Happy Earth Day!

APDA Nationals 2014

Another year and another debate season has passed, making me feel even older than I normally do when I meet novices. This class of seniors is the first set of seniors who I did not compete with at any given point in time, which is crazy!

Day 1

This year Nationals was held at UPenn. I drove down with Rocky, Allison and Greg on Friday and arrived right after round 1 and just in time for Round 2! Later that night I had a few people over which turned into a dino and Fordham party, which was nice! However, that turned into a very late night...

Day 2

Gareth and I, my roomie for the weekend, showed up for round 3, but were not paired in :( so I decided to take some pictures on campus! 

After judging the rest of the afternoon, it was time for my favorite part of Nationals, the banquet and senior speeches! At the banquet it is tradition for the senior to give farewell speeches before the break. It is also an occasion for everyone to get dressed up and take lots of pictures. 

Everyone gave very sweet speeches, a lot of shout out to significant others. Lots of people in the APDA web I guess!

This year the banquet was held at Hibachi Japanese Steakhouse, which was on a pier right by a bridge and overlooked the water. They also had a DJ and a dance floor, which was a nice change!

It was so nice to hear everyone's speeches. Sadly many of them were cut short due to time constraints of the venue. 

After the banquet, I went on some adventures at the hotel, but didn't have much luck making it to the roof of the hotel :P

Day 3 

Rocky drove me and Allison home back to NY after dropping off a broken, literally, Ashley off at the airport. Sadly Ashley has broken her ankle at Nationals :(However before heading out, we stopped by Tony Luke's for some cheesesteaks, but it was closed due to Easter... FAIL! Nonetheless it was still a nice car ride with good friends. 

I had an amazing weekend seeing everyone, especially all of my out of state and dino (alumni) friends who I do not see that often. Thank you to the UPenn Debate Society and the tab staff for hosting and running Nationals! 

Most importantly thank you to the awesome friends I've made and the debate community for being so amazing, you are the reason I keep coming back. You're stuck with me for the long haul I like to call life! 😉

Crazy Weather!

This afternoon we had a high in the 60s, but right now it is in the 30s and snowing... How crazy is that?! Not to mention it hit 70 this past weekend!

Happy National Sibling Day!!!

Happy Saturday!

This was just too cute not to share! 

Challenge a Celebrity

 This past weekend, I was invited to be a part of the "Challenge a Celebrity" event at the International Vision Expo with Think About Your Eyes and Thuzio!  The event was a lot of fun, attendees were give the option to challenge and take pictures with me, Miss NY 2012 or another celebrity.

Little did everyone know, I am actually pretty decent at playing basket ball in hoops!  Also, thank you to Jay Godfrey and Marc Defang for the dress and shoes!

On Friday, I made an appears with none other than former NFL player Tiki Barber of the NY Giants!  Tiki was very nice, we were even dancing on the floor at one point!

Saturday, I had the pleasure meeting heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes.  Sadly he refused to challenge me in basketball.  He probably knew I would give him a run for his money! ;) However, I did try to take him down at one point!

After our appearance I was able to meet, speak and even get a hug with NY Yankee Mariano Rivera who was super sweet!

On Sunday, I met Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen.  She was a total sweetheart and also surprised at how good we were at basketball.

Happy Macaron Day!

Happy First Day of Spring!!!

Look who I bumped into today... Nick Lachey!

Happy St Patrick's Day!

All decked out in green for St. Paddy's Day!

St Patrick's Day in Times Square

National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Volunteering with Life Beat, Viacom & Baba Booey in honor of National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!

Happy International Women's Day!

Puppy Bowl comes to NY!!!

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Puppy Bowl, Animal Planet brought the puppy Bowl to NYC!  Needless to say I was so there! Not only were there adorable puppies, they also had a lot of interactive booths, games and even a hall of fame!  I hope they bring the Puppy Bowl to NY again!

Forever|NOT Launch Party

Yesterday was the official launch party of the Forever|NOT app.  The app is a betting game, in which you bet on the longevity of celebrity couples

Check out some pictures from the party!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Celebrating Valentine's Day with some new friends!