Fall at Longwood.

I love this time of year, not because of the colder temperatures, but because of how pretty everything is outside!! Before the trees are completely dead for the winter, I love the pretty colors of the leaves changing! One thing I've really missed is not being at Longwood to see the big pretty tree on the corner at the Cunninghams.  (If you go to/went to Longwood, you know which one I'm talking about.)  This past weekend, I went to visit Matt for the last time while he's at Longwood.  Still not sure how all of these "lasts" have been happening! Craziness.  We specifically knew that we were going to set aside some time over the weekend to just walk around campus and look at all of the reds, oranges and yellows on the trees. Yay!

It was like I was at home again, and I loved it :)

It also helped that it was SO nice outside and the weather was fantastic!!!

There are just so many things I love and miss about Longwood (I could go on forever...) but being there this time of year is definitely something I'll always remember.  Maybe I miss it more because of the pretty tree at the Cunninghams that I walked past several times a day last year going in and out of my residence hall.

All of these pictures also remind me of the time I drove to visit Matt at Ferrum in October of '09.  I LOVVVED driving through the mountains and seeing all of the colors go on forever.  It was just like you'd see it in a movie!

Hope you enjoy a few many of my favorite pictures from this visit to Longwood!

Oktoberfest 2012: Spirit Leaders & Klowns

Another fantastic Longwood tradition on Oktoberfest weekend is the Parade to kick off Saturday's events! The Parade consists of the Spirit Leaders, Klowns, Honorary Spirit Leaders, Longwood Cheerleaders, Elwood, and  I believe some others (yeah...I should probably know this..).  Last year, Matt got to be one of the Green Class Klowns and did a wonderful job performing.  I know he had a blast going out all out dressing in green and dancing for everyone.

 

This year, Abby was chosen as a Spirit Leader--so she got to wear the fancy Leiderhosen that I wore last year as a Mortar Board member.  What was even cooler, is that Abby was selected to be the Mittenmeister for the sophomore class, which, in non-Longwood terms, is basically like homecoming court.  So cool! From where Mom and I were standing, it seemed like Abby was ALWAYS on the other side of the circle, so it difficult to get good pictures of her.  You may have to do a little "Where's Waldo Abby" searching!

Oktoberfest 2012: Color Wars

This weekend I was at Longwood for one of the best traditions ever:

 

COLOR WARS

 

Color Wars is held the Friday night of Oktoberfest and is seriously one of the most fun things to ever participate in! How many chances do you get to get on the field with hundreds and hundreds of other people and throw paint on each other?! It's a blast!

 

While I certainly did miss participating in the event this year, I was very excited to get to take pictures! It's something I've always wanted to take pictures of, but unfortunately, I haven't mastered being in two places at once, so this year was my chance!  I LOVE seeing all of the red, green, and occasionally blue paint flying through the air right at the beginning.  This is the point when everyone has their paint and just runs for it!  Then, later on (not much later, it only lasts maybe 5 minutes or so!) you get the occasional paint splatters everywhere, which I think still makes for good and fun pictures!