Emily's blog
Class of 2009, Communications Major, from Houston, TX

Hey Guys! I hope everyone had or is having a relaxing and safe spring break!
My spring break was a lot of fun and was very relaxing. It was so nice to
just be able to go home and spend time with my family. The weather was sunny
and 75 degrees almost every day. I think it only rained one day! It is
pretty nice to be able to go home to that kind of weather. We went to College
Station for about half of the break to visit my older sister, younger brother,
and dad. They are living there right now since my dad got a new job. While
we were there we visited the house that we are going to move into in June,
hung out with family friends, and hung out around A&M University where my dad
and older sister work. It is always fun to go to other colleges or
universities to see how they compare to your college. I love Texas A&M, but
it is so different from SNC. It has 40,000 students where SNC has 2,200.
They are both great schools in their own way.

For the other half of the break I was in Houston. While I was home my little
sister and one of my brothers were on spring break too. It was really nice to
be able to spend a lot of time with them. Like always, my mom, sisters, and I
did a lot of shopping while I was home! I love Houston because there is so
much to do and so much shopping available. I also ended up being at the park
a lot playing basketball with my brothers. A lot of the time while I was home
was spent getting ready for my sister's wedding on April 5th. It's about ONE
WEEK away!!! I am so excited to go home next Wednesday for the wedding, it is
going to be so much fun! Other than that my family and I had a really nice
Easter on Sunday, and then I flew back to school on Monday. Overall, I loved
spring break because it was so relaxing.

Now that I am back to school it's so stressful knowing I have so much to do
before finals week! I have my sisters wedding next week, which means I will
be missing a few days of school. In the last month and a half of school I
have a project, debate, two papers, a huge portfolio, and four exams to
prepare for! It is going to be a very busy final weeks of the semester. It
will be so nice once the semester is finally over with.

Well that's all I really have for now. Hopefully next time I write to ya'll I
won't have burnt out from all the craziness at school! Take care until next
time :)

Hey everyone! I hope everyone has been doing great since the last time I
blogged. Luckily, I haven't been quite as busy lately compared to the first
six weeks of the semester. This week has been a nice break. Basketball ended
about two weeks ago, so now I have more free time since I don't have practices
and games everyday.

Other than that my leadership capstone class has been keeping me pretty busy.
For the class my six other classmates and I have to create a leadership
project and we have to compose a leadership portfolio. It's a great minor,
but it's a lot of work. Our project is going to be awesome, and I think the
campus will really enjoy it. We are going to set up an event for the SNC, De
Pere, and Green Bay community that will inform them more of the leadership
minor and leadership overall. We are going to have former Packer coach, Mike
Sherman, speak on leadership and his leadership experiences thus far in his
life. We are going to have food and possibly a band from SNC play for
entertainment. I think it's going to be awesome for the students and SNC
community. We are planning on having the event Friday, April 25th so if you
are in town you all should definitely go! On top of planning the group
project we have to compose our portfolio, which is worth about 1/3 of our
final grade. We are also strongly encouraged to attend leadership sessions
every Tuesday this semester in order to receive our leadership certificate.
These three different things for the leadership capstone class have been
making my semester really busy!

LUCKILY it is almost SPRING BREAK!!! WOOHOO!! This is a much needed break
from school, and I am really looking forward to it. We have break from
Friday, March 14h until Monday, March 24th. Next week is our last week of
classes and it should be a busy last week full of tests and papers. I have
two exams so far, one of which is actually a two day essay test. The two
exams should keep me in the library 24/7 starting this Saturday. UGH! It
will all be worth it at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 14th when I finish my last
class before SPRING BREAK! Did I tell ya'll that I am extremely excited for
SPRING BREAK?! I am going home to Houston/College Station for the break. I
will split my time between the two cities, which isn't bad since they are only
about an hour away from each other. It will be so nice to relax, not worry
about school, and see my family. I haven't been home since January 6th, so I
really miss home. All of my six roommates are going to Florida for the break,
which sounds like it is going to be a lot of fun. I wish I could go with
them, but I really just want to go home and see my family. Too bad I can't do
both!

Well I don't want to keep you too much longer so I will head out! I hope
everyone is doing well and enjoying the second semester of school. Chat with
you soon :)