This is it. Your entire college career is hanging on this one weekend: formal.
Okay, maybe not quite, but with your to-do list growing every hour, it sure as hell seems like it. What dress? What heels? Can you really survive nine hours on a bus with what’s-his-name who you met last night downtown? And, yes, it was an actual invitation because you received a confirmation text this morning as you were curing your hangover with Waffle House. How will you do your hair? But, wait, one minor detail has been forgotten… THE COOLER (caps lock intended).
The Cooler is going to set the stage for this weekend. The Cooler will determine if we have an amazing time. The Cooler is going to reflect if you get a t-shirt out of this ordeal…I mean, amazing weekend.
Three weeks until formal? Everyone acts as if this is no big deal, but for those of us that are less than artistically inclined, it can be more daunting than finals week. Where to begin?
Sometimes finding The Cooler itself can be one of the most challenging aspects of the whole process. After all, it seems that every single girl on campus has bought out the cooler stock of every Target, Walmart, and Kroger within a 25 mile radius of campus. But rest assured, you finally located one at a Publix in the next town over. Thank god no one decided to look there. (Maybe because it was an hour’s drive, but who’s keeping track?)
It doesn’t matter how you acquired THE COOLER. You have it in your possession, and now it’s time to get to painting. After spending hours trolling Pinterest and the Cooler Connection, you now not only know the steps you’re going to take designing The Cooler, but you know what you’re going to put on the cooler as well. After all, it has to reflect your date’s personality and how well you can craft…but no pressure or anything.
Advice for beginners: keep it simple. Guys are impressed with just about anything, and they’ll love whatever you do. It doesn’t have to look like the work of Picasso.
The week before formal is always hectic, but you’ll get it done. If only your professors would recognize cooler painting as a valid excuse to skip class.
Once on actual formal, just relax and have fun. The Cooler may be the best one out of all the others, but even if it’s not, just remember it’s not so much what’s on The Cooler, but what’s inside of it.
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StableDiffusion
Never would I have thought a few years ago that I would be such a huge yoga fanatic, that I would be hitting the gym almost every day to get to class, and that I would be forming all these amazing relationships with so many incredible people who also share a love for you. You've enhanced my way of life in numerous ways that I need to thank you for.
Thank you for showing me my true strength. Not only physical strength, but more importantly mental strength. You've shown me that I am more than what others may think of me, and that I can rise above any obstacle that comes through my path.
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Thank you for helping me to walk through life with grace and passion.To love what I do and love the life that I share with those around me. Before experiencing yoga, I never truly understood what it was like to be passionate about something. Now that I have, not only do I know what it's like to be passionate, but also have a willing to be passionate.
Thank you for teaching me what it is like to appreciate the small things in life. Which has only helped me more to appreciate the big things. You've shown me to not only appreciate the life around me, but also to give myself the appreciation that I deserve. And more importantly, give others the appreciation that they deserve.
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Thank you for allowing me to let go. Whenever I feel as if I need a break from the world, the yoga studio is the first place I think of. As soon as I enter the studio, the outside world leaves my mind. You've allowed me an escape that I will be forever thankful for.
Thank you for turning me into a mindful person. Having mindfulness is harder than it seems, especially here in today's society. Over the past couple years, I have become more mindful to the world around me, I have been able to truly be myself and let everyone else be themselves -- all thanks to yoga.
And lastly, thank you for allowing me to breathe. As simple as it sounds, breathing is the one thing that I carry around most with me off the mat. Deep breaths are what get me through the day. Throughout tough situations, emotional battles, and stressful times, I always know to come back to my yoga, to come back to my breath.
I only hope that those around me feel the same way as I do about you, yoga. You have truly transformed my life in the best way imaginable. It is a gift and a great privilege to be able to experience the practice. Thanks to you, I have grown as a person, proved to myself the true strength I have, become more aware and have ultimately started living a better life.
You're the best,
Your Yoga-Obsessed Friend
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The Norse cosmos began with two worlds, Niflheim and Muspellheim. These two worlds, the worlds of primordial cold and fire, were separated by a great fissure called Ginnungagap. The waters from the well Hvergelmir, at the center of Niflheim, by many rivers flowed into Ginnungagap and "when those rivers, which are called Elivagar, came so far from their source, the poisonous flow hardened like a slag of cinders running from a furnace, and became ice. ...Then layer by layer, the ice grew within Ginnungagap" (Byock 13). The northernmost regions of the gap filled with hoar frost and rime, but the southernmost were "the regions bordering on Muspell [and] were warm and bright" (Byock 13). Where the cold of Niflheim's ice and the warmth of Muspellheim's fire met in Ginnungagap the ice thawed, and "there was a quickening in these flowing drops and life sprang up" (Byock 14). From the ice came Ymir, known as Aurgelmir by the giants, the origin of all frost giants. As the wise giant Vafthruthnir says, "'down from Elivagar did venom drop, / And waxed till a giant it was; / And thence arose our giants' race, / And thus so fierce are we found'" (Bellows 76-77).
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1. Sun showers
2. Smiles
3. Tight hugs
4. Discovering new foods you like.
5. Laying in bed after a long day.
6. And being completely relaxed
7. "This reminded me of you"
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8. Breakfast foods
pancakes with syrup
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9. Over-sized clothes
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10. Contagious laughs
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11. Car rides with that one person
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12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts
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13. The city at night
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14. Surprises
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15. Blanket cocoons
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16. Good hair days
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17. Really good coffee
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18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason
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19. Conquering a fear
person jumping on big rock under gray and white sky during daytime
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20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle
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21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything
two women sitting on a couch in a living room
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22. Home-cooked meals
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23. Tattoo stories
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24. Leaves changing color in fall
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25. Butterflies in your stomach
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26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
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27. When you can't stop laughing
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This summer shandy begins this list, it's a mix of lemon, lime and orange. While this is by no means a craft beer, it still has it place as a refreshing summer brew to enjoy.
Leinenkugel Summer Shandy
Solid choice for any summer get together, great taste with a hint of citrus.
Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat
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Sam Adams Summer Ale
Sam Adams is known for their traditional Boston Lager, but their Summer Ale is damn good.
Hell or High Watermelon
Made with real watermelon, not much is more summer-esque than juicy watermelon in July.
Blue Moon Summer Honey
I love me some Blue Moon, so the summer brew is a no-brainer on this list.
LandShark Lager
Fun fact: LandShark is owned by Anheuser-Busch, and is more commonly know as the signature drink of Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville.
Corona
Obviously Corona had to take the number one spot. To me, there's nothing more refreshing than a cold Corona with lime on a hot summer day.
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