Family Fun Day

Family Day fell on my birthday this year and my family came for the combination of the two. My younger brothers thought it was cool to see my room and explore campus. My youngest brother enjoyed climbing up onto my lofted bed. My older brother and his wife also came. I was surprised to see them but I was just as excited. My parents were really excited to see me on my birthday because we originally thought I would be alone on that day. After attending the Football game that the Panthers won, my family all went to a campgrounds about a half hour away to go camping. The picture includes all of my family. From left to right: Mark (my dad), Joseph (my second to youngest brother), me, Kim (my mom), Abram (my youngest brother), Brittany (my sister-in-law), and Jordan (my older brother).

Artwalk

I got the opportunity to attend the Artwalk in Greenville. I went with my roommate and met up with a few friends after arriving. We took our time admiring some of the art. It was different from the different festivities of the towns I have lived in. It was very calm. I listened the band play for a bit and thought it was so awesome to watch some people dance to the music. I really liked the chalk work on the roads.

Homecoming Parade

SO!
On Saturday, I was in THEE Parade for homecoming!!

I sat on the volleyball "float" I air quote because it was a trailer with bails of hay on them, we through candy and little tiny volleyballs to the crowd, and I may or may not have eaten my weight in smarties.

So here are a few delightful pictures!

Im sitting next to Madi "Maddog" Moran, she is to my right, and Ellen Lueking is to my left. They both are absolutyl hilarious. Maddog is a DS/Libero (DS= Defensive Specialist) and Ellen is the Varsity setter! So of course I was honored.

The girl with the goober looking face throwing the ball is my roommate/bestfriend. Her name is Leah Janes, better known as Goose.

I have known her since I was born and we have gone through all our schooling together, and I am so incredibly blessed to have her here with me!!

 

So that was my Saturday, a long ride, on really uncomfortable bails of hay. Also, about half way through the ride, I seriously regretted eating all of those smarties :(

It seems so long ago that I attended the All College Hike.  I ran the entire course and saw places of Greenville that I never new existed.  It was also fun rowing boats at Durley Camp.  It was a pretty good experience.

I was able to go and sort clothes on October 19, 2014, at East St. Louis.  There were only sixteen of us but we did some great work for the community.

Artwalk!

A few weeks ago I went to the Artwalk in downtown Greenville with my friends John, Kat, Jessy, Ashley, and Tiffany. I was enthralled by all of the art, especially the chalk art.

The atmosphere was festive, and it was a lot of fun to walk around and look at all of the booths; it reminded me of the anime convention I went to during the summer. I didn't buy any art for my wall, but I got a henna tattoo!

At dusk there was a poetry reading. I missed most of it, but I was able to catch the end. John and Kat both read their poetry there, and it was beautiful.

At the end of the night there were bands playing in the street. There were kids playing some kind of king of the hill game (without a hill) on the grass. Some vendors were still selling things, but some were packing up. I felt that aesthetically it was a perfect picture of the an American summer night. I definitely look forward to next year's Artwalk.

All College Hike

Hello! ~(^-^)~ Today I went to the All College Hike at Durley Camp with my friends Kat, John, Ashley, Jessy, Tiffany, and Gabby. The hike started at 9:30 AM and ended around 2:30 PM. 

The lake was very beautiful and I think the weather was perfect (though others may disagree with me). 

I found the event to be peaceful and fun. I didn't really participate in any of the messy games (because just no), but I did try the gummy bear toss. I also enjoyed shooting hoops and going out on the paddle boat. I will probably attend the hike again next year; it was a fun time.