When One Door Closes Another Opens

Well my dearies 

It is coming to the end of my first semester of my sophomore year

It feels like it's been 10 years since I graduated high school

Looking back I feel like college is going to take foreeeeVer

>for full affect pronounce forever as done in sand lot<

but looking forward I'm afraid it is going far too fast

Next semester I have a few more gen eds 

and then on to the fun stuff

Graphic Design

{I have a lot of work to learn all these technology gadgets and what not}

Tomorrow I have

two presentations and turn in a paper

... and then packing!! ... 

I know what you're thinking.

And I will have you know that every time I go home I take only one carry on bag

[that is VERY impressive my friends]

This trip home I need to pack even lighter though

mostly because more than half of my suite case will be filled with Santa gifts

Any who I am SOOO excited to go home and see my friends

It's crazy too though

In college the start of each semester is kind of like freshman year of high school all over again

You kind of have an idea of what you're doing

but not really

You have totally new classes with all new people

Some of your friends transfer or move

All new people and professors

... I don't know maybe it's just me ...

Cedar is getting colder now

I woke up this morning at 6 am

It was dark outside still.

not just any kind of dark but straight up night time dark

I even saw a garbage truck on the way too school

that's when you know you are up far to early

Walking to my car I could smell the pines coming off the mountain

Driving to school with my lip stick stained coffee cup and jammin to some 

indy folk music

Going to take a stats exam was just about the last thing I wanted to be doing

BUT

I think I did pretty good so I'm fairly happy

I even made some new friends with the cowboys that sit in the back of the room

We studied in the library together and decided

in honor of the last day of class

We would all wear our western wear

[well they would wear their real stuff and I'de be a poser]

It was still fun

After a long day of studying and editing 

I finally got some down time

here's my snack

Orange Julius with nutella on homemade bread ... yummmmm
*Thanks for sharing Blair*

Tomorrow is our pole Holiday show

If I were to tell you I'm not nervous

I'de be fibbing

More than half of my routine is improv 

So fingers crossed that my hands don't sweat and it looks somewhat decent

                 

a few tricks i'll do in my routine

no pain no game ... you can see the pole in my bruise!

if that's not baller I don't know what is

{it's behind my knee for those of you who are stuggling}

And in honor of the cold weather

and my pinterest addiction

Who doesn't love boots sweaters and scarves?! 

Jeans: BOOM BOOM  found here Scarf: super old Urban {Similar here} Sweater: Mom's Closet [I believe it's GAP .. similar looks here or here} Boots: Juicy Couture found here {Similar here}

'Tis the season 

Good luck everyone on the rest of your finals

Love Always, 

Lexi

> PS <

... anyone in cedar looking to celebrate the end of the semester hit me up ...