December 2nd, 2011

Classes went well today. I had my French Oral Final at noon and that was easy. I also got most of my Christmas shopping done between classes. After classes though, I was in my room wrapping presents when I heard a knock on my door. Kevin was there and.. so was Brynn!!! His girlfriend had come down for the evening to go to his concert. They are sooooo cute!!!!! She is a sweet girl. Apparently she's heard as much about me as I have of her (and apparently nothing too bad) and she even gave me a hug before she left. We've made plans to go to West Edmonton Mall during Christmas break. Kevin was spending the night with her and his parents so we said that we'd see him tomorrow (hehe). That was a lie. After they left for the concert, Casey, Kurt, Alicia and I got on the bus and went to surprise him at his concert. We sat in the 2nd row. When he came out to play he was so surprised to see us! I think this was one of his best nights ever in University. Not only did the Wind Orchestra perform amazingly, but he got to spend the night with Brynn and his best friends from the floor went to his concert!
After the concert, it turns out we missed the next bus back. We had an hour to wait for the next one and we didn't want to do Whoop-Up Challenge (which is walking up & down Whoop-Up Drive back to the University from down town) so we walked to the McDonalds, and thus begins my downfall. While we were walking, I rolled my ankle in my heels and had to hobble the rest of the way with a heavy limp. When we got to McDonalds, my Debit Card didn't want to work, even though I knew I had $100 on it. Luckily, Jocelyn was manager tonight (she's a sorority member with me) and she said that my meal was on her today, I felt to bad but very grateful at the same time. Then we walked back up to the bus stop. Kurt got so upset at me that I wouldn't let him give me a piggy back ride. I was afraid he'd drop me, after all most people do. But we managed back to the bus stop. When we got there it was about 10:30 and we still had a half hour until the bus so we sat down and had a picnic! Then this car pulls up behind us and asks if we want to buy drugs! It was so random! Then they said "Aww come on! We have something that'll blow your mind!". When we said no, they swore at us and drove away. Luckily the bus got here and we got home, safe and sound. We watched movies until the early hours. All in all, it was a good night.

November 29th, 2011

So classes were normal today. During the lunch break I worked for one of the sorority's charity projects. We're doing t-shirt cutting. Where we cut strips, weave, etc. these T-shirts into cool designs, sell them for $5 and donate the proceeds to the Canadian Cancer Society. Today was also the distribution of the care packages for U of L students. Now I didn't know what that meant so I went up to the Atrium at 2:30 p.m. to check it out. Turns out, all U of L students are eligible to receive specially made care packages. They are reusable Safeway bags filled with non-perishable groceries made up by the different churches and community groups from as far away as Milk River and Taber. Some even had Christmas cards in them! The one I got had spaghetti & spaghetti sauce, tortilla chips & salsa, fruit snacks, beans, juice boxes, etc. The whole idea behind them is that, since exams are coming up, the community wanted us students to have one less thing to worry about. They also wanted us to feel loved. I know I am very grateful to not have to eat at the Cafeteria. If any of you reading donated food to the U of L care parcels or to any university I thank you.