Sisterhood of the Traveling Glasses

Last Friday three of us were at Pitaya where we tried on clothes and checked out all the interesting clothes, shoes and sunglasses they had. There were these specific glasses that Sundus liked and she thought I should buy them because they looked good on me. It's really funny because as the girl that works there told us, they are "nerd chic" glasses. They were fun to wear but I didn't want to initally buy something that I assumed I wouldn't wear outside of the house. After Sundus and Areej tried it on, I felt like buying them because they looked fun on all of us and we could rotate them amongst ourselves. So after a $10 purchase, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Glasses was put into action. When we met up with Hikma for lunch I tried to trick her into believing that they were my real glasses. She kind of fell for it but I let her try it and voilà she looked fantastic in them! We're pretty convinced that they'll look awesome/ridiculous "nerd chic" on all of us.

On a personal note I've been convincing other friends and coworkers including my Boss (!) that these are real glasses. Eventually, I'll tell them the truth hahaha. Hopefully they'll be amused. I did just tell one of my coworkers and she thought it was funny.

Pasta & Ice Cream

It's Friday, it's Friday, yay.

It's kinda hard to go to the other side of town without a car, so we were stuck on campus considering that we were pretty much carless. Our plan was to hit up Masala BBQ to get a taste of some Indian yummies but that didn't work out. I was a little upset bout the fact that I wouldn't be having any gulab jamun that day, but I guess it's not the end of the world. We were looking forward to going gallery hoppin' but that was too far of a walk as well (and I had some painful shoes on, so thank God we didn't go). We finally decided to just grab some lunch from Noodles & Co. We all ordered different plates and of course, we all know sharing is caring. ;) Stories were told and hypothetical questions were answered, all in all, it was a good day. And ohh yeah, can't forget, we had amazing frozen yogurt in a cone! Now that, that right there, was awesome.

Park of Roses: An unexpected adventure

Even though it'll be my 3rd year of college, I already feel like a senior and I couldn't help but join in on the fun/inspiring/crazy senior list my friends created.

Standing around in a circle under this space where the tree branches arc and connect to create a little shelter, an adventure was declared and ready to be embarked on.

This picture doesn't do justice to the beauty of Park of Roses. Speaking in British accents, we walked through the area admiring the beauty of nature. It's a lovely spot to sit and ponder or have a cup of tea. :)

Spontaneity

Ok so, I have to say this first adventure was a success. I mean, you wouldn't think it could've been, considering the way the day started. We had all originally planned to hit up some of the coffee shops on campus after our board meeting, but Hikma, Sundus, Kafia and Simona were hungry and we ending up going to Lavash. Me, I just wanted something chocolate. And coffee. By the time that was through, we weren't in the mood to spend any more money... and were planning on going home after deeming our first day of debauchery a fail. Seriously, what is there to do in Columbus when you're a broke college kid? Then Simona mentioned something about a park. I suggested the Park of Roses. Game on.

Fast forward to Whetstone. We embarked on our little adventure through the woods...we had no idea a place like this was hiding in Columbus...winding paths, twisted trees, a quaint little creek-it was beautiful. Also, dogs. Four of the most beautiful, enormous dogs I had ever seen--you know, the kind that fill your arms when you hug them. They really were quite a sight. You know what else was quite a sight? Seeing Hikma, Kafia and Shukri run all the way back to the car as one of the dogs chased them. I think Kafia lost her shoes at one point. Sundus, Simona and I died of laughter.

On the rest of our hike we encountered a talkative drunk guy, three random kids wandering around alone, Santa, a rusty pipe, killer fake accents, a dead end, a lost car and some veeeery steep drops. For a bunch of girls in flip flops, I think we did pretty well on our first day. Now, time to bury our faces in our respective exam books until next week.

Lesson learned: Never plan an adventure. Just let it happen.

How it all started...

Just like every other college kid in the world, our last year of college was something that we greatly anticipated. Considering all the stress and mess that we've been through in our beginning years of this incredible journey of higher education, we felt the need to go out with a bang. Years of procrastination, all-nighters, large intakes of caffeine (Areej :p) and headaches made the yearning of senior year just that much greater! Now that we can officially call ourselves seniors (okay, maybe not all of us, but ohh well), we have this urge to live the college life that we've always imagined so that one day we can look back and say 'yeah, remember the time in college when we [fill in the blanks]...". See, we're not looking to cause any trouble (not a lot at least), we're just looking to have some memorable fun (halal, of course!). So join us in our expositions of new, senior year, ambiances! It'll be a blast, no joke. Enjoy.

The Park of Roses

On our way to The Park of Roses a.k.a.

The crazy beginning of a very crazy day.. HOOD SWAG

                                        Somali's + 4 huge dogs (horses) = disaster

                                                                  

We were pretty high up

Walking across a creek, felt like a scene from a movie

Gorgeous view

She was kind of obsessed with taking pictures with trees and logs

We found SANTA at the Park of Roses.. unbelievable