Oregon 39- Michigan 7 It’s a great day to be an Oregonian in Indiana.

First of all, congrats to the Ducks for the amazing blow out of Michigan yesterday- I knew there was a reason I have four Oregon sweatshirts.

I’ve been back in Valpo for a little over two weeks now, and it feels much longer. Aside from being in a different, much bigger room, nothing has really changed for me since I left. I was surprised how easy it was to get back into the swing of things- in a lot of ways it seems like the last three months didn’t really happen. We all have fun stories to share about the summer, but we’ve pretty much picked up college life where we left off. The worst part about being sophomores is the changes is housing. While moving into bigger rooms is great, there are also a lot more options for res halls, and that means people are much more spread out. My world last year pretty much consisted of the west sides of the 4th and 5th floors of Alumni. While my best female friends are all on my wing again this year, everyone else is spread all over campus which I have a feeling is going to become a much bigger pain once the weather changes. Luckily a lot more people have cars this year.

My class load is definitely full. My nursing classes are hard, as I expected and require a lot of out of class work. My theology prof got his doctorate in Old Testament studies from Yale and has us reading practically the whole thing in the next month. I’m actually pretty excited about that because I never read the OT, and since he knows so much about it, he does a great job explaining it. My writing class with Prof Uehling doesn’t seem to be a lot of work, but he’s also the only teacher I’ve ever had that can actually compare me and Liz. My first paper is due this Friday and I’m hoping that it meets his expectations. My statistics class is a joke so that’s a relief. My dance class doesn’t require anything of me outside of class, but I’m so out of dance shape that I’m feeling it all week long.

So far I’m really enjoying each of my three on-campus jobs. The first one is the same job I had last year, only at the front desk of my new dorm which is much harder to get into. I’m only working that about 6 hours each week. I work as a writing center consultant another 5 hours a week, and that’s actually really fun for me. I enjoy helping other people organize their thoughts into a well-written paper. My hours at the admissions office change weekly depending on what needs to be done, and after the next week I won’t be doing a whole lot for a while, which I think will be good for my schedule.

As you can see, I’m a pretty busy girl these days. I’ve been able to stay on top of my studies and find some time to hang out with my friends and if life keeps as it is, I can’t complain at all. If only the A’s could finish above .500, life would be glorious.