Thanksgiving...? That happend already? Really?

So yeah, Thanksgiving... That's already happened? Come and gone? Done like dinner? But how is that even possible? There's no way it's already the middle of October, and there's definitely no way that I'm accccctually in the middle of midterms and papers. Nah, can't be true. I mean afterall, I just got to Mount A a few weeks ago. Yeah... a few weeks ago... Holy cow, where did the time go? Well, to be corny... Nah, I can't say it, it's too lame. What? You want to hear it? I'm telling you it's bad... Okay fine: I guess it's true what they say, time flies when you're having fun! Like all of these Harperites in this wonderful picture! (Particularly Brent, our House President, the one in the yellow, hahaha.) And just think, this could be you! Living in Harper Hall, the best house on campus (obviously... don't listen to what anyone else says!), screaming yourself silly at Spirit Night, pretty much one of the most fun nights in residence life :) All the houses get decked out to the max in their house colors, bring banners, mascots, props, the whole shabang, and dance, cheer and indulge in ridiculousness all night long! There are also wicked obstacle course games, and man, are they a good time, haha.

What else has been going on here in Mountie Land? Well of course, there was the BIG DAY... HOMECOMING! And you know what was the craziest part?? MOUNT ALLISON WON THE FOOTBALL GAME! Isn't that mad?! I'm really sorry if any Mount A football players are taking offense to this, but please, if you are, don't. I mean, if we're honest and take a look at the facts, Mount A just hasn't won many football games, let alone Homecoming, for quite some time. It was hilarious that when Mount A beat St. FX (yeah, that's right!) no one quite knew what to do because well... we're just not used to winning, haha. People were like, should we rush the field? Should we stand here and clap? Should we cheer? Should we just go home? Haha, very funny indeed. Here's a shot of the scoreboard, just to make the win final in everyone's mind, haha. 25-13, baby! Now that's what I'm talking about!

But, other than the actual win of the football game, it was wicked awesome to see soooo many people out for the game. Everyone was wearing garnet and gold, everyone was at the game, and everyone was having an awesome time. Some of the houses made big banners to support the Mounties and all the residences met up in the Quad and headed over to the game together. It always feels like I'm in a movie when I go to a football game here, particularly at Homecoming, because we didn't have football at my high school and the atmosphere is just kind of... magical and surreal, haha. Everyone's cheering, the home team is actually winning... how fairytale-ish!
And finally, here's one last Homecoming photo, of Mayme (co-president of Campbell Hall), me, and Emily. Both girls are best friends whom I grew up with and are now loving the life with me at Mount
A :) And hey, how perfect is this photo? You've got the Mount Allison University sweater, the two ladies in garnet, the crowd of people in the background, the crisp blue sky... Ah, Mount A is a fairytale indeed, hehe.

So yes, the time up until Thanksgiving was wonderful - lots of friends, fun events and good times :) Thanksgiving itself was also really nice... I was definitely feeling like I could use a break from school and all the work that was going on. And it was just really wonderful to be able to see so much of my family - many of them that I hadn't seen in quite a long time. Going home for the first time since coming to school is always so wonderful, especially if it's your first time living away from home. Mmm, here's a fun picture from my Thanksgiving in Moncton this year! My dad, me and my aunt Kay, acting crazy during Thanksgiving dinner, as per usual.

But alas, it's now back to the grindstone... This past week and this coming week are gross... After this two week period I'll have had 4 midterms, 1 paper, 1 assignment and 1 quiz. Gross gross gross! Buuuuut, if I can make it until Friday, everything will be a-okay, because it's my good friend Alex's 19th birthday, and since he's the co-social chair of Campbell Hall, he's decided to throw himself a nice little floor crawl to celebrate, haha. And, added bonus, two of my best friends from UNB, Colin and Kyle, might be coming to MTA to celebrate as well! Huzzah! Time to buckle down and get to it... wish me luck!

Much love,

Sue

sjhumphrey@mta.ca