Finally Friday...except not really/WHERE DID WINTER QUARTER GO??

Wow.  It's Friday.  This week has gone by so fast, which for the first time is a bad thing because I now only have 2 more days left to study for my Monday finals.  Darn.  I was looking through my old posts and realized that it has been over a month since I started my blog...time has flown by!  Looking back, I haven't been able to blog as much as I would have liked to but I'm fairly happy with the content thus far.  However, I'm semi-running out of ideas...so if you have any please let me know!!!

On that note, starting in the next couple of weeks I'm going to start having guest bloggers!  I've talked to a couple of people and so far everyone has been pretty enthusiastic about it.  So if you're interested in that let me know!

On to today's post.  A summary of winter quarter:

As my second quarter of college draws to a close I'm going to take some time to revisit some of the highs and lows of this winter!

1.  Classes
     -This quarter I took French, Math, Econ, and an Ethics class.  I remember being excited at the beginning for my first "college" class (Ethics), and honestly it was kind of a let down.  None of my classes this quarter were exceptionally exciting and they all definitely had parts that were exceptionally difficult.

2.  Sorority Recruitment
     -The second week of this quarter brought about major social changes for a lot of girls on campus as it felt like the whole freshman class went through Rush.  I personally thought the process was a little more intense than what I had anticipated but, as cliche as it sounds, everyone ended up where they should have!  Things I learned:  1.  Keep an open mind and don't let stereotypes influence your thoughts.  2.  Trust the system.  3.  The greek system isn't for everyone.

 3.  Sorority Events
     -Of course as soon as you're in a chapter the massive amounts of social events commence.  From pre-games 1-3 times a week, to formals, and bonding time with your new pledge class...this quarter definitely was the quarter to enjoy sister and brotherhood!

4.  Swimming
     -Practice amped up to 3-4 times a week, which took up a decent amount of my time but helped me deal with a little stress.  Ended this quarter with club elections and will serve on the swim club executive board starting next quarter!

5.  DANCE MARATHON.
     -I LOVE DM.  SO MUCH.  All year I had been looking for something to be my passion at college and I think I may have found it.  Raising over 1.1 million dollars for charity, dancing for 30 hours with some of the coolest cats, and nailing down some corporate donations all made DM one of the best experiences I've had at school.  I'm already SUPER pumped for DM2013!!!

6.  Family Visit
     -I was unable to leave Chicago for a weekend due to lots of events and lots of homework so my mom and sister came down and chilled with me for a weekend in February.  We went shopping downtown and ate lots of nummy food.  Next time we'll definitely hit up some of the museums and the aquarium!

So cheers to winter quarter.  All the memories.  The weather we never got.  Finding love in the 618.  Dancing.  3am chats.  The future.  Spring quarter will be EPIC.

Peace. Love. Spring break.
Kat

DM2012: All we do is DANCE.

We danced, and we danced, and we danced some more.  This past weekend I participated in my college's dance marathon, aka 30 hours of non-stop dancing.  It was one of the most incredible and memorable experiences of my entire life.  When someone got tired, there was always another person there ready to motivate them to keep dancing.  As a way to pass the time, I decided to live tweet every 1.5 hours.  Here are some of my tweets from the weekend...  

2 minutes until the craziest, most intense 30 hours of my life...#nudm2012

1.5 hours in...the beats bumpin, we're sweatin, but it's all good!!!#nudm2012

Block 1 complete! Feelin fresh and ready to go for block 2!#DGZBTdomination

WE'RE SO GOOD!!! -Haley. 1/2 way through block #2. Leggo.#nudm2012

BLOCK 3 has begun: Commence dirty dancing!!

1/2 way through block 3....FOOT MASSAGES!!! My ankles will be candles shortly...

It's blockpocalypse!!!! Block 4 leggo. #dgzbtdomination #NUDM

Sorry for party rocking! 1/2 way through block 4!! #NUDM2012

Sunrise: Check! Morning run around Norris: Check! Block 4: Check!!#nudm2012

@tmkaltenecker how are your cankles coming along??

Feeling ready to boogie after 50 minutes sitting, breakfast, and a refreshing show! Block 5 here we go!! #nudm2012

Taylor Swift is not real country. 1/2 way through Cowboys v. Aliens block #5! #nudm2012

We're halfway there! Here we go block 6!!! #nudm2012

Fatigue starting to set in...power through block 6!!! #nudm2012

Lunch on lunch on lunch. Life in block 7!!

Hit the point where I can't stop dancing...#nudmproblems #block7

The hardwork is done. Final 3 blocks. #NUDM

Extreme fatigue...time to focus on the kids.

Block 8: Only 2 blocks left!!! Stay strong. #nudm2012

@tmkaltenecker I just fell asleep sitting up. #nudmproblems

27 hours, 9 blocks: Complete. Bring it on block 10!!!!

Dance on.

Kat

Here are some pics from the weekend : )

Here comes the sun!  6:21 am sunrise during block 4.

ALMOST DONE!  Block 10.

Over 1.1 million dollars raised for a great cause.