So close to the End

Where did i leave you off?
O, yes, Halloween trick-or-treaters came over to Marmion-Snyder and we were able to give out candy the day before the 31st. Halloween night I usually celebrate my sister's birthday, so she came up for her 22nd and I enjoyed a dinner at Applebees (you will learn to love thier half-off appetizers) with her and some of her friends.

For the most part, I have been immersed in school activities. Chemistry tests take a while to study for, and there are papers to write and books to read, etc, that they just take up so much of your time. But there are always ways to unwind! On Friday was Jen Duffy's birthday, and a few of us went to Grand Prix and rode go-karts and golfed. It was a lot of fun and a great way to not only celebrate a birthday but to unwind after a hard chemistry test I had had earlier that day. I have to admit, no one was keeping score, though I do believe I came in 4th both times around the track, which I was pretty proud of for my first time, and I didn't get into a really bad pile-up.

All of us at Grand Prix

On Sunday I volunteered for Tri-Beta to go to the Leadership Conference. Every club and group on campus sends so many people to this and they enjoy a speaker and lunch and free gifts. This year, Andrea Mosby talked to us about her key to success, her DECISIONS method. she believes in the determination, energy, courage, intuition, serious, imagination, open, never give up and success. She explained some of her life stories of being a teenage mom and trying to raise a son on her own. She was very insightful and very funny, mentioning to us first hand that she WILL laugh at her own jokes. She was honest with us, and that made for a great presentation.

The next day was community service day. I chose to go to the battered woman's home with Jen Duffy as leader. We were going to do yard work and such for the home, which had neglected the job due to more interest in taking care of the women in the home. We pulled up vines and weeds, raked leaves and tidied up the area. Although we didn't have much direction from the people about what exactly they wanted, we did our best to give them the care their yard deserved.

My community service group

This next week is Thanksgiving, and I am excited! A whole week off with family and friends to enjoy.