Is it Summer yet?

So plenty has happened in the last month. I’m sorry that I haven’t been doing a very good job updating this but college life has gotten rather busy lately. However, I have a test in bio tomorrow, so I figure this is a good time to do a little updating.

Spring Break was exactly what I wanted it to be. It was incredibly relaxing and a lot of fun to see how my friends have adapted to their own college experiences. I started the break off with a trip up to Seattle to visit Seattle Pacific University and the million friends I have up there. Ok, so maybe it isn’t a million, but it seems like it. I spent the first night with Seve in her dorm room, and the next with Ali. It was interesting to see college in a different environment. Valpo is certainly a small town, and while we live close to Chicago, we definitely don’t go there as often as I would like. SPU is in the heart of Seattle, and a much smaller campus, despite being relatively the same size. It was fun to wander around the Pike Street Market with the girls, and to sit for some coffee and good conversation on a beautiful northwestern spring day. I could tell that my friends love it there, and really feel as much at home there as I do here, so that makes me happy. I would also like to point out, in case any of these people find themselves reading this, that SPU has most definitely THE most amazing campus food program ever. Granted, Valpo has pretty crappy food, I was still left in complete awe when I walked into their amazing cafeteria. Gaining the freshman fifteen would certainly be a problem for me if I went to school there.

I also ventured down to OSU for a couple of days to hang out with Lacy, Kelsie, Carolyn, Nick Foey, Angie and a few other people. Talk about a huge campus. Holy cow. While seeing a bunch of people I knew from high school but would rather not have to talk to was kind of awkward, it was overall a good time. The weather was also good while I was down there and Lacy and I were able to catch up on life, which is always important.

When I got back to school the fun really began. Last weekend I went up to Wisconsin for the Sigma Chi Sweetheart Ball with my friend Justin. I wasn’t originally planning on going, but his original date backed out at the last minute, and since I knew we’d have a good time, I offered to go if he couldn’t find another date. It was a really fun weekend. My good friends Beth and Sandy were also asked, so we had a lot of fun dancing the night away together. Unfortunately my date managed to hurt himself while attempting to do the worm, but knowing me, I had no problem holding my own on the dance floor anyway. It’s always fun to get all dressed up, and it was much less stressful than say, prom, so that was good. It was a good chance for me to meet a lot of the older guys in the fraternity, and since a lot of my guy friends chose to join Sigma Chi, I knew a lot of people that were there.

This last week, my best friend Katie flew out to visit me for her spring break. I’ve decided that I can’t bring any more friends out here because they just keep breaking the hearts of my boys. In less than two days Katie had boys chasing after her. I’ve tried to tell people that Oregonians are just on average more attractive than Midwesterners (no offense, I love you all) but I think that people might finally believe me. It was really fun for me to show her what my life is like now. She finally got to meet all of the people I’ve been telling her about and to see that I really do have great friends out here. It was also important for me to have my friends meet her, because she is my best friend and I want them to be able to know who I’m talking about when I talk about her. I can honestly say that I think she had an absolute blast while she was here. While Valpo normally tends to be a little dull to those that don’t go to school here, this weekend proved much more entertaining. Between drunk boys getting arrested and doing other stupid things, and just having a good time doing the little things (like kill Bethy in ERS)… there was little downtime this weekend. I was sad to see her go, and I think she was kind of sad to leave, but it wouldn’t surprise me if she came to visit me at least once more before I graduate.

I fly home for Liz’s wedding shower this weekend- and while it’s a lot of traveling, I’m looking forward to seeing family and celebrating fun stuff. Oh, and chocolate. I’m really excited about lent being over- this no chocolate thing has been KILLING me.