First FULL Weekend in Austin!

Schedule:

Friday-

1. Go to 8AM Calculus, Gus (professor) said "Ok" one hundred times. By the way, he is from Argentina! So cool!
2. Goof off in the campus computer store with Eric and Andrew waiting for class to start
3. 10AM Chemistry, bleh, but I did a lot better on the questions we were given in class!
4. Homework!
5. Noon- invite about 5 people to eat at J2, we ended up with 12 people at the table, a lot of fun but so crowded haha!
6. 2PM Hung out with Sephra, Eric, Andrew and Cathy in the guys dorm. We played some scary game on the computer (SCP?), then Eric did two crazy card tricks I still can't figure out, and Eric played a little guitar!
7. 3ishPM- Walked with Eric and Andrew to their friend's dorm to pick up something they left! I learned what Japanese Kendo is (Japanese Fencing)
8. 5PM- Engineering fall fest with free Jim Jim's Ice and a little bit of dancing! I ran into some Camp Texas friends I hadn't seen in awhile and made a few more friends!
9. 8:30ishPM- Leave to go to HOME SLICE Pizza on South Congress! There was an hour wait to get in, but the NY-Style pizza was SO worth it!
10. 10:30PM- Get on a super sketchy bus back to campus. Luckily I was with 4 guys, so I wasn't too worried, but 3 homeless people got on the bus
11. 11:00PM-Get back on campus and decide to rent out the pool table stuff and ping pong stuff!
12. As I was renting out the stuff, I left my key AND phone in the game room (on the basement floor) so I had to run back up to the front desk (first floor) and awk ask for a temporary ID, the RA just let me borrow his and I had to run it back up when I got into the game room. TOO MANY STAIRS end of story
13. Play pool and ping pong until well past 2AM
14. Sleep when you are dead is the motto, and by 3AM I was dead!

Saturday-

1. Wake up at 10am and begin Chemistry homework
2. Once Sephra woke up, we had a 3 hour dance party/clean our room session
3. During that, we ate ribs and OJ that her mom had given us! SOO yummy!
4. 1:00PM watch a little bit of the UT vs Penn State (#1) volleyball game. Our girls WON! Heck yes!
5. MORE HOMEWORK, Almost done with Chem, I am getting tutored by my FIG tutor in math on Sunday, and I am 10 pages away from finishing my Voice/Speech Class reading. I still need to look over my Mechanical Engineer powerpoint..
6. 4:30PM realize I have been in my room all day, so Sephra and I took another sketchy bus up to Amy's Ice Cream!!! SOOOOOO GOOOODDDDDD. I got Italian Creme Cake with strawberries, it tasted exactly like this homemade cake my dad's office manager makes for my family at Christmas. So basically DELICIOUS Amy's Ice Cream was also on our bucket list, so we scratched that off this weekends 
   
7. Get back to campus and meet up with Eric, Andrew, Ashley and some other friends and I learned how to play Ultimate Frisbee!!! That is an awesome game and I kinda want to keep playing it for, forever. (Sarah if you are reading it, I now understand why Baptists are obsessed with this game)

1. 8:30PM Go with that crew plus Eric Mayhew to Q'Doba, a burrito place on the drag! More yummy food was eaten and I started watching pieces of the depressing football game.. Oh Texas, I still love you, but come on.
2. 10:00ishPM Rent out ping pong and pool stuff again and play until 2:00am... because why not! It keeps up out of crazy stuff and it is free!

Sunday-

1. Wake up at 10am! Yaaayyyy for waking up late!

2. Do random homework and almost finish my Chemisty homework and my reading for speech class! I have found waking up early is good because then everyone is asleep and I don't feel about about not hanging out!

3. Around noon, go to a Turkish pita sandwich restaraunt! Soooooooo goood!

4. Until about 5pm, finish my Chemistry FINALLY, goof off, and watch Battlestar Gallactica with Eric and Andrew!

5. Talk to my mom and Marshall! :)

6. Catch up with my homie, Mauricio and eat oh so delicious Pluckers!

7. RUN to Kinsolving to get math tutoring

8. Presently doing laundry! Gotta have clean sheets!

Everyone constantly asks me what I am doing, and I always explain that I am doing way too much to remember. So I wrote it all out this weekend, but don't think this will happen every weekend! Anyways thanks for reading my long posts as always!

-Katie

PS: this is my beautiful roomie Sephra :)

Visits upon Visits!

It's just what the title sounds like! I had a visit from my little sister, Jennifer last weekend! It was awesome!!! I picked her up from the bus and off we went! We did so much so here is just a quick list!

Jen's Visit

1. Boba Tea (tapioca asian drink)
2. Big Bites Sandwiches
3. Ultimate Frisbee
4. Hang out with the guys until 2am
5. SLEEP
6. ASME tailgating fun!
7. Football game against Kansas State (we won!)
8. Quick tour around UT
9. Jen slept from 7:30PM-8:00AM
10. Mass at the Univ. Catholic Center
11. Meet up with mom in Giddings!

Future longhorn? ;)

The following week I had a calculus test, a chemistry test, and RIVALS WEEK. Let me explain. Rivals week is when the Engineers team up against the Business school and compete in a variety of events. Sunday was field day/kick-off(Engr. won), Monday was a Whose Line is it Anyway (Comedy) competition (Bus. won), Tuesday was Capture the Flag at the Capitol (Engr. won), Wed/Thurs I studied/took my chem test, and Friday was dodgeball and closing ceremony. The Engineers totally destroyed the business students when it came to participation, we generally had 50-100 students show up, and they had 20-40. At Capture the Flag, we weren't even able to split Eng/Bus. because they didn't have enough people to compete! During dodgeball, there was one gym of 20 engr. vs 20 business, and one gym filled with 60 engineers playing against each other! It was awesome! Ultimately, the Engineers stole back the title from the business school and were crowned CHAMPS this year! I loved being active and meeting new people, it makes going to school so much more fun! 

In the midst of all this, my BIFFLE SAR-BEAR (Sarah) came in town! She was only here for 2 days, but we also crammed as much in possible so here is the list!

Sarah's Visit

1. Dodgeball (Sarah was the last one on the Mech E vs everyone else game, pretty funny)
2. Sneak into Calloway House (Private dorm) and play pool!
3. Eat some delicious Pluckers (2nd time that week)
4. Play frisbee until 1 am! (Side Note: 8 random people joined us throughout the evening and it was really strange)
5. Sleepppppp
6. Eat legit thai food from thai spice (Sarah got something that wasn't the Chinese version of a chicken nugget, I was so proud)
7. Go to Mt. Bonnell!

For only coming up Friday afternoon and leaving Saturday afternoon, I consider it quite the success how much we were able to pull off!

I am so glad that Sarah and Jen were able to experience my college life and meet some of my new friends! Oh last thing, Sunday evening, since I had my car parked nearby, we drove to Chuy's and I was able to show Sephra, Eric, and Jimmy the wonders that is Chuy's! Such an austin-y place! Anyways, this week is pretty chill, I hope to get my work done before my parents come in town this weekend for the game, whoo! That's all for now!

-Katie

PS my Halloween was pretty crazy, ASME competed in a Chariot Race, and I rode in the cart! Long story short, some army ROTC guys were jerks and I ended up taking one of the guys pulling our chariot to the ER to get stitches on his foot.

And it just keeps getting crazier!

Well, I have finished my third week of classes and first FULL week of classes! (Holidays). I am exhausted! I have been attending student org meetings, going to class, homework, hanging with friends, prepping for EXPO, and most importantly, PLANNING when and how I can fit all of these things into my schedule.

First off, EXPO. I fixed up my snazzy resume, and waited over an hour for a counselor in the Engineering Career Assistance Center to read over it. I am thankful that I did though, he gave me very helpful advice, and I am much more confident in my résumé! My outfit for expo is almost ready, I have the shoes, blouse, and skirt, but I really need to figure out something to cover my shoulders. I COULD wear a cotton cardigan, but I kinda feel like I should buy a dress jacket.. The struggle! I have practiced my introduction and handshake on a few people, so all that is left is research which companies I want to talk to! I am also volunteering at EXPO as a corporate liaison, so I am excited for that!

Second, MY FIRST COLLEGE TEST! Next Thursday, I have a Chemistry exam from 7-9PM! I am all caught up on our assigned/graded assignments, and this weekend I will be doing the supplemental worksheets she just gave out. Then I will go to as many TA office hours as possible (of course I have to squeeze that in along with class, finding time for EXPO, and running for ASME freshman rep). Anyways, wish me luck!

Pix of BEVO for your viewing pleasure!

This past week, I have turned in my peer mentor application for Girl Advocates, got trained to be a Corporate Liaison at EXPO, unfortunately missed the ASME ice cream social, tried out the Kinsolving Dining Hall for the first time (J2 for lyfe though), went to the Texas/Ole Miss game, we lost :( had some yummy barbecue from ASME and more yummy Pita Pit and Fuzzy's Tacos!

 Sephra and I at the Ole Miss Game! It was her first ever UT Football game!!!

Saturday was game day, so after sleeping in, Sephra and I got all ready and spent the day tailgating and then going to the game. Sephra is the best football watcher ever, she doesn't know every little detail, but she gets into it, dances, hoots and holla's and is an overall good time!

Sunday, I woke up once again at 10:30am (so niceeee) and did my math homework and looked over my voice/speech class readings! I grabbed lunch with Eric and Andrew, then hung out in their dorm for like 5 hours doing a crap ton of homework. (Mainly prepping for my chemistry test). Amanda and Jimmy saved us from our deaths and we went out to dinner! The tower was a beautiful orange celebrating the 130th birthday of The University of Texas! I video chatted with Marissa, and now I am off to do laundry... yuck. Oh and more homework.. double yuck. That is all for now! Thanks as always for reading until the end!

Katie

One Day More!

Wow! I can't believe I start school tomorrow! The past few days have been pure bliss, no responsibilities, hanging out with whoever whenever, and continuing decorating my dorm room! I keep hoping that I will be able to incorporate these fun times into my actual "attending classes life"! The past few days I have met people for coffee, walked across campus, then back to my dorm, then back across campus (all past midnight), Kerbey Lane at 1AM, student organization fairs, Start Fresh Fest, visiting others dorms, hanging with the mysterious Luis (valedictorian of my HS), hanging at the Laundry Mat, followed by breakfast way too early with band kids, an honors engineering meeting, a wing meeting, karaoke night at Jester West, visiting the Capitol, taking metro bus, seeing the gym, and printing college syllabi. And I didn't even tell you what I was doing when I wasn't doing those things. Trust me I could go crazy with the details but I won't! Just know, college is a blast, and I haven't even been here on my own for 2 days!

 
         Above: The "Luis"


It has also been craft week in the Katie World! Before I left home, I designed and hand painted TOMS for game days! I am kinda obsessed with them, sorry not sorry.

Sephra and I also created a bucket list board! It's got stuff like go to sporting events, swimming holes, eat at random places, and take pix by stuff! The not done stuff is on the top, and as we do the events with each other and friends, we will take pictures and move the sticky note from top to bottom! Sephra has quickly realized how obsessed I am with the words "#yoloswag" and "Holla Bless", so she incorporated them into the board, without me asking her to! She is awesome! Today I taught Sephra and Eric how to ride the Metro, so we rode it down to the Capitol and took one item off the bucket list!

We are about to head out to an event called "Gone to Engineering" and "Gone to Texas" Basically it is a spirit rally for freshman before the start of classes! Tomorrow we have class, then a million other events the rest of the week, and finally game day! I know I will be busy, but will try to keep posting!

-Katie