Flashback Friday: Homecomings of the Past

Since it's Homecoming week at Varina, I thought it would be fun to share some old Homecoming pictures from my last 2 years at Varina, and then Matt's last Homecoming that we went to.  I'm so glad I've always liked to take pictures, to always have the memories from football games, pep rallies, dances, or even before or after class! It's fun looking back on these old pictures!

Longing for Longwood

As I was going through Instagram on a commercial break from Dancing with the Stars, I came across this picture on Longwood University's Instagram account. As soon as I saw it, I just had an instant desire to want to be back at Longwood! Something about the picture is just so peaceful and inviting and I'd give almost anything to be a student there again! (Of course, then I probably wouldn't be happily married with a fur-baby, so I guess life goes on ;)

You never realize it until you're gone, but I can't believe how much I loved being at Longwood! Being just a walk away from anything you needed was great. I loved being able to go eat at Dhall and see so many familiar faces, or go to a basketball just five minutes from the bed I slept in. It was wonderful!

And I can't believe how badly I desperately wanted to like coffee while I was at Longwood, because I wanted to get something at Java City OTHER than hot chocolate! They had the best white hot chocolate, but I just really wanted to like coffee so I could get some before one of the few times I actually went to the library to study. (For those who may be wondering, I didn't start drinking coffee until after college, when we were six months away from the wedding!)

Here's a great memory that anyone from any other college will never understand: Later in the night, long after the pretty sunset skies like this one, you meet with everyone at a predetermined location for a Chi Walk. Even if they only last a short time, it's so worth going to.

The four years I was at Longwood were honestly four of the best years of my life, as cliché as that may sound. I made some of the best friends, worked with some amazing people in RCL, was a part of many wonderful organizations, and so much more.

If you also went to Longwood, feel free to comment with some of your favorite Longwood memories/traditions! I love reading about Longwood :)

Picture from Longwood's Instagram

Longwood: home away from home

The past couple of days, I've been thinking about how my 4 years at Longwood were 4 of the BEST years ever! I met so many people, was a member and/or officer of many clubs and organizations, changed my major, worked on 2 wonderful RA staffs, the list goes ON and ON.  And then, of course, half way through my college career, Matt transfered to Longwood so we got to share a lot of college memories together, and then we got engaged at Longwood!  Anyway, so I thought I would just put down a list of things that first come to mind about Longwood and what I'll miss the most as time continues to go on. To any of my Longwood friends who might be reading, hopefully you might at least know of something that I mention or even know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!