Well, happy Monday folks!

It is back to the grind this week!

This past weekend was a blast!! I mean, honestly I had so much fun!

Friday was a pretty chill night, I didn't do much of anything....besides study. Lots, and lots of studying. *oh college life*. I spent most of that night sitting around memorizing terms and reading many of chapters. (major test on Wednesday) *yuck*. I also hung out with my handsome pup, spending time snuggling around while I slaved away reading so many pages and highlighting everything in my sight.

Saturday afternoon I went to go visit my boyfriends and his parents. I kept on bugging my boyfriend for a cupcake and he surprised me with this oh so cute ice cream bowl it was so yummy! I also met his dogs they were too cute and they had some of the best doggie personalities. (who doesn't love dogs?) 

   

This past weekend I joined a service sorority, Omega Phi Alpha. I was so up in the air with all the Greek Life. But this was *oh so* different. I felt like I was at home with these girls. Like, you have no idea. That is a huge deal for me that I can find a home with 150+ girls. All of which seem to be fabulous *wonderful* people who I can't get to know more!

Sunday was our pinning ceremony and afterwards my parents and I went out for lunch to talk about what's new in our lives. My dad and I spent a lot of time making fun of each other (as always) and I spent a lot of time accepting friend requests. (seriously join a sorority and your phone will blow up with friend requests, tagged photos, and likes and comments). 

But then, came the struggle, for one of my classes I have a major test this week. *help*. So some girls and I from my class formed a study group....and it was actually *a lot* of fun. It wasn't a waste of our time either. We actually were productive and able to focus and retain information. I chilled out with a blanket for part of the time because the floor we were on started getting really cold. (yes, I am actually wearing clothes, don't worry.)

                                   

After about five hours of studying (and I mean real, legit hit the books studying). We called it a night and went to Chipotle (only the best place ever). It was my friend Lindsey's first time at Chipotle and to say we have her addicted is an understatement! (and yes, that is a giant bowl of cheese).

This whole weekend was a lot of fun, and it was filled with a lot of fun times. I can honestly say that I am so excited to be a pledge for Omega Phi Alpha.


*also* I FOUND OUT MY TWIN IS COMING BACK TO ATL IN DECEMBER. This is just too exciting.

How was your weekend? Did you do anything exciting?

Keep Calm and Carry On
xoxo
Melissa

So hello fall semester!

Summer has defiantly come and gone and the fall semester is in full session. While I love my new school, adjusting to it has been a little difficult.

I found myself this past Saturday feeling overly anxious over things that I can not control. Things that are out of my reach and thoughts that were not very helpful to my life.

I found myself obsessing over the future and what was to come. And while I *usually* always think, to take this life one day at a time. Reality was really starting to hit, and what really hit me was that life is always going to be a little scary. No matter how old I get there is always going to be the unknown and there is always going to be a future for me. (does this all make sense). These anxieties that I was having...yeah, they were totally explainable anxieties, but I was holding them in. I kept on telling myself that they weren't important to talk about. That I could just push them to the side for a later time, that there were more pressing issues at hand. Yeah, this was an *awful* idea. Like, real talk, I have made better decisions in life.

But, surprise,  I felt better once I talked it out with two amazing people. They helped me realize that at the end of the day life is ALWAYS going to be a little scary. Sometimes we hit a little rough patch here and there, but they don't last long.

I found that after I let all of it out, after I talked about all the thoughts about my future, schooling and life; I felt better. I wasn't freaking out over the amount of hours left in a day, how many assignments I had left, how many social events I had to attend (Seriously there are so many you have to prioritize which ones you want to go to). Yeah, I know, first world problem.

I noticed that I felt one thousand times better after I let out all of the thoughts. While I honestly felt a little silly, and a lot of weird...it's not fun when you cry and you feel so lost that when you speak you think god I must sound like ridiculous. (the thing is you don't sound ridiculous, because odds are the person you are venting to has felt the same way you are feeling at one point.) While I wasn't expecting any of this,  it was definitely something that needed to happen.

The most important thing that came out of this, is by talking to those two amazing people in my life I realized that I had everything under control. That this is MY life, and I am doing the best that I can. Plus, when I have no idea what to do next I have my friends to help me figure out an action plan.

Do you ever just need to talk it out? How do you handle excessive amounts of stress?
xoxo
Melissa

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