It's soo cold!

Well...a week into November, less than 48 hours after I daintily spent 3 days wandering around campus comfortably and joyfully in shorts and a t-shirt, naively thinking that perhaps we would just skip winter and go straight back to summer, I am sitting here completely chilled to the bone. I normally wake up to see the sunrise outside my window. This morning I woke up to see winter waving frantically in my face. And, as if the light blanket of snow thought I couldn't see it outside of my fourth floor window, it's friend, Ice Wind, made some noise to go with it. Ice Wind is not my friend! I literally gasped when I stepped outside the door this morning to trudge to Physics class - winter is not coming quietly. In fact, I think the cold blast of wind in my face and the slippery sidewalk was a very rude arrival....like someone screaming in the library.

On with my life narrative, however. We played in the first round of the GPAC volleyball tournament last night. It was the first time in 8 years that MMC has been in the tournament. Annnd.... we .....lost. :( So, our season is over. Despite the greatly elevated amount of free time that I now have stretching out before me, it is rather sad to be done. For starters, we lost in 3 sets, and played okay, but not great. And secondly, a couple of the seniors on the team also happen to be some of my best friends, so I will miss them terribly. And, finally, if I am accepted into graduate school, I may be forever done with collegiate sports. My body would probably be incredibly grateful for that, but my heart is rather sad. It is kind of a surreal feeling right now, to be done. I don't think it will fully set in until after a few days of not practicing. As for now, the slow acceptance leaves me in a mellow/contemplative/sad mood, so the evil Ice Wind, though harsh, seems kind of fitting for the day. I should mention though, that this season marks the best for MMC volleyball in 9 years. We finished 14-21, doubling our number of wins from one year ago.

And despite the wind, cold, and ending of volleyball, life is surely moving on. This weekend lays claim to the Blue and Gold Days festivities. It kicks off this afternoon at 3:30 for the Honors Convocation. I will be honored, along with all of the other MMC scholarship recipients. I also have to ambassador at the ceremony (yay black, old lady suit......note the sarcasm :P). Post ceremony I have a couple of hours to lounge in comfy clothes before donning my suit for the second time in one day as I have to ambassador at the fall play tonight as well. I'm planning on staying to watch the show once my job is complete. Andy Hendrickson, the theatre director here always puts together shows well worth seeing! Tomorrow my mom is driving up to visit me and has planned a shopping date with me in Sioux Falls. Homework or not, family just seems more important. And Sunday, the suit comes out yet again....It's like rebelling against hanging in the corner of my closet or something and DEMANDING usage this week. (haha...) Sunday morning is the ambassador commissioning mass where I shall stand in front of the congregation and pledge my allegiance to the school and service...or something like that.

And I'm off and running again. I have to get some lecture notes printed off and make a couple of phone calls before class. Busy, busy, busy......oh Thanksgiving break, where are you? :)