We had a Black and White Jazz Night :) Beautiful music. This is a picture of my floor and I and then of me and my girl Mi-Mi, she is in the white dress (and some of her friends)

Shout-out Outfit: If you ignore the very messy room behind, this is a picture of my new favorite t-shirt which is from my favorite TV Chuck (given to me by Colton) and the super nice leather jacket from my mother! Thanks so much!

Here is a look my first sculpture project! It is made up of more than 50 4inch pyramids. Our assignment was to make something out of cardboard that was abstract and looked nothing like a box that it came from. We only had a week to complete this project so it is nothing fancy, but I really enjoy the finished project :) My inspiration for this piece was to combine geometric/industrial with organic. Thats why the triangles are metallic silver for that sharp shape feel, and the tiny people are left the color of cardboard, to hold their natural origin of cardboard.

The joy of walking through security and seeing Erazim, Cole, and my Parents waiting to see me is a most cherished memory. 

My Birthday weekend can only be described as a magical one. Everyone who I loved with my entire heart was there! It brought tears to my eyes just getting to go back and hug those dear to me. Reese can walk now, and is officially 1 years old! She is as strong as ever, turning into one independent girl. Erazim is even more talkative, and yet he still let me hold him as much as I want :) He also has developed the hilarious habit of a courtesy laugh. Its priceless. I missed him sososososososo much. The Fantastic Four aka the pieces of my heart aka Em, Ju, and Syd all showed up at my party. They endured the "DeNell family traditions" and made me feel so loved by taking time to come and see me. Our dining table was decorated head to toe with Avengers things. My mother knows how to decorate and make me feel special. I got to spend some quality time with my "Sugar" too ;) He wore his fancy shirt and told one-liners that made everyone laugh.

Only downside was my cat and him being a terrible sleeping partner and the size of a WHALE. He is so so so fat now. Oh my goodness. Talk about stress eating. He was his usual cuddly self the second night though.

My favorite parts by far happened during the birthday party time. Where my friends and family piled on the love with all their amazingly thoughtful gifts. I was beyond touched by all of them.  I received a TON of clothes - which is a dream come true and I hope to wear them throughout these next 2 weeks and post pictures of me wearing their gifts as "shout outs" to them.

It did my heart good to get to go home to place where all the parts of it were :) Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for that amazing, AMAZING weekend that I will never ever forget.

Me and Javaria's Roommate Joy. (Javaria is taking the picture)

I have been making friends and forcing myself out in social activities here at Trinity. I have learned a lot about myself through the "social" process. I have learned I am definitely a small  group type person. Big social events, I can go to all the while smiling and laughing, but I am usually counting the minutes till I can escape with a graceful exit. Everyone is different :) I did loved going out for pizza with Javaria and Joy (although I felt broke afterwards) It was delightful! We had a great time laughing, poorly tipping the awful waitress and eating super super delish pizza.

This is one of the BIG social events I went to with a couple girls on my floor.  It was a Chicago Fire Soccer Game. Fire won (woot) in a 3 to 1 landslide. There was also a Christian concert at this event and a potluck before hand.

On a completely unrelated note, something interesting had grabbed me with week. I realized the amount of people here that are like show characters is unbelievable! Those extreme personalities that are only entertaining in family sit-com shows. And nearly 1 out 5 people I meet are so dramatic in one way or another. It makes life here a treat :) Where else can you walk around and be able to have people with such strong personalities and reactions to life that you feel you are watching several different tv shows at the same time. If I made a cartoon, these individuals would flow seamlessly into 2D characters. Its every artists inspirational dream.

These Powerberries are a wonderful thing to send me :) I munch on a few when I am doing HW and struggling to finish strong

We had ANOTHER fire alarm go off in our dorm today. ANOTHER. And for the same reason - burnt popcorn.