GRADES!

Hello family and the few friends that actually read this...

I just got my grades back. All updated. My last grades of my Clemson college career!!! Ahhhh!

Anyways, not to brag, but I kinda am because I mean, it was my LAST semester of college!

I got all As and one B!!! (the B in International Economics of course, yuck)--a 3.75 GPA for this semester. The As were in International Organizations (Political Science), Global Supply Chain Management and Strategic Management.

So, da da dummmm.... I am officially graduating Magna Cum Laude. (with an overall GPA of 3.71)!!!!

I think that's pretty exciting and if I do say so myself, for the RIDICULOUS amount of FUN I had in College, that is really really really GOOD! :) hahaha

More updates, since I haven't updated in a few weeks:

The past two weeks have definitely been hectic. Lots of presentations, projects, papers, exams, etc. I figured out that I needed to make 85s on all of my exams in order to get the grades I wanted (and the grades I got!). That was stressful and led to me actually having to study a lot for my last 4 exams. 2 of my exams I didn't have to take, I could've settled for the B, but I just CANNOT do that! (I was the only person in both of those classes that had a B and was trying for an A, I think my other classmates thought I was crazy or something).

Aside from studying, I allowed myself to enjoy one big day/night of partying before exams got all started. That was the Football Team's Day Party. Apparently this is a yearly tradition that I have missed for FOUR years, but that was okay, because I got to enjoy it my last semester. It happens when they get 1-2 weeks off after the Clemson v. USC game, before they have to start preparing for the bowl game. We went to Crawford Falls to a few of the football players' apartment. They bought 2 kegs and made Jungle Juice/ PJ (fruit punch and everclear....yes, I know). + some champagne I brought to celebrate!

I couldn't even tell you the names of all the players I hung out with, but I'll name drop just for fun: Andre Ellington, Tajh Boyd, Jamie Harper, Miguel Chavis, Richard Jackson, Michael Wade, and so many others... There were like 30+ people there. And only about 10 girls--of course, I was the first to arrive at 230pm. We also played the longest/largest game of flip cup I have ever seen/participated in. It was awesome, and yes, I was on the winning team.

After it got dark, the boys ordered Pizza to feed us, we headed downtown and celebrated our Friday night before exams!! It was one of my favorite memories of all time in Clemson. I've had great fraternity-sorority functions and parties. But to actually spend time with the few football players I know (that aren't all jerks), was awesome!

Miguel (#89) is one of my favorite people of all time and I will miss him terribly.---I did get to stay up really late studying with him in the library during exam week and I really enjoyed that one on one time with him. He is also a Sigma Chi, really intelligent (a PoliSci major), and one of the kindest and most heartfelt, generous guys I know. His mama sure raised him right.

After that eventful Friday day and night, I just relaxed all Saturday. And began to study all day Sunday and throughout the rest of the week. 4 exams. Needed 85s. Exams Monday through Friday. Exhausting. Barely any sleep. Totally worth it, because I did it! And got all the grades I wanted!!

This past weekend, I went out in Clemson Friday night, for one big hoo-rah! I got to see lots of my boys and friends that were leaving Saturday (yesterday) and it was terribly sad. Some of the boys started to say goodbye to me and I couldn't handle it. No sir. Especially one of my good friends Robbie, I told him, "Nope, I can't say goodbye to you yet." So, in return he promised to come up Thursday for graduation festivities and to say goodbye to me.

Last night, I went to Athens, GA to visit one of my best friends from Ashley Hall, Madeline. Ellen (also one of my best friends since I was two) came up as well and we just hung out in Athens. We had a great dinner at La Dolce Vita downtown, soooo delicious (with Malbec red wine and lots of leftovers). Great night with the girls. We woke up Sunday morning and went to IHOP--also deliciousness. We hung out, caught up, and chatted until Ellen left. I took a nice long nap and it was SNOWING in ATHENS???!!! It never snows. It was beautiful. It was awesome!!! I love snow.

I don't know if I can handle saying goodbye to all of them.

This is devastating. (also, I started packing up my apartment. depressing.)

I will be an emotional wreck, so to all you family and friends out there reading,

BE PATIENT with me. Because I will be VERY VERY SAD. And let me ENJOY my last few days of freedom, college-life, fun, freedom.

Thank you in advance.

Goodnight friends, family, and blogger world.

Love you all.