Days fly by...

It has been a very busy week and I am finally taking a minute to write a little update. Unfortunately, since we are a private school we had classes today, but I guess it all evens out during Easter. haha. It is crazy to think that we are already in our second week of classes, but things are going really well so far. I have two history courses ... one on the American West and another on Colonial America. Both professors are top in their fields and have been absolutely amazing thus far. I have already told you about my fabulous education class, but I am also taking Intro to Film and Television, which is also very interesting ... my professor is probably 28ish and has a mohawk (no joke!). Today we discussed everything from crystal meth to Hitler ... I have a feeling it is going to be a very interesting semester. Finally, I have a French class that meets four days a week. It has been really hard to get back into it after taking the summer off, but I still really enjoy learning the language!

Today we started lifting for track... our new strength coach is awesome! He is a former football player and is very intense yet fun. I think it will be a great year with him. We also got to meet our new jumps coach today. He used to coach at the University of Tulsa and seems like a really great guy. I am hoping that he has a lot to teach us and is willing to put in the extra time with us ... from the looks of things, it should be a great year.

We have our first home football game this weekend and I am soooo excited. On Thursday we have the annual Dillon Pep Rally, which is a pep rally put on by Dillon (a boys' dorm) on the Thursday of the first home football game. Dillon is our "brother dorm" this year, so we lucked out with a roped off sections right in front! Then Friday we have the first real pep rally of the year and drummers circle...both are great Notre Dame traditions and I couldn't be any more excited to be back in the middle of it all!!

I am planning a carnival to benefit Charlie Weis' charity "Hannah and Friends" and the final countdown has begun.... 11 days. Things seem to be coming together, but trying to bring together 24 dorms and 20 something clubs from around campus has been a bit overwhelming. I was also in charge of creating the carnival t-shirts, but they are finally at the printer, so that is about done. (Let me know if you want to support the cause and buy one .... ) But hopefully we can make all the last minute adjustments and make the carnival a success!

Finally, I have been glued to the news trying to get updates on Hurricane Gustav. After visiting New Orleans this summer I absolutely fell in love with the city and have been praying that the city makes it out without too much damage. I also met a lot of great people while I was there and pray that they are all okay! Keep them in your prayers.