theLittlethingsinLife

Most colleges have already had fall break, but we are just getting ready for break at Messiah. After two months of class, professors, faculty, staff, and students are all ready for a rest (or time to catch up on homework). Some students are going on service trips and others are headed to warmer places, but most students are looking forward to the comforts of home.

After work today I am going to go clean up my apartment and finish packing so that I can head home before dinner. Most students have not been home since they arrived on campus at the end of August. I believe we are all ready for some home cooked meals and our own beds again!

Other than doing homework, I will be spending time with my family over the long weekend. Tonight I am going to watch my little brother’s soccer game. My grandparents are coming to visit and my mom has planned a lady’s night out for some excellent shopping in Lancaster! Well…that’s about all I have planned until classes start on Monday. Enjoy the weekend!

Well, another week of college has gone by. I took some tests, turned in some projects, and tried my best. Now that all my work is done, it is time for the weekend. Time to get ahead on some work and time to relax. But…this may not be the most relaxing weekend here at Messiah, because it is Homecoming weekend and we are celebrating 100 years! I am still amazed at the amount of activities planned for this big event. I don’t think anyone could possibly be bored! There are athletic events, plays, reunions, festivities, speakers, comedians, etc. This campus couldn’t be any busier, people are everywhere. Friends, family, alumni are all coming to celebrate and reunite. Now, there is one problem…it looks like rain all weekend. So all we can do is pray that for some miraculous reason it will all go away. But I don’t think a little rain is going to stop Messiah’s party!

Now with all this said…you would think that I have some pretty crazy plans for the weekend. Well, I do. Today I started class at 7:45 and ended at 12:00. Then my uncle flew in from Chicago (an ‘84 grad of Messiah), so we had lunch together and went on a little tour of campus. Now I am at work, but I am planning to spend some time with my cousins tonight (also part of the Messiah College community). Tomorrow there are some powderpuff games that I would like to attend (another cousin of mine is playing on the freshman team). At 12:00 I will be the student photographer at the class of ‘84 reunion. Then some more of my family is coming to campus. Plus, a big soccer game is scheduled Saturday night. It is wonderful to watch everyone reuniting and meeting up with old friends again!

Wait, I forgot to mention that my family will also be around and it is farmer’s fair weekend in my hometown. This is a big deal. The little town of Dillsburg is having a fall celebration as well, and all of my high school friends are coming home. What am I going to do! I guess it will all work out somehow. So, even though it is rainy, I am going to try to make the best of this weekend of celebrations!

…that is all I have to say.

…well, maybe one more thing. Have a good weekend

This was a crazy week, to say the least. School is going in full swing and I am feeling it. I had my first two tests of the semester yesterday and today. Who knows how my grade will turn out, but at least they are over and done with. I studied my hardest, tried my best, and that is all I could do. Tests are never very much fun and I probably make them even harder on myself. You would think being a Junior in college I would have a handle on all of this by now, but I don’t. I get extremely stressed out over tests, they turn me into a ball of nerves (especially the night before), and I am a very slow at taking them. Well…I guess this is a little normal, but most people probably don’t freak out about them as much as I do. Anyways, it is the weekend now, I have 10 minutes left of work and then time to relax a little! Life of a college student can be stressful (if you are like me and tests), but try to make the best of it. Try harder next time, but the world will keep going even if you don’t do as well as you wanted to on that test.