March 13, 2010- Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

It was pouring rain with high winds this weekend. There were a lot of trees that had blown over with their entire rootball ripped out.

Coffee Beans

The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

Jennifer and I went on a photography vacation. We went to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, an Australian pie shop (for me) and then Ikea.

March 12, 2010- Friends in NYC

Red Mango is my favorite Fro-Yo shop.

On tuesday I drove from Wooster, OH to NYC it is about an 8-9 hour drive but I stopped and ran some errands on my way so my trip was a little bit longer.
I spent the first few days helping my sister organize her apartment and filling out an application for a ministry I am hoping to work with next year. But on friday the Wooster Band had a free day on their tour of New England in NYC so I got to spend the full day showing Brett and Sarah around NYC which was super fun. The weather was kind of miserable but the company made up for it. Jennifer joined us for dinner and took us to a fun noodle bar where we got to try lots of new things and then we went out for Fro Yo, because what is a NYC experience without Fro Yo.

March 8, 2010- Turning I.S in # 91!!!!

Seniors at The College of Wooster spend 7 months writing a Independent Study thesis. We work directly one on one with a professor in our field. I spent this year looking at the relationship that traditional denominations have within the inner city. I finished with a total of 73 pages. I turned it in on the first monday of Spring Break. I am so glad to be done! When you turn it in you get a button with your number. Out of about 370 seniors I was #91. It was pretty exciting! Once it was turned in I was able to hit the road to start my real spring break!

March 1, 2010- Beautiful Sky

I was really excited because the sky was a beautiful blue! So I had to take photos. There hasn't been any new blog posts because there hasn't been any new photos. This month is the worst month of the year for seniors at Wooster. We have spent the last 7 months working on our independent study projects and it is the final push. If you don't get it done before break you have to stay over spring break and finish it by 5 oclock on March 22. Which just isn't fun. So the goal is to have it done by the weekend of break. So every minute of the end of february/early march is filled with I.S.

February 20,2010- Gala

Gala is a once a year event on Wooster's campus. It is pretty much the only time that every social circle interacts, comes in contact with differing social circles. It is a semi-formal dance hosted by SGA. They bring in a swing band and lovely desserts with a chocolate fountain. There really is nothing to go and get dressed up for in Wooster so we have to make our own events.

February 11, 2010- Driving and Interviewing

I drove to Ann Arbor, MI to interview with InterVarsity. It was a lovely drive about 7 hours total. The interview went really well. They offered me a position on staff. Now I just need to figure out what nex year is going to hold for me.

February 10, 2010- 22nd Birthday

I celebrated my 22nd Birthday on Wed. We made cupcakes at Bible Study and then Sarah and I went over to Kauke to see the filling of the Arch. Filling Kauke is a tradition that goes back tons of years. The idea is that if the arch is blocked then class will be cancelled. That has only happened once which was my freshmen year and that was because none of the staff could get to campus and I think they were trying to appease the students since that year the cops were called and several students got arrested . No charges were filed but it was still quite the night. Infamously called "The Wooster Riot"