Oh wow, it certainly has been a while since I last posted, sorry! I have just been so busy with everything that this seemed to have slipped my mind. Anyway, why have I been so busy? . . . Relay of course! Last Saturday Colleges against Cancer presented Relay for Life. It was a twelve hours event that we packed with entertainment, ceremonies, and games. It was insane, but all worth it. We raised over $15,000 towards cancer research. I personally was up for over 24 hours! So the entirety of my Sunday was dedicated to sleep, literally. I slept till 7:30 Sunday night then fell back asleep at 11:00. But, now I'm well rested and ready to take on the rest of the term.
What I cannot believe is that we only have three more weeks of classes. However, what I find even more unbelievable is that I register for Term III and Term I of next fall today. At one o'clock I'll be make decisions as a college junior, which I find extremely weird. But, Term III cannot come soon enough because the Monday we get back from Spring Break I am boarding a bus, driving to NYC and boarding a plane (for the first time in my life!) and flying to Ireland. I cannot wait.
As for today, the campus awoke covered in about 5 inches of snow. Now, don't tell, but I personally love snow so I'm perfectly fine with the return of our winter wonderland. My friends and classmates are not as thrilled. Alright, time for class. I promise I'll try and stay ontop of this more!

Relaxed - Finally!

Hello everyone! So, I'm not going to lie to you guys but last week was probably THE most stressful weeks on campus for me, ever. I know, I know . . . I tend to say that my life is stressful. But hey, I always say it's worth it right? Right. And this week, it is definately paying off. While all of my friends are busy studing for midterms and finishing up their research papers, I on the other hand, did all that last week. Now, I'm not saying that this week is a walk in the park. Because, with all my time freed up from my school work I have ample amount of time to dedicate to Relay for Life. We finally got a date and this year's Relay for Life will be on March 19th. And when you factor in our midterm break next week, is not that much time to plan. So this week I have meetings, meetings, meetings. Speaking of Relay, yesterday we had another fundraiser. Now, usually clubs set up a pasta dinner where you can donate money from your meal card. However, we decided that since pasta is an everyday kinda thing here, we'd mix it up and have a Mac-n-Cheese dinner. It was really successful! Last I knew, students gave $1855 dollars off of their cards. No, that's not joke, that number just seems to be everywhere on this campus. But hey, that's really good! We're on our way to our goal of $30,000.
Okay, okay so enough about Relay . . . for now. Last night I also had a meeting for my Term III trip abroad to Ireland. We watched a movie about the Irish war for independence and Civil War. It was really interesting and all, but all the meeting did was want me to skip over this term and leave for Ireland already! (68 days, but hey - who's counting?!) It seems far away, but looking where we started our countdown it's coming faster than we think. Especailly since time seems to fly by on this campus. I swear, sometimes it feels like time is on double time when I'm here. Which, can be a good or bad thing the way you look at it.
So, that's about it. I'll end by saying what I usually say - I can't wait for break!

February will be Fabulous

I don't really think that a month could start off as good as it did today. I woke up this morning looked out the window, and saw the most amazing sight . . . snow! Now, I know not everyone agrees with me on this one, but I love snow and everything about it. And it's only February first so people need to stop complaining about it, you've got months to go people till this weather changes. So, that just put a smile right on my face. Then, I remembered my dad calling last night saying he was coming to visit. He had to drive to Dansville today, which is about an hour away, so he decided he would come have breakfast with me. Even though my class schedule only permitted us to each at the Campus Center, it was the perfect pick-me-up. Because I have my own car here, my dad has yet to see my dorm room this year - so that was exciting. Besides the whole going to class thing, the rest of my day was nice and relaxing. So I say, bring it on February! If today was an indication about how the rest of the month goes, I can't wait.
Now, the thing with going to Elmira College is that it is nearly impossible to get a snow day so I wasn't really surprised when I still had to go to class today. Last night there was a winter weather watch for our county so I went online to see what the forecast was . . . 3-7 inches. That constitutes a weather watch? That's just a winter day where I'm from. Back home they're getting FEET of snow. So, as I do join in complaining about walking to classes today I didn't really think a closing was necessary. The fact of the matter is, Elmira College doesn't have snow days because it never snows enough here. Which I guess could be a good or bad thing depending on your view of snow. But, just to be safe I'll probably sleep with my PJs inside out tonight with a spoon under my pillow. Ya know, a girl can dream can't she?
So I decided that I would play intramural volleyball. And by decided I mean I got a text from a friend saying "hope you wanted to play because you're on our roster." I didn't play last year so I didn't really think about it, but I am so glad that I was put on a team. It's an all girls team made mostly of JV players and the rest are athletic. Our first game was last week and we beat boys from the Men's LAX team! It was pretty amusing to see them get frustrated I must admit. Our record is 2-0 but we have a game tonight with some stiff competition. Alright, so I could end by saying I have to go study, but lets be honesty - that 70s Show is on. Okay, bye!

It's January 24?!

Alright guys, so I realize it has been quite some time since I last blog, but hey cut me some slack these past two months have been busy! Between finals, being home, and starting a new term my life has been anything but boring. So, what to write about, what to write about. Term II has started off decent, decent enough for a winter term where I have an 8 AM class (I do have to admit that I have already over slept, oops!). But, coming back to campus after break is like a breath of fresh air. Even though I may stress out just a tad too much and think that I'll never be able to get everything done (like keep up with this blog...) I just remember that everyone here is in the same situation, which helps me a lot.
Hmmm, oh! Last Wednesday night was a night to remember at Elmira College; we hosted our first ever Men's Volleyball Match. The game started at 7, however I have to admit that I went at 6 because the first one hundred fans to get in got a free tee shirt. If there is one thing you need to know about me - I love my free tee shirts. So, anyway, the match was against Nazareth College. We fought hard but did end up losing. But, you gotta cut the guys some kind of slack - Naz is ranked like 3rd in the nation I heard, and it's our first year. Taking that into consideration I think we did pretty good. So many fans showed up it was insane! I did have to leave early to go to Encore though - oh the pains of being a sophomore.
Alright, so this term I'm taking more of my business courses which I know I have to get through. But, I also get to take International Relations because of my International Business focus. It's actually a political science class and really interesting. It tends to be a lot of work, but for some reason I don't mind doing it. As part of the class I have to read the New York Times daily, which can be time consuming but I also realize the benefits of it. And I can find at least one article a day that I'm glad I read because it's so interesting. Then, on Monday nights we meet again for an hour and a half and have simulations. For the first two weeks we played the game Risk (our class is already broken up into teams). Not to brag or anything but my team came in first and won, just sayin'. Tonight we have a debate, which should be interesting. In fact, I have to go to that class right now! I'll write soon more, I promise.

Take Time to Breathe

Oh the randomness that can occur in college dorm rooms. Right now I'm avoiding the studying for a quiz tomorrow. As for the my room? My roommate and her friend are doing P90X behind me. Needless to say it was a little distracting for me to do work. But it's kinda funny to listen to. Anyway, break was break. Too short as usual. I managed to not get ahead on work like I planned to, but that's fine. And I worked way too much. I'm so glad to be back but don't worry I already have a countdown to Christmas break (less than three weeks!).The break was much needed and destressed me before my final two weeks before finals start. There's a certain feeling that I absolutely love but can't really put into words. It's the drive to and from school. My drive is only three hours. But when I left last Friday to go home the drive was great because at the end of three hours I would be home, sleeping in my own bed, and eating home cooked meals. But then, yesterday when driving back to school I felt reenergized. I could'nt wait to be back. But hey, maybe that's just me. Not a lot of people truly enjoy driving long distances like I do.
My Christmas decorations are all up in my room which can only mean one thing . . . Holiday weekend! This weekend will be full of Christmasy-things. It is hands down one of my favorite traditions here at Elmira, but that probably has a lot to do with the fact that I love Christmas as it is. More to follow about this weekend I am sure. Now, time to get back to reality.

Happy & Hopeful

So last week was busy. But not just with work. It's true that I did have to go to class on Vetrans' Day. It's one of those things you just can't avoid here. But, last Thursday was pretty exciting. We had our first Term Theme Dinner. What was the theme you wonder? Simeon's HoeDown Throw Down. The food included ribs and chicken, potatoe salad and corn on the cob. In addition, keeping with the theme, there was a vegtable stand and a friut stand that included homemade chocolate covered apples. My personal favorite was the fact that the DJ played some good ol' country music. Now, I have felt the mild teasing of liking country music, but hey - it's what I like. And Thurday I got to embrace it as much as possible. Dinning Services also arranged for bull riding and old time pictures. After themed dinner, I went and hung around with my friend until 9:00. At that point Hoops Hysteria started. Hoops Hysteria is like an opening day for the Men's and Women's Basketball teams. They play within each other, have a three point shoot out. The cheer teams and dance teams are there too. It's a great school spirited event. But the best part is the chance of winning something big. This year there were flat screen tvs they raffled off. Sad to say that I did not win, but I did get my free tee shirt. Purple and Gold - of course! Thursday was a really nice pick-me-up. It was one of those days were we realized tradition is why we came here and stay here. This weekend I devoted a lot of my time to sleeping (because I know this week will bring late nights and early mornings) and studing. Too much work in the beginning of the week not to be. I'm sure I'll post more at the end of the week describing the anticipated moment of finally driving home!

'Oh hey November, didn't see you there"

Hey guys. So it's about to get a little crazy on campus. This week is kind of like the calm before the storm. With the last two weeks before Thanksgiving Break professors are kindly bombing me work. Not so much homework, but hours of studying to do. Next week I have an Microeconomics Exam and a Business Administration Exam. Then, the next week I have a huge Accounting Exam. But, it all comes with the major I guess. As for Marketing this week and next week are pretty interesting. My professor, Professor Wolfe, is actually in Japan right now. That just goes to show she really knows her stuff! So on Mondays and Wednsdays during class we have guest lecturers; which is really great because we get a fresh look at things and it's a nice break from the routine. And on Fridays we get to meet in our teams. In the Principles of Marketing class we are broken up into teams and work all Term on developing a new product. This term our goal was to make a new kind of cheese product that would capture consumers. Now, I can't let you know what our idea is just yet because it is a competition. But I will be sure to let you know how everything goes after we present during exam week. That's right, instead of a stressful, long, and panic-attack enducing final exam I have to propose a new product in a formal business meeting. That's what I love about that class; it really puts the emphysis on "real-world experience." I mean, if you guys haven't guessed already Marketing is my favorite class. Not to say I don't like my others, just that those are more building blocks for what I have to know. Marketing is more what I want to learn.
Hmm. What else? JV Basketball starts this Sunday. I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried. That's why I'm forcing myself to go to the gym. Run, run, run. Actually, it's not soo bad. This year the fitness center got some TVs so I have something to look at besides just staring into nothingness. In addition to basketball starting this weekend and going to the gym this week I have tutoring, Spanish club, Relay for Life committee meeting and Colleges Against Cancer meeting. So busy, but that's how I like it. Just working my way to Saturday where I have nothing scheduled and plan on doing just that. Okay, I guess that's all for now. Byeeeee!