Hey y’all, its me again, and haaappy holidays!! I know all the high school students reading this are probably headed back to school now, the seniors catching full-fledged senioritis, but the great thing about being in college: I still have another week until I’m back at school! I’ve had a great time at home, but even though it’s great to sleep in your own bed and have your own shower, I cannot WAIT to be back at Charlotte! But anyway, I figured I would share a blog about my holiday season, at Charlotte and in my hometown…my two favorite places (:
Back at school everyone (despite the stress of exams) was getting into holiday spirit! Ugly sweaters, cookies, crisp air, warm coffee…MMM my favorite time of year! My sorority actually had our annual cookie swap with another sorority in Greek Village, where we spent hours decorating the house and cookies! In honor of Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Zeta we had pink and green and blue cookies, and also shaped like lions and diamonds! After all of our preparation we had a great time socializing with other girls and eating our delicious cookies. Later on, some of my guy friends even got into the Christmas Spirit dressing in their festive gear!
Another super exciting part of the holidays was SOCCER! That’s right, unranked UNC Charlotte was headed to the College Cup Nationals against UNC Chapel Hill. Charlotte actually paid for six buses to drive to Alabama in order for us to have an awesome cheering section for our boys, and all we had to do was pay for our ticket. (I actually stood in line for 3 hours to get my ticket…totally worth it!) Everyone who was going to good ole Bama met the buses at 6 AM for our seven-hour ride. I slept most of the way down, but when we finally got to the game we all rushed out to do some face painting and tail-gating with those who drove down to the game on their own!
Once we got into the stadium, it was insane. There was so much Charlotte spirit in the air it was hard to handle! They had posters at the door so we could cheer on our team, and seating wasn’t selected so we could get super close to the field! Charlotte ended up losing to Chapel Hill 1-0 (BUT we did get bad ref calls and should have had two penalty kicks…), but overall it was still a great experience. It was the first time a Charlotte sports team had been to a National Championship, hopefully just setting the precedent for more dates to come! As always, I’m proud to be a part of Niner Nation (:
After the game, I was done with exams, (lucky me, I only had one! A perk of being an architect major for sure!) so I got to head home. I had an great time over break, as I know everyone did, because lets face it: you get to do nothing! Winter break in college, unlike in high school where you might still have exams, is prime relaxation time because you have absolutely NO work to do. At first I didn’t know what to do with myself! It was awesome to be able to sleep in everyday, see my best friends who go to different schools, decorate my house, and relax with my family…all without worrying about assignments!
Then finally, one of the most exciting part of the holidays…THE NEW YEAR! Finally, after 365 days, it’s 2012. For me and my family, I was actually lucky enough to go to Atlanta to watch the Chick-Fil-A bowl to bring in the new year. Me, my brother and my dad (along with my dad’s friends) drove down the day of the game to explore Atlanta, tail-gate, and watch the game. I was cheering for University of Virginia, my dad’s alma mater, and while they lost to Auburn, I’m still wishing everyone a Happy ‘Hoo Year (UVA, go Hoos GO!).
I hope everyone enjoyed reading about my holiday experiences as much as they enjoyed their individual times on break with families and friends. Enjoy the beginning of 2012 and bring in the New Year with a big bang!
XOXO Elizabeth
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