The weekend started early on Thursday night, Nicole, Emily and me drove down to Florida for the weekend. Nicole flew out from OKC, but after a lot of delays and tornadoes (could be exciting had it not been the cause of part of the delay), she got stuck in Chicago for the night. So our plans of leaving early and stopping in Savannah were out the window, but we are all nothing if not spontaneous. Nicole arrived the next morning at 10am, and after a few stops and finding a bruggers bagel store, we hit the road around 11am. The drive took us between 11-12 hours, we arrived in Panama City around 10pm, that's gaining an hour we crossed into the central timezone. We were all pretty tired, so we hit the hay, trying to get up early for Saturday.
Saturday was a BLAST! We started around 9:30-10ish at a beach in Panama City (of course after my stop to get a vanilla Dr. pepper from Sonic). At 10am on Saturday I was swimming in the gulf! I can't say I knew anyone else doing that, it's pretty exciting for a prior land locked person. I swam it up, 
even after my paranoia began, thinking about jelly fish and the crab on the sea floor. **I don't do well with the things in the water, I'd be happy to swim there without them!** After a bit of swimming, we decided to lay out a bit, I wanted some sun...for my white body! That ended with an alligator sighting, of course in the designated area. We stopped and got some sea food at a little shop along the way, and headed back to rush and get ready...very little time! 
The wedding was beautiful and tons of fun! It was an outside wedding, a little difficult to hear the vows and what not, but beautiful and an enjoyable event. Shane joined us, and us OU/NCSU peoples hung out together. We ate, danced and danced and danced! 
Not only did we dance for about 5 hours, we were the spectacle on the dance floor with all of our lobster like skin..I was the worst, but it didn't hurt. Much like normal. An exciting thing for me, was that the father of the bride is from Nebraska and is a Cornhusker fan, so I had something in common with him and others there. He asked how I knew the couple, and I told him I knew Chris from OU, he said well that's ok, I'm a husker fan, I'm from 
Nebraska, and I shouted ME TOO! I found other family members from Nebraska the next morning, it was exciting to meet people from home! The DJ was great and had songs for all ages, and all the classics, I was amazed my feet in my high heels held out as long as they did, but it was fun! The night ended for us around 10pm just after the couple blew off fireworks. What an end to a wedding, fireworks, I've never seen anything like it. It was a wonderful wedding! After we got home we lathered ourselves in aloe and packed up. Sunday was a long but good day. We started at 9:30 at a pancake breakfast at the home of the bride, same venue as the wedding. It was fun to see the couple and talk
to them a bit more. We got out of town about 11ish, and of course that was really 12pm since we were quickly moving into eastern timezone! We got to Tallahassee around 2 and met some friends who go to FSU. A lunch at Cracker Barrel and an hour and a half later we were back on the interstate. Still in extreme western panhandle of Florida at 3:15 makes the return to Raleigh late. However, the time seemed to pass quickly and we made pretty good time. A lot of cops out, but I was lucky and was a smart speeder. We got back into Raleigh around 12:30, and by the time we got all packed up or unpacked depending on who you were, it was 2am. Nicole had to leave for the airport at 4 and we decided to not sleep. I dosed in an out, but didn't really sleep. She got to the airport and eventually got a seat and got home to OKC by 11am her time. I slept from 6-11am and headed on into work.
to them a bit more. We got out of town about 11ish, and of course that was really 12pm since we were quickly moving into eastern timezone! We got to Tallahassee around 2 and met some friends who go to FSU. A lunch at Cracker Barrel and an hour and a half later we were back on the interstate. Still in extreme western panhandle of Florida at 3:15 makes the return to Raleigh late. However, the time seemed to pass quickly and we made pretty good time. A lot of cops out, but I was lucky and was a smart speeder. We got back into Raleigh around 12:30, and by the time we got all packed up or unpacked depending on who you were, it was 2am. Nicole had to leave for the airport at 4 and we decided to not sleep. I dosed in an out, but didn't really sleep. She got to the airport and eventually got a seat and got home to OKC by 11am her time. I slept from 6-11am and headed on into work. 
The remainder of my good news or BANG! Is that I booked my trip for Europe/England. I ended up waiting so long that I lost some choices, but eventually decided to leave on August 2nd, 2 days before the cruise, and I will be coming home September 27th, 8 weeks later. I'm very excited about it and can't quite believe it. I'll end up broke, but I think it will be worth it. It's only 4 months away and I have plenty to get done by then. I need to finish up my research, defend and finish up so I can be ready to leave in August. I know it will happen, I have do doubt! It's just that it might be pretty stressful Thus comes in the MESS for the week! I have tons to do, but nothing ended up going right this week. I didn't have a full day to save my life! DHL made life very hard. I had to have a package picked up, and after 4 attempts, and me being there at the correct pick up time each time, I finally got it picked up 3 days later. Then the computers at work weren't to happy about me trying to get work done and decided to quit on me right before my presentation this morning. I'm ready to be back in a normal routine, which I hope will return next week. Even though tomorrow is a school holiday I think I will end up working some. I need to write this weekend as well, we'll see how much of that happens. If not this weekend, defiantly a couple days next week!
Easter plans are relax and go to a friends. It shall be fun, I hope you all have a joyous Easter! Love
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