Long Time No See!

I have been so busy with school over the past three weeks I can barely take it! Volleyball is taking away from my study time, so study time is taking away from my free time. Anyways, here is a recap of the past few weeks!

 ^ The annual first day of school picture! I cannot believe that I only have one more left!

 ^ I have completely redone my tumblr page, it's a totally new theme! ( I also changed the banner on this blog!)

> I have asked my since-we-were-6-months-old best guy friend to Homecoming (with baby pictures!)

> I have gotten my mom's old car, and I have been driving to school (by myself!)

And I've done a lot of online shopping, and a lot of Facebook stalking the freshman in college who went to my HS. I cannot wait to be at college! It's so close, but so far away at the same time. We are starting to learn about the whole process in seminars held at my school over the next two days, and I cannot wait to hear what they say!

My IN-SCHOOL-Frenchie gets here October 14th! Her name is Hannah and I am so excited to host another person! As of right now, I am kind of excited for fall. I will be visiting Washington and Lee this November. I am so excited for Homecoming at my school, carving pumpkins, and eating lots of pumpkin pancakes (and other kinds of pumpkin flavored goodies).

XOXOXO,
Kels

Summer Recap

Summer is basically over for me, and has been for the last week and a half because I have had volleyball basically all day and the weather has not been very nice. So, I have decided to do  summer recap (in preparation for the hoards of people at school who will ask me what I did this summer).

JUNE:
-I visited Wake Forest (blog post here) and Davidson (blog post here)
-I went to Duck, NC with kHr.

-I visited William and Mary (blog post here)

JULY:
-I got my drivers license!
-I had a French Exchange student, Maélia, which was a life-changing experience. Through this, my family became really close with the other Frenchie, Alizée, and her host mWd's family. Even though the exchange itself was so exhausting and at times I thought I could not take it anymore, it was nice that I made a new friend from my area, and I always had someone to empathize with me. I will never forget either sister who came to my hometown for two weeks. (blog posts here and here)

-I went to a volleyball camp that really kicked my butt! I am glad I went, though because it really helped me get through tryouts.
-I freaked out over the new royal baby, Prince George!

AUGUST:
-I obsessively watched Desiree on the Bachelorette.
-I had the time of my life in Nantucket, my favorite place on earth.

Brant Point Lighthouse

Excuse the weird editing, it was really dark!

Last Day

-Volleyball Tryouts and Practices

And that's my summer! I'm sad its over, but I am excited to get Junior year over with. I'm ready for college!!

XOXOXO,
Kelsey

Cobbler Tuesday

Hey everyone!

Today I have finally finished my seventh and last day of behind-the-wheel. I will be on the roads, licensed in under 20 days! Its crazy for me to even think about that, I remember when I was younger feeling like driving was so far away.

In celebration of this (but not really), today I am making my favorite Mixed Berry Cobbler. The recipe is from an old issue of "Bon Appétit", which you can find it online here. My cobbler never ends up quite as pretty as the magazine's, but it honestly tastes amazing. I use all of the kinds of berries my local grocery store has to offer: blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries. The biscuit topping never is as dough-like as they make it seem, but it will harden up when you cook it! I love to eat my cobbler with a huge scoop of vanilla or strawberry ice cream. I end up eating practically the whole thing by myself over the course of about two weeks! I put it in the microwave to get it warm, then add the ice cream and grab a spoon and I am all ready to go!

Final Product

On another note, so excited that Pretty Little Liars is back on tonight! The show seriously creeps me out. I am on edge the entire time I watch it. I am the same way with my other favorite non-reality show, Teen Wolf. The guys from Teen Wolf are drop dead gorgeous!

And talking about drop dead hot, muscular men, my favorite reality show, The Bachelorette! I really liked the current bachelorette, Desiree, during the beginning of Sean's season, but by the end I was not sad to see her go. During the Bachelorette, however, she has really grown on me! My favorite guys are Chris, Brooks, and Juan Pablo (I love foreign guys! Swoon...). Last season for the Bachelor, I found out who would win Sean's heart through Reality Steve. Just Google his name to find his blog, where he will "predict" who will be the final men, and who will become engaged to Desiree. His predictions are always right, so if you like to know what will happen, head over there. This season I am going to just watch and see.

This Thursday I am heading to Duck, NC for a quick "vay-cay"with one of my best friends. On Monday I am heading to Williamsburg, VA for a tour of the College of William and Mary. 18++ people in my family have gone there, and right now it is at the top of my list, along with Davidson, Washington and Lee, and Wake Forest. There will be more coming on that front, soon.

XOXOXO,

Kelsey

Thursday Pinterest Day 2

Hey!

Return of the Thursday Pinterest day! Today I will just post a few of my favorite pictures. These all really make me quite happy. I hope everyone's summer is going well! I am babysitting a lot and doing behind-the-wheel.

I love the layering of the dipped hem!

The strawberry filling looks so fresh!

Greece is my dream vacation.

I love having statement nails! Plus, gold & pink look amazing together.

Her hair color is perfect. I want to learn how to do the braids!

I hope everyone's summer is amazing, and stay tuned for more pictures off pinterest next week.

XOXOXO,

Kelsey