Hello,
This week has quite possibly been the most stressful and fun week since I have been here. I had more homework this week than the other weeks, but the majority of it was interesting. My goal for this weekend, after getting my immediate homework done, was to try to make a dent in my long term assignments. I am definitely getting there. I feel quite productive.
Even with the homework situation, I still had time to be involved on campus. This weekend I’ve been doing homework earlier, so after dinner I have time to do other things. Let me tell you a little about what I have been up to these days. I had class Friday until one and then spent a few hours working on assignments. I took a break after supper and went to the gym to lift. I had a great workout and left the REC feeling tired but good. Next I spent a few more hours doing homework in my room. Just as I was about to get done for the night, my roommate and a few other people came back to the dorm and watched a few movies and hung out for a while.
Saturday commenced at the crack of noon for me with brunch at the CAF. It had been a later night than I intended, but it was fun. That is another thing I have learned at college. Naps and sleep are a valuable commodity to a college student. Please don’t get the impression that I sleep all day as most mornings for me begin at seven or eight, but the occasional sleep-in day is sometimes needed to keep from experiencing exhaustion and insanity. After brunch I continued my quest for higher learning by working on several papers. Dinner came at five in the CAF for me. Zach and I had already decided earlier in the week that we were going to get a haircut and after the retreat seemed like the opportune time. Oh, that’s another thing that happens here in on campus through the student ministry. They have a retreat each year to begin several of the religious programs on campus, specifically FFG. FFG stands for Freshman Family Groups. It is basically a group who assigns two upper classmen who volunteer to be ‘parents’ and mentor freshman. They meet one to several times a week and have a Bible study and hang out. Sadly, I wasn’t able to attend the retreat this time, but hopefully I will be able to be involved next year.
Zach and I spent a good hour and a half in Wally-World trying to get our hair cut. Feeling less shaggy and much lighter, we made the drive back to campus. For those of you who like me use Wal-Mart for most of your shopping needs, there is one just a few minutes from campus. It is fairly easy to find as well. Upon arrival back at Anderson, I received a text from several of my friends wanting to hang out in my dorm room. Zach, Tevin, Allen, Moak and John came. These are friends who live on the second floor of Anderson with me. A few more began to trickle in and before I knew it, my room had reached capacity. Another note to incoming freshman, chairs and places to sit are a must in your dorm because you never know how many will show up for movie night and hang out in your dorm. My room has a futon which works quite nicely as an overflow seating section. After watching a movie on TV, we all decided to go to the mafia game in the chapel. That was a great decision. Instead of the usual card game we all expected in the chapel, there were two mafia and two cops. They turned out all the lights and the game began. It was so much fun. If there is a big game or event on campus over the weekend that is a great time to get to know new people and get out of your dorm room. The game went on for an hour, maybe two. People started to disperse at about midnight but about twenty of us decided we wanted to go hang out at the park. Scott County Park is a great place to hang out if you are with friends and want something pretty chill. We all stayed there for a while and then Zach, Tevin, Allen, and I decided we were hungry. There is nothing better than a two a.m. Waffle House run with the guys. We decided after eating, if we were going to be coherent at church in six hours, we probably needed to get some sleep.
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. Zach, Tevin and I decided we were going to Zion Hill Baptist Church Sunday because Tevin knows the pastor. Oh, by the way, Tevin is a licensed minister which blows my mind with its awesomeness. This will come into play later. Anyway, we began our journey to church thinking it was going to be a simple matter of driving there, praising Jesus and driving home. Oh, how we were wrong! Our directions weren’t exactly clear, so after about fifteen minutes of driving we realized we were not where we should be. Upon realization of our predicament, we proceeded to stop at a gas station and ask for directions… then another. Following the instructions they gave us, we were on the road again. We didn’t exactly find the church by following those directions but we did get the scenic tour of our state’s capitol. We were definitely not supposed to be in Frankfort, so we decided to re-evaluate our decision making paradigm. We then used Tevin’s phone for directions. After following the information from the phone for another twenty minutes and passing the exit for Georgetown, we decided church was probably over now as it was twelve o’clock. Feeling somewhat defeated, lost and confused, we began to bumble our way back to Georgetown. Luckily for Zach and me, we had a minister in the car and a radio to play music. All of the essentials of a Sunday morning service right? We proceeded to have church in the car on the way back to GC. It was definitely an adventure.
So now you know a little bit about my week and a lot about my weekend. Sorry for the lengthiness, but I thought you might want some ideas on what to do on the weekend if you stay in Georgetown. I am going to work on more homework now. Have a great week!
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