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" It&amp;#039;s finally the last week of classes, so some friends and I decided to celebrate by going to the beach for the weekend! Thursday at dinner was when I joined the group for the trip. The guys had been planning on it for a while, but the girls added on really last-minute. Quickly, we made arrangements, packed our bags, and were set to go for the three-hour drive to the North Carolina beach. We left around 8:30 p.m. on Friday (since I&amp;#039;d had meetings all day and Oliver had to usher a play for a friend) and didn&amp;#039;t arrive until 12:15 a.m. When we finally made it, Amy, Oliver, and I went out for a late-night stroll along the beach. We were thrilled to spend the next two days on the coast and weren&amp;#039;t going to waste any time!  Saturday was a sleep-in day for everyone. The day didn&amp;#039;t (really) start until noon when Oliver and I got back from the grocery store and started making brunch for everyone. She taught me how to make omelets (yes, I&amp;#039;m ashamed to say I didn&amp;#039;t know how to do this before) and she made tons of bacon and biscuits. Afterward, we all went down to the beach for a bit... too bad it was FREEZING! For dinner that night, we split into two groups. Most of the guys went out for McDonald&amp;#039;s while the group I was with went out to a restaurant by the pier. The rest of the night was spent watching movies and playing games - and unfortunately, doing some necessary school work as we head toward the end of the year.  It&amp;#039;s really crazy to think that this is the end of my freshman year. I got back from the beach Sunday night and went to see a play at the Lab Theater with Oliver and Jason, but nothing could distract from the fact that my last class would be the very next day. Yep, as of Monday, the year is over. Just a week of exams and then I take all my dorm stuff back home before heading to Italy for my Maymester course. I can&amp;#039;t believe how fast it&amp;#039;s all gone. You know, I&amp;#039;m not ready for it to end. I&amp;#039;m going to try to make this last week last as long as possible! Best of luck, Alex! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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