Olivia's Blog

  Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog! I can’t believe this is already our final week of blogging for the semester. I’m kind of sad that it’s ending, but I’ve really enjoyed getting to know everyone through your posts and during class. This semester has been a blast, but I’m definitely excited for Christmas break. My break is going to be packed. I’m heading back to work at the best job ever, The Grainery. I worked there over the summer and had so much fun. We have live country music every night. I’ll also be spending a lot of time with my family. On the 23rd, everyone comes to my house where we open a few gifts, share a nice meal, and play games. The next day we head to my Papaw’s house to do it all over again. On Christmas morning, my brother and I always start with our tradition: whoever finds the pickle ornament in the tree gets to open the first gift. After that, we open presents as a family and eat breakfast together. Then I FaceTime my sister so we can show each other everyt...

  Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone had a great break. Thanksgiving break this year was one of those weeks that somehow felt both relaxing and eventful at the same time. I did so many things over break so that is what I wanted to share. I got home on Friday after my morning classes and took a long nap. I didn’t do anything on my first weekend home except for chilling in my bedroom with my parents and my dog. So here is a little timeline of everything I did once the weekend was over. Tuesday: DWTS Finale Night My week kicked off on Tuesday with the Dancing With the Stars finale. I was fully locked in and rooting hard for Alix Earle to win. Every performance she did this season was such a surprise, and honestly, I loved watching her confidence grow. Even though the finale didn’t go the way I hoped, it was still so much fun to watch. (She got robbed!) Wednesday: Stranger Things Season 5 On Wednesday, I went full binge mode and watched the first four episodes of St...