theLittlethingsinLife

Finals are coming soon!  We have class Monday and Tuesday, then Messiah gives us a day off on Wednesday to study before finals begin.  I have started packing up my things for the summer.

It is going to be a big weekend on campus.  Many students are going to the Senators baseball game Friday night and the Centennial Ball on Saturday night.  The students are celebrating their last weekend before finals and saying goodbye to the semester

It’s been very busy…but everything is winding down!  Let the countdown to summer begin!

Yesterday, April 15, was service day at Messiah College.  It is a day that the college allows all students, faculty, and staff to stop work and participate in an act of service.  The Agape center organizes many groups and helps to send teams into the streets, cleaning up the local area.

We also host the Special Olympics, this way many students do not need to leave campus and they can assist in the games.  Olympians come  from the local school districts and they are paired up with a buddy (Messiah student).  Many students also help organized the events, like timing the races and setting up equipment.  It is a busy day all over campus, but it is also a joy to watch the Olympians.

I was participating in an off campus project at Ten Thousand Villages.  I went to the local store (it is a non profit organization) and helped clean windows and bring in new inventory.  Some years I help paint or work in the flower beds.  It feels wonderful to lend a helping hand.  We had a beautiful day and it was greatly appreciated.

Now I am waiting for the thunderstorms to come this evening!

The weather has been wonderful around campus this week.  Students are studying outside and I even hear that a few professors taught outside.  The sand volleyball courts behind my apartment are filled with student each night.  Campus is beautiful!  I had flute practice outside the other night, it just makes everything much more enjoyable.  The birds were singing along as we played.  The only bad thing about spring time is my allergies.  I am all stuffed up and I can’t stop sneezing.  Oh, spring is here!

Last night I went out for ice-cream with a few friends.  I never would have imagined that it would be warm enough for ice-cream in the beginning of April.  We went to Brusters and I had cake batter ice-cream in a waffle cone (my favorite).  On Saturday I am going to my grandparents house to ride horse.  I am trying to take advantage of these sunny days in April.

One more class today…and then the weekend!