Starting Hour 5

Starting hour 5 of the fast!!!! Sarah and I ate a box of macaroni each (UGH never again!) but now we are all starting to feel a little hungry! Chelsea taped the cubbards shut (She doesnt trust herself!) Trying to drink lots of homework to stay hydrated!!!!!

30 Hour Fast

Chelsea, Sarah and I will be partaking in the Campus wide 30 hour fast starting at noon tomorrow until 6pm Thursday. To encourage non-cheating we are thinking of a killer bet for the first one to cave in...any suggestions?! Chelsea says cleaning the litter box for a week. I think thats lame..We will have to think of a better one! Let me know if you have a good one!!!- M

Ohhh The Thunder

It isn't very often - maybe only two - three times a spring/summer that we get thunderstorms here in Eburg. Tonight was one of those. For as long as I can remember I have HATED thunder and lightning. It gives me chills and strikes a fear in me even though I know it can't get me...

I called my mom freaking out like a baby and hid under the blanket until it went away since my roomies thought it would be fun to open the doors and windows to watch and hear! Not cool! And now you know what utterly frightens me in life! Thunderstorms!

Fun Time With Friends

I seriously have some of the best friends here at Central. I find it ironic that part of the charm of Central was that there weren't that many people from high school that attended and I would meet new people! Well I certainly did, but I also managed to become friends with people I went to High school with!! I knew of Allie and Kyle (infact Al and I didnt really get along in highschool..) but it wasnt until we lived in the same dorm freshman year that we became friends. And of course Chelsea my roomie and I played softball together and were friends in highschool and our other roomate Sarah went to IHS with us too. Kyle transferred back home last year and we all miss him terribly! He came to visit Allie this weekend and we had a small gathering Saturday night of friends! We had a great time and it was nice to relax after doing homework Friday and Saturday! We ended up dancing at the bars a favorite of ours when we get a chance! Here are some pictures from our fun Saturday night!

Allie, Me and Kyle

Dancing to "Cyclone" Get it?

Prom pictures with the couples.

Chelsea, Allie, me, Jackie. Missing Jen!!!! Toke enjoyed chasing the Beer Pong Balls Having Fun With Sarah!

Happy Birthday Cammy!!!

My Mariner kitty Cameron is 8 today!!!! Happy Birthday Buggy!!! Cammy is such a sweet guy and never fails to make people laugh!!! He definitely loves a routine and lets you know when he is unhappy! :) I am thankful that he and my Mom get along so well and that she takes SUCH good care of him while I am gone at school! Thanks Mom!

Too Cute For Words

Baby Kitty has found a new resting place...The Dryer. Obviously he is extremely comfortable!!

My Mom bought Cameron a bed that matches him a month or so back. He absolutely loves it!!! Its pretty hilarious to see him in it..so cute!

Beautiful Sunshine!

The weather here in the Burg has been fabulously glorious!!! I havent driven the blazer in close to two weeks because we prettymuch walk everywhere!!! We have been walking to class which takes about 20 minutes each way and is a nice walk especially with an ipod or a roomie to walk with! It is nice to have our own little lawn to lay out in and work on homework! I have some nice color without burning and am really careful to put sunscreen on even when I just walk to class. Today Allie and Jen were over and we were lounging on the lawn when the sprinklers came on...ooops!! Seriously though who turns sprinklers on at 1:00 in the afternoon?!?!

I am playing on an intermural softball team with several friends and some new friends too! Its been a lot of fun but also interesting! :) Its been fun to play again and get to spend some time in the sunshine!


Oh and how bout those Mariners?! So much fun to watch! Even my non-baseball friends are enjoying the games with me!!!! I hope things continue positively!!! Go Mariners!

Oh The Places You'll Go!

Thinking/Learning about the Terracotta Army got me thinking of how fun/cool it would be to see it up close and personal. As a History major there are ALOT and I mean ALOT of places I would love to go see before I die...So here is my bucketlist and I will definitely be a reminder for my goals in the future!! :)

• Pearl Harbor
• Versailles
• Gettysburg
• Buckingham Palace/Tower of London
• Auschwitz
• Terracotta Army/The Great Wall of China
• Baseball Hall of Fame
• Laura Ingalls Wilder's Home
• Boston
• Washington D.C.

Terracotta Army

In my World Civ class we are learning about Ancient China which is absolutely fascinating!!! (as my prof would say!) We discussed the Great Wall of China today which took 15 years to complete and people were forced from their rural farms to build the wall or else sentenced to death! But the most interesting thing was the discovery of the Terracotta Army. The first Emperor of China- Qin Shi Huangdi had an amazing tomb built that is quite possibly the biggest and most grand ever (Even beating King Tut!) There are myths surrounding his tomb including mercury lakes (huge amounts of Mercury have been found in the hillside around the suppossed area) In the 1970's locals uncovered the first of the Terracotta Army...where there are around or over 8,000 Terracotta Soldiers which guard and protect the tomb along with chariots/horses. Each face is different from the first which makes this definitely unique!!! Many have yet to be unearthed as Chinese officials are cautious to damage this precious find!

It still gives me chills!

Sarah and I watched MIRACLE last night, which for those of you that dont know is the story of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey Team. The team is a bunch of young guys that are rivals from college hockey teams. They have to learn to unite as a team, and face the biggest game of their lives...beating the Soviets who are considered to be Hockey's Dynasty! There is a scene in which coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) gives a speech before the semi-finals in which the team plays Russia:

"Great moments... are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played 'em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can! Tonight, WE are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. Screw 'em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it."

So why is this relevant?! Why does this speech give me chills?!

The 2004 State Championships. I was lucky enough to get to be apart of Inglemoor Softball History. We ourselves were a Miracle as we defeated the odds and won 3 games in a row to get to State. We then swept ourselves through the hardest bracket in the tournament right to the Championship game..and facing our league rivals... Eastlake. Whom we had lost 7+ games in a row to over the past 2 years including an intense playoff game the week before. As we prepared for the big game a bunch of us gathered in a hotel room and watched Miracle. When Herb Brooks spoke, it was like he was speaking to us...we all just stared at each other with our mouths hanging open. Coach Skelly gathered us all in the tiny room and we watched as a team and atleast for me...gathered some inspiration (which I kept on the bench) :) We won the State Championship 2-0 finally defeating Eastlake. Hard to believe it will be 5 years this May. And the memory of that day never gets old, and will continue to give me chills im sure, when I watch this scene!




Beat Redmond to advance to State!

State Champs! (Im way in the back)

(Im Number 10)

Still Celebrating!

Pre-Game... I will Survive

http://schoolcenter.nsd.org/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectiondetailid=20088

Happy Birthday Duka!!!

Duke (Duka is one of his many nicknames) is Jake and Quincy's Boxer...They got him as a wee pup right before they got married in 2006! He is quite possibly the funniest dog I have ever met in my life...and believes he is small like his brother Bruno...who is Weiner Dog. I got a message from Jake this morning reminding me it was Duke's big day and I should give him a shout out in my blog...so Happy Birthday Dukie!!! I hope you got a nice treat and maybe a run in the dog park!