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 Celebration of Life

Here I am one more week closer to the end of term...which also means one week deeper into end of term papers, projects, and final preparation!  So far so good on getting my work done, though!  I hope I don't lose track!

This week was exciting because one of the biggest winter storms of the year dumped on the entire country.  Schools every where were closed, including the schools of almost all my friends...except for Mercyhurst.  Haha it was really stinky to have to go to class when you knew so many people didn't have to, but here's the good part: the storm only BARELY hit Erie!  Yeah, it was icy and windy, but it seemed like NOTHING compared to what other cities and states had!  For once, good old Erie was very lucky.  And today, just a day after the "big storm", it was sunny and nice out!

While the weather treated us fairly this week, the Mercyhurst community is gearing up to celebrate the life of Jenni-Lyn Watson this weekend.  The dance department, which she was a part of, is holding their annual show called "Raw Edges."  The entire show this year is a tribute to the life of Jenni and her family is even coming to enjoy the passion that Mercyhurst feels for the horrible tragedy.  Sadly, I will be going home this weekend so I will not be able to attend the show, but I have no doubt that it is going to be very moving and a beautiful represetation of the kind of girl the Jenni was.

So, here's to celebrating life, love, and sunshine!

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!