Hi guys! I am so excited for this week's weekly recap, it's such a great one. I had a pretty good school week with some exciting news, good days with my friends, and then an amazing weekend with a visit from my mom and sisters! There have been so many pictures and things I had to get straight for this post, so sorry it's a little later than usual. But let's get into it!
MONDAY, MARCH 8TH
The week started off pretty boring. I took my classes on Monday and started up week 4 of the gym. I've been feeling really great about my progress lately. There was a point where I wasn't really noticing a difference, but I kept pushing and now I definitely can see results.
The weather outside last week was amazing. I showered after the gym, took my afternoon class, and did some homework before going down to dinner with my friends. I got stir-fry for dinner and we shared a bowl of pirogies to try. Shockingly the dining hall pirogies were pretty decent!
After dinner we headed down to Emerson's room to watch the Bachelor. We also took about 15 ice creams from the dining hall to stockpile in her freezer for future use😂 After the Bachelor, Brenna and I walked back up here and I headed to bed.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9TH
Tuesday started off a little rough. I took my exhausting morning class and then had to get ready for a lab period that was cutting into my gym time. I finished my lab early and did my workout on my yoga mat in my room. It was a lot of rushing around, which drives me crazy. Then I took my last class for the day, receiving incredibly exciting news 5 minutes in. I got an email from the Bucknell Real Estate Club, which I'm a member of, saying that they loved my application and were appointing me to a position I applied for. This is so exciting but also so nerve wracking because the club executives are ALL upperclassmen. I am so extremely happy to have been chosen and to have gotten the opportunity in the first place!
The position is basically the Real Estate Club's graphic designer. I'll send out newsletters to alumni letting them know what our club is up to. There are great opportunities attached to this job because it comes with the direct contact to alumni and therefor internships/jobs. I am really enjoying the real estate club so much and it's been really inspiring, I've decided to minor in Real Estate!
After not being able to pay attention to the rest of my class, I showered and headed to the library to get some work done. I spent all afternoon there and got done the majority of my homework for the rest of the week. I edited a video and worked on last week's blog post before walking over to the Commons to pick up a celebratory salad.
After getting back from the library, I talked to my mom and Andrew on the phone and curled into bed. I was exhausted. I watched some Sex and the City and headed to sleep.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10TH
I woke up as usual on Wednesday and went to my morning classes, and then got ready to go on a walk with Emerson and Brenna. We walked around campus and downtown for awhile, then stopped at Amami's to get brunch. I got avocado toast with an egg... it was DELISH and such a great way to spend the day.
I did an ab workout and showered after our walk before getting ready for my afternoon class. I FaceTimed my family and then joined the Wednesday night real estate meeting before dinner. I met Brenna and Emerson at the dining hall and got stir-fry with quinoa, sweet potatoes, kale, chickpeas, hard boiled egg, sunflower seeds, and the avocado dressing. Soooo yum.
I spent the rest of the night practicing for a speech I had in class on Thursday and talking to Andrew. And probably watching more Sex and the City, because I am completely obsessed. I tanned and went to bed!
THURSDAY, MARCH 11TH
I rinsed my tan off bright and early before class. I took my morning class on Thursday and gave my speech. Afterwards I got ready to go to spin class with Brenna and Emerson! Spin is no joke, especially when you have to wear a mask and literally can't breathe. I want to like it so badly though (even though I hated it), so I'll force myself to keep going. Maybe it'll be an every-other Thursday thing, hahaha. I did feel pretty proud of myself after.
I spent the rest of Thursday excitedly packing up some things for my weekend. I cleaned my room, vacuumed, and put away a few things. Then I met Emerson for dinner, where I got another stir-fry and some tomato soup.
I picked up 2 packages I got delivered and Emerson and I went to her room to watch the midway season premiere of Grey's. Sadly it ended up being on 2 hours later than we expected because of some announcements airing on ABC. But we watched the episode very excitedly and then I headed up after we were done!
I got back to my room with my packages. One was a white piggy bank I got on Amazon for $5 for me to start saving my cash😂 The second was another Amazon purchase, a weighted hula hoop!! I've been seeing these online and they're supposed to be a great workout. I used to love hula hooping as a kid and was shockingly always really good at it. I spent like an hour in my room taking videos and hula hooping and dying laughing.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH
I excitedly woke up on Friday and took my morning classes. I got ready for the gym and met Brenna and Emerson for our Friday workout. After, we did our usual Friday ritual and walked to the Commons for salads. They were extra yummy. I ate pretty healthy this week in preparation for all the reallyyyyy good food I knew I was going to be eating all weekend!
I showered and took a quiz in my afternoon class after getting back. Then me, Brenna, and Emerson walked to the nail salon and got our nails done!
My mom and sisters picked me up from the nail salon! I was so happy and excited to see them, and even more excited for our weekend plans! We drove to the hotel and picked up Cheesecake Factory to-go on the way! It was so yummy.
We hungout and went to bed pretty shortly after. All of us were exhausted!
SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH - Birthday shoutout to Mina!
We woke up Saturday and got dressed and ready! We were going SHOPPING!! We got all ready and picked up Dunkin' on the way to the mall. My sisters finally tried the avocado toast I've been raving about for weeks!
From this point on, we spent hours in the mall. I'm not going to go through everything in detail, but I took TONS of pictures and I'm just going to throw those in here now. It was such a fun time. ❤️
After HOURS of shopping, we stopped for a late lunch at a yummy little taco place attached to the mall. We went back to the hotel for a few hours to recharge, and then headed back out for our dinner reservation!
We headed back to the hotel and we were all exhausted. My sisters watched the Spongebob movie while my mom and I were half asleep. We went to bed and ended one of my favorite days. I, specifically, ended it like this:
SUNDAY, MARCH 14TH
We got up and at it pretty early on Sunday. We all got dressed in our new matching sweatsuits and packed up all of our shopping bags and stuff from the room. We met my cousin for brunch and then stopped at Target so I could stock up on some groceries before heading back to campus. There was a Target with a cart elevator, Eva was very excited about this. We also all wore our new custom Kendra Scott necklaces!
After Target we headed back to campus, stopping for one last piece of avocado toast before being left alone without a car😭! (excuse my terribly fading tan, I wasn't expecting to wear shorts, lololol)
I said goodbye to my mom and sisters and headed back up to my dorm room. I put away my groceries and some of the things my mom brought me from home. I had ordered these really cute hats with some Amazon rewards points, look how adorable:
I pretty much laid in bed the rest of the night. I was truly exhausted from such a great weekend. I ordered my mom some flowers to be delivered because I was sitting here thinking about how grateful I am for her and how much she does for all of us all the time. This weekend was so special and I'm so lucky to have my mom and my sisters! Thanks mom, you're the best. (I am thankful for my father and brother as well but they do not read my blog. I'll text them dw)
Then it was time for the usual Sunday night ritual, a Zoom/Hulu date with Andrew. We are almost done with season 2 of One Tree Hill! We are scheduled to finish this upcoming Sunday and I am so excited to see how the season ends.
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Anyways, this was such a fun and exciting weekly recap. I hope you all still enjoy reading them. I'll try and think of a different post next time, but this past week was too good not to show you. As always, thank you all so much for reading. If you have any post requests or suggestions, please scroll to the feedback box at the bottom here and let me know!
xo,
Bella
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