Easter

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Unfortunately, this Easter break I did not go home. I had a track meet on Saturday so I had to stay for practices and stuff. My parents are really annoying with trying to find rides and I would need to be back by Monday for night class so I figured I would save everyone the trouble and stay at school. My suitemate Kaitlyn actually invited me to spend Easter with her family. She picked me up from school after work and we drove to her house. I stayed over her house on Saturday and then on Sunday we woke up, got ready and had plans to go to her aunt's house and then to her grandma and grandpa's country club for dinner. Her aunt's house was really fun and the food was great. Everyone was so nice and they even got me an easter bunny candy bar! After, we went to dinner at the country club and I was really nervous because I have never been to a country club before. It is very proper and I didn't feel to comfortable but her family was also very welcoming and very nice so it made it a lot easier. The food was very delicious too. All in all, it was the best Easter yet.

My Weekend

This weekend I went to my nephew's 1st birthday party and it was a lot of fun. My entire dad's side of the family was there which was cool because I don't get to see them often. There were so many kids there. There were 8 total ranging from the ages of 2 months -12 years old. Since I am the youngest, or the one closest to their age, I was the one that was designated to playing and watching them all. So throughout the day, I played various games of tag and hide and seek. I played all the made up games that they wanted. I was theo ne to get their lunch and cut up their meet and get their drinks. I felt like I was the mother of 8 children. By the end of the day, I was absolutley exhausted. I was okay with it though because it gave their parents a chance to interact with other adults and not have to worry about what their kids are constantly up too. My nephew was so tired and overwhelmed by all the kids there that he was out like a light and didn't even get to open his presents! It was super cute. My sister just brought the game Just Dance 3 for Wii so I was showing them how to play. My 5 year old cousin was the cutest at it because he didn't really get the hang of it. We took so many videos and they are priceless. I was upset when I had to leave to get back up to school because it was a good time. I won't be able to go home for Easter so it was good to see all my family.

First Track Meet

On Friday, we had our first track meet ever as a team. It went pretty well. Track is way different in college than it is in high school so a few people were a bit surprised. I ran trak in high school and it was so difficult to accept that you arent going to be the best anymore. We did a lot better than we thought we were going to do and everybody was so excited because we all set school records. We tied for third place with 53 points and everybody worked really hard. Both of my relay teams took third in both races. The other teams there knew that it was our first year and everyone was realy supportive about it. They gave us some tips and everyone was really impressed on how we performed. Our coaches were proud. I was definitely proud of my team and I know that we can do a lot better in future meets.

Thoughts on Bullying

In my ED 340 class, we talked about bullying and all the laws that are being passed against it now. As my teacher was explaining things to me it made me realize how outrageous people are today. Every little thing is bullying nowadays. What happened to the old days when if you were being bullied you needed to defend yourself. It's normal for young children to act out once in a while to say things like "I don't want to be your friend anymore" and then the next day they will be best friends. I believe that some things should not be tolerated like physical pain but how can you even tell if children are telling the truth or not? I believe that parents baby their children too much which puts bigger targets on their backs to be bullied. Children need to learn on their own how to handle things because they are not going to have their parents or some aid to back them up in the realworld. It gets mes so aggravated thinking about how kids are being raised in this day and age. Does anyone else feel the same way?

Boring Teachers

One of the most annoying things about being a student is listening to a teacher talk in a monotone voice. Every time it is always about a not so interesting subject as well. Even though we are in college, it's still hard to pay attention and take notes on a lecture that is so boring. There is so much technology out there that there has to be something that teachers can use to make a boring lecture more fun even if it's just a game like jepeordy. Agree or disagree?

Caldwell College

I hear people talking all the time about how this school is not the best to attend. What a lot of people don't realize is that this school is not that terrible. The teachers are nice and will do anything to help you out. In high school, teachers said that your colllege professors would not care about you but luckily enough, Caldwell does. The campus is small which means less walking. This campus is all about what you make of it. you're here for four years so you might as well make the best of it. People need to loosen up and learn how to have fun!