Thursday, January 19, 2012

GO BLUE!

NEW FAVORITE BIG 10 SCHOOL!

MICHIGAN WAS AWESOME, and I LOVED ANN ARBOR!
The weather might have been a little deceiving, as I'm not sure its normal to be able to walk around outside in the middle of November in only a cardigan, skirt, leggings, and boots. It was my ideal running weather, and there were great places to run!

The girls were so nice and welcoming, and their cook and "bus boys" reminded me of ISU Kappa all joking around with the girls and having fun! It was a great house to be at right before going home for Thanksgiving.

I was there the weekend before the clash of the blue and red (nebraska.. eew), so the girls were all excited for the game, and I wished I could have stayed for it, too. I had to get back to IOwa for the Living History Farms race on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, though, not to mention I was ready to be home! Turns out, I was in Ames during the big win over Oklahoma State (You're welcome, Alabama, for knocking them out of the national championship game spot!) Haha. Guess I'm some sort of good luck? Maybe? :)
Strangely enough, I had to drive to Flint from Ann Arbor to fly from the Flint airport-->Detroit-->Chicago-->Des Moines. Notice my travel pattern on this map. A=Ann Arbor.  Not sure why I didn't skip the whole hour drive to Flint for a 15 min flight to Detroit, when I could have driven 20 min to Detroit from Ann Arbor. Crazy Airlines.

My First Awkward Welcome sign in the airport...But it was still sweet!

Huge, beautiful house!

Their "Rock" that they paint. You can see millions of layers of paint dried dripping off it, at least a foot thick from all the painting from different organizations over the year. It was currently painted for the big "blood battle" between Michigan and Ohio State blood drive competition.


Pretty dorm area on campus

Angell Building

Statues on the Union. The man on the left is the "perfect athlete" and faces the stadium/athletic complexes, and the man on the right is the "perfect scholar" and faces campus. Together they make the "perfect Michigan student".

Entrance to the law quad. Supposedly the only place in North America that was considered to shoot Harry Potter at!

Law Quad: Classrooms, Living, Dining, and Library all connected and together!

Outside of Law Library. It is a completely silent library, and has stained glass windows of each of the other law schools in America around the top of the room!

Business building

The BIG House.. quite big :)

Go Blue!

So this is a wolverine?...

Preparing me for game day :) my Michigan Gatorade!

Here is a preview of my Thanksgiving weekend:
Thats right, I ran 7 miles in a skull and crossbone size XL little girls footie pajamas. The morning after ISU beat Ok St. YEAH BUDDY!

Aftermath of the race :)

My fellow runners!
Wouldn't be home if I wasn't taking awkward solo pics of my fam! Hey Mom!

Christmas Card Time!

Just a preview of the fun of the panoramic setting on my camera!

2 places at once! Creepy Kyle

Cat makes the picture.

Thanksgiving! Casually Chopping safely in the kitchen...

Cousins and Grandma!

3 generations!... Mom, looking cute.

<3 <3 <3

Such a nice day!

You believe Tony and me are taller than Kyle, right?

Just some casual weight training on his day off.

The Usual. Stevie going crazy with the regular coke

Family pretty happy that I'm taking solo pics of them.

Christmas Tree Shopping! (I look half awake..)

And Mom makes us pose by a sled.

All 5 of us crammed into the truck....

So thankful!
x's and o's
Allison

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