Hello everyone! So, this blog is my 20th blog ever since I started! Exciting right? Hopefully I can make this blog interesting to read, but the past week has been fun and was very very busy because of Mid Terms and homework assignments. Other than that, I had the Safe Trick or Treat on Sunday and also Judo again this week as well.

On Sunday the Safe Trick or Treat occurred in the DeNaples Ball Room and that was so much fun! Clubs at the University can volunteer to have a table with games and activities for the local Scranton kids that they can play and before they come and play games they go trick or treating in the dorms. Last year our table had games that were a little bit too easy for the kids (they told us themselves) and to improve from last year we decided to go a different way and do some fun games. We decided to do a Candy Corn Toss and also Pumpkin Bowling. It was very successful because the kids loved it (of all ages) and some kids even came back more than once. We made a poster for our booth and also decorated our table to make it more festive for the occasion. I was very happy with all the help that we got from the club members because this week a lot of people had Mid Terms and assignments due. In the next week we have our Pumpkin Fundraiser delivery and so far we have 120 pumpkin orders! That is more than double than what we had last year and we still have one more week until we go pick up the pumpkins! I am so excited that we have raised this much money so far and I hope we can reach a goal of 150 pumpkins! One problem, how are we going to pick up 150 pumpkins?! Haha, me and the officers have been trying to figure this out but we are going to talk to our adviser to see if what we can do because 150 pumpkins is a lot and my car definitely won't fit all of those!

Besides the Pumpkin Fundraiser, I've been training twice a week in Judo to get ready for my promotional in November. I need to learn a few more throws and I need to compete and earn 3 points to get my green belt but hopefully I can do that. I don't have much confidence in myself with competing because I feel like I am not ready enough but Sensei thinks I am ready for it. I will just have to gain some confidence and try as hard as I can. I really like Judo and I hope to improve in it in the next few weeks so I can get my next belt. I never thought I could, but we will see in promotional!

The weather AGAIN keeps changing!! This week it is a lot warmer and it is driving me crazy with all the change! Either stay warm or stay cold or somewhere in the middle. I rather somewhere in the middle where its not too warm or too cold but I am sure most people would prefer the warm weather. Have a good week everyone!

Take Care!

- Pattie Vongsoasup

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Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't written a blog in a couple weeks. Since break last week, I have lost track of time and my dates are off! Last week, I left for fall break on Thursday and I had a lot of papers due before I left as well. What I didn't realize was that fall break also marks the half way point through the semester so I am halfway done to one more semester of my college career! How crazy is that? I always say "how crazy is that?" but I can't help it. It honestly does feel like I just entered college 3 years ago, and now I am going to graduate. I also found out graduation is May 30th!

Besides thinking about graduating in May, I had a great Fall Break! I got to spend time with my parents and my sister because I haven't seen them since I have been at school. My parents are leaving to go back to Thailand and Singapore for vacation and since I won't see them while I am at school, it was good to spend time with them. Also,I got to do some shopping, see some of my friends from high school and also people from work. It was good to catch up with friends from home because we don't get to see each other very often since we all go to different Universities and Colleges. The next break is actually Thanksgiving so I hope to see everyone when I go back! I may go back home a couple times, but I do plan on visiting Rutgers and Penn State this semester to see my friends! So excited! This month is going to be so hectic, so lets hope I can handle it!

The Health Administration Society Pumpkin Fundraiser is going so well! We have been receiving so many letters that I was so shocked to see how much we got. So far we have about 70 letters and there are still 2 more weeks before we start delivering the pumpkins to the freshman! I am so excited that we are doing so well and this fundraiser will definitely benefit for club events and our trips to different health care facilities! Thank you so much for all the support for the club and all of the officers and members who are making the fundraiser so successful.

The weather this week has been so crazy! Cold rain and the Weather Channel said that Scranton has a winter advisory and that it will snow from Thursday - Saturday. Oh crazy weather please don't make us sick and more cold! It is way too early don't you think? Stay warm everyone have a good weekend!

Take Care!

- Pattie Vongsoasup

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It is October 1st everyone! That means fall is officially here and so are pumpkins! This week the weather has been changing from warm to cold, so that means I have to bring out my warm UGG boots, scarfs, and north face jacket! For all the freshman, I hope you know that it will get colder than this in the next few weeks so bundle up! October is one of my favorite months of the year because my dad's birthday is this month, the pumpkin fundraiser, the leaves start to fall and change color, and of course Halloween! Well, I am not the biggest Halloween fan, but I love to decorate pumpkins and make jack-o-laterns. One of my housemates LOVES Halloween. He is such a fanatic that he's actually going to Universal Studios for a weekend to go through all the haunted houses and everything. Those type of things I'm not so fond of. Not really a haunted house type of girl, but hey we plan on going on a haunted hay ride so I don't know what to expect, nor do I really want to know what I am going to get myself into! I'm sure it will be fun, but knowing me I will probably get scared.

This month is going to be really crazy because of all the activities I am going to do and also exams and midterms! I didn't really have any exams yet, but next week I have a quiz, 2 papers and a case study due. Hmm.. seems like now all the work is piling up but I'm used to it and that's what you learn in college is time management. On top of those, I have to prepare the Pumpkin Fundraiser for the Health Administration Society because I am the President and I have to make sure everything is organized. The other officers in the club are awesome and we work so well together. Today we finally sent out the letters to the families of the freshman class so I am hoping we will have a successful fundraiser and raise some money for our trips next semester! Also, I am planning a candy cane fundraiser for the Christmas time so we can have more funds in our account.

Besides all the class work and everything, I am doing a lot of fun activities on the side. I was able to audition to sing the National Anthem at some of the Home Games for the Varsity Sports and they liked me to enough that I can sing at the games! This Saturday at the Boy's Soccer game against Susquehanna will be the first game I sing the National Anthem at! Come and watch me sing! Haha, you don't have to but hey it would be cool right? Otherwise I am training for Judo and working in Study Abroad and as Tour Guide for Admissions. For all of the students interested in The University of Scranton sign up for tours! I give them out on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday in the afternoon!

Bundle up and I will have some pics up in my next post! Have a good week everyone!

Take care!

- Pattie Vongsoasup

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