I'm in the foulest mood right now...

I really hate when people toy w my emotions.  Also. I am really hating living in greensboro right now.  Also, I hate being used. AND when jerkfaces get a laugh at my expense. I am so much better than that and deserve better friends than that....

maybe its this time of year or what but I am reallllly missing all of my favorite people right now. My best friend April is just so amazing. I miss her and my goddaughter Jane soo much. Im excited to see her for birthday eve in a few short weeks in Richmond! Also, I miss j how life used to be so fun. yeah now i enjoy working ,etc (minus when jerky potential clients yell at me) but really, this is ridiculous. i have j been feeling so lonely here it is ridiculous.

In sum, i hate jerkfaces, Greensboro, and being lonely.


goingto the danvegas tom for the wkend b/c my mom has surgery in the morning and FINALLY going to see a DR.

maybe ill feel better in the morning after a 2 benadryl induced sleep. or maybe the bottle of champagne on my nightstand will help...

GO HOKIES!!!! 2010 ACC Championship Game in CLT tonight!!!!!!

Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hy!

Tech, Tech, VPI

Sol-a-rex, Sol-a-rah

Poly Tech Vir-gin-ia

Ray rah VPI

Team! Team! Team!

i hate school. my upper level writing req is terrible. im infuriated w/ my family law professor. i have a terrible sinus infection.

i j need it to be dec 6 at 6pm.

OPI's Royal Rajah Ruby

I love this polish! This is the unprofessional nailpolish I did last night :) makes me happy.

diet cherry 7up is amazing in my life.

ive been sick all day. at least im back to my pre-treadmill accident wieght. ive been feeling so fat and sluggish since i havent been able to run for almost a week now and it just sucks.  i guess it doesnt help tha tthe only reason that im back to my normal weight is b/c ive been puking for the past 20 hrs but whatevs i guess.

life update: school=still lame. im running for a position on the board of directors for my homeowners association. my wounds still hurt nad i still have to wrap myself up in saran wrap to shower. court today was lame, i was there for 5+ hrs.  Im exhausted and drained.

in better world news-- my fam is going to nyc for christmas! 23-26! i am so excited.  this is one of my life dreams. nye in nyc would be f-ing amazing too.  also, i dont have to go to court until Jan now so im excited to put on unprofessional nail polish.

ok time to wrap up my wounds and shower. or eat dinner. fasting tomorrow so i gotta eat soon....

school is lame

I am so over law school.  There is far too much drama, stress, and alcohol for one person to come out alive.

I try to not drink on weekdays anymore but I always fail at that...

I try to stay away from the drama but I usually fail at that b/c I fail at the no alcohol during weekdays rule...

I try to not get so stressed out but Ive been working on the Bar application...

school. is. lame.



p.s. also, last thurs as I was on my second run around 11pm and my shoes made me slipped and i got stuck b/w the wall and tredmill's conveyor belt and im like insanely hurting on my right arm, my right knee, and the back of my right knee.... Im in pain and sad.

BUT I have hte best friends in life ever.. one of my favorites rushed over to my house after i called her crying and she helped my clean and bandage my wounds and gave me liek half a bottle of wine to ease the pain..didnt help much but its the thought... she also gave me a ride to Clinic in the morning, dealt with another crying Manisah in the drive to school.  she is the best.  really, i have never had a friend some to help me like that and really meant so much to me... idk if i expressed my gratitude enough but she is amazing and im so thankful we are close now and she is one of my bffsforlife. love her!!!


ok im falling asleep. will update soon abt my halt in weight loss :(

loveeeee me.

People Suck.

Srsly, people suck. NJK. I am so over it right now. Still feel dumb/stupid but I mean, what can I do now... cant change anything abt whats happened so yeah. can I j say WTF. so pissed. really?? like srsly did I j make this big of a fool of myself the past 2wks??! wtf.

true story: I started the Virginia Bar exam application today. (oh yeah, totes have the NC one done but I am over this place... :( )

ok, the end, im done ranting. im going to go eat ice cream and other bad things for my life....

:)

having a really good self esteem day i think. still working on my OOC upper level paper for Health Law. its on Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide. Such an uplifting topic, right??

haha, well, I am taking the day off from running b/c since Sat, Ive run nearly 31 miles and my legs are tired and sore.  Also, I am officially like 21lbs away from my weight loss goal.  Since Aug 2009, I am 66.8lbs down from the heaviest I've ever been in life. I feel great!

Also, I re-discovered my love for espresso and Jason Mraz this week.


In other world news, still confused by people. Excited abt this wkend though. Halloween pty/bar review on Thurs, no class/work on Fri, Carrie Underwood concert on Fri night, and a wkend full of studying for the MPRE.


oh life, you are so amazing to me sometimes. love you long time.

ok must stop getting distracted and write more b/c my paper is due at 5pm!

do you ever have a low self esteem day?? I feel like today is one for me.... ever since I got back from detroit, my sleep sched has been so messed up and I fall asleep on my sofa, my chair, etc while I was writing and working on my paper that was due this past Weds at 5pm.  This morning, I overslept (again!wtf) and we had a client for wills clinic at 9am so I planned to meet my partner at 815, um yeah she called me at 813 and then i got ready asap and peaced out.  I was at the clinic from about 830-105pm..turned in my bar prep midterm late....then I went to the post office to get the mail for work then i went to work a little early and so i was talking with my boss and paralegal about our big trial this week (yay our client got everything he wanted, overnight and unsupervised joint custody with his baby daughter!!!) and then she needed me to take a form because I had to be in IV-D court at 2pm.. I got there a little late (around 215) and didnt see my client there. Soooo I panicked.  I talked to the CSE agent and yeah um he hadn't paid anything since AUGUST. our last hearing date. WTF.  So I go into the Attorney's lounge and try and call him, um his dad (yes, this grown man lives with his father) said he had no idea where his son was but was having car trouble and didnt know where he was... I had even called yesterday to make sure he remembered to come today. yeah no. he didnt.  So the court was so backed up and had about half of the morning docket to do and that took foreverrrr.  they didnt start the afternoon docket until nearly 330.  my case was finally called near the end and I tried my best to give excuses as to why my client wasnt there and I argued that he had made some sort of payment up until now even as unemployed and he always had his list of places of potential employment every time until now but she said since he didnt show up and hadnt made payments in 2 months, she put an order out for his arrest with a $3000 cash bond.  first client of mine that went to jail..

ugh, i was so exhausted when i got back to the office, it was nearly 430 so then I talk to my boss and then some lady called in for a consultation so i was doing her intake and then after i finally got off the phone, i finished the work I was doing (OMGGGG my list for monday is insane!) but i still have a ton of work for monday when i go in at noon.  i am j so drained.

i am burnt out in every sense of the word. physically, emotionally, mentally. it is ridiculous.  Im abt to go drink some wine, take a nice hot bubble bath, and then benadryl myself to sleep...

also, guys, they confuse me. srsly. I DONT UNDERSTAND.

maybe i just need to go to danville for a little while...... ?

This is not abt anyone in particular..

I just love this song. So sweet.  (I hope one day I feel like that... and that I won't be a scary cat lady when I'm old... b/c lets be srs, at this point, I might j get my mom to make me a biodata to pass around..)


When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart and I watched
As he tried to reassemble it

And my momma swore that
She would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love if it does not exist

But darling, you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception

Maybe I know, somewhere deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways to make it alone
Or keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable distance
And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk

But you are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception

I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't let go of what's in front of me here
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
Leave me with some kind of proof, it's not a dream, oh

You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception

You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception

And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

need life update

I have so much to update on my life but I am so exhausted at this point in life.  here's a teaser in case anyone is interested--

1- Finally decided where I am taking the Bar exam next July (NC!)
2- Running is amazing, ran a 5k couple wkends ago.  1/2 Marathon is coming up on 02/27/10
3- Visited my big bro this past wkend in Detroit, MI b/c he j bought a new house.
4- School= OOC.
5-Work= AMAZING.
6- Me= tired. (but I could go for a dance party.....)
7- Ive realized the past few months why so many lawyers are alchys... I 'm training right now.
8- I miss sleep.



more later. w. pictures :)

life update. super tired.

yo.
life is busy. im tired.
the past 3 wks of my last year of law school have been OOC. for reals. first week= idk what I did with my life.  week 2= finalized my sched for school/work. week 3= car accident, nonstop work+school.

srsly, I am working more hours than I am in school.  Im taking some pretty amazing classes this semester, minus a few but whatevs. Im only taking 12 credits since I took 5 this summer and so that leaves me with only 13 to take next spring YAYYYY. I have family law, (no tues classes yay), health law, Wills Clinic (which I have been trying to get into for 2 semesters!!!), Bar Prep, and State& Local Gov't.  They are all pretty interesting, I only have 2 finals in December and my upper level writing requirement (im doing mine for my health law class on Euthanasia and the Role of the DR--interesting, right???!) So class is good. Work is great as well, I think I was only supposed to work until like August but I guess my boss likes me and my work so she is keeping me on for the rest of the semester at the very least!!! Im working about 14 hours a week so I am definitely super busy.  During business hours, if Im not at school, Im working. I love it though, I am still learning so much about like practicing and the practical stuff you dont learn in school (i.e. how important client selection really is!!!!!!)  Im always tired but its a good tired.  I think after this summer, I've officially said goodbye to wearing "normal clothes" and its either business casual or professional suits everyday. and heels. omg, my feet hate me so much. i need a pedicure asap.  I'll miss the fun clothes but what can i do I guess.

Life is interesting right now.  Im still on track with my running minus this past week.  I was in a car accident last Tuesday and havent run since.  My back is killing me and Ive been taking flexeril the past few nights.  I cant tonight b/c I think I might try to wake up early tomorrow and try a short run.  I need to run this wk b/c I have a date (omg i know right, why do I let myself get distracted at imp times liek this?!??!!? I should be worrying abt my bar application rgt now) next wkend and I am for reals going on my super healthy+balance bar diet this wk. omg. Is that wrong????? I am j cutting all the bad stuff out this week- sodas (but will allow espresso b/c I need the caffeine everyday), cheese, heavy breadstuffs (incl bagels), frozen yogurt (no matter how much I want to go to feeneys), baby goldfish, and pita chips.  So you ask, what is Manisha going to eat this wk?? WELL, I have my espresso, TONS of water, balance bars, yellow nectarines, bananas, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, baby carrot sticks, and light indian meals (b/c I make them super healthy w/ as little oil/fats as poss and with as much fresh/frozen veggies I can afford).    I am so nervous. But I have butterflies. (thats good, right???) ok, I will leave it with that, I am no good with showing my emotions bc quite frankly Ive become really emotional lately (the past few months) and I need to keep myself in check more.
ANYWAYS. that is my life right now.

P>S> on my last post, Bonnie & Aud asked for some before/after pictures of me since my 1 yr mark on my weight loss journey.  update: I am kinda at a standstill righ tnow and I am not happy about it-- I havent lost much lbs since like mid-july but my mom and friends j keep telling me its b/c I have gained more muscle since I intensified my running. IDK. I j wish I could reach that small number that I have dreamt about the past 13 months.
ok, here are some BEFORE pictures:

This is me in May 2008 before the Friday night graduation ceremony from Virginia Tech. I was about 175ish lbs at that time...

This is Halloween 2008 during my first semester in law school.  somewhere around 180ish lbs here

this is during my trip to Bburg December 2008.

hahahahaha I felt that this was appropriate for my former self. eating cake on my 23rd bday (010109)

this is from my family's trip to a mandir in PA February 2009.  nearing somewhere 185ish here

i was really heavy here. this is out end of the year party for our 1L year. I think I was pretty much in the 190s here.

summer 2009-- somewhere in June, my mom sis and I went to Atlanta and OBVI when we went to the Coke place, I had to try every single option. diet opts be damned.

this is me in Waller Mill Park in Williamsburg VA on July 4th wkend coming to about 200or so lbs/size 16/18

Katha at my house in late July 2009. 

this was probs my first sign that I needed to change things in life.  August 1, 2009- my cousin Dhruvi's engagement party in FL.  I wore my mom's sari and had to let out the seam (to a size bigger than my mom's) and my cousin';s aunt-in-law that I was my cousin's aunt, not her 23yr old cousin. real scary.

this was probs my heaviest. somewhere around 218lbs.  August 7, 2009 in NJ for my cousin's youngest son's wedding. probs the lowest Ive been re: self -esteem.  all those gorgeous tall, skinny indian girls and those hot brown guys at the wedding didnt help either..

August 7, 2009 was when I decided I wanted to do something about myself.  I felt terrible about myself, I wasnt happy, and just felt miserable all around.  I was about to start my 2nd (and probs hardest) yr of law school and I knew I had to do something to make sure I was sane and didnt go off the deep end during the most stressful 4 months of my life. 

here are the AFTER pictures I promised:

Sept 4, 2009, my friend adrienne came to visit for the britney spears concert on the 5th.

my best friend's Bridal Shower/Bachelorette Weekend- October 2009 (somewhere done to like 180 i think)

Oct 30, 2009 at my cousin's party celebrating them getting married legally in the US.

Thanksgiving 2009, down about 30 lbs to somewhere around 170-5ish. also, 12inches shorter hair :)

NYE 2009/2010 in Washington DC.  I was about 170/168ish lbs here

In India at my cousin Dhruvi's garba night before her wedding day. January 2010.

this was in January when I went to blacksburg to help my sorority out with recruitment. a low of 170lbs

 

ME! In Hawaii! May 2010! A grand total low of 160/158lbs!!! I havent been this number in nearly 5 yrs.

another one from Hawaii j b/c it was such an amazing trip.  this was the day I found out I got the summer (my current) job I interviewed for during finals!

this was at my brother's med school graduation party in May 2010 :)

at my friend Derrick's wedding in Charleston, we took a beach trip. First time in my life I didnt feel overly self-conscious wearing a bathing suit and walking around on the beach w/o a coverup. Yeah that didnt even happen in Hawaii.  somewhere around 158lbs here. still got my tan. July 10, 2010.

at the plantation house where Derrick and Leigh had their reception.

again at the reception. all of the elon kids wtih the gorg couple!

w my daddy on his 60th bday. August 15, 2010. abt 155lbs

in Newport News August 29, 2010 for my best friend's baby shower! Love her and baby Jane so much!

September 9, 2010 at the Women's Law Association Little Black Dress Party.  155-158lbs.









So there you go.  my weight loss journey thus far. Ive lost about 63lbs.  My goal is to be b/w 128-130lbs by my 25th birthday.  I hope to God I can accomplish this goal, I've come too far not to get there.  IDK. we will see.


hope you enjoyed my life in pictures from 2008-present.

until next time.

LOVE ME.

tired.

I am so exhausted.  My AC went out on my top floor last week.  Did I mention that it was in the mid-high 90s all wk last wk??? it was unbearable.  I only went upstairs to get dressed/shower and nothign else.  Ive been sleeping on my sofa for almost a wk now.  Well, yesterday I finally got the AC man to come look at everything and when I woke up this morning, for the first time in a wk, the temperature reader didnt say 88 or 89 degrees, but said 74.  It made me happy.  I think its possible to go upstairs and not even start sweating, etc when I get out of the shower/get dressed/etc. yay. I am so tired and sore from sleeping on the sofa haha hopefully tonight I will get a good night's sleep for once!!!

Also, I got my new macbookpro on Friday because of tax free weekend. it was soooo exciting.  it is so much nicer than my stupid dell.  I sitll need to upload bootcamp/windows on here for law school but I might get on it next wkend.. I lvoe this computer!

I am so excited about our beach trip next weekend.  Im going to the beach with my family next wkend and my aunt's family for my dad's birthday.. I am sooo excited yayy hopefully it will be a fun drama free weekend :)

I have my remedies final coming up this wk! Then I will be done w/ Summer School FOREVER. I cant wait to be doneeeee.  I have so much to study from now until Thursday so I will be non-stop studying from now =until then.  I am still working too.  Hopefully my job will go through the fall semester too, I am doing calendar call and all of my boss' IV-D cases too so at least I will have something to do! I really do love my job and all the experience I am getting so who knows! I cant wait for the fall semester to start! YAY!

also, fyi-- today is 1 year since I decided to go on this weight loss journey.  This time last year, I was at my cousin's son's wedding up in NJ and I just hated how I looked and felt, especially in my saris, etc.  So that was when I decided that I was going to make a change in my life for the better.  I was probs wavering around 209-211 and here I am, 12 months later, and Im now wavering around 154-149 and I am also 4 dress sizes smaller! Who would have ever thought that a size 12 at Ann Taylor/LOFT would be big on me!!?! I have never in my life been this size so it is just so exciting for me.  I still have a good 30-35 lbs I want to lose by January so that means I just have to intensify my diet for the next 4 months.  Hopefully, I can work hard and reach my goal in life.

In other world news-- I also registered for the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon on Feb 27th, 2011.  I am soooo excited. I cannot wait.  I am right now running about 7.3 miles in 50 mins 6-7x a day.  Hopefully I can increase my time to 60 mins once school starts and up my mileage.  I cant wait I am sooooo excited.

ok time to go have a lunch, run, shower, then study until the end of time(or thursday morning).

yay.


loveee manisha :)

Well, it's August...

well, since its officially August now, school is starting in a few wks. I cannot believe that this summer is almost over, its really been amazing.  I really had such an amazing few months, definitely a summer I will never forget.

Here are some of my favorite things about the past 3 months:
Hawaii.
best 7 days of my life. everrrr.

Working.
best work experience everrrr. I have learned so much and really this summer has confirmed that I want to practice family law once I graduate/become a srs grown up practicing attorney. I just hope I can find a job one day....

School (kinda).
Ive learned at lot about law school this summer taking 2 summer classes.  I know I bitch and complain/whine about these classes but I know that all this hard work this summer is going to be worth it once I start my last year of law school in a few short weeks. 

Amazing friends.
need I say more??! love them!

New friends. 
cant wait for some more dance parties.

The Sun.
the sun has been really good to me this summer. I got an amazing tan when I was in Hawaii and even more amazing in Charleston, despite getting my FIRST sunburn ever (stinging&peeling and all!) but I still have my ooc tan lines from Charleston. Nonetheless, I love that I have this amazing tan and no more white legs hahahah thanks mr. sun! love ya!

My new bathing suits.
Dear Old Navy, thanks for having amazing bathing suits that make me feel skinny and pretty and confident walking around the beach in a bathing suit for the first time in my life. Love always, Manisha P. Patel.

Champagne.
love it. 

anyways. theres my summer in a nutshell. maybe I'll share the rest of my summer before school starts. 

Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't.

Today, I finished my 3rd 100 miles in 30 days challenge!! My best ever, with 104.75 miles in 21 days!! YAYYYY. I had even taken off 5 days when I was lazy/in Charleston! yayyyy life.

I am feeling great.  I am at about 58 lbs off from my weight last Aug (Aug 7 to be exact--when I began this weight loss journey).  Last August, I was first mistaken for my cousin's aunt at her engagement party in Florida and then at my cousin's son's wedding the weekend after, I j felt like such a heifer. I looked terrible in those pictures and just wasnt happy.  That weekend began what has now become to an almost obsession.

Last fall, I started changing almost everything about my lifestyle.  I started with a better diet, more fresh fruit and vegetables, and cut out everything good inlife (in terms of food that is!!! haha) I stopped eating cookies, candy (my 2 weaknesses), cakes of any type (haha didnt even have any on my bday in Jan), ice cream, basically anything ofyour dessert category.  I also stopped eating out as well.  That made a huge difference in how I felt physically and in my wallet haha.   ANYways, last fall I also started running as well. At first, it was only 3x a week for 30 minutes and I started off slow, walking and then jogging, and eventually running.  Over the past 11.5 months, I increased my time from 30 mins to eventually 50 mins. Also, I went from running only 3x a week to 4x a wk to 5x a week and now 6-7x a week.   As soon as classes start, I am planning on increasing it to 60 minutes.  I started noticing changes in my physical self last November when I like was super intense about working out when I was seeing this jerkface but whatevs I guess.  that's when my family started noticing a change.  After this past spring semeste,r I really intensified my workouts to 6-7 days a week and so I hope there is some sort of change.  My arms and legs I think have gotten smaller but its good.  Until my trip to Charleston a few wks ago, I never felt confident or even felt good wearing a bathing suit (EVER in life) but I was a lot less self conscious about walking about in my bathing suit, etc it was an amazing feeling.  Dont get me wrong, I still have a ways to go but I am really close to where I want to be in life! yay

I am being much healthier nowadays.  Im down about 4 dress sizes from last August.  I was an 18 last Aug and now I am a 10! It feels so great! I am still trying to lose about 35 more so I can get to the healthy level for my BMI so hopefully, by Jan 2011 I will be in ideal shape!

I really think I've become obsessed with running though.  It is so addicting though, there is definitely a think called 'runners high' that Ive heard about via my favorite running website: www.mapmyrun.com I log my runs and start running challenges from there too.  I've been doing the run 100 miles in 30 days challenge for the past 3 months and today I finished my 3rd challenge.

It really has been a whirlwind of a year but I wouldn't change a thing.  I know I got a little ridic when shit hit the fan in Jan but mentally, emotionally, and physically I have never felt this great/amazing.  (Now dont take this as being cocky or anything b/c clearly, I have a clear sense of reality and I know what I look like haha.)

 It really is true, exercise gives you endorphins and endorphins really do make you happy :)

Sunburn..

This past weekend I went to Charleston for one of my best friends' wedding! It was such a beautiful wedding and I am so so so happy for Derrick and Leigh.  Srsly, made me cry.

It was such a fun weekend, we got to town Friday afternoon.  After an amazingly fun car ride down, we checked into our hotel (um hellllo Jimmy), ate a super ridiculously expensive mexican dinner for what it was, subpar/super strong margaritas, and then walked alll over charleston.  THEN we laid around our room for a while, OMG it was so so so hot and humid in Charleston that night, we thought we might pass out. We were all so gross and sweaty! It was fun though walking around and walking off all that mexican and tequilla haha.. we were so smart and took a cab to the Welcome Party, it was darka nd kinda sketch at that point, ridic. omg it was so fun, we were a bit worried that it would be awk w / us elon kids there and all of their fams and frat bros/sorority sis' but it was so much fun j seeing everyone and celebrating Derrick and Leigh! UM Yeah, and we totes Iced one of our friends, it was HILARIOUS hahahah, Afterwards, his ridic frat bros threw DR in the rooftop bar's pool. RIDIC right?! I wouldve been pissed but DR told me he was expecting it haha but whatevs.  the boys came back to our room after to hang out and whatnot it was fun!  

On Saturday, we ventured to Sullivan's Island to hang out on the beach for a few hours before the wedding! I was a good kid and studied for my remedies quiz I had on Monday..but I did get in some water time! haha omg I have the worst sunburn. I have never been burnt this bad before in my life and it is like unbearable. we rushed back to our hotel after to get ready for the wedding, omg we were so cute! the wedding was so beautiful and there was definitely some eye candy at this wedding (haha thanks DR's frat bros) but htat was as far as it went, just something nice to look at for the night hahahah  the reception was beautiful as well.  the drinks were plentiful and the music was great! we had so much fun all of us just hanging out together and the photo booth was so much fun! here are some links to our photobooth pics from the night
(1- http://www.shutteryou.com/events/view/photo/1328369/?viewstrip=1 and 2- http://www.shutteryou.com/events/view/photo/1328679/?viewstrip=1 )
it was just a really fun night.  afterwards, the bus ride back to the hotels, well that was interesting.  lets just say theres a long story involving me drinking beer for the first time in 5 yrs. srsly.  after we got back, we were trying to walk around finding this bar w/ DR's frat bros but we got disconnected so we just found some random place where older ladies like almost took hostage of one of my friends while he got us drinks and then me and my other friend went to the upstairs part of the bar and some drunken fool stepped on my friend's toe and literally it was turning purple. it was ridic. I was kinda sucky/emotional that night but whatevs. it was fun. haha after we got back to the hotel and the boys were waiting for their cab back to their B&B, I sent some angry emails then my friend and I had a heart to heart in the middle of the floor in the hallway of our hotel hahah omg I bet all the guys that walked by were like 'who are these girls in fancy dresses doing in the middle of the floor of the hallway?!" haha it was ridiculous and amazing.
the next morning, I was a hot mess. I was feeling crappy (not a hangover, I j was feeling crappy, probs from running around in the rain all night on little sleep haha) but we got up and got ready then went to breakfast where we were accompanied by some sketchy arm-hairless men from Richmond on a weeklong bachelor 'party' haha such losers. one dude was like 'i havent slept in uhhh 7 days. im ready to get to my parents basement and crash.' hahah he was boasting about not having a job, had messed up teeth, and a cut-off hooters shirt. yeah thats the way to impress some girls hahaha SRSLY though, I just dont trust men w/o arm hair. it's just not right. at all.
ANYways. after we finally packed and checked out (no sign of jimmy:( haha) we met the boys at the market for lunch then walked around for a lilttle bit before they left and then us.  it was a nice ending to the fun wkend.  the drive back wasnt too bad, long but entertaining w/ my road trip buddies haha.
such a fun wkend and really, dont tell anyone, but I think I've been converted.  from a negative, anti-marriage person to almost believing that a person is sometimes meant to be with someone else and have a happy life together.  I am really just so happy for DR and Leigh.  they are completely adorbs together and I know they are going to have a wonderful life.
in other world news, I cant wait till everyone comes back to the GSO.  Its getting crazy just going to work everyday and then school and night and studying in all the time between...

ok, here are some fun pictures.  then time to study some and bed! :)

all of us before the Welcome Party Friday night

I love this of all of us. It is just like classic of us cracking up like that hahaha

I love this one of me and DR! haha after he was thrown in the pool. 

Beach w. my girls! <3

all of us all tanned and beautiful before we left for the wedding!!

All of us Elon Law kids w/ the Groom :)

All of us with the gorgeous couple!!

a fun one of all of us from the photobooth pictures :)

ANYWAYS. Hope you enjoyed my little sunburn story ;)

LOVE MANISHA :)