A New Beginning

Well last semester ended well. I will update you on the activities that occurred. PLC had our Christmas party and it was hilarious. We had a gift exchange and I got a box of mac and cheese filled with rice and chopsticks... thanks Chad! haha... We also saw the dedication of the clock which was pretty awesome to say that we were a part of that!

Then, a group of us all went ice skating at the BOK center in Tulsa and of course finished the night off with a lil IHOP. We also had our finals week student activities, most of which I was not able to be at, but I definitely made it to the Midnight Breakfast! Yumm Yumm... and the rest of the week was spent staying up late spending time with my friends before we all left for the break. Over the break I worked alot so I wasn't able to do too much exciting, but once I was paid it was all well worth it. However, I was excited because this year I got to cut down my first real Christmas tree! It was awesome! haha.. Christmas was great I spent it with my family and my cousins from California and Sweden came into town so it was great to see all of them!

After Christmas came the shopping, I went shopping in Tulsa the day after Christmas, then I went to Dallas the Saturday following Christmas with my friend Erin. It was fun, I didn't buy much but that's okay. Then, New Years Eve was spent at Chad McMains house with a bunch of our friends. It was so much fun, we had a bonfire and hung out outside trying to keep warm. Plus it was cool for me because you could see all the stars so clearly out there compared to in Tulsa!

Then, after staying up way to late the night before, the next I went with CRU to Ft. Worth for the Winter Conference. It was phenomenal! I went there barely knowing anyone, but I had a blast and got to know everyone and was definitely very inspired! Plus, like half of our people playing some kind of instrument so we were constantly playing music which was awesome! There were a ton of funny things that happened as well... like 17 people getting stuck on an elevator (as pictured), the crazy irish accent, and broom ball that made the trip absolutely amazing!! I got back in town Monday the 5 and started back to work the next day. Work was pretty busy trying to get all the online classes organized and made so the teachers could work on them but there were some slow times too. haha.

Then on Saturday, me and two of my friends Holly and Laura went to Dallas again to go shopping. OMG it was crazy fun! I found so much stuff for amazing prices and we were constantly making eachother laugh! However I was awake for 22 hours and crashed when I got home and slept away most of the day on Sunday, but it was worth it!

Well.. school has now begun and hopefully it wont be too brutal. I'm taking lots of classes, more than usual, so I'm hoping that I will be able to keep up! until next time...

AHHH... im so busy!

So I have kinda been stinking at updating the past week or so and I feel really bad cause there have been so many great amazing things happening.

So I will just go ahead and start with the beginning. HOMECOMING WEEK WAS AMAZING. PLC had an adorable board made by Charity and we won for it! Then all the shopping carts were so cute and very clever! There was one by one of the fraternities which was like a big dragon! haha... I have some pictures of ours that I will put up in a bit. Then later in the week we had the bonfire which was amazing. It was really warm and the band was really fun! Then a big group of us hit up Peppers to eat afterwards. The next day we woke up bright and early and hung out with some future Hillcats at Destination RSU.

After Destination RSU we headed to the tailgate. It was a blast. There were lots of people and different organizations. There was the PIKE car bash and PLC's Egg Bash, as well as music and food. It was really a great time!!!

As you can tell it was a ton of fun! Then we went inside to watch the games. The girls sadly did not win, but the boys won quite well.

Then, it was a party in the boys dorm room, us girls made dinner and we watched the OSU game. It was a lot of fun and we had enough food to last for awhile, or atleast my fruit salad did! haha

Last weekend I got to go to Oklahoma City because my sister got a Silver Medal award for how well she did when she passed the CPA. It was a pretty big deal and we got to tour the capitol, eat at Bourbon Street Cafe, and tour the Memorial. It was really fun and I was glad to spend time with my family. Plus I found out that my cousin will be dancing in the Macy's Day parade on Thanksgiving, which is very exciting I can't wait to see her!

Well work is going well, and I have been doing well in school. I've been pretty stressed out from getting toward the end of the year, so there are finals and essays due and so I'm just trying to get through it all! Thank goodness though that this weekend is Thanksgiving weekend!

I am excited for next semester, I am going in January to Ft.Worth with CRU and then I'm going on a trip to Oklahoma City in February for the Nigh Leadership Academy. I think they will both be great opportunities for me, and I cant wait to go! Well, I am about to head home for the break but I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!

Can life get anymore hectic?

Last weekend was Halloween, it wasn't too exciting for me, I wanted to go to the PIKE party, but we didn't have costumes together in time. So instead that evening I went to my boyfriends brothers house to help with the trick or treating. All the kids were so adorable!!!

Saturday I went to a wedding, then watched the Texas vs. Texas Tech game, which was very exciting especially toward the end of it. Then, I had lots of studying to do. My classes this week haven't been too brutal. My Anatomy and Physiology teacher has had jury duty this week, so I did not have that class Monday or Wednesday. I got sick this week with gastritis, not fun and the hospital called me out of school for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. However, I had two tests on Thursday so I went anyways, but I don't think it was the greatest idea.

This week was also HOMECOMING WEEK!! It started off by a spirit board contest on Monday, where Charity did an amazing job on the PLC board. Then, Tuesday was where each department decorated for a contest and the enrollment office looks so cute! Wednesday was a scavenger hunt, but I was still in Tulsa recovering so I didn't get to participate, then that evening PLC and Honors took a field trip to Stillwater to watch the basketball game, and sadly enough I couldn't make that either because I wasn't back in time. We also sadly did not win! :( Then, today was the shopping cart parade, where different clubs would decorate shopping carts and roll them through the campus. Tomorrow is the bonfire and The Plumbers will be performing also. Then, Saturday we are participating in Destination RSU, then PLC is having an Egg Bash at the tailgate party and there will also be a car bash so I hear. I'm very excited for all the events and also going to the game!

There will be a lot going on and we hope lots of people can come out and have a great time with us!

Busy Busy Busy...

I have had a ton of things going on lately, which is why it has taken me so long to post. Last week I took my test and I did alright on it, I just hope the rest of the semester in my classes stay as smooth as they have been going so far.

Last Thursday was movie night at the boys' dorm room. We watched Strangers and it was soo scary, not to mention it was a true story! Then Friday night PLC had a booth at the Kiddie Carnival, we all got to dress up and see all the cute kids walk around! And yay.. I have pictures!

Then, later that even we went to eat McDonalds, which I hadn't had in FOREVER! Then, we went down the Trail of Terror. It would have been scary, but all of us were singing and yelling the whole time! haha... Then, Laura, Hope, Holly, and I went and terrorized the boys dorm. We mixed all their shoes up and then went and tagged Kaleb and Chad cars! Oh goodness it never gets old...

Saturday morning I woke up at like 7 A.M. for the Tulsa Run. It was freezing and wayy too early, luckily I was only doing the 2K, and we practically ran the whole way! haha.. After that we went to the Riverwalk for the BBQ festival tasting. It was amazing.. all the BBQ you can eat for $10! That evening I came back to Claremore to see David Boren, the President of OU, and hear him speak about the book of his that I read, "A Letter to America," he seemed really nice and brought up some very important points for our nation. Then, I went and saw Frankenstein and was so confused! I guess the only experience with Frankenstien I have had is seeing pictures, not actually knowing the story. It was still a great performance.

Yesterday I learned how to play Ultimate Frisbee... It's so much fun except I kept getting hurt :(

Next week is Homecoming Week... I can't wait!

Getting Back into Gear

Last week was Fall Break. Breaks are always bittersweet, it's nice to be off but always is worse when you come back. I had quite an eventful break so I had a good time, and didn't think about school once! On Thursday night a big group of us went to Tulsa and stood in like for an hour and a half or so for Nightmare. It was soo scary and it seemed like the people wanted to attack me the most! :( and then we ended the night at IHOP, which is always a great place for late night dinner.

Then, on Friday night I went to the Bishop Kelley vs. Skiatook game, and Kelley smothered Skiatook, it was kinda depressing because the final score was 44-0. I miss going to high school football games, and hopefully I get to go to a Union one before the seasons over!

Saturday was pretty lazy for me, I was toted around a lot running errands and things! haha.. But that evening I went to Oktoberfest with my sister and my boyfriend. We had a good time but only stayed for a couple of hours. Plenty of time to eat a bratwurst and a strawberry newburg.. yummy!! The bus ride was crazy to get there! Our driver almost drove off the road and was very loud! Oh well.. we all had a good time!

Sunday was pretty boring too I guess... went 4 wheeling for a little bit, but then just did some yard work and stuff. Needless to say I was definitely glad to be back here on Monday!

This week has been interesting so far, but in a good way. I started my new job on Monday and it is going great, the ladies I work with are really nice and the work is not difficult at all. Yesterday they sent me and Lindsay to the Mail room to pick up some of the new Spring Schedules for the office and when we got them, I realized I was on the cover. I couldn't believe it! haha.. All my friends are calling me goofy names now, but its pretty cool!

Well I have a big test tomorrow in Physiology, so I'm going to go study, wish me luck!

Finally a Break!!

It's been a busy week with PLC, we are trying to get our fundraising going, as well as our community service events, plus we have kiddie carnival, shopping cart parade, homecoming, trail of terror, and our float for the Claremore parade. We are trying to put everything together and it's quite stressful. At least we have gotten some of the planning done, which definitely helps when it comes to not being complete procrastinators! Hopefully we can get some things changed for next year at least!!

Mid terms were this week and last week. I did well on last weeks, but we will see how I did on today's when I get them back! haha... I studied, but I think luck has something to do with it to, whether you studied the right stuff or not! It will definitely be nice to have a couple of extra days off to relax though! Plus, a couple of my classes have been letting us out early this week and one of my labs was cancelled completely. I hope this doesn't mean they are being nice now so they can torture us later! haha..

Lots of events have been happening on campus this week, a blood drive was today, alcohol awareness day was monday, and our constitution day luncheon is tomorrow. PLC gets to go meet Governor Keating and take a picture with him.

Break is this week, so hopefully I will have lots of stories when I get back. And hopefully I can talk Holly into uploading some of our pictures, since I am still without a computer! :(

Even More Projects and Excitement! :)

Last week, was pretty boring for the first part of it, I think the most exciting thing was that my roommate, me, and Monique stayed up til 1 making picture frames and magnets on Tuesday! haha.. Then the fun began... Thursday afternoon myself plus about 12 other PLC members got the chance to go an Oklahoma Leadership Retreat in Tulsa. It was a ton of fun, we were able to listen to quite a few guest speakers and got a chance to meet other leaders from colleges around Oklahoma. The mixer that night was a little lame, everytime the RSU students would start dancing, no one else would join, they just looked at us! haha.. so we went on a downtown adventure. Then, we went for a late night snack to IHOP... oh goodness, the times at IHOP! The following day we went to three workshops, which for the most part were pretty interesting and gave us all some great ideas that we want to implement here on campus! The retreat was very beneficial and we all, I think, had a great time! And yay i finally got some pictures from the retreat up!!!

I had to work this weekend at Linens N Things again, but this weekend was my last until the holiday season and hopefully it wont be too bad then either. I'm applying for a position here on campus in the Campus Learning Department, or something, I will be finding out more about it soon, so hopefully I will get that chance. It would be nice to walk to work and not waste the gas! So I attempted the fair again on Sunday and got a ride pass, but only rode like 3 rides. I guess the day ride pass made Sunday a popular day because all the lines for the rides were outrageously long! Also, the prices for food were absolutely astounding! I couldn't believe it.. a shishkabob with about 6 small pieces of meat on it was $7!! Thats crazy! But it was still a lot of fun!

As far as school goes, I have a little bit of down time as far as tests go! I ended up making good grades on all my tests on the last go around of test taking. I hope I will be able to do that same thing again! Also, I have a big speech tomorrow over energy drinks, so hopefully that goes well! Wish me luck...