Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!

I am currently spending my Halloween in the great state of Kentucky. Our soccer team made it to the conference tournament and our first game is vs. Northern Kentucky tomorrow at noon. Hopefully we can win to continue our season. If not, our season will end tomorrow.
Last weekend we were in Wisconsin and Chicago. It was a lot of fun because we spent time on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It is a street of dreams for all those shopaholics like myself. It is a mile long strip that has almost every store you can think of! After that, we went to a nice dinner right off Michigan Ave. Here are some pictures from our trip.

I am looking forward to November because it means we just have one more month of school until our long Christmas break. Once Thanksgiving is over, finals start a few weeks after. I have five finals coming up in December that are going to be pretty challenging. But before finals, I have a lot of projects to complete. For my language Acquisition class, I had to collect a speech sample from a four year old and translate the sample. I did the sample on my roommates godson, Noah. He was really cute and not shy at all so it made my job a lot easier! It was really enjoyable! Once I complete the rest of my projects, I will feel a lot less stressed.

Well, I hope everyone enjoys their Halloween weekend!
-Abby

Breast Cancer Awareness

Hey all,

This week at school, one of the sororities here on campus, ZTA, is helping to raise money for breast cancer awareness. This always hits home to me because my grandmother suffered with this, and I always appreciate all the effort everyone puts forth to raise money and donate to this cause. Earlier this week, they sponsored the Big Man on Campus, in which several male students participated. It is like a beauty pageant for men, in which they modeled formal wear, performed a special talent and answered a tough question. My roommate's brother actually ended up winning and he's only a freshman (congrats John!)

Tonight, we have our second to last home soccer game. For the game, we are wearing pink jerseys which the athletic department is providing for us in recognition of breast cancer awareness! There are also raffles going on, and I believe there is even a bbq or bake sale taking place during the game. I am really excited because we have never done anything like this before. Hopefully we can pull off the win in pink, and take that momentum with us to Sunday for senior day. I can't believe it is the seniors last home weekend! I am going to miss them all so much and it will definitely be different without them.

-Abby

Hello everyone!

My schedule has been pretty hectic. Last weekend, our soccer team was in St. Louis. I love when we have our St. Louis trip because over half of our team is from there, so we are able to split up and stay at houses. It makes it more homey then staying in a hotel. I am excited because this coming weekend we are finally taking our first, long roadtrip. We are heading to Kentucky to play Bellarmine and Northern Kentucky. They are ranked right above us in our conference so hopefully we can pull out a couple wins. It is amazing to me how fast our season is going. We are already down to our last weekend at home for conference play.


Also, I cannot believe that it is already the first week in October! This means that midterms are here! I have two big midterms, which I am anxious to get over with because then fall break will set in. I am looking forward to having a break from school, but I know I will use that time to catch up on homework and sleep. I have many projects that are due toward the end of the semester so I will utilize this break and get started on them!

Once fall break hits, this means that the Nebraska-Mizzou football game will be coming up. It is taking place on this Thursday night. Since there are a lot of Rockhurst students from Nebraska and Missouri, it makes for a great rivarly here at school. Around campus, you will notice everyone wearing their spirit wear for their favorite team. Being a die hard Nebraska fan, I am hoping that we will get revenge on Missouri this year and we will come out with a victory! If not, I am sure I will be hearing about it for the rest of the season from the Mizzou fans. Let's go huskers!