Back to School

I am back at school, and it's good to see the Thomas crew again. I came back yesterday unpacked and decided to move my room around. My roommate Zack and I, both think it looks a lot better as we have more room now. Anyways, this vacation was good, as I was able to relax and see family and friends. My mother made a delicious Thanksgiving meal this year, I was stuffed. Though I was able save a little bit of room for a piece of pie. Then I watched football, though their wasn't really any good games on, held off on a nap, then went to play in the Turkey Bowl (it's a mix between football & soccer). It was a close game, but the team I was on pulled out with the win! So that was definitely exciting.

After, I went over to my buddy Russell's house and played the game Risk. I have never played this game before but it seemed pretty fun but it was a long game! It took about two and a half hours until I was out of the game and at that point there was two people left in the game. I didn't really know what I was doing at all, so I pretty much just stayed in South America, and that was not the greatest idea (if you've never played). Now I know though and next time I will be better, for sure.

Thanksgiving Break

On Tuesday it was free bowling night for Thomas students. Thomas rents out the bowling alley right across the street, usually at least every month. It is always a fun time and a lot of people go. There is always good music, and they have black lights by the lanes. Also earlier that day, our team had a dodgeball game against the Mavericks, in which we won! Then on Thursday the school had it's Thanksgiving Gathering and Employee Recognition. There we had the best meal of the year, the food was so good, it made me really excited for Thanksgiving.

Next week we only have school on Monday and Tuesday, then Thanksgiving break!!! I can't wait to go back home and see my family and all my friends that are back on break. On Thanksgiving I usually sleep in and then our family has a Thanksgiving meal in the afternoon. The food is always amazing, and I always feel 10 pounds heavier after. The meal is followed by watching football and the occasional nap! Then at 7:30 I go to the Turkey Bowl, it's a family tradition of one of my best friends, but anyone is welcome. We play it in a parking lot, it's like soccer but has some football mixed into it. It is always a great time.

Three Day Weekend

On Tuesday we lost our dodgeball game, :/ it was bad, we were swept 4-0. We were the better team, but they executed great game plan and beat us pretty good. Tonight we have another game, against Team Charizard. Hopefully we will bounce back with a win. Last Night, I attended Professor Dog Wallace's Last Lecture. It was very interesting as he emphasized about getting out in the world, exploring other countries and seeing different cultures. I do hope someday that I visit another country for an extended period of time, though am sure it will probably a ways down the road.

So because of Veterans Day on Wednesday (we went to school that day) we are having school off on Friday. So that's very exciting, I can't wait to sleep in tomorrow! I am staying here on at Thomas, on this three day weekend and I hope to see one of the two showings on Saturday, in our Auditorium. It's the Pre-Release of the movie GI Joe- the Rise of the Cobra, it's a movie that I had wanted to see. Also, another movie I am hoping to see in theaters is The Blind Side. It is based on a book that I am reading right now for my composition class, it's about the life of this football player, who is a big boy in fact! In the book it just talks about him until college; however, he ends up in the NFL, and I believe the movie has a bit about that. But anyways thank you for reading, have a good weekend.

Dodgeball has begun!

Hey so, our team had our first dodgeball game of the season; we played best of 5, and we won the first three games. It went pretty quick, so they have changed the rules now so that it's best of 7 games, so that's sweet. Our next game is Tuesday, against the Recess Renegades. So that game should be interesting, because they are an older team. Hopefully we do well, I believe we will.

On Saturday and Friday, I went and visited Orono with my brother Brian, so that was fun. Though Saturday I missed an ice skate at Sukee Arena, it was free for Thomas College students. I had wanted to attend, because I have never been ice skating before. Though it was probably better that I didn't go, it most likely would have been quite the show. Also, on Saturday, Rick Barry an NBA Hall of Fame member, came to Thomas. He had a clinic here and then attended the alumni basketball games giving autographs, and between the girls and boys game, he was named a honorary member of the Thomas College basketball program so that was pretty cool.

On Wednesday there is a special event that I am going to attend: The Last Lecture with Professor Dog Wallace. It is based on the book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Dog will have about 45 minutes give a "last lecture" I am very interested in hearing what Dog will have to say. Dog teaches English here and is a teacher of mine. He is a amazing teacher, as I have learned so much from him already. Also, he is something else, just quite the character. But thanks for reading.