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This last semester, I went to Austin Texas with my boyfriend and a few of our friends! We all loaded up in cars and made the seven hour roadtrip to Austin from Norman. We rode in the car with my boyfriend, Colin, his friend, Dane, and my friend, Raiah. On the way there we face a lot of traffic and some rough weather, but when we got there, it was totally worth it.

The hotel was in a super cool location in Austin and super close to 6th Street, where everything was poppin’! We unloaded our bags and waited to get our hotel keys because the line was super long, then we headed to our rooms to get ready for the evening. We went to the first location (which was super cool) that even had an aquarium inside! We ate dinner then headed back to our hotels to hangout and get ready for the next night.

The next day, we visited a celebration called “Eeyore’s Birthday” which Colin was super excited about. At the celebration, everyone dressed very brightly in celebration of the Winnie The Pooh character. There were hot dogs, lemonade, turkey legs, souvenirs, and all kinds of things. We ended up grabbing some lemonade and hot dogs, then Colin ran up to a guy who had a sign offering “free hugs”, to whom he then gave a hug. The man excitedly told Colin “happy birthday!” then he continued on his walk through the park.

After the birthday celebration, we went and ate lunch at a place that supposedly served “the best breakfast tacos in Austin” then we headed back to the hotel to regroup. We changed and fixed our hair, then headed to dinner for the evening.

We ate a super delicious sushi restaurant called The Blue Fish, then we went to checkout 6th Street, which was super busy.

After our exciting trip, we made the drive back home and unloaded our bags. Overall, it was a great experience and I will be visiting Austin again soon!

At The University of Oklahoma, game-days are extremely important. Everyone puts on their game-day gear and heads to the stadium for a full day of football. Prior to the games, hundreds of people also tailgate and take pictures to prepare for the intense game. One of the most exciting part of packing up for college and putting together some cool outfits, therefore game-days provide for the perfect occasion!

As a sorority girl at The University of Oklahoma, game-day fashion is very important. Girls from all different houses come together dressed in red and white, wearing cowboy boots, hats, and all sorts of accessories. Being in Oklahoma, when attending a game you’ll definitely see cowboy boots everywhere! What else would pull an Oklahoma Sooner outfit together?

Another important part of game-day fashion is to add buttons! Buttons can show your support for your sorority, your favorite player, or even a celebrity. Buttons can also contain funny sayings or quotes that you can wear around all day to get a kick out of your friends. One of my sorority sisters actually created and sold custom buttons this last semester, (which made a pretty big profit) and created a very successful business.

My friends and I always dress up, head to our sorority house, Theta, then take a ton of pictures. After we take pictures in our Sooner gear, we then head to the tailgates for cheeseburgers and hotdogs. With full stomachs, we’ll then meet up with some more friends and head to the game! After the game, we usually head to Campus Corner and check out the restaurants. Some of my favorite spots on Campus Corner include Pickleman’s, Fuzzy’s, and our newest addition, Cane’s!

Happy game-day Sooners!

I’m writing this blog post in honor of one of my dear friends, who has a great passion for deep sea fishing.

Here is one of his deep sea fishing stories:

“We woke up at 5:30 in the morning to get ready for the day. Everyone was super excited to take a boat out to the deep blue and to possibly catch some rockfish. My family loaded up at the marina and headed down to the dock to start our journey. We meet our captain, Diego, who introduced us to the crew and gave us a little tour of the old boat. He asked us if we were ready to go, in which we replied “yes!” and then we took off deep into the ocean. Twenty-six miles later, my Aunt Shelly started throwing up all over the back of the boat while we were all trying to dodge the mess. The waves grew bigger and journey seemed more and more treacherous as more and more of my family members began throwing up on the boat! Diego and Uncle Chris were the only two who didn’t throw up, leaving everyone else with very empty stomachs. Uncle Chris ended up catching six rock fish which provided for a large group of us. A little later, the boat was trolling for some fish, when we suddenly snagged a big one. Everyone leaned over the edge to check what was on the line, even though they were all exhausted from throwing up. Not even five seconds later, we saw a giant sail fish shoot out of the water! Everyone jumped to their feet, finally found their sea legs and watched in awe as the fish was reeled in. Uncle Chris fought the fish for forty minutes, then FINALLY the fish was brought in! Fortunately, the sea sickness was all worth it in the end!”

Colin Gormley, Student at OU

As all the projects, homework, tests, and finals are reaching their final deadlines, summer is creeping closer and closer in.

As I watch students begin to pack up their belongings and head home for the next couple of months, it’s brought me to the realization that I’m going to have to head home and leave my friends pretty soon… which sucks. This year has brought me a lot of incredible people, as well as some not so great people. Overall, the amount of really cool people out weighs the not so great ones, which means I’m going to especially miss a good amount of people that I’m used to seeing everyday. Even so, my mom is very excited I’m coming home, even though she’s going to have to start doing my laundry again (sorry mom!)

When summer comes around, I always get super excited to be home, hangout with my hometown best friend Abby, and to go to the lake! In Oklahoma, I feel as though summer is directly associated to the lake, therefore summer means lake season is here with family and friends!

Along with lots of relaxation, I’ll also be heading to Ireland this summer for a couple of weeks, which I am very much looking forward to. My family has visited once, but we loved it so much that we’re going back, and this time we’ll pretty much be “locals” while walking the streets of Cork, Kilkenny, and Dublin. And hopefully, we’ll stop to see our good friend, Phillip, who was our toured guide the first time around.

Therefore, I can’t wait for summer, and I hope everyone has as much fun as I know I’m going to have!

When it comes to shows and entertainment, I’m a huge fan of cooking shows or anything food TV, especially cooking competitions.

One of the YouTubers that I constantly like to watch is Nick DiGiovanni. Nick is a chef and likes to sometimes cook outrageous foods on his channel, such as pasta in a gigantic parmesan cheese wheel. I find his videos very entertaining because not only does he share recipes, he also explains his food and the ingredients that go into his delicious creations. Often, when we eat a meal, we don’t really think about the work that goes into the food, but rather how it tastes, and in order to achieve a delicious taste you have to have the best ingredients. Nick finds the best ingredients across the globe and shows his viewers how to get the best taste possible out of their meals when cooking, such as importing an Alaskan king crab, all the way from Alaska.

While Nick also shows us how to create crazy delicious meals, he also brings in other known YouTubers, such as Gianluca Conte (the Italian TikTok chef). I’ll attach the link to Nick and Gianluca’s lobster in a $3,000 cheese wheel risotto recipe below (yum!).

If you’re looking for a nice, slightly informative (but not boring), and chill YouTube channel to visit while procrastinating on homework or doing your laundry, I’d highly recommend checking out Nick DiGiovanni’s cooking channel!

So, by now, most of us have already dealt with some kind of illness, maybe the flu or strep? Possibly even bronchitis or a simple cold? Either way, it’s always important that we try to keep our bodies as healthy and well rested as possible.

Work, school, social events, and studying can all play a major part, along with other factors, in how well we choose to either respect or neglect our bodies. No sleep, sloppy eating, not consuming enough calories for fuel, and not consuming the correct vitamins and minerals are all simple, bad habits that we can choose to change. Maybe try getting to sleep earlier or substituting a Chick-fil-a sandwich for a salad. Tiny steps like this can lead us all to healthier and happier lifestyles.

Speaking from experience, I have gotten sick many times since moving to Norman, with some of the worst diagnosis’s being severe bronchitis and mono. During finals week, I had bronchitis for three weeks straight, and of course, right in the middle of finals. When you stay out late and don’t take care of your body the proper way, it makes your immune system a lot more susceptible to diseases and illnesses. I’ve never been one to get enough rest or to be able to go to bed at a reasonable hour, which I believe is a huge reason why I am such an easy target for these illnesses.

To try to counteract my weak immune system, I’ve started drinking water and trying to go to bed at a reasonable hour, along with taking vitamin C supplements and eating more clean foods, rather than Chick-fil-a all the time. I thought it was helping improve my health and creating a stronger immune system for myself to fight off illnesses, but just this week, I went to Goddard and learned that I have mono.

So… if I ever learn how to actually properly take care of my body, you guys will be the first to know.

Covid 19, created a worldwide panic for people across the globe. People were terrified because they didn’t know what was going to happen. Globally, people turned to the media for answers. Snapchat, news channels, Newspapers, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, among other forms of media, were our main sources of connection to the outside world because everyone went into isolation. Human to human contact was very limited. Media was crucial when it came to communication and resources, considering we were in the middle of a worldwide lock down.

When the pandemic hit, I relied heavily upon types of media such as Instagram and Snapchat to keep me up to date with my friends and the outside world. I have always been an avid Instagram and Snapchat user, but the pandemic influenced me to download the app TikTok, that now dominates a large majority of my time, as well as many other people’s. I used these forms of media as a distraction, by gaining high streaks on Snapchat and learning TikTok dances, but ultimately, I felt like it was the only way for me to stay connected, since my family was on lockdown mode.

Ultimately, media was crucial during the pandemic, considering it was everyone’s source of updates and information, pertaining to health guidelines, politics, mortality rates, and all other sorts of information. We’ve also learned to adapt in ways, such as mobile hearings and online classes, that allow us to continue on our lives, even if the weather or outside illnesses may prohibit. Therefore, I believe we can give a big thank you to Covid 19 for our Zoom classes during these most recent snow days!