Ky Takes On New York

 Time To Put On Your Big Girl Panties!

   Man, has this week been a never ending emotional roller coaster. A few days ago, the day that I have been waiting for ever since my first day of senior year, the day that I have dreamt about a million times and feigned for had finally arrived --- move in day. I could not wait to hit the road and leave for the city where dreams come true. I was ready to start a new chapter of my life; in a place where I never thought that I would end up. However, I did not know that it would be so difficult to say goodbye to my parents, younger brother, and especially my boyfriend. The night before I departed Maryland, I could not do anything but cry! While watching Friday with my boyfriend, which I normally laugh historical at, was not as funny. I was stuck in this melancholy mood that I could not escape from. Emotions were hitting me left and right and I could not dodge them! On my last night, I wanted to be in a sanguine mood but I terribly failed.

Even though my mother was heart broken about me leaving, she had a blast when she got to decorate my dorm. My room layout back home had a groovy/boho feel and I wanted to try something different  at college. Throughout the summer, I used a polaroid camera to snap shots of concerts I attended,  parties I hosted and days where I would just lounge around. I love the lights attached to them. That's probably my favorite decoration that I have. 

My little man, my headache, my hype man and most of all my ball player <3. Of course he tried to act hard and act like it did not hurt him to see me go but deep down I know he misses his big sister! He was the first person, well besides my mom, to contact me and see how I was doing. Even though I could not stand when he was on 10 24/7 when I was home, I cannot lie I do miss it JUST a little bit.

Words cannot explain how much I miss Phonzo. We met at the end of May and have only been together for a few months but it feels like I've known him all my life! It's crazy how close we became in such a short period of time. I'm pretty confident that he will be around for a long time :)

I've always tried my hardest to make my parents proud and move-in day was proof that I achieved that. They have always motivated and pushed me to always excel and go above and beyond in anything that I do. Witnessing their success has motivated me to make sure I work even harder throughout these next four years to achieve the goals I have set for myself.

My Twin <3

First night out with some of my roomies :) 

My first week of college went extremely well. All of my professors are very passionate about their professions and I enjoyed hearing their stories about how their careers have went so far. I can tell that I will learn a lot from each and everyone of them, both academically and personally that will benefit me later in life. I have already been searching for internships around the city and on the internet. I plan on wasting no time here in NYC. I came here to conquer and fulfill my dreams and I plan to do so. I know it's cliche to say but Ky is on her "road to success". 

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My Proudest Moment

Lately I have not been feeling any of my outfits that I've worn recently. It's been about a week or two since I've had a good OOTD :( I don't know what's going on. So much has been going on and I have just been out of it lately. Here's the only OOTD that I have in my phone. I LOVE this fuchsia fuzzy sweater! I purchased it from Hollister around Christmas time when they had that amazing sale. I have on high waisted jeans from F21 and some boots from H&M. These boots are one of my favorites and I think I'm going to purchase some more because these ones are started to look run down. 

About a week ago I received the best news ever, I got accepted into St. John's University! I had been waiting so long for my acceptance letter and I finally got it. I got the great news when my mother picked me up from work. She was smiling from ear to ear when I got in the car. I asked her why she was cheesing so hard and she said, "Guess who's SJU19?!". I couldn't do anything but pounce up and down in the car, I was ecstatic! I was curious as to how she knew and she said because she opened up the letter. Like how is she going to open up my acceptance letter?!. I couldn't do anything but laugh at her. She responded with "Well it's my house so it's my mail too", I swear my mom is truly something else but you have to love her haha. 

 I was fortunate enough to have received a $15K scholarship and a $3K if I live on campus there. I'm so blessed because college is definitely expensive! I couldn't do nothing but thank God. Even though St. John's is not my number one I have been considering going here because I love NYC so much. It has always been a child hood dream of mine to live there for the rest of my life. Plus a year ago, when my family and I went to NYC for July 4th we did a campus visit. Back then SJU was my top choice and I think maybe it's a sign that I do go there..I don't know yet!

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Goucher College Adventure

Boy oh boy! It has been freezing in Maryland lately. It's been so cold that I dread to even leave my house now. School has started back this week and I'm indifferent about it. I want to go to school but then again I don't want to do homework. I know that's probably bad to say but it's the truth. I just want to go to college and go to senior week! Thank god that school was closed yesterday and we had a two hour delay. I've been going to sleep at 1 am almost everyday this week because of AP homework. School is starting to get more stressful and a little overwhelming. I just need a break from it all.

The most exciting thing about today was going to Goucher College. I've always drove past it when I go to Towson Mall but I've never explored it. My dance teacher had signed all the junior and senior dancers up to take master classes from different instructors and then at night watch a dance concert. Our first class was hip hop and that was in the schools gymnasium on the second floor. I love hip hop dance so I was pumped and ecstatic to learn a new combo. The instructors dance style was something that I've never learned before but I've watched dancers at Hypersquad; (ABDC's Hype 5-0) the dance studio I was a part of in Hawaii, perform in this dance style. I didn't really enjoy his music choice but  the choreography was pretty impressive to me. There were many disadvantages during this class because there were no mirrors and the speakers were not loud enough. My phone played louder than their speakers. 

The next class we went to was Modern dance. Before we entered the studio I started to feel discouraged and uncomfortable because I strongly feel that I look weird performing any other dance besides hip hop. I didn't think I would enjoy this class at all but I did! The instructor was so lively and free and full of energy. There was not music but a man playing the drums, it was something that I've never experienced before but I liked it. She made us partner up with students from different schools so we could all feel comfortable with one another. My partner was a girl named Dominique, she was so sweet and helpful she made the class even better. After taking this class, I realized that I really enjoy Modern dance. I think I'll even start researching more about that dance style so I can get better at it.

The last class we took was a fundamentals class. It was a little boring at first because we were not dancing but it got interesting because the instructors were giving us tips on how keeping our pelvis in neutral would inform our form and execution of moves.

This is my lovely sequence dance bag that I brought with me today :) my parents gave this to me as a Christmas present last year.

I didn't get home till about 11:30 pm and I was so exhausted! I almost forgot to take an OOTD but I managed to stay awake long enough to snap one real quick. I LOVE fuzzy sweaters! I have about four of them and I'm pretty sure I'll purchase a lot more. This one is from Hollister and it's not long like my other ones it's a little bit longer than a crop top sweater. When I seen this color online I knew I had to buy it, I love how it looks on my skin.

The necklace I have on was a gift from my younger brother. I don't really wear this necklace that much because I forget that I have it but I love the color of it.

I kept it simple with the bottoms today. These are just some dark blue denim jeans from F21.

I also have a ton of platform shoes. These are like the only style of shoes that I wear. I purchased these from H&M last year.

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