Hodgepodge of Things/SNOW DAY!

We are closing up on the third of week of this semester, and this semester finally slapped me in the face. My homework levels have skyrocketed, my extra-curriculars are finally up and running, and my clinical is in full swing. But before I say more, I NEED you to watch this YouTube clip. You’ll hate …

Things to be happy about.

This week has just been awesome. I have been so blessed and felt so much joy! I hope you’ve all had an even more incredible week than I have, but even if you haven’t, I just want you to know that there is still so much to celebrate! Here is my list of things to …

Upcoming Semester Highlights

First semester is out of the way, so now there’s all of the fun stuff associated with second semester! Here is a list of some of the fun things going on the next few months: Basketball Hope Basketball is the best sport to watch in my opinion because we have the Dew Crew as well …

First Week of Spring Semester!

Well, folks, welcome back to spring semester! We started off the semester with a Hope College miracle – TWO SNOW DAYS! I was pretty excited about that because it gave me more time to safely make my way back to campus. My parents tried to bring me back to Hope the Saturday before classes were …

First Snow Days!

For all of you Michiganders who have experienced snow days in the past, this is monumental for me. I have never had a day off of school due to weather, so I was pretty excited when I received the text from Hope saying Tuesday and Wednesday classes were cancelled. Back in elementary school, we almost …

This Week at a Glance

The snow days last week were truly awesome. It was great to just do nothing, but now that I am almost done with my first full week of my spring semester, life just got busy. And by busy, I mean REALLY busy. For some reason, I am freaking out, and feel behind because of those …

Winter Wonderland

It’s so great to be back at Hope, folks! I have settled and moved back into my apartment, and bought my books for the upcoming semester. I only needed 3, but the total was still over $300 with used books, and I even tried looking on Amazon. Oh, the struggles of being a poor college …

Looking forward to spring semester!

I don’t think I’ve ever been excited to start school back up after Christmas break. Until now. Part of me is dreading getting up for an 8:30 class four days a week and doing countless hours of homework and studying, but for the most part, I cannot wait to get back to Hope in a …

New Year’s Resolutions – Let’s Be Real

10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1 It’s the New Year. *kazoo makes an obnoxious sound* Ok, so this means I should make a list, right? Of all the things I want to fix and change? Maybe. So here are my goals for 2014: Eat right and stay active Save my money Get awesome grades by studying harder Be more conscious …

Christmas Break Must-Do’s!

As of today, there are 6 days until spring semester commences. Let’s make these last 6 days memorable, probably because this is going to be the only time we have time to relax before Winter Break! Here is a post on some ideas you can do in the last 6 days. I have done most …