Wapella!!!

Hello from Wapella, Illinois!

I am at Anna's house & I have had such a wonderful day!!!

So, this morning was pretty relaed; we just watched TV and lounged around in our sweats (heaven!!). This afternoon we went to a crafts shop where we painted pottery- I can't upload a picture of mine, as it is a gift for my Mum (as my homemade Christmas eve present!) The ceramics place was in Bloomington, Illinois (which was quite close). There were so many children there, but all day Anna and I have just been big kids... This afternoon basically consisteed of us going into loads of cute little shops, and me taking photos of EVERYTHING! I bought Elliot, Harrison and Ellouise Christmas presents! As well as some stuff for my Mum. I wish I could have bought her all the food and wine we came across; she would of loved it all! This evening, we decorated a ginger bread house! So OTT and amazingly decorated!!! We have just had the most creative day...



I've been made to feel right at home in the Toohill house! It's so cozy!

Blog tomorrow,

Goodnight! xx

Turkey shaped bread...

JAKE!

Ginger Bread House making...

Cranberry Fishing...

So. Much. Food.

CERAMICS!!!!

Thanksgiving Break!

Ok so this is a little premature, as I still have one class until I finish for Thanksgiving break, but I thought I would write this anyway (due to my uncontrollable excitement).

So, this weekend I am going to Anna Toohill's (a girl in my sorority) house; she lives on a farm! I'm excited to just laze around and have some relaxation!! On Monday, I am heading up to Chicago again to stay with Marie (another girl in my sorority), which should be fun. She has invited me for thanksgiving dinner! I'm really looking forward to going Black Friday shopping: thats a day where there are loads of sales, which means I am goign to do loads of Christmas shopping!!! Although I am missing my favourite shopping partner (and finacor) - my Mum.

After Thanksgiving I only have a week and a half of classes before exams start (I'm trying not to think about them...). Its crazy to think about how fast this year is going!! SCARY!

I'll keep you updated on my Thanksgiving week!
Happy Holidays!

My roommate is leaving in 30 days....

Hi all!
Just want to dedicate this post to my roommate, she is the best roomie I could have asked for her and I am going to ask her to leave her pictures behind, so I can look at her glorious face every day before I go to sleep. I am already secretly crying myself to sleep when I think of that awful day when we will leave each other. I cannot take this anymore, I think I am moving to Belgium! Here I come belgian Jack!!!
Lots of love to Emiliennnneeeeeeeeee, you are the coolest, prettiest, funniest person I have ever met!!!
xoxo Kelly

CHICAGO!

So, this weekend, I visited Simon in Chicago! We did all the usual tourist stuff, like visited the bean, went up tall buildings, went to navy pier, visited the shops, went out for a lovely dinner. It was a lovely, well needed, catch up. And it was nice to get out of Champaign for a weekend!

The weather was not too amazing... In fact, we found ourselves in the middle of a tornado....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2508787/Washington-Illinois-tornado-kills-EIGHT-severe-Midwest-storm.html

It was so scary and Chicago was basically flooded; we had to seek refuge in McDonalds! What made matters worse was the fact that we were on the top of the highest building in the USA when the storm struck! We got evacuated before the building began to sway too much!!! The wind was so powerful I was literally could not even move. But, the storm was not that bad in Chicago compared to elsewhere in Illinois!

Besides this little scare, the weekend was lovely!! Here are some touristy pictures!

Pyjama Jam!

So last Thursday, Pi Phi had a pyjama themed social; so I borrowed Ruth's dalmation onsie. It was like tehh comfiest night out I have ever been on! I even wore my uggs!!!! It was a fun nightttttt, here's some lovely pictures:

My First Basketball Game

Last week, I went to my first ever basketball game. I must say, Anna Keyes was the best at explaining all of the rules, because I was so clueless. The only things I knew about basketball were things I learnt hough watching One Tree Hill.....

Anyway, Anna asked me if I wanted to go to a game, so obviously I said I would love to go! Little did I know, she had VIP/family/friends tickets because she knew a guy on the team. We literally had the best seats in the house! The game was so much fun, and I was surprised at how much I actually understood the rules!!

(This height difference is a little silly)

Marie Turns 19....

So, in Champaign you can only go into bars when you are 19, (although you can only buy a drink if you are 21). This means, that Marie's 19th birthday was the first time my little ginger pal had ever been to a bar!!!! So, we went to wine night. The theme was 'What would I be without my degree?'. I borrowed Marie's subway worker clothes and we went like we worked at a subway shop! It was a good night, and I'm pretty sure Marie celebrated her big birthday in style!!

Here are some pictures of the night: