It's Been a While!

I know it has been quite some time since I have blogged, junior year is very overwhelming! Last week was just full of doing homework and trying to get ahead on work because this past weekend I was in Arizona! It was also the returning girl pep rally for Pacesetters.  The returning girl pep rally is a big deal, it is for any girl who was on the team the previous year.  It is always a tough dance but it is so rewarding. The costumes are always two colors but each girl gets to pick what she wants to wear.  This year our colors were black and gold, and we did the dance to Starstruk by Santigold. 
Right after the pep rally Jackie and I left to meet my parents so we could go to Arizona for Natalie and Caroline's bat mitzvah.  We have been family friends with them for years, their dad and aunt grew up with my dad and everything else is just family history.  Our families have been best friends for years and that is how it will always be.  We are there for each other for everything, and I couldn't have asked for a better weekend.  We got in Friday night, hung around the hotel and went to Jordan and Lauren's house for Shabbat dinner.  Saturday morning, we woke up and went to services.  The twins did a fabulous job, we couldn't have been more proud of them.  After the luncheon, everyone went back to the hotel and just hung out.  It was relaxing and so fun.  Everyone was outside by the pool, laughing and catching up.  The party was a blast.  We danced the night away and the weekend was the perfect break from Dallas and school.  On Sunday, the brunch was a great way to close the weekend, goodbyes are always hard but we will see Jordan, Lauren, and the kids for Thanksgiving.  Our flight didn't leave until 3:30 so we went back the the Cohen's house with Reed and Rachel to relax.  I had a chance to finish up homework and it was nice to be in the Arizona weather just being in the company of some of the best extended family anyone could ask for.  I can without a doubt see myself in Arizona for college, and I wish we had the chance to visit the University of Arizona in Tuscon but we didn't have a chance.  Well I can't wait to see them for Thanksgiving, but now it is time to do some more homework.  It was a fantastic weekend and I can't wait for more extended family functions.  I know this is a long one but it has been forever since I've written!
Dani