Divine Llama Vineyard

Happy llama, drama llama, big fat mama llama. MOOSE!

The Kappa Delta Senior class hung out with the llamas Saturday afternoon at Divine Llama Vineyard.

We took a party bus from campus and drove 15 minutes down Reynolda Road and arrived at the llama vineyard.

For $10 we did a wine tasting. We had seven wines and received a wine glass with a llama on it. A total steal!

We sat at picnic tables, snacked on some cheese and crackers and drank our wine.

We also walked through the vineyard and found the llamas. There were so many of them and they were so fluffy! I even pet a baby llama that was born on Saturday.

I had such a lovely time on Saturday. It was such wholesome fun. I loved getting to hang out with my pledge class. We are such a genuine group of girls that all have different interests and passions, but we all have the same values. Every time we have a big pledge class gathering, I feel so happy and warm inside because I get to hang out with amazing women that I don’t get to see on a daily basis. I love our pledge class and I can’t wait for more fun adventures this year!

Fall Fashion in the Forest

Look it’s fall!

I had to share this adorable outfit with you guys! I am obsessed! It’s the perfect fall outfit! Look how pretty this tree is?! 

I am also loving wearing a skirt with a sweater and boots. Super cute look before it gets too cold!

I got this new brown skirt from Rovlet. You can use the code LOVELY10 for 10% off anything on the Rovlet website! I threw on my white J.Crew sweater with flare sleeves and this amazing poncho/cape/scarf or whatever you call it! I bought it in France and I rarely wear it because I think it looks weird with a backpack and it has always been too cold to wear it alone. But the temperature in North Carolina is perfect for this kind of outfit right now!

Hope you guys enjoy this look and are enjoying your fall!

Giorgia’s Visit to Wake: Weekend in my Life

One of my oldest friends, Giorgia came to visit me this weekend while she was on fall break!

Giorgia is one of the first people I told about T&P back in high school. She was the person I called crying when I got rejected from my second-choice college. She is so smart and such an amazing friend. She always has my back and gives me the best advice. I am so blessed to have her in my life, and I was so happy she was able to come down and visit me in North Carolina for the weekend!

We had such a fun weekend, maybe a little too much fun.

Thursday, Giorgia landed while I was in class and Ubered to the library. We were reunited on the 4th floor of the ZSR next to the reference desk. We grabbed Chick-fil-A for lunch, a rare commodity in New York. Our next stop was Target and CVS. I needed to restock on everything.

Thursday night, we went to Last Resort, as you may have seen on my T&P Thursday’s Instagram stories. I really showed Giorgia what it is like to go to the #14 party school in the nation!

Friday morning, I had one class, but we were able to sleep in until the fire alarm went off. Giorgia and I met my Kappa Delta grand-little for lunch before I dragged Giorgia on my campus tour at 3pm. She got to see all of campus and learn all about my wonderful school while I cracked some jokes along the way.

A big group of friends and Giorgia and I went to dinner at Yama’s in downtown Winston.

We bundled up for the home soccer game against UNC at 6pm and then got all dolled up for my Kappa Delta date function! 

Giorgia picked the best weekend to come. She was my hot date for the evening, and we looked fabulous.

I wore an outfit that was out of this world, literally. I looked crazy while Giorgia went for the cowgirl look for the cowboys vs. aliens theme. We had such a fun night. Giorgia just laughed at me the entire evening but it was great.

After dancing, we had late night Zick’s, Wake Forest’s favorite pizza shop.

We had Saturday brunch at Mary’s Gourmet Diner downtown with Joe. I had a delicious hot chocolate and eggs benedict. We did some homework for a bit and then bundled up for our home football game against FSU.

Giorgia must have been our good luck charm because we won (barely) but it was a nice win considering we lost last week. I also made it on the big screen 3x, probably because my bright pink rain coat really stood out.

The rain started coming down really hard and we decided it was best to snuggle up at home and watch the game. It was such a happy victory.

Sadly, Giorgia let Sunday morning leaving Wake a little less fun and a little less energetic. I will see her really soon when we both go home for Thanksgiving.

Thanks for coming George! I love you!

15 Things Men NEED to Know About Women

I started my very popular blog posts about college relationships last summer and you guys always want to hear more.

So, I decided to reverse the tables and this time us ladies (thank you friends!) want to tell the gentlemen what they need to know about our fabulous yet complex gender.

J.Crew Factory chambray button down | H&M furry cardigan | American Eagle jeggings in TALL | J.Crew Factory Paris scarf | J.Crew wide cheetah belt | Tiffany pearl studs | Jack Rogers navy sneakers

1.     Open the door. Chivalry is not dead, and it is not anti-feminist to open the door for women.

2.     Take us out on dates.

3.     We like to be spoiled.

4.     We play games just like you do.

5.     Love your mothers because if you treat them right you will treat us right.

6.     Do not be afraid to say hi to us. We are just as nervous to say hi to you that you are to us.

7.     Do not be creepy and make comments that would make your sister or your mom uncomfortable if they heard what you said.

8.     If we are smiling at you, chances are we are interested, and you should come over and talk to us.

9.     Just because we are on a dating app does not mean we just want creepy or cheesy messages.

10.  No cat calling or groping.

11.  It does not make you sound more desirable when you talk about your past relationships.

12.  We want to feel special and unique.

13.  Make a decision, be decisive, and learn when to define the relationship and when not to.

14.  Do not talk to us consistently and flirt with us if you have a girlfriend.

15.  You should care about what you look like and put effort into your appearance.

Trapped in the Outerbanks of North Carolina for Fall Break

This fall break, we had a four-day weekend to go wherever we wanted! A group of girlfriends and I (you may have seen them on T&P Thursday’s over on my Instagram stories) took the five-hour trip to the Outerbanks of North Carolina.

None of us had ever been before and we were so excited to go the beach and relax.

Wednesday night we arrived at Sunrise Over Salvo, our Airbnb in Salvo, North Carolina in the Outerbanks. Our hosts were lovely. They lived on the 3rd and 4th floors of the house and the Airbnb rooms were on the 1st and 2nd floors. It was like a real ma and pa bed and breakfast.

Thursday morning, we slept in really late and woke to 15mph winds and rain. But that did not stop us from taking the 3-minute walk to the beach. We walked a mile on the beach in the wind and rain before heading back to our Airbnb to enjoy the hot tub. It was the perfect hot tubbing weather.

There was no kitchen that we were able to use, but we did bring our own groceries and there was a grill we could use. We grilled out Thursday night with burgers, salsa, grilled veggies and guacamole.

We played cards, did some homework and watched the season premiere of Riverdale before heading to bed.

Friday morning, we went back to the beach. We wanted to go to the light house, but the road was flooded, trapping us in Salvo. We did not mind. That’s the thing about a barrier island, there is one way on and one way off. The Outerbanks are also 30 miles out at sea so the nor’easter was controlling the rough seas and the strong winds. 

We spent the day at the beach in our sweatshirts, did some more homework and then headed to dinner at Watermen's Bar and Grill. This seafood spot was hopping with kite surfers and sunset chasers. It was a windy spot on the bay side of the barrier island. We saw dozens of kite surfers over our shrimp tacos. We had the most beautiful sunset.

The power went out Saturday morning. Our Airbnb host did tell us that the roads were still blocked but that they were supposed to be cleared by the afternoon.

Saturday was the prettiest beach day. Only 70 degrees but no wind which was ideal for getting some color, or some sunburn. Oops! It was so warm Saturday we were able to comfortably walk around the beach sweatshirt free and bikinis on.

Now this is where the exciting part of the story starts.

We packed up at the beach around 3pm destined to go to the lighthouse and have dinner in Avon. All day we had been in constant communication with our Airbnb host about the road conditions. When we returned from the beach, we told him our plans to head to the lighthouse and he told us no chance. He said the roads going each way were still flooded from the storm and that we were stuck in Salvo. He also told us that the roads probably would not be open again until Monday evening because the storm mixed with the full moon and high tides from Friday night still were not cleared. The town was also predicting that the road would flood again Saturday evening at high tide. So, we went to dinner in Salvo at Good Winds before figuring out our game plan.

Our Airbnb host told us we could stay as long as we needed until we could get leave the island. He was not hopeful we could get off the island until Monday night. But he did think that they might open the roads before the high tides Saturday night. So, we went for it.

We ran home from dinner, packed our bags, threw our stuff in the car. We sat in two miles of cars for an hour before the road opened at 6:15pm. I sat outside of the car on the road. I was dancing in the street and running to catch our car every time the car moved up a bit. We really started moving at 7pm after the National Guard truck rolled through and told everyone that the road was open for a limited amount of time. Now it was a race against the full moon to get off the barrier island before the road flooded again.

The road was in bad shape when we finally made it to the previously closed spot. The water was very high, and we could see where the 15-foot-high sand dunes had fallen in and let the ocean cover the road. It was a bit treacherous, but we made it out. 

We started our very fun 5-hour drive home at 7pm. We jammed out and we live-streamed the Wake football game, which we sadly lost.

We made it safely home after being trapped on a barrier island for 3 days.

It was a great weekend! I loved being back on the water and back at the beach. I felt like I was home. I was surrounded by wonderfully sweet and kind friends. We laughed our adventurous weekend away. We sadly returned to Wake Forest late Saturday night, a day earlier than planned but a bit more relaxed and a bit less sleep deprived. We arrived home ready to finish out the rest of the fall semester.

A Day in Asheville, North Carolina

Early Saturday morning we drove two and a half hours west to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the town of Asheville. Friday was 95 degrees in Winston-Salem, Asheville was a balmy 65 Saturday morning. My jeans, long sleeves, scarf and denim jacket came in handy.

Of course, the number one attraction in Asheville is the famous Biltmore Estate. However, $80 for one ticket was a little out of my college student price range. So, we decided exploring downtown Asheville was the way to go.

I found the Asheville Urban Trail, a self-guided walking tour of the town online. Before we took the tour, we had some coffee, well I did not because I do not drink coffee, and a donut at Vortex Doughnuts and we had the name favorite- the Vortex: a cinnamon sugar donut with chocolate drizzle.

The walking tour was a bit hard to follow, even for a girl with very good navigation skills. We did 20 of the 30 points of interest and then bumped into some of the points when we were just wandering freely. 

We saw the Grove Arcade, which is not an arcade, just a beautiful building with little shops. 

St. Lawrence Basilica.

The wrought iron statue.

We stumbled upon brunch at Sovereign Remedies. Carnitas Fries- French fries with avocado sauce, brisket and a fried egg! YUM!

The River Arts District was also recommended. After lunch we headed there and walked about. It was just art galleries. Nothing of interest for my group.

We then tried to go to some breweries but there was no parking, so we called it a day and headed home through the mountains.

A very cute and small city. Very mixed architecture and style. It was not as cohesive as I thought it was going to be. It also really was not anything I was expecting. There were A LOT of homeless people. A little disappointed by the city but nonetheless, I a fun day exploring a new city that I have heard so much about.

Senior Year Life Update

Here is a little update of my life in bullet points (because life is too busy to write in full sentences)!

·      No one tells you that senior year is EXTREMELY STRESSFUL. Applying to jobs or studying to get into grad school is not fun!

·      I have never cried so much until this semester.

·     Being 21 is really fun! There are so many cool and trendy bars in downtown Winston.

·      The LSAT is a really hard test… I will be no longer taking it in October and no longer studying by myself, I now have a private tutor and will be taking the test in February.

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·      I am not a napper and have never napped so much until now…

·      Fall break starts next Thursday, so I will be going to the Outer Banks of North Carolina with some friends for the weekend. (I can’t believe we are half way through the semester!)

·     T&P Thursday’s are the highlight of my week!

·      I am not the biggest fan of any of my English classes this semester. But I love my French senior seminar.

·      It is October 4^thand still 95 degrees outside. There is no such thing as fall in North Carolina.

·      Being sick stinks! I had a fever on and off for the beginning of the week. Sleep is SO important!

·      My friends and suitemates ROCK! I am obsessed with our little home.

·      Wake Forest University is not transparent. Anonymous and threatening emails were sent to certain departments at Wake Forest, and it was weeks before the University told anyone about it.

·      T&P fans are AMAZING! Y’all are so sweet.

xoxo

-E