Here's the thing -- I know it's been awhile. I know I said back in October that I was trying to keep up with blogging, but here I am, MARCH FIRST, writing for the first time since then.
While blogging is still my favorite hobby and definitely helped me keep my sanity for a long period of time, it fell on the back-burner last semester and never really made it back to the top of the priority list.
There's quite a bit to catch up on here. I don't even really know where to start...
Let's go with the six THON Athletic Marketing events that I worked on throughout the year. THAT WAS FUN. Then there was working 20 hours a week in the basketball office, which has given me wicked awesome opportunities (S/O front row at Madison Square Garden), taking 18 credits (note to self: say no to 3 ECON classes at once), and trying to just embrace every moment and take everything day by day. Sounds cheesy, I know, but when I was averaging three hours of sleep a night back in October and November, that's what I had to tell myself in order to keep going.
Last semester flew by with everything that happened with school, work, and my beloved THON involvement. After five finals, two projects, a term paper, and my first speeding ticket in December, I was ready for some Netflix and sleep in good ol' Erie before a lovely gals' trip to San Francisco to visit Molly with Larz. Going into all of the details from our California adventure would take quite a bit of time, but just know that I got to see the Full House house, have a date with an octopus at the aquarium, hug a redwood tree, and walk around Google's campus in Mountain View with my best friends. IT WAS REALLY FUN.
When I got back to State in January, the craziness started right where it left off. With six weeks until THON, there was a lot that needed to be done. I kept track of time through THON events, from our PR Retreat weekend where we all loved one another to the Road To THON Celebration, where all of the THON Volunteers gathered for a fancy dinner at the three-week countdown mark.
Oh yeah, I also turned 20 -- how weird. I'm officially not a teenager anymore. Wowza.
Then I blinked and THON Weekend was upon us. I moved into the BJC with my Co-Captains on the lovely Friday morning a few weeks ago for the best 46 hours of my life. You've heard me go on and on about how incredible THON is, and here I am again. There is no true way to describe the magic that occurs during the weekend. Mama and Coach Rei were able to visit the event floor for a little while, so I was really happy that they could experience what I am so passionate about instead of them just listening to me ramble on.
I'm still out of tears from all of the THON Weekend happenings and I still hug my Co-Captains every chance I get because they stood by my side throughout the most challenging and rewarding year of my life. I'm thankful for them and all of their hard work. More importantly, I'm thankful that we're $9.7 million closer to a cure, FTK.
I could definitely say more about THON, but that will have to come later because as per usual, I'm still processing everything that happened during the weekend of running up and down committee member stairs and though the HOS hallway and into the locker room.
Alongside the craziness of Penn State came another basketball season in the Reilly household. I have to admit that this past season was pretty hard, being that things never seemed to swoosh our way and it's pretty difficult to watch the people that you care about struggle. The Gannon Basketball family never gave up on one another, however, and I've truly never been prouder to be a part of this loving group.
Sophomore year has been a whirlwind to say the least. I went from drinking 6 cups of coffee a day to only 2 cups a week (for the sake of my health and my meal points). I've accomplished a lot of what I set out to do, but I'm really looking forward to everything to come. I'm getting ready for future THON endeavors, preparing for internships in *California* next summer (FINGERS CROSSED), and laying the groundwork for a research project in India in the near future. Oh, and I'm having a lot of fun, too, just in case you were wondering. I might stretch myself a little thin every now and again, but I'm definitely taking advantage of everything Penn State has to offer. I'm living the dream in Happy Valley, folks.
I'm not sure when the next post will come, but I'm hoping I can get back to a solid schedule. As of today, my mind is solely focusing on Spring Break. I won't be going anywhere tropical, but I'll be heading to Toronto with MCash, so I'm sure we'll have our fair share of fun...
This post was pretty random, but at this point, that's what I've got.
For now, I'm back to writing and getting enough sleep. We'll see how long this lasts...
Toronto for Spring Break, Eh?,
Kirst
While blogging is still my favorite hobby and definitely helped me keep my sanity for a long period of time, it fell on the back-burner last semester and never really made it back to the top of the priority list.
There's quite a bit to catch up on here. I don't even really know where to start...
Let's go with the six THON Athletic Marketing events that I worked on throughout the year. THAT WAS FUN. Then there was working 20 hours a week in the basketball office, which has given me wicked awesome opportunities (S/O front row at Madison Square Garden), taking 18 credits (note to self: say no to 3 ECON classes at once), and trying to just embrace every moment and take everything day by day. Sounds cheesy, I know, but when I was averaging three hours of sleep a night back in October and November, that's what I had to tell myself in order to keep going.
Last semester flew by with everything that happened with school, work, and my beloved THON involvement. After five finals, two projects, a term paper, and my first speeding ticket in December, I was ready for some Netflix and sleep in good ol' Erie before a lovely gals' trip to San Francisco to visit Molly with Larz. Going into all of the details from our California adventure would take quite a bit of time, but just know that I got to see the Full House house, have a date with an octopus at the aquarium, hug a redwood tree, and walk around Google's campus in Mountain View with my best friends. IT WAS REALLY FUN.
When I got back to State in January, the craziness started right where it left off. With six weeks until THON, there was a lot that needed to be done. I kept track of time through THON events, from our PR Retreat weekend where we all loved one another to the Road To THON Celebration, where all of the THON Volunteers gathered for a fancy dinner at the three-week countdown mark.
Oh yeah, I also turned 20 -- how weird. I'm officially not a teenager anymore. Wowza.
Then I blinked and THON Weekend was upon us. I moved into the BJC with my Co-Captains on the lovely Friday morning a few weeks ago for the best 46 hours of my life. You've heard me go on and on about how incredible THON is, and here I am again. There is no true way to describe the magic that occurs during the weekend. Mama and Coach Rei were able to visit the event floor for a little while, so I was really happy that they could experience what I am so passionate about instead of them just listening to me ramble on.
I'm still out of tears from all of the THON Weekend happenings and I still hug my Co-Captains every chance I get because they stood by my side throughout the most challenging and rewarding year of my life. I'm thankful for them and all of their hard work. More importantly, I'm thankful that we're $9.7 million closer to a cure, FTK.
I could definitely say more about THON, but that will have to come later because as per usual, I'm still processing everything that happened during the weekend of running up and down committee member stairs and though the HOS hallway and into the locker room.
Alongside the craziness of Penn State came another basketball season in the Reilly household. I have to admit that this past season was pretty hard, being that things never seemed to swoosh our way and it's pretty difficult to watch the people that you care about struggle. The Gannon Basketball family never gave up on one another, however, and I've truly never been prouder to be a part of this loving group.
Sophomore year has been a whirlwind to say the least. I went from drinking 6 cups of coffee a day to only 2 cups a week (for the sake of my health and my meal points). I've accomplished a lot of what I set out to do, but I'm really looking forward to everything to come. I'm getting ready for future THON endeavors, preparing for internships in *California* next summer (FINGERS CROSSED), and laying the groundwork for a research project in India in the near future. Oh, and I'm having a lot of fun, too, just in case you were wondering. I might stretch myself a little thin every now and again, but I'm definitely taking advantage of everything Penn State has to offer. I'm living the dream in Happy Valley, folks.
I'm not sure when the next post will come, but I'm hoping I can get back to a solid schedule. As of today, my mind is solely focusing on Spring Break. I won't be going anywhere tropical, but I'll be heading to Toronto with MCash, so I'm sure we'll have our fair share of fun...
This post was pretty random, but at this point, that's what I've got.
For now, I'm back to writing and getting enough sleep. We'll see how long this lasts...
Toronto for Spring Break, Eh?,
Kirst
