The Best Day of the {School} Year

There's one day, and one day only that every single student at my school cannot wait for.

FIELD DAY.

How does one describe field day? It's hard to do. It's an experience like no other. As a freshman, you walk into the gym, where the noise level is deafening. The drum line is playing right outside, and upperclassmen cheer and scream. Faces are painted, blue and green shirts make up blocks in each corner of the gym, and you're so excited and nervous and have no idea how great the next few hours will be.

Then it begins. The freshman and sophomores compete, and the junior and seniors compete. The sophomores have a pretty easy win ahead of them, as the freshman are sooo clueless as to what's about to even go down. The junior/senior competition is fierce as war though.

At the fall pep assembly, the homecoming theme is announced, and each class' field day theme is. This year our theme was Old Hollywood/ Hollywood Blockbusters; the seniors were Star Wars, the juniors were Transformers, the sophomores were Harry Potter, and freshman were Jaws. Students compete in sporty events such as the sack race, tug of war, obstacle course, and ping pong to events such as t-shirt, banner, costume, trash can, song and cheer.  We raise money for charity by collecting cans and doing penny wars. This year was a fight to the death in penny wars, as we were putting in all our money the very last minutes of the war. Us Grizzlies take this all very seriously.

This year, as seniors, my friends and I played up the intensity.  That meant face paint galore and screaming until our voices were gone. I can't even begin to describe the nerves I had. The junior class was going to bring competition and we all knew it. No one ever wants to lose field day as a senior.

It was the fastest, most anxiety-filled day of my life. We went in, my choir sang the anthem, and boom it was there and gone in a flash. Field day is one of those days that the whole school gets amped up about, and each year it gets better. It's one of those days that you want to do again 1000 times over and over. We look forward to it all year, and then it's done. It was a day when all I thought is "Enjoy it. Because it's happening."

In the end it came down to ONE EVENT. Seniors were stressed to the max. We down at 184-185. If we won the last event, boys tug of war, we would narrowly beat the juniors by four points.

And we did it. We won. By four perfect points. Amen.

my last, his first. btw, it was snowing... LOVE

don't mess with us

welcome to the dark side

WINNERS

xo
Hannah

Greek Life Thursday!

Thursday of homecoming week was Greek Life Day! And I loved it!! Boys were dressed nice and preppy and boy, I like them that way:) My mom was a Pi Beta Phi in college and luckily kept some of her old sweatshirts so I was able to be a preppy little sorority girl for the day.

sorority sisters! pi beta phi

cutest couple on campus

5eva

That night was the bonfire! I love the bonfire! It was so cold and it even snowed a little while we were waiting for the fire to start! Heck yes, I love homecoming week.

love me some ainsley

one last fiery red picture:(

xo
Hannah

Beach Party Wednesday!

Everyday is a party when you're a senior! (hahaha just kidding, if only)

Wednesday was also the Powderpuff game. And I have never been so angry at the refs! They made so many awful calls and because it was a running clock, the junior girls totally stalled on the field when we could have scored. We barely lost, and it was our closest game yet, 12-13. Our class is the wonderful class with a 0-4 record for Powderpuff. At least our manleaders are the best!

seniors, 2013...

freshman, 2010. HOLY CHANGE!

xo
Hannah

Duck Dynasty Tuesday!

I got a little behind posting this homecoming week. I forgot how when you're having so much fun, little sleep ensues.

Tuesday was Duck Dynasty Day! Time to break out the camo and orange vests and all other white trash clothes!

oh and here i am dissecting an owl pellet. enthralling.

After school was the student/staff softball game. For the first time in years, the students won! So that's exciting for us!

And to top it off, it was also Movie Night! We gathered with blankets, sleeping bags, and snacks to watch the first Harry Potter movie on the hill at school. But let's be honest, it was mostly just a great opportunity to sit around and talk with friends;)

xo
Hannah

Happy Homecoming Week!

I cannot even believe that it's my last homecoming week. It's been a blur- I remember being a freshman and thinking I had so much time ahead of me. And now I'm a senior and everything is my last. :(

There's just something special about walking into school on the Monday of homecoming week. A buzz of excitement fills the hall, as decorations cover the walls, ceilings, doorways, and staircases. It just makes me so happy, and makes me love being in high school even more.

Today was Movie Monday. We could dress up as any movie character and there were some stellar costumes! My favorite was either a girl who dressed up as Napoleon Dynamite and was so spot on that most people thought she was a guy, or one boy who dressed like Tom Cruise in Risky Business. His shorts were so short under his shirt that he looked naked from the shirt tail down. You would think he would have gotten dress coded, but he's a biker and XC runner with the best legs to ever happen so I think everyone, including the teachers, were okay to see them all day;)

My friends and I planned to dress up like the Scooby Doo crew, but Mack and I ended up being the only ones who did. We pulled off being Daphne and Velma, despite it looking like we were a lesbian couple. Then again, that's pretty typical of us so yeah really nothing was too different.

I wish I would have thought to be Juno earlier because I would probably pee my pants laughing at myself all day as a fake prego. Halloween is just around the corner though!

Then tonight was Ruff n Tuff. I have never been so stressed for a game my whole life. I screamed and screamed, and was close to tears but in the end WE WON so that's all that matters! It was the most nerve wracking game ever. The juniors won the first game, and we came back to win the second game 28-26, and barely won the tie breaker at 15-13. I'm still high on the adrenaline of winning!

my true blues, my 5ever

soul sista

#oooahhyouwishyouwereasenior

xo
Hannah

Happily Hannah

 What makes me happy...
   all things Christmas
    rainy, grey days
    ice cold vanilla Coke
      days filled with movies
     the perfect statement necklace
       perfectly polished nails
      the high you have after running
          a lit up city
       striped leggings
           the softness and sweetness of baby skin
          drinking out of mugs
        the flickering light of a candle
           sand in-between my toes and the sun on my skin
         the sound of waves crashing on the beach
    Italian food
     the silence of snow falling under the moon
       anything striped
   writing and reading the thoughts that fill my soul
     singing as loud as possible
   epiphanies
         life with those who make me happy.
  
Yay! If you're reading this that means you got to my new website! I've been itching to change my blog URL for a while now. I've been blogging for close a year and half now and have been wanting some change. I was going to change my header and all that snazzy stuff but I just haven't gotten around to it. So that will come at the start of the new year most likely:)

It's still the same old blogging by the same old Hannah. Update your bookmarks, and make a list of what makes you happy. It truly is the little things, people.

xo
Hannah

90 Days

perfect.

The number one thing that the man I marry should know is that I love Christmas more than words can describe. I have so much love and energy for it I could probably power a small continent Russia. Christmas just consumes my soul. I have to give credit to my parents for making Christmas the most wonderful time of the year for me as I grew up.

What I love most about the holiday is not necessarily the day itself, but the season. I think it's a time of happiness, love, and a time we come together and remember what is important in life. It's a time of tradition, but also a time for new beginnings. I love the music, even if it starts playing early. I love the lights, strung anywhere and everywhere. I love the snow, and how it's like a blanket of peace amongst us. I love the cold that makes us wear big puffy coats and turns our noses red. I love the movies and their messages. I love Secret Santa and showing my friends how much I love them. I love the decorations and the festivity they bring, but also how they remind us of the special things that only come out for a part of the year. I love the food because duh. I love the busyness of the stores and all the people out hustling and bustling. I love the smells and their warmth. I love it all.

Today marks 3 months until the best day of the year. 90 days people! And you know what that also means?! A beginning of the celebration! I may or may not have started listening to Christmas music constantly on Monday. I think it's safe to say it's the best music out there, but you know, everyone's entitled to their own opinions.

For tonight's 3 months till Christmas celebration, I will be listening to Christmas music while I do homework, and then put on my Christmas pjs and watch Christmas With The Kranks and drink peppermint hot chocolate. And of course, I'll light a Christmas candle.

So here's my favorite song for you all the enjoy today! 90 days until Christmas!

xo
Hannah