Three semesters down, two more to go! At the end of July, I wrapped up my final semester on UT's campus, moved out of my beautiful townhome, and said goodbye to the city I've called home for the past year. I never expected to fall so in love with Toledo, but my goodness, I loved every… Continue reading Grad School: Semester 3
One year down, one more to go! On Monday I finished my last final exam, packed up, and headed home to enjoy the next two beautiful weeks off before the summer semester starts up. Bring on the relaxation! I can't quite comprehend just how quickly my second semester of grad school flew by. This semester… Continue reading Grad School: Semester 2
Today I'm linking up with some of my favorite bloggers, Shay and Erica, for their monthly "How We..." Wednesday. This month's topic is technically "How We Mom Fail and Live to Discuss", which is obviously a topic I have zero experience in, so I decided to change my topic to "How We Apply to Grad School and… Continue reading How We Wednesday: Grad School Edition
A couple weeks ago, Kayla and I realized that we had the same spring break for the first time in forever and decided to plan the perfect weekend getaway to Chicago! For those that don't know, Kayla and I have been best friends since the beginning of preschool when we were just 3 years old.… Continue reading Chicago Style Spring Break
Looking back on 2017, it was without a doubt one of the most exciting and memorable years of my life. 2018, you have some VERY big shoes to fill! Last New Years, knowing all of the major milestones that 2017 had in store for me (graduate school interviews and acceptances, completing my final semester of undergrad,… Continue reading 2017 Travels
For the past three years Connor, Sarah, Josh, and I have spent New Years Eve together and this New Years we didn't have it any other way. We closed out 2017 in the best way possible with a three day trip to Nashville! Over the summer, Sarah and I planned this trip to be Connor… Continue reading Nashville New Years
It's official, I've survived my first semester of grad school! One semester down, four more to go! Before starting grad school, I ridiculously overestimated the free time I would have and am currently laughing at myself for even imagining I would have such a thing as "free time". After first attempting to make monthly updates… Continue reading Grad School: Semester 1
Last month, I was debating back and forth on what to get Connor for his birthday and finally decided that I wanted to take him on one last summer adventure before I head off to grad school this fall. After a little bit of planning and gathering some recommendations from a few people, I surprised… Continue reading Pictured Rocks
I just got back from a week-long Mexican vacay and it. was. incredible!! I traveled with my family, along with my boyfriend and my brother's girlfriend, to Riviera Maya, Mexico. This was my very first time traveling to Mexico and let me tell you, spending a week there in the middle of July was HOT!… Continue reading Mexico Xenotes
As things that once filled my everyday life for the past four years have come to a close (a.k.a. undergrad and sorority), life has slowed down significantly this summer. I've been thinking a lot about what will fill some of my free time during grad school (HA! If free time in grad school is even… Continue reading My Why
Lauren Kissick 