October 14 - 16, 2011

Hi everybody! I apologize for not blogging for the past few weeks but I've been super busy since getting back from Thanksgiving that I haven't had the time. Thanksgiving was awesome, it was so nice to see my family and all my friends again. Although I know now that I should've brought one of my dresses back to Leth. Apparently there's a formal Cabaret in November and I have absolutely nothing to wear! So Kevin, Allie, Alicia, Kurt and I are planning on going to the mall next Saturday to try and find something for the Cab.

There hasn't really been much going in the past week aside from classes but there has been a few events. On Friday, while everyone was out at the bar, Kevin, Megan (who looks EXACTLY like Jenna Boje!), Kurtis, Veronica, Nicki and I all went to one of the music practice rooms at 11 p.m. Megan and Kevin are both music students and have 24 hour access to those rooms, yay! We jammed and played random music until 2 in the morning, it was so much fun! I love playing music with them. I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but Kevin and I are planning on performing a duet (him playing guitar as well) for one of the Open Mic Nights at the Zoo (campus bar). We still haven't chosen a song but apparently he's up for anything so it will be interesting.

On Saturday night it was the Tight'n Bright Cabaret at the Zoo and it was exactly how it sounds! Tight and Bright EVERYTHING! It was only $5 to get in, which is super cheap compared to all the other Cabs. It was pretty fun too, some of the costumes were absolutely hilarious. I have no idea where these people got their ideas. There were several guys dressed in little kids costumes like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Superman. I didn't drink because it seemed utterly pointless, plus Kevin is not allowed to drink yet until soccer season's over so we were "Captain Sobers" together (its a random title that the floor designates to the non-drinkers of the night who still intend to have fun). After an hour we  went back to Rez and watched How to Train Your Dragon. Kevin's become pretty much my best guy friend over here, Alicia being my best girl friend.

Sunday, Kevin and I made plans to go to Shoppers Drug Mart because we needed some groceries and I needed to pick up something for the Sorority Sisterly Sunday potluck that night and Kurt tagged along. After Shoppers, we went to the soccer game. Kevin, being a first-year, didn't play. In fact, he didn't even get to sit on the bench, he had to be in the stands, which absolutely sucks! Either way, we were beaten by the University of Alberta 3-0. It was freezing out! I had on a jacket, mits and a scarf and I was cold so I don't know how the boys (both of whom were in sweaters) could stand it. Then it was off to Sisterly Sunday and pumpkin carving! Which was so much fun. Then home for studying and homework.

September 30th, 2011

So I went to the gym with the guys yesterday (one being on the soccer team) and now my abs are killing me... joy! After the gym though, we came back to the floor and since I love singing and Kevin (soccer player) loves playing guitar, we and our other gym buddy Kurt had a mini jam session in the common room. Well more people start to join in, then Allie brings in her keyboard and we start playing Don't Stop Believing. Before we even start singing it, everyone on the floor is jamming along and they're filming it and it was just an all around great time.
After the jam session, Kevin told me that he'd teach me to play the guitar so we sat on my bed with Alicia and Max as an audience as Kevin showed me some chords. I am proud to say I can play E minor, D, C and G chords on the guitar!
Our RA Amy was on duty last night and she promised us that after she did her rounds she'd make us "Late-night Pancakes" which is something special on our floor. Some of us decided we didn't want to sit around and wait for her to get back to we went with her to the other floors while she checked to make sure everyone was obeying quiet hours. It was so much fun, we freaked a lot of people out. When we were walking across the breezeway, we hear this guy say "are there any RA's here?" Like hello! Stupidest thing EVER to ask, if he hadn't have said anything, we wouldn't have seen him. Anyways, turns out he was smoking an illegal substance and Amy, being the RA had to write him up, needless to say she didn't have time to make pancakes for those of us who didn't go clubbing (by the way, Thursdays in Lethbridge are cheap drinks night at all the clubs so the majority of our floor goes out). So I made pancakes for everyone instead. It was funny because they all were like little puppies after you've introduced them to their first dog treats!

So today classes were pretty boring. At 4 though I had my Musical Theater Society meeting. Last night I attempted to convince Kurt and Kevin to join it with me because they both love music. Kevin went home today but Kurt actually showed up. I was pretty stunned. We worked on "This is Halloween" from "A Nightmare Before Christmas" and a little bit of "The Things you can Think" from a "Seussical". When we got back to the common room, we all decide to watch A Nightmare Before Christmas. I also finalized plans for Thanksgiving. I'm not taking the bus, thank goodness, but there's a girl here, Riley, who went the Memorial Composite High School with me and we're going to carpool home! Yayy! And tomorrow I'm going out with Kurt and Alicia to shop for Halloween costumes! It should be fun!

September 25th, 2011

So I forgot to mention but a few days ago, my floor did a tie dye event and the shirts came out really cool. We now wear them whenever we go out as a floor.

Anyways, yesterday Casey, Kevin and I went to the men's soccer game. Kevin actually plays on the team but he wasn't on the starting line up today so he had to watch from the stands, much to his aggravation. The girls played at 12 noon and the boys played at 2 p.m. They played decently well but lost 3-0. Oh well its just one game. After the game I went up and did laundry. It took like 3 hours so I had a lot of time to sit and study while I waited for them. Overall it wasn't a bad night.

So today I woke up and could barely breath because my sinuses were so clogged, being sick is no fun. I was supposed to go downtown with Kevin and Casey, good thing I cancelled because everything was closed. Sundays really are a bother sometimes. I walked to Subway on campus for lunch because I wanted a change from CJ's. I had a nice chat about customer horror stories with the girl. Other than that I pretty much spent the day studying. At 5 I had to get ready for the Bid Ceremony for the Delta Eta Iota sorority. I was really cool, I got to meet my "Big Sister", her name is Shanna and she's really nice. My first pledge class starts on Tuesday at 7 p.m. so I'm excited for that. Now its back to more studying, oh joy!

September 22nd, 2011

So today was a meeting for VESA which is a volunteering opportunity in third world countries. There are three trips to choose from, Ecuador, South Africa or Figi. You spend a week volunteering, so building schools and teaching English to students, etc. And the 2nd week is touring around. Its only $2000 for the two weeks (not including airfare) and it sounds like and amazing experience. Plus, there are a ton of fundraising opportunities that can cover or exceed the cost of the trip, which is excellent for a student on a budget. Me and my friend Alisha are looking into it because we both love to travel. They have several trip times throughout the summer and it sounds like a lot of fun. Essentially, if I could possibly fund-raise enough, I could go on all 3 trips as the money is due 45 days before you go, although Alisha and I are planning on doing 1 trip per summer. I'm super excited! They should be mailing me an information package (not sure if it's coming to me or to home, if it comes home I can pay for postage if it's expensive) and I shall let you all know what's happening. Also, since I have to buy my own ticket, I could go a few days early and get to see the sights on my own for a while (all on my own dime of course). The trip is not just for students either, so long as you are 18 years old before day of departure. If anyone reading this is interested (and its not only this year, they've been running this for several years now and probably will for several years to come) their website is www.vesabroad.com .
Aside from that, I'm just doing a lot of studying. Welcome to University right!

September 21st, 2011

Hello everybody!

It has been a while since I last posted because things have fallen into a routine and I doubt my ramblings about nothing are very interesting. Today, however, was unusual. Usually on Wednesdays I have no time for lunch. Classes start at 11 and run straight through until 3 but today my French teacher let us out of class early so I got an actual lunch!

Throughout the month there has been different evening information sessions for the residents of University Hall which offer free pizza if you attend (the greatest word to a university student is free). There was one tonight, I stayed for a while but it got pretty boring.

Also, my friend Kelsey and I have finalized our gym plans and we went tonight. I did 1/2 hour of cardio on the treadmill then an hour of weight training. Needless to say I'm pretty sore right now.

So I get back from the gym, hang out with some of the people on my floor and I get bored so I start sketching, and if you know me I'm not very good at drawing faces, well the face I drew kind of looks like Angelina Jolie with the big lips and protruding cheek bones. Its pretty cool actually. Well, just as I was finishing it off, a loud beeping goes off. And guess what! Its the fire alarm, and we're having a drill at 10:15 at night. Fun! I had to explain what was happening to Daniella, whose from Ecuador and doesn't understand English very much, that it was only a drill and that her passport would be safe in the building. So that has been enough excitement for one night, some of the residents are watching a movie (Country Strong) but I am definitely going to bed!

September 17th, 2011

So first thing this morning I went to Shoppers and got my percription, plus stoped at the bank machines to get some cash. The first Rex cabaret party is tonight at the Zoo (the campus bar) and its Kummoniwannalaya, a tiki themed event. Once I got back from Shoppers, Kelsey Graham and I went to the gym for a couple hours. Its very satisfying going to the gym and actually being able to work-out without feeling self-concious! Kelsey and I have decided that we're going modivate each other to go to the gym more often because we can both stand to get in shape. Life is so much easier when your healthy! Then it was just chilling, putting up some more pictures around my room, Kummoniwannalaya was good, it was pretty much a big dance party!

September 16th, 2011

Classes today were nothing special, until I got to Religious Studies. It turns out, my professor has and "accident" or something happen to his and now the right half of his face is paralyzed. The doctors don't know how long it will last, it's nothing serious the only difference is he now speaks with a slur, p's and f's are especially difficult for him. After classes though was my doctors appointment to see what's up with the rash or reaction or whatever that was under my arms. It has pretty much cleared up since then but I showed him pictures and he said with 98% certainty that it was a bacterial infection and some people are more prone to them than others. He gave me a perscription and said that the next time it happened I was to rub the medication on it, cover it in a thin layer of gauze then put my heated wheat bag over it and it should clear up in no time! After the appointment was the first meeting of the Musical Theatre Society! It is officially my favortie club!!!! Its like multi except with more guys! We start actual rehearsals next week. Todays meeting was getting to know everyone (and there's a lot of us) plus some theatre games. Our first performance is for charity event in mid-october and we're performing for kids so its Disney songs! Woot! I'm super excited!