Cousin Weekend

Two weekends ago,  I was lucky enough to have some family come to Tulsa for the weekend and it was so much fun!  My Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Terry came to town as well as my cousin, Lauren, and my other cousin, Anja, as well as Anja's daughter, Karsyn.  This first photo is of Lauren and I after we got done getting a massage.  If you can't tell, we were absolutely, 100% relaxed.  It was amazing!

 This next photo goes very well with the previous one.  Karsyn was EXTREMELY relaxed as well while we were hanging out at my Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Brian's!

 While we were hanging out at the house, we decided to have a little fun!  Lauren, Anja, Charlotte, Karsyn and I played with my favorite app on my phone.  It swaps everyone's faces!  It's hilarious!  The top left is Lauren and I, the top right is Lauren and Anja, and the bottom one (my favorite) is Charlotte and Karsyn! Ha ha

 This is a photo of all of the girls (minus Charlotte)!  Lauren, Aunt Cheryl, Anja, me and Karsyn.

 This is Karsyn and I!  She loves seeing herself on the phone!  It's hilarious!

 Karsyn, me and Lauren (:

 Anja found this recipe on Pinterest that she was DYING to try.  Unfortunately, it was somewhat a Pinterest fail :/  The marshmallows were supposed to disappear.  However, as you can see, the marshmallows basically did the complete opposite of disappearing!  Ha ha it was all okay though, because they were absolutely DELICIOUS!

 Lauren, Anja, me and Karsyn

 This is Lauren and I on our way to our massages!

I am so glad that they all came to town!  We had a ton of fun!

Pumpkin Day

A few weeks ago was OBU's homecoming.  It was really fun, especially since my sisters and I were all at home together...which doesn't really happen all that often!  Well, Saturday morning we all piled up in the car and headed out to Manchester for Pumpkin Day!  It was absolutely FREEZING but we had so much fun!!  As you can see, Mackenzie had a lot of fun!  This first photo is Mackenzie in the bounce house, which she LOVED.

 Here's Erin and Mackenzie playing a fishing game at one of the booths.

 My sisters and I with Dean! (:

 Mary Jo, (with sleeping Dean), me, Erin and Mackenzie.

 Me and Sara! So glad I got to see her!! I miss my best friend!!

 Carol and I! (:

 Erin and I! (:

As you can see, we were all freezing cold but we had a lot of fun!  I'm glad that we all were able to be in town at the same time and go to Pumpkin Day! (:

WWE Smackdown

These past few weeks have been a little bit out of control!  I have been sick, going on two weeks now, I have had tests and projects every time I turn around and I have been going nonstop.  As a matter of fact, I had a test last night and a project due tomorrow!! Ha ha As a little "get away" from school, me and two of my friends actually decided to go to a WWE wrestling match last night after my exam.  It was umm....well, it was interesting, that's for sure!  Ha ha None of us watch WWE (obviously), but we just decided to go for some strange reason.

This is Anne, me and Christi outside of the BOK Center and then some of the wrestlers haha

 I know you wish you had gone...

 And I REALLY know that you're all jealous that you don't have this shirt either!!

So, last night was quite the experience!  I can't say that I will ever go to another wrestling match but it was a good one-time thing!! haha (: 

Hurricane Football

Not only was yesterday an exciting day at the zoo, but I also attended my second TU football game.  My friend, Natasha, and I went to the first TU game halfway through the first quarter and we left before halftime started.  Yesterday, however, we got there before the 2nd quarter started and we stayed through halftime as well as until the end of the 3rd quarter.  Our goal is to actually stay for an entire game before the season is over, but we will have to see how well that goes!

Yesterday's game was actually fairly exciting while we were there.  The score was extremely close so that kept us intrigued.  Also, the weather was absolutely MARVELOUS which was my favorite part!

This is Natasha and I last night

 This is the HUGE bag of Kettle Korn that I bought last night.  I think that the fact that it took us 35 minutes to actually buy this is what made it taste absolutely heavenly!

 Go Hurricanes!! (:

If anyone is ever in town on a Saturday night, you should let me know!! TU football games are a lot of fun and I can easily get you a ticket to come watch!! (:

Giraffe and Camel Encounter!

This morning was probably the highlight of my entire life.  My friend, Anne, and I headed out to the Tulsa zoo bright and early this morning.  We were actually one of the first ones to enter the gate.  Yesterday we had found out online that the zoo had started something called the Mary K. Chapman Giraffe Experience.  Well, in case you don't know this already, I am ridiculously obsessed with giraffes.  I think that I feel I have a special connection with them considering I am tall and awkward just like they are.  And plus, they are just amazing creatures.  Well, needless to say, today was one of the best days I have ever experienced.  I got to pet and feed a giraffe as well as ride a camel!  If you are ever in the Tulsa area during the fall, let me know and I will give you all of the details.  It is definitely worth a trip!

First off, these are the two gorgeous gals that we got to hang out with today.  On the left is Pili, she is three years old.  And on the right, is Lexie, who is five years old.  Now, I love every giraffe that I set my eyes on, but Lexie completely stole my heart today!

 Now this handsome fella is Samburu.  He is the tallest giraffe at the Tulsa zoo, standing at roughly 17 feet tall and he is also the only male.  Because of breeding restrictions, however, we weren't allowed to feed him :(  But, him and I seemed to have a certain connection.  Whenever I was around he would always walk up to say hello and he was CONSTANTLY posing for pictures for me.  I guess he could sense how good looking I thought he was and was schmoozing.

 This gorgeous girl is Lexie.  She was all up in my business the whole time.  She was too funny!!

 This is probably my new favorite picture of all time.  Lexie, like I said, was all up in my business and she didn't like that I was holding some leaves and not giving them too her.  So, she proceeded to try and lick me in to giving them to her.  She had just got done licking the whole length of my arm.  She was full of character, that's for sure!!

 Anne and I's adventurous day didn't end with the giraffes, although they were plenty exciting for me to have ended there!  After the giraffe experience, we headed over to the camel rides.  This is a picture of us with our gorgeous new friend Angie, who looks like she is puckering her lips for the camera!

After an extremely busy and stressful week, this is exactly what I needed.  Like I said earlier though, if anyone is ever in the area, this is something that I strongly encourage you all to do!!  The giraffe feeding was only $20 and the camel rides are only $5 and they do them both until October 31 and then start them back up in the spring!! (:

Julie's Birthday

This past week was the birthday of one of my new friends, Julie.  So, on Thursday night, a group of us met up for dinner and then we went dancing afterwards.

This is Julie getting sung to at dinner! (:

 The dinner group!!

 Julie, me, Laurie, and Anna (:

 After dinner, we headed to this place called Caravan Cattle Company which was a country bar.  It was so much fun!  There was a HUGE dance floor right in the center and tons of cowboys to two step with!  It was an absolute blast! (:

Roommate Reunion

Yesterday, my best friend, and former roommate, and I went on a little labor day weekend adventure!  We headed out yesterday morning to Okolona to Rowdy Adventures for a little zip lining fun!  This is Sara and I before we went!

 After we paid our money and such, we got a little practice session with our tour guides or whatever they're called!  Sara had never zip lined before and I had only done it at Camp Winnamocka and there was no steering yourself or braking so we were both clueless about what to expect.  Needless to say, our guides had their hands full!  Ha ha Anyway, after 2 hours or so of zip lining, we finished and we had so much fun!!!

I woke up pretty sore this morning but other than that, I absolutely loved it!  I highly encourage everyone to go if they are ever in the area!!  It is a little expensive but it is totally worth it! (: