Life Lately: March

Since I last posted, I went on Spring break for a week, saw Beauty and the Beast, took a policy and advocacy trip to Tallahassee (Florida state capital), celebrated my 27th birthday, went to Disney, had a few major assignments/presentations due,  and watched the Tarheels win the National Championship. March (and the first week of April) was a whirlwind.

Here's a little photo rundown:

Spring Break:

Trip to St. Augustine with friends from Church to hear Audrey Assad play

 A few relaxing (and chilly) days on Hilton Head Island with my Dad

 

Two day solo Disney trip to Animal Kingdom and the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival

 

St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes!

Tallahassee:

Pre-advocacy hanging out around Tally with the one and only Miss Christie!

Inside the Florida State Capitol Building

Past Two Weeks: 

Birthday Cupcakes (which were eaten in Academic Assessment Class)

 

March Babies Birthday Celebration in Disney

REDEMPTION is spelled U-N-C

Future Plans: 
How we plan to spend the rest of the Spring/Summer: Relaxing nights at the Wine and Cheese Bar

Phew! Looking forward to a more relaxing April and May!

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming 

:D

Disney Crazed

I'm not going to lie, one perk of choosing a graduate school program in Florida is the proximity to Orlando, specifically Disney World. I grew up in the Golden Age of Disney Animation, watching and listening to the soundtracks of Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Pocahontas and Little Mermaid.  I still remember details from our first Disney trip when I was in Kindergarten, like my Ariel doll that say next to me and Grandmom on the monorail. We've always been a Disney family, and I'm fully embracing that side now that I'm back in Florida and an Annual Passholder. From eating and drinking our way through EPCOT, spending time with the animals in Animal Kingdom and taking time to go to the special events in Magic Kingdom during the holidays, the pass is well worth the cost and the 1.5 hour drive to get there. I'm going to share more detailed Disney posts in the future, but for now, here are a few fun pictures below!

(P.S. slowly but surely I'm convincing more people to come to Disney. Our program is very Disney (and Harry Potter) friendly, and more and more of us are getting passes!)

1st Year at the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, the start of a new tradition!

EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival Year 2! This year, we brought more family to eat with!

Magic Moments with Disney, some people aren't as impressed

Day trip to see Disney dressed up for Christmas. Giant Gingerbread House at the Grand Floridian 

We cope with graduate school by going to the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts with friends!