FIRST- I have been slacking on my blogging, so I am sorry!
SECOND- There is soo much snow outside and it is freezing.
THIRD- Yet, I still feel inclined to wear shorts...
Ok now...
Finals week is probably the most stressful-fun-crazy-terrible-tiring week I have had in my college life. (Yes I know, I am a complete noob to college) But nonetheless, every college student in finals week needs some way to "SURVIVE"
Some students visit home for a day. Some have their parents send them a "Survival" pack, filled with hot cocoa, candy, granola bars and more candy. Some students stay up for 24+ hours, studying and cramming in as much information. Some students drink ALOT of red bull. And some students just relax and watch some movies, hang out with friends to take off the stress.
How did I survive?
I visited FFA Chapters!
During my busy week, I decided to make it even busier by adding to my "To Do" list:
Buffalo Lake-Hector FFA Holiday Party
Hutchinson FFA Holiday Party
Some friends from camp,
Aryel and
Ryan invited me to their home chapter,
Buffalo Lake-Hector for a Holiday Party and some extreme dodge ball. It was a lot of fun to see their chapter, participate in the meeting,see some other friends from camp, watch the Parli Pro team in action and PLAY DODGEBALL!
Nikki... shared with me that she hopes to be a Region V officer next year! In addition to her regional goal, she would also like to serve others as a nurse in the future.
Nathan... was in the shop finishing up an electrical project that I would probably kill myself trying to do. (Seriously, I have no welding or electrical skills) He is deeply interested in Agricultural Mechanics, and next year he hopes to either go to school to study to be an electrician or work around on his neighbors farm, wherever help is needed. Right away in the dodge ball game I got him out (in the head to be precise), but my victory was short lived as in next game I got tripped up and he got me out as well.
... Just as the week was wrapping up, Emily and I took off on a Friday night to the Hutchinson FFA Holiday Party. HOWEVER, since I was in the vehicle, it was more than likely that we would get lost! Driving through Hutchinson we got lost, trying to find the roads and we weren't sure where we were going until RED-BLUE-WHITEREDBLUEBLUERED1?!!? lights started flashing behind us. (by the way, the previous was my interpretation of the lights) Yes, as you may know it, we got pulled over: FOR DRIVING TOO SLOW! He asked, " Are you lost?", and I was happy to say, YES WE ARE. He showed us how to get to the school and then we were fine!
In the Ag room, we were greeted by more of our friends from camp and other events including: Kelsey, Katie, Chelsea, Paige, Miranda and Breanna. Before going to the bowling alley, I was hoarded with lots of food. Even though I was totally full, after eating lots of puppy chow, cake, ice cream and candy...I knew that I would need the reserves for a day at college when I got hungry. Kelsey lead the chapter in the monthly meeting. At the meeting I met with a committee, with Miranda and Matt, to discuss and plan some events for FFA Week in February. I wont reveal what is planned, but it should be a good time for the whole school!
Then, we made our way over to the bowling alley.
It was the perfect place for me to humiliate myself because there was black lights, loud music and the game that I am the worst at, BOWLING. However, I did have one victory on the night. I bowled a record high, 101. Yeah, told you I'm terrible, but I tell you who isn't terrible:
Tyler... bowled a TURKEY, meaning 3 strikes in a row!
Matt... works on a dairy farm and loves working with dairy cattle. Once I discovered this I introduced him to my friend
Emily because, if you don't know yet, she is kind of crazy about her Brown Swiss. After having some conversation with
Matt, I thought he would be the perfect candidate for an awesome FFA experience at the State Fair, CHS Miracle of Birth Center. So fair goers, watch out for
Matt next year, he is the cool kid with the dairy cows.
Chelsea... is better than me bowling backwards, than I am with my right arm.
A Lemke sandwich. (Miranda, Me, Paige)
EVERYONE FROM HUTCHINSON FFA!
Thank you to the Buffalo Lake-Hector and Hutchinson FFA chapters for having me!
Moral of the story: I passed all of my finals!
