Just Another Day

I haven't really done much since my last post, so I apologize in advance if this one is boring!

For the most part, that last week has mostly been about doing homework.  Now that midterms are over, it is now time here to begin thinking about final papers and projects.  In other words, it's time to get serious!  Luckily I have a few things to distract me and keep me from getting in too deep!  I went home this past weekend to spend some time with my family and then on Sunday night we had a cheerleading stunt clinic!  It was super intense and a lot of hard work but we have really improved on the cool things that our squad can do! (which is especially good right now since our two biggest rival games are coming up in the next couple weeks: Edinboro and Gannon!). 

Other than new excitement (and soreness) from cheerleading, I also have my 21st birthday to look forward to in 3 weeks, then Valentine's Day, and it's officially only 30 days until Spring Break!  Until those things though, I just need to write papers and finish products so I don't get behind or too stressed out!

Here's to hoping I can keep treading water and survive 'til Spring Break!

A Nice, Looooong Weekend!

As many of you probably know, this past Monday was Martin Luther King Day.  While it is a day recognized for a great man in our country's history, it really only means ONE thing for a college student....a day OFF!!  This past weekend was a much needed break from classes, especially after jumping RIGHT back in a couple weeks ago after Christmas break!  Lots of fun things went on at the 'Hurst this weekend!

On Friday night, a bunch of our friends got together for a rousing game of Apples to Apples, probably one of the best games for a huge group to play.  Our living room in our house was packed full with friends and fun and later that night my boyfriend got here to stay the weekend with me!  He brought me food from home, which is always a wonderful break from Egan Cafeteria, or cooking for yourself!

Saturday was busyyyyy for me!  Even though all I really wanted to do was sleep in, I had to get up and get ready to cheer for the men's and women's basketball games!  We played California University and our teams put up a tough fight.  Unfortunately, the women lost, but the men put on a really exciting and close game where we pulled through in the last few minutes.  It was definately one that kept you on your toes!  That night, I went with my boyfriend and a few roommates to a men's hockey game.  Even though it is FREEEZZINGGGG in the ice rink, it was totally worth it to see our team win by one goal at the very end of the game!  A good weekend for Mercyhurst men!

The rest of the weekend I spent relaxing, having fun, and hanging out with my roommates and friends.  Of course, on Monday I had to jump back in to my coursework, but the weekend was SO fun that it was totally worth it!  And luckily, this week has gone by VERY fast even though it has been busy with homework, meetings, and cheerleading.  Tomorrow, I am going home for the weekend and I am REALLY looking forward to spending time with the people I love the most!

Busy Little Bee

So I haven't posted in a week because I have been running around like a mad woman!

Last weekend I had FOUR games to cheer at!  On Saturday my parents came to the games and then took me out to dinner.  Even though I had only been back form break for a week, it was NICE to see them and get some food off campus!  And after my games, I had to study study study because this week was midterm week!  (NEVER fun!)

Luckily, my first midterm was today and I think I did really well.  It was for History of the American West.  I love the class and the professor but he gives VERY hard tests!  The study guide he gave us was three pages chocked full of facts, people, places, events...and of course we had to know everything we could fit in our brains!  But, in the end my week of studying paid off because I feel really good about it!  When you get to college, don't blow off studying, even though it is VERY tempting!  It really does help!

Besides the dread of midterms, this week has been a VERY good one.  On Tuesday night my best friend from home came to visit me because her school is still on winter break.  It was SO nice and SO fun to see and hang out with her, especially since I didn't see her much over Christmas Break because she went on vacation with her family.  And to make it even better, my boyfriend is coming to visit tomorrrow night for the entire three day weekend!  I can't wait!

Well, hopefully this weekend is as much fun as I hope it will be!  Until next time...

New Year, New Adventures!

I can't believe it is 2011!  One more year closer to graduation and starting life in the real world!  It goes by so quickly!

We just returned for a WONDERFUL two week Christmas break and I must admit, I was NOT really looking forward to coming back to school!  I really enjoyed my time with my family and friends at home!  We had a FULLLLL house for Christmas!  There was my mom, dad, and myself (the usual crowd), PLUS my sister, her husband, and two kids, my brother and his wife, and his wife's mom!  Also, there were five dogs running around because everyone brought their pets!  It was busy, crazy, and very very fun!  Like I said, I was VERY sad to see it end!

Now I am back in the groove of things at good ol' Merychurst.  The first week back is usually really stressful because you have to get out of vacation mentality and jump RIGHT back in where we left off in December with classes and course work.  So far, I have survived!

The weather has actually been pretty mild and today is the first day it has really snowed since we have been back.  Its much easier to walk to calls when not surrounded by a foot of snow!  Luckily it continues to be a mild winter!

I have a lot of reading to do for classes tonight, so I am gonna jump into that now!

READY for break!

Just about 2 more days until Christmas break is FINALLY upon us and you can tell the entire campus is itching for it to begin!

The last few days have been especially rough for me because I caught a terrible cold that made me downright miserable!  But, being sick at Mercyhurst actually isn't too terrible.  I know when I was still at home, I was used to my mom knowing exactly what to do and say to make me feel better.  At Mercyhurst, we have the Cohen Health Center, where the nurses are just like your on-campus moms!  I went in not feeling well and they knew exactly what to tell me and give me to make me better.  I left the health center yesterday feeling so much better, even though before I went I really just wanted to be at home!  The health center even has doctors on staff, so if you need to see a doctor or get a prescriptions, they are right there for every student!  It's super convenient and nice!

I cheered my second basketball game tonight and the men and women teams both won!  They were great games and so fun to be at (even though I am not fully recovered from my cold!).

Well, for the rest of the week I plan on cleaning, packing and looking forward to an amazing break with my friends and family!  If I don't blog again before the holidays, MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!

It's beginning to look a lot like (Antarctica?)

Well, as many of you may know, Erie has officially kicked off the lovely (or not so lovely) snow!  It really quite beautiful, unless of course you have to walk or drive through it!  But, of course, as all Mercyhurst students know, we must get used to it because there is only more to come!

On Monday was the first home men's and women's basketball games and they were pretty awesome.  I only cheered for the men's game, but the women won and the men put on an nail-biter by keeping it tied throughout most of the game!  We unfortunately lost at the very end by only 3 points.  For the first game it was a pretty good turnout, and I didn't mess up too badly at my first college cheerleading experience!

Yesterday, there was a speaker for the leadership society I belong to on campus and it really was quite interesting.  Tom Krieglstein talked to us over a broadcast about creating a digital social identity.  Of course, just about everyone I know has a Facebook, but I realized how useful and cool having this blog really is!  It gives me a chance to not only help prospective students get a chance to learn what being a student here is really all about, but it also helps me create a good reputation for future employers that may search my name n the internet!  That being said, I must now apologize to all you readers out there...because I now have a hidden agenda for writing this blog: getting a JOB! :P

Today has been a really good day, too (regardless of my 4 straight hours of class!).  My friends and I ate lunch in Egan cafeteria, which we rarely do, and were pleasantly surprised by the delicious food!  It was an Italian theme and they has lasagna, pepperoni bread, pasta, and wonderful cannol's and tiramisu!  A meal like that makes me want to eat lunch on campus much more often!  Luckily I will be just as lucky for dinner tonight!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?

So here I am, up to my eyebrows with Christmas cheer!  This has been a very busy and very successful first week of winter term 2010!

This term I have my first science class at Mercyhurst, Physical Geology, and so on top for lecture I also have to go to a lab.  Even though I only have three classes, it's almost like I have four because of it!  So far though, the work load does not seem like it will be too bad so this term should definitely be a really good one!  Besides classes, my roomies and I also worked hard to decorate our house for the holiday!  We have three mini Christmas trees, lots of garland, and a wreath on our door!

This week we also got a new roommate, making our townhouse full with six girls!  She is really great and we are getting along really well so far!  She just transferred here and she is working at getting used to campus and how things work here.  I think she is liking it!

Lindsay and I with a tree we decorated

On Saturday this week was the football playoff game.  Our boys were number 1 in our conference this year and they were playing AWESOME!  We had never been that far in footbal before, so everyone on campus was really excited.  Even though it was bitter cold out, my new roommate and I went to the game.  I had to leave before the end because I was SO COLD!   The team played really well, but the other school was better and we unfortunately didn't win...but they FOR SURE had a GREAT season!



Ambassadors, Class of 2012



Today, I finished decorating the student union to make it into a winter wonderland for an event called Christmas on Campus, which is next Saturday.  We had a very productive day and the union looks awesome and very festive!  Then, we had the annual ambassador Christmas party, which we call "Chrisgiving" because we eat a Thanksgiving meal and have an ugly Christmas sweater contest.  It is REALLY fun to get all dressed up in Christmas-y clothes and check out everyone else's horrible sweaters!  As you can see by the pictures, we all certainly got into the Christmas spirit.

A few of us being goofy

Tomorrow is the first basketball game I am cheering at this season!  I'm REALLY excited and even MORE nervous about messing up in front of LOTS of people!  Fingers crossed that it goes well! 

Well, I am going to go pop in the movie "Elf" and try to stay warm with some hot cocoa!  Hope you can all stay warm from the snow!!!!