I am lying in my bed in so much pain from being so tierd, and pain just shooting through my neck and back. This weekend proved to be crazier than expected, but this isn't from my weekend. I felt perfect yesterday - I mean I alittle on the lazy side but that is how watching NFL is supposed to be. I called at 6pm on sunday to see when I worked the next day because they were slow on making this weeks schedule, 5 am was my answer. YUCK I had slept kinda late and napped so I just eneded up staying up until 5 because I knew I wouldn't make it otherwise. It wasn't just normal unloading though- when I got there we had heavy lifting from the freight truck and I am in desperate need of new tennis shoes for back support so basically I was a big ball of pain and grumpiness trying my best to let the holiday cheer shine on my un-makeup, dry, lifeless face. So that work, other than that things are great. They actually gave me off Friday and Saturday so I can go home for the OSU/Michigan game.

On a much happier note, I think I found the most adorable school rivalry. Wabash v. Depauw is called the monan bell rivalry and the big deal is they gaurd this old bell from the railroad inbetween the two schools and the freshman on campus are the security guards for it if they won it the previous year. Also, once you win it the bell travels from fraternity to fraternity all night (keep in mind it is 300 lbs.) and everyone that wants to drinks beer out of it even all the parents. Then This week they have to ring it every minute or every hour? I'm not sure but they boys were so excited to win the bell, and I was especially happy because since it's such a small school we could rush the field, go and hug the boys right after in their muddy gear but you got the see just how in the moment they were. I was urged by everyonel to go under the bell and one of the alums had slipped whiskey in the bell too so when the beer and whiskey mix got in to my eye and up all the way in my nose---- lets just say I was out of commission for awhile and joined the party after the bell had left the Beta Theta Pi house. Nevertheless I am happy I took part in the festivities. It's so odd how well I get along with these boys, I realized how good of friends I consider them when I got to introduce Elyse to all of them and they got to introduce me to their parents as one of their really good friends. Sitting around on Sundays watching the Bears and Colts is probably one of my favorite traditions. I think I had a big void last year of the "hanging out" with guys. I usually only saw the boys on weekend nights, and when they were drunk. Also I don't feel like I have to be coupled off to be accepted.

Ok well maybe i'll write more later but as of now i'm about die from hunger pains. keep it real

On our Kitchen Stools:

I get so angry at our heating system. Ok we have 3 floors, and floor one is about 60 degrees, floor two 70-75 and floor three (my bedroom) is about 90. I don't want to switch rooms so that It's 60 degrees, but waking up sweating in november is unnecessary. When it would get too cold I always put my marker bin over the vent, but i'm afraid that if I put it over when its hot it will melt. Any solutions from my loyal readers?

Although it is technically now "Holiday Season", I feel like I have already been holiday-ed out from the day that I had to clean out all the boxes that had broken glass ornaments. I will say that I am pumped to decorate our tree/house. I am focusing on using cranberries and holly because Red is the accent color in Living Room where the tree will go. I was ready to take down the halloween decorations this morning. We had pillow stuffing as cobwebs and i kept finding random pieces in our wine fridge with bits of wine that dripped out of the box and then it would be all sticky and extremely gross. Also I am excited we are having a house thanksgiving the sunday before. It'll feel like thanksgiving because we can sit around all day, and watch football woo ( I am a converted Bears fan). The boyfriends are all coming and I will have the boy I like the best that weekend hahah Just kididng hopefully Boosh and Alli will come, or Brian Leis idk, we'll see. I have to come back from Michigan Weekend earlier than I thought but Thanksgiving with my 3 favorite roomates and the boys that put up with me..... wouldn't miss it for the world.

This weekend turned out to be a extremely successful, low stress halloween. I didn't spend any money on costumes, Fell Asleep extremely easy both nights, woke up both mornings without hangovers , and partied with everyone that I would want to party with at IU. On Friday I stuck with Nicci and Tara, and we were joined by a friend from our floor that trandferred to southern Indiana. Saturday I had to work all night but it almost added to the excitment because when 9:30 hit, I hurried home and plugged in the curlers and started blasting a mix of songs that remind me of Akita because Katie Williams was staying with me. We went to a 2 house party at the Villas a townhouse complex across from the stadium and stayed there the whole night. It was thrown by guys that went to high school with Mel and Amanda and had such a great time hanging out with all of them.

This week has been kind of blah, I mean It was rainy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I have dealt with the beginning of the blah weather with exercising every day, and because I no longer work cash register I get a really good workout from work too so I am feeling great. I have been reading during all of my breaks instead of leaving and I finished a book called "Entre Nous; A woman's guide to finding her inner French Girl". It was cute, and since i've been teaching myself french all year learning the culture really supplemented it. I don't know how exactly I started such a fascination with their culture. Today I am started a book called "Freakonomics". I'll let you know how it goes.

This weekend I am hitching a ride with Melanie to Wabash on Saturday night because Mikes Frat is having a huge Toga Party. Their frat is really old school because it's a all boys school so i'm really pumped to feel like i'm in Animal House for a night. I have a blue satin toga from one of my friends and flat silver sandels that lace up my foot. Alright I have work at 12 so I better so make myself presentable. Have a good day!