun me and flipped me in the air - so. much. fun. I definitely look forward going to another music festival, I'm thinking Sasquatch 2014?!

Have you ever been to a music festival? What was it like?
Alex

Tick Tock.

No, that wasn't a Ke$ha reference.

But where is the time going?! It's terrifying really. Not only is my time at ASU ending and it's getting closer to all my final projects being due, my time in Arizona is coming to a close and I only have just over a month to spend with my family and friends. I literally keep checking the date because I cannot believe it actually says April 17th... its almost the end of April... say what?! A mere 3 weeks until the G word (shh...graduation) that means the end of the glorious thing I like to call college life.

Bucket List re-cap to remind myself what I have done, and what I need to get on doing pronto.

• Play Frolf on campus (frisbee golf)
• Hike 'A' Mountain at sunrise or sunset
• Sing karaoke in front of strangers
• Take a pedal boat out on Tempe Town Lake; I've worked there for more than 2 years and have seen so many people praise how fun it is, whine about how hard it is, and everything in between. I'm ashamed to say though I've been in a pedal boat more times than I can count, I want the whole experience of going around the lake, even if my co-workers will make fun of me.
• Go to an ASU football game, basketball game, and baseball game at least once; I've done the first two, but want to go to a baseball game and hopefully another basketball game and enjoy being a Sun Devil fan!
• Go to a play or musical at Gammage Auditorium (ASU's amazing theater venue)
• Get a drink between or before class at The Vine; because that's just soo ASU 
• Join or create a game of sand volleyball on the SRC fields
• Take a picture on the horse in front of the Business building
• Drive through Jerry's Drive-Thru liquor; it's practically an ASU landmark and I want to say I have
• Take a road-trip and hike the Grand Canyon; now that I'm old enough to really appreciate it, and while I live so close to this wonder of the world, I really want to re-visit it
• Go to the green house on top of the Life Sciences building
• Have a picnic in the Secret Garden on campus
• Take a dip/splash in the MU fountain

I've only done two things?! That's so sad.. I need to get on it! 

Do you have a bucket list for college, or for life in general? What's on it?

Alex

Phoenix Blogger Conference!

Get excited, the Phoenix Blogger Conference is here! There are going to be some awesome bloggers there and lots of fun is sure to be had! Check out below for more details!



Hooray!
Alex