Senior Class Gift Committee Madness!

So, I have something really exciting that I am involved in this year!  Every year, Mercyhurst seniors get together and raise money for a senior class gift.  These gifts are usually something useful that would improve the school or benefit the student body in some way.  In the past, classes have raised money for a green roof on the ceramics lab, the mexican station in the Laker Inn, books funds, and the 24/7 study lounge on the first floor of the library.  With all the awesome precedents, the class of 2012 committee has really big shoes to fill!

My roommate and fellow blogger is the chair of the committee this year and we have really exciting ideas!  I can't tell you our ideas yet...it's a secret!  But, what I can tell you, is that if we raise enough money, we have the possibility to really add something great to the already awesome campus. 

Our class gift logo!

This group takes a lot of work, though.  We have to do fund raisers (LOTS!), choose and plan out gifts, and then propose them to Dr. Gamble (college president!) for him to choose between several options.  I chose to help with a proposal for one of our three options that we will be presenting!  Our committee is going to present TOMORROW!!!  I am nervous and excited all at the same time.  Giving a formal presentation in front of the president of the college is not something very many students get to do, so it really should be an awesome experience.  But let me tell you...it took a LOT of work.

In order to make our gift sound appealing and credible, we had to do some serious research.  We had to contact many people, find out quotes and specifics, and come up with reasons why our particular gift would benefit the schools and the students.  We also had to create a powerpoint presentation as well as a tangible paper proposal for the president to have in front of him to refer to and study in his deliberations for which gift to choose.  I'm am really hoping that all our hard work (which we had to balance with midterms, papers, and other homework...) will really pay off after tomorrow!

Here's to hoping it goes great and Dr. Gamble approves of one of our awesome gift ideas!  I will keep you posted on how it goes!

Sickness, Birthdays, and MORE snow!

Cute puppy at the mall!

SO I haven't blogged in a little while because I came down with the WORST cold that turned into a sinus AND and ear infection!  As if being in college and having work and classes to attend isn't stressful enough, add being miserably sick on top of that!  Luckily though, the health center is GREAT and got me in the same day I called!  The doctor on staff prescribed me for an antibiotic and I am FINALLY feeling better after nearly a week and a half in bed!

This weekend, even though I wasn't feeling well, we still had the Laker Live-In!  Always a VERY fun event and hopefully some of your were there and saw how awesome Mercyhurst is!  Saturday was also fun because I played with puppies at the mall, attended a GREAT talent show for Mercyhurst students, andddddd a dancer from America's Got Talent performed for us that night!  It was a busy and chaotic day but totally worth it in the end!

Posing at the casino!

This past Monday was my roommate Liz's 21st birthday and we had a LOT of fun!  I went to the Presque Isle Downs and Casino for the first time, and I definately suggest it once you are 21!  When you sign up as a new member, you get $10 FREEEEEEE to play with at the casino and it goes a LONG way if you play your cards right (or slots haha).  I ended up winning about $5 which isn't a ton, but it was basically free money! 

Us with the Birthday Girl!

After a busy, busy weekend and a very fun birthday celebration, I am finally catching up on all the sleep I lost while sick last week!  I am looking forward to this weekend as being a relaxing weekend at home with my family and friends....and hopefully the snow that is STILLLLLLLL hitting lovely Erie clears up REALLYYYY soon!

An UNFORGETTABLE Birthday Weekend!

My Roomie and I!



My Wonderful Boyfriend!



This past weekend was probably one of the best I have ever had!  I turned 21 on Saturday!  I had so much fun with my friends and family!



My Friend Lauren and I!



On Friday, my boyfriend and his friend came to visit and we had a fun, low key night!  At midnight, my friends all sang happy birthday and we had cupcakes!  We were going to go out to the local bar called the Cornerstone (probably a place you will become very familiar with when you are 21 and at Mercyhurst), but the senior class "100 Days Until Graduation" party was being held there and so it was really busy!  Instead we just stayed in at my townhouse and had fun on our own!

The next day was my actually birthday and my family all came to stay at a hotel for the night to celebrate with me!  We went out to eat at a Hibatchi restaurant (it was a good and fun choice!) and they even gave me a free desert!  My mom made me a crown that said "21" on it so everyone there was wishing me a happy birthday. 

My AWESOME cake

After dinner, we went back to the hotel and cut into the BEAUTIFUL cake my boyfriend's younger brother made for me!  It was almost too wonderful to eat! (see picture!)  The hotel had a pool so after desert a bunch of us got on our suits (in the middle of winter...) and jumped in!  We had A LOT of fun and I cannot imagine spending my birthday with better people than I did!

I got cute wine glasses as a gift!

Today is Valentine's Day (HAPPY V-DAY to you!) and it is also the first day of the LAST week of classes in Winter Term.  I am VERY glad to see this term ending and really looking forward to spring break!  Luckily, as I am slaving over my notes to study for finals, I can think of my awesome weekend I just had to help me get through it all!  Not only that, the weather is much warmer and snow is melting!  So, here's to spring fever everyone!

A wonderful, wonderful Halloween weekend!

Yummy desserts!

This past weekend was definitely one of my favorite so far this year!  It all started on Thursday evening when Egan Cafeteria had its special Halloween dinner.  Everything was super decorated and spooky looking, and the food was spooky, too!  They served things like mummies on a stick (hot dogs wrapped in croissants), bat wings (chicken wings), and other creepy sounding food that was actually a delicious treat!  There was also a fullll array of really yummy themed desserts!  (see picture!)

My Roomies!

Friday night, my roommate turned 21 at midnight, so we had a fun get-together/game night at our townhouse.  All of our close friends came to celebrate with us and we played Apples to Apples and Jungle Speed (if you haven't played or heard of these games, PLAY THEM because they are VERY VERY funn!)  We decorated our living room with birthday signs and one of the signs we bought was spelled wrong!  It said "HAPPY IBRTHDAY"!  At exactly midnight, we all sang my roommate happy birthday and her parents came over to bring her 21 balloons!  That's a lot of balloons at once!  Then, she had her first drink ever and we all had a really fun night with our good friends.

Saturday was when most of Mercyhurst celebrated the wonderful holiday of Halloween.  This year I didn't really do much for the holiday because my roommates and I all had a lot of homework and we really tired.  But, I did dress up (I was a cheetah, RAWR!) and we just hung out at my house and watched some movies.



A bunch of my friends...and 21 balloons



After my busy and fun-filled weekend, I spent alllllllll of Sunday writing my last huge paper of the term and Monday night I had my first cheerleading practice.  I am going to be sore for a veryyyyy longggggg timeeee!  Not to mention bruised!

But now that the term is winding down to it's last week  and a half (thank goodness!) everyone is busy preparing for final papers, projects, and exams.  The weather is also getting a little colder so bundling up is a necessity!  Hopefully it doesn't start snowing soon!  I will keep you posted :).