Homecoming Weekend

So this year's homecoming weekend was a bit different than the past year's homecoming... My parents (non graduates of ONU) came down and my man and his family came in from Virginia. At the beginning of the week I participated in the homecoming class volleyball games in which the Juniors entirely dominated over the rest of the classes, which of course, no prize but bragging rights was given out. Then Friday I went out and watched some of the Powder Puff football games ... which was sad to watch the Juniors get ran over by the Sophomores =( But later that night me and my family and my man's family went to the girls basketball game, and they WON! The really beat the other team pretty bad... it was awesome! Then after the girls game, the guys varsity basketball team took on Athletes in Action which is like a traveling ministering basketball team. So this game didn't count for anything it was just an exhibition game since Homecoming came so early this year. BUT... at half time of the basketball game, in front of thousands of people... my man PROPOSED on the basketball court. The announcer came over the speaker saying there was a contest for the RA's to come down and shoot a free throw blind folded... and my name just so happened to get called... so I went down there, got blind folded, and was about to shoot when they told me I could shoot for 3,000 with the blind fold on or 2,000 with the blind fold off... and when the blind fold came off... there my (fiance now) was on one knee and he proposed! I was in complete and utter shock! But yes, that is the latest news of my life and how Homecoming went for me =) Super exciting time!
Classes are getting really hard and the semester is drawing nearer and nearer to an end! Stress levels are rising, but God is still providing! We have another Purple and Gold days coming up next weekend, so that's another exciting time for me at work! Thanksgiving break is only 28 days away... not that I'm counting... =)

Fall Break & Homecoming

This semester is flying by. Fall Break was last weekend and I flew out to Virgina to visit my boyfriend and his family... We got to go downtown Washington D.C., went horseback riding in the mountains, carved some sweet pumpkins, and shopping :) So it was definitely a great break away from classes and homework. Last week we only had class Wednesday-Friday which was amazing as well... this past weekend I went home to visit my family since the last time I was home was in early August, and the next time I'll be home is for Thanksgiving. So I relaxed with my mom and watched movies, shopped, and help my little brother (senior in high school) with his senior pictures which was SUPER fun!
This coming weekend is homecoming which means tonight starts the beginning of class games. Tonight I have a volleyball game with some other Junior girls, and were taking on the Sophomores, so hopefully we'll dominate and make it to the next round and then the championship game tomorrow night. Powder Puff practice also starts this week and the game is on Saturday :) Tons and tons of Alumni come in for homecoming which crowds this campus! There is a men's and a woman's basketball game, a football game, and a men's and woman's soccer game this weekend, so our sports teams are about to dominate for homecoming and it's going to be super fun to go out and support all of them and cheer them on! Homecoming Coronation is Wednesday night, which is exciting because even though my sister didn't make top 5, our close friend from high school youth group did! So I'm rooting for her to get crowned on Wednesday night.
The semester is over half over, classes are kicked into high gear, and there are only 9 more weeks (44 class days) left before Christmas Break! It's crazy how time flies when you're havin' fun :)

Fall time at ONU

It's crazy to know that October is already here. Fall break is 8 days away which means the semester is already almost half over! The leaves are changing colors and already starting to fall which means.... it's crunch time... literally :) Classes are getting more in depth and being my juinor year this is really exciting. Being a pre-physical therapy major my favorite class now is Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation... which is pretty much what I'll be doing for the rest of my life! Other than having homework to do... I just finished (by losing) in intramural co-ed soccer... our team was legit! However, when the play offs started we didn't have any subs and one of our players had just given blood at the blood drive here at school... and the team we had to play against was the ROTC team (who are in way better shape than us)... so to say the least- we lost :( It was a sad day... but it was still a lot of fun to play! Next week starts intramural flag football (for guys and girls!) I'm super excited to play since I've never played flag football other than in a high school gym class. Another sweet thing I've been doing every Tuesday is going to watch a friend of mine coach a local high school soccer team. So me and a couple of my friends have been going to his games and cheering him on.
October 23-25th is Homecoming here at school... and we just found out the top 10 guy and girl nominees for Homecoming Court which my SISTER was nominated for! So I'm really happy and excited for her... I'm hoping she will make top 5 along with another one of our close friends and a girl that we know since high school youth group! So Homecoming is an exciting time of the year, a lot of people come back for the basketball games and football game and it's a fun time to hang out with friends. Also this weekend is our first Purple and Gold Days of the fall semester... so that's always exciting to have prospective students come out and hang/stay the night and take a trip downtown to Chicago for some Chicago-style pizza and Starbucks :) So... I highly recommend Purple and Gold days if you're looking for some good pizza and fun times hanging out with current students of ONU!