Graduation!

It's been over a month, but it still feels as if it just happened. I graduated. I have essentially finished my schooling, unless I go back at a later date for my doctorate. At first, I was ecstatic. No more homework! No more classes! No more annoying group work! Slowly but surely, I've felt a kind of void creep up on me. I tried to fill it with a second job, but my heart just doesn't seem to be in it.

Maybe I'll get back on track in the Fall. After being in school for so long, the fall always feels like a new beginning, full of firsts and restarts. Hopefully I'll find something to fill my time. I've been tinkering with baking, sewing, decorating our new place... I'm still of course thrilled about graduation, but it's a tad bittersweet. I'll miss you, FSU.

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085. Poor Bella had to wear the cone of shame for a while. :(
086. We had a fort-building program at the library. A little boy told me the door on the right was for a mouse, and the one on the left was for a kitty.
087. Paul cooking at his sister's house in Tallahassee.
088. Waiting for our appointments at Aveda!
089. Eating at one of our favorite Tallahassee places--Crepevine.
090. (Little) brother and I at Doak Campbell Stadium.
091. Sigh, leaving Tallahassee again.

School Spirit.

We spent part of our extended Easter weekend in Tallahassee on the campus that several of us attended. My younger brother had never really walked around campus or visited the stadium before, so we needed to change that.









I was never the type with much school spirit, if we're being honest here. Sure, I've got a few FSU shirts and the like, but I only ever attended one football game, and not even a whole one, at that. I didn't really take advantage of the clubs or extracurriculars. Some might say that I missed out on a vital part of the college experience, but I completely disagree. I was more the observer. I was quiet. I liked to sit on "my" windowsill in the Williams building and read, finish homework, and people-watch. Maybe it was the English major in me.

Haha, I'm reminiscing as if I'm not still enrolled. I actually graduate in a little less than a month from my Master's program. Despite the fact that I'm still technically a student here, it feels different. My classes are online, and I hadn't been back on campus in over a year, easily. Walking around campus again was a lovely reminder of how much life has changed in just a short time. I'm no longer that quiet undergrad hurrying across campus to class. Instead, I'm a married (gasp) woman walking around the constantly-changing grounds with her family.











We had a great picnic lunch of Moe's (Bill's favorite!)on Landis Green, then stopped for some Starbucks from Strozier Library. We wandered around campus, finally ending up at the stadium for some shenanigans. Bill and I ran all the way up the bleachers and took some photos...until he took off and left me there--see below:



For fun, this is what happens when I try to get Paul to take a nice photo with me:















The campus really is gorgeous. I miss being there sometimes. See you on May fourth, FSU!

Tallahassee Travels, aka: Where to Eat in Tallahassee.

Paul and I took a trip to Tallahassee in mid-December to visit family and get some errands done! Elizabeth was in the middle of putting up Christmas decorations, so I helped out a bit with that, and we finished up with some amazing wine.
(Disregard the misshapen wreath... it looks much better in bokeh!)
But if we're being honest, this trip seemed to be all about the food. So here are some of our favorite places to eat in Tallahassee!

Waffle House


It's so bad for you, but so, so good to eat. We know that Waffle House isn't exclusive to Tallahassee, but there isn't a Waffle House in our current town. This particular Waffle House was right around the corner from our Tallahassee house. We miss it dearly. Many late nights were spent eating cheap but delicious greasy food. The photos above were taken at about 3am, and it was still busy!

El Jaliscos-Kerry Forest




We love this place. There's also an El Jaliscos on Monroe Street, but that one is always ridiculously loud/obnoxious and full of college students. The Kerry Forest location is wonderful. We normally share a pitcher of maragaritas and fill up on amazing Mexican food, bemoaning our stuffed bellies later on.
The Crepevine


The Crepevine is located in Midtown Tallahassee, down the road from where we used to live. There are sweet as well as savory crepes, and they are ALL delicious. Paul and I used to stop there in the morning for their breakfast crepes.. YUM. If you ever find yourself in Tallahassee, you must stop here!
New Leaf Market



It's not technically a restaurant, but it sure is delicious. New Leaf is the local co-op and natural foods store. Paul and I would stop in multiple times a week for groceries, and sometimes just stop to get their yummy macaroni salad. It's a great place!

This post really makes me miss Tallahassee. We're very lucky to have family there, so that we can visit often! ♥