ADPi Parents Weekend, Alum Style

As an alum, I am missing a little space in my heart, which was filled with collegiate ADPi love. And it has definitely been the hardest part of graduating.

So I jumped at the opportunity to come down to Tucson, and Parents Weekend? Why not.

Thank you all for a special weekend, but a special shout out to my Gabby. Love ya!

Sunshine and Sumertime- the 2011 version

Summer has been an absolute blast so far! Here are some memories I've been a-makin'!

 trivia with Dustin at BWW

 Happy Hour!

 mmmm Oreganos

 He's cute :)

 She's crazy

Love her!

What was this guys name? Butcher something. 

Some drunk guy who kept trying to sing along with the band. 

summer lovin', havin' a blast

6 months in the making

My graduation party has been on my mind for quite some time. And I have continuously had little thoughts floating in my head for the big day. It was exactly what I was hoping for!

The theme was a vintagy-adult carnival, and I got my graduation announcement ideas from vistaprint.com (whom I LOVE).

 picture booth

 bucket later fulled with rubber ducks that had drinks written on their bottoms

 I stamped the background myself 

 made the cake. I love fondant

 popcorn machine- $7 thrift store. great find mom!

 fruit bowl with ferris wheel backdrop

 my mom made these cute little centerpieces with different college activities I was involved in

Brandon (and his tip jar he put on the bar), Kayla, and the aforementioned ducks

3 of the 4 :)

 we go wayyy back

 Some of my favorite dance factory dancers

 Kier (looking beautifully preggo) and Anson

 Some of the Allens!

 that would be me

 Kier, Anson, and I

 Marsha and I (she was an original founder of the 1954 ADPi colonization at UA- to the left of her, a colonizer of the 2008 chapter at UA)

 Mom and I (soooooo mad this came out fuzzy)

 Dustin and I, obvi

 Grandfather and Miss Craig (now Mrs. Harvey- my kindergarten and first grade teacher)

 George was in town and surprised me!

 sisterly love

 Me, opening a grad gift (which turned out to be my nanas wedding ring). pictures after its resized

 Mrs. Harvey and I

 some of the ladies

 this is a picture of stripes. not pictured, nicki. 

 woo!

 haha

 not really sure

 party alphie

 Amanda and Tony

 Gabby stepped in a cactus

A gift from my parents- isn't that a cool way to display your grad gear?

This was a night I won't soon forget and I am so grateful I had so many wonderful people there to celebrate it with me!

celebrate good times, come on!

Black Diamond Ball

Black Diamond Ball, a Masked Black Tie Affair, was the best one yet. Fantastic decorations, location, activities, you know.

He is so freaking cute

funny prom picture

ahh the life of a senior

mandatory tall and small picture

i love him

hahaha

Sarah, Taylor, Dustin, and I

Keepin it in the family (Dustins grand little and I)

the beloved Kimberly

:)

having a blast

Sarahhhh

the recently pinned couples

Some of the Owen family members

I'm going to miss activities like this.

we live for each other.