17 October 2008
Pictures...
I've got a lot of pictures up on Facebook of fall etc, so you can see them by following these links! http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2009212&l=7ca36&id=1500870042 and http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2009515&l=67fdf&id=1500870042 Yay pictures!
13 October 2008
Update #2!
Hey all!
Sorry it's been a while...I kept thinking "ohh, I need to send another update!" and never got around to it. Then today I got an email update from my Great Aunt Theo and from my sister, and a few days ago from another great aunt, so I figured it was my turn! It's actually been exactly a month since the last one, so perfect timing.
Well, I'm over a month into college, and I've got to agree with what "everyone" says - college is better than high school. I did somehow manage to have a great time in high school, but college so far is great. My classes, in general, are all good, orchestra's awesome, and I haven't met anyone so far that I don't really like. Of course I'm better friends with some than others, but it's really nice not to actually dislike anyone. Oh, and the food here is good. Not homecooked, of course, but definitely edible all the time.
Family weekend was in September. Unfortunately, my parents weren't able to make it up here because my mom was going to be the substitute choir director (turns out she didn't have to, but by then it was too late). I wasn't too worried because I knew there were some other girls on my floor who didn't have parents coming either, so I figured I could hang out with them. I actually ended up getting adopted by one of the girls across the hall and her family (the Hylands). They're from Oskaloosa IA and know my Aunt Sally and Uncle Rand, or at least who they are. Kelly and I connected via facebook before school started, and have become pretty good friends. So her family took me out with them for the day! We went to Dunning Springs, which is a really pretty waterfall about a five-six minute drive from campus, and hiked around for a while out there, before heading off to dinner at Sabor Latino, a Mexican restaurant in town. It wasn't all that amazing, but it was different than caf food, so it was just fine!
The weekend after family weekend was homecoming, so there were lots of activities going on! Monday there was an open mic night in Marty's (our grill place/coffeeshop), which was really fun. A girl from our floor and one of her friends performed, which was cool. One of my favorite acts was an Irish group! It was so unique; very different from all the singing/dancing/other playing. Then on...Wednesday, I think it was, there was "alumni gift giveaway" where everyone can get a free gift. This year it was a gym bag type thing (one of those that has rope/cord straps that pass through and tighten around the top...I'm not sure how to explain it), which was nice and useful! Friday night was Jazz Night in Marty's, which was awesome! The Luther Jazz Bands played (I wasn't sure how many of them there were...), plus some other people. A group of us played cribbage and cards for a while, then we just sat around and talked, then we danced for a while.
Saturday night was the best though. Every year they have one formal (well, semi-formal...) dance, the Flamingo Ball. They bring in a live band, and it's just really cool! This year they had the Paul Windsor Jazz Orchestra, and they were amazing! I've never been to a dance before with live music, and I must say it makes them so much better. I figured I wouldn't stay for the whole time because I didn't like high school dances, but I stayed until midnight, and wished it would've kept going! Not only was the music better, but there was actually some real dancing going on. Since we've been taking ballroom and swing dance lessons, a bunch of us knew how to dance, and could figure out the lead parts enough to keep ourselves occupied.
That's about all I can think of that's interesting here, other than that fall break is this weekend! I'm really excited to be going home and seeing people and sleeping a lot. Beth tells me that it's weird to be home the first few breaks, so I'll have to see if she's right!
As I've said, emails are always welcome!!! Love to you all!
Sorry it's been a while...I kept thinking "ohh, I need to send another update!" and never got around to it. Then today I got an email update from my Great Aunt Theo and from my sister, and a few days ago from another great aunt, so I figured it was my turn! It's actually been exactly a month since the last one, so perfect timing.
Well, I'm over a month into college, and I've got to agree with what "everyone" says - college is better than high school. I did somehow manage to have a great time in high school, but college so far is great. My classes, in general, are all good, orchestra's awesome, and I haven't met anyone so far that I don't really like. Of course I'm better friends with some than others, but it's really nice not to actually dislike anyone. Oh, and the food here is good. Not homecooked, of course, but definitely edible all the time.
Family weekend was in September. Unfortunately, my parents weren't able to make it up here because my mom was going to be the substitute choir director (turns out she didn't have to, but by then it was too late). I wasn't too worried because I knew there were some other girls on my floor who didn't have parents coming either, so I figured I could hang out with them. I actually ended up getting adopted by one of the girls across the hall and her family (the Hylands). They're from Oskaloosa IA and know my Aunt Sally and Uncle Rand, or at least who they are. Kelly and I connected via facebook before school started, and have become pretty good friends. So her family took me out with them for the day! We went to Dunning Springs, which is a really pretty waterfall about a five-six minute drive from campus, and hiked around for a while out there, before heading off to dinner at Sabor Latino, a Mexican restaurant in town. It wasn't all that amazing, but it was different than caf food, so it was just fine!
The weekend after family weekend was homecoming, so there were lots of activities going on! Monday there was an open mic night in Marty's (our grill place/coffeeshop), which was really fun. A girl from our floor and one of her friends performed, which was cool. One of my favorite acts was an Irish group! It was so unique; very different from all the singing/dancing/other playing. Then on...Wednesday, I think it was, there was "alumni gift giveaway" where everyone can get a free gift. This year it was a gym bag type thing (one of those that has rope/cord straps that pass through and tighten around the top...I'm not sure how to explain it), which was nice and useful! Friday night was Jazz Night in Marty's, which was awesome! The Luther Jazz Bands played (I wasn't sure how many of them there were...), plus some other people. A group of us played cribbage and cards for a while, then we just sat around and talked, then we danced for a while.
Saturday night was the best though. Every year they have one formal (well, semi-formal...) dance, the Flamingo Ball. They bring in a live band, and it's just really cool! This year they had the Paul Windsor Jazz Orchestra, and they were amazing! I've never been to a dance before with live music, and I must say it makes them so much better. I figured I wouldn't stay for the whole time because I didn't like high school dances, but I stayed until midnight, and wished it would've kept going! Not only was the music better, but there was actually some real dancing going on. Since we've been taking ballroom and swing dance lessons, a bunch of us knew how to dance, and could figure out the lead parts enough to keep ourselves occupied.
That's about all I can think of that's interesting here, other than that fall break is this weekend! I'm really excited to be going home and seeing people and sleeping a lot. Beth tells me that it's weird to be home the first few breaks, so I'll have to see if she's right!
As I've said, emails are always welcome!!! Love to you all!
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