like the rest of you, i've been supersuperbusy with schoolwork lately, mostly art projects, but during my downtime, i've been spending my time w/lots of really great friends. it's weird to hear me say it, but i'm going to miss UIUC. I've been counting down the days til summer and for once, it's not something that i'm looking forward to like i usaully do. don't get me wrong, i love being at home w/my family and friends... but i'm going to be sad leaving this place--something that i've never felt about UIUC before. as much as make fun of Bromley, i'm going to miss the family we've developed here... and as much as i complain about being swamped w/art projects, i'm really really going to miss the art kids. it's going to be interesting to see how i hold back the tears when i leave this place =P

so nicole is coming next wednesday to visit me and to drive back to NJ w/me... for those of you who know both nicole and i, you are probably shaking ur head thinking it's a horrible idea for nicole and i to drive back, but don't worry--we will make it home in one piece. we're not DANGEROUS... we just make things more interesting. haha (tommy and craig, i know u're both smirking and still shaking ur heads. ye of little faith)

anyway, so here are some pics from the past few weeks. yay for superfriends =)

Catchphrase: so the kids in bromley and i have been playing catchphrase after meals to have some fun between studying and schoolwork. we get pretty crazy/loud and it's awesome fun...


action poses during an intense game of catch phrase


matthewwwww


isabel and lingling, me and papasnerd... these bears keep us company at night while we sleep! best. bears. ever.


so i took jazz dance lessons this semester and our final project was to choreograph a dance so heather, gina, beth, lisa, and i choreographed the dorkiest/coolest dance ever!

GD Barcrawl so the GD kids and i went out after our last day of class to let loose and hangout after working our butts off.


rob-b, diana, and erin at brothers


diana and i


adam, me, and kevin.. these guys have some really awesome hair.


becky and i


rob-b and al


becky and i love each other a little too much =P

we had Art Prom on the same night and it was hilariously fun. lotsa art kiddies were there... art kids are pretty carazzy!


gregory, rob-b, and gregory's unibrow partnah


The twins, al and mike breakdancing


trey, steph, and lewis =)


me, andrew, and maria


maria and i = bromley buddies, art buddies, and future art buddies!


me, rob-b, and steph...=)

so we've developed quite a huge family here at bromley and we usually eat lunch and dinner together.... and our tables get quite huge and oftentime we all go a little insane =)... matthew brought his camera to dinner the other night so here are some pics of a FEW people in our huge family.


beanie and alyson being cute


THIS is what matthew eats EVERYDAY without fail.


beanie and i enjoying our bromley margaritas on Cinco de Mayo


mr. bradley go looking cornfused


matthew with his margarita and eric monchin'


isabel pena aka the best roommate in the world


*sigh* we've had so many good times... COUNTLESS times of laughter (even when no one else is laughing with us), times of insanity, times of sadness.... i'm going to miss you pena... senior year is going to rock!! can't wait to be roommates again!