well, the school year just ended thursday...i had my last final then...and let me tell you, i'm completely sad that this year is over! my sophomore year...done!! :( I can't believe it. right now, im actually sitting as my mom is braiding my hair in like sixty or so braids, and we're watching "save the last dance." it's actually the last night ill be hanging out with my mom, tomorrow im going back to school for graduation and for our trip to buloxi, mississippi! yup...it's that time again...

in His love,
MJ :)

man, has this weekend...this semester, rather FLOWN BY!!

i just got back from spending the weekend with my boyfriend at the beach. he goes to Eastern University and this summer, he's doing an internship with CIY (Christ in Youth) all around the country. Once he leaves tomorrow, he won't be back until August 11th. (AHHH!!) I'm bummed that we won't be together this summer, but I know that it's an incredible opportunity for each of us to grow and serve the Lord. Also, I think I'd be bummed out if I didn't have my own internship to be excited about!! :) Not to mention that I leave for Buluxy, Mississippi in 7 days!! :)

Man, I really can't believe that another year has passed..this really goes by all too fast. I'm excited to see some new faces in August. Talk to you all soon! :)

Ahh, I know, it's me who is the stranger, really! I feel like every time I blog I talk about "how busy I am" but no SERIOUSLY, right NOW..IT'S INSANE!! This time of year is always crazy-I've got 2 20 page papers due within the next two weeks, a 100 page unit for Science, lesson plans, tests, projects, presentations, and then, of course, not to mention all the FUN stuff that is going on around campus. Sometimes I really wonder why all the really fun activitie are planned around the busiest time of year! Ahh oh well, needless to say, this is my FAVORITE time of year at campus-everyone is doing everything, and I love it, love it, love it. So, here's a little recap on some of the basic things that are going on around here.

We've got tons of activities going on EVERY WEEKEND. For example, this weekend there's an PSI CHI INDUCTION (Psychology Honors Society), OPEN HOUSE, a FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT NEW ORLEANS, a trip to the Phillies and a concert in Philly (for like 5 bucks)...next weekend is an ALBRIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP RETREAT, A CARWASH BENEFIT FOR NEW ORLEANS, KAPPA DELTA PI INDUCTIONS (Education Honor's Society), HONORS AND AWARDS CEREMONY, OOZEBALL (Volleyball in the mud)..and the following..looots more stuff. Greek week is also coming up as well as some "end of the year" activities for the entire school. It's crazy fun-crazy fun.

Yup, and with that said, I leave for New Orleans, well..Buluxy, Mississippi in less than a month with about 50 Albright College students. It's going to be a blast. AAANNND from there, I'm back for 8 days and then I'm off to Missourri to do an internship for this summer-doing service work kids!! AHHH IM SO EXCITED!! :)

Anyway, hope you all are doing well with making your decisions. Best of luck! You're always welcome to comment or email back if you have any questions! Hope to see you on campus in August!

Lots of Love,
Melissa :)

okay, so...recent college stuff?

WELL..can i just tell you about the sucess of a very cool "Cleaning Staff Appreciation Day" that happened here at Albright? It was GREAT! About 30 students decided to volunteer their time to work alongside some of the cleaning staff workers here at Albright College!! Everyone LOVED it! It was a complete BLAST! I've made so many new friends, it's sooo great..definitely a UNIQUE thing about Albright..I learn to love this school more every day..

so what else...

In His love,
MJ

alright, more later kids. :)

So sorry about the delay..as always, things are crazy here at Albright. Let me see if I can update you with some of the highlights! :)

Hmm..alright, well, last week was a HUGE weekend for Albright! On Sunday night we held our annual Scholarship dinner-great people, great talents, and great FOOD! It was a whole lot of fun! I got the privledge of meeting a TON of the incoming (hopefully) freshmen for next year. Boy, are some of these people TALENTED! I love hearing all their involvements and achievements! It's always encouraging to hear just what sort of things incoming freshmen can bring in for the college. [If you're a prospective student reading this out there, DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS SCHOOL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!! They care SOO MUCH about you here! FREE MONEY is a GREAT thing! PLUS, you get treated to this FANTASTIC CATERED dinners-and let me tell you..between that special chicken, bliss potatos, and carrot cake...oh, they have got some GOOD FOOD!

So, Sunday night was a whooole lot of fun..but it didn't stop at dinner! You see, a BUNCH of my friends, especially those living in Mohn Hall (the honors dorm) had the opportunity to host an "overnight"-a prospective student who was interested in seeing what "life at Albright College is REALLY like!" It was AWESOME!! Get this..out of ALL people, i actually had my ROOM-MATE'S sister! She is the SWEETEST thing! I love her!!! Actually, we all ended up having a "game night" Sunday..about 20 of us went down to the lounge floors and we ended up playing Cranium's Pop 5 and Apples to Apples..SO MUCH FUN! We made smores and then played "have you ever.." (a keeper for college)..it was an AMAZING night!! :)

Classes are fantastic..I'm so in love with my psychology close relationships class-the topics are SOOO RELEVANT and sooo interesting. I'm almost done my education art class (we'll be switching to music after spring break). Education Scienece is going...I'll be teaching the "class" a lesson the day we return from spring break. hmm..ohh, in Psychology 300 (my research and statistics class), I'll be beginning testing actual Albright College students on an experiment I designed myself! :) That should be exciting! Oh yes, and my holocaust class is well...holocaust class. Yesterday I was pretty excited..I had the class at night (6:30pm-9:00pm)..we were watching a movie..I ended up sleeping for about 20 minutes of it..I watched all the "major points"..then he let us out of class an hour early!! It was brilliant!!

Hmm..in terms of events...Albright is having a HUGE BONFIRE TONIGHT..which should be a lot of fun. I hope we get to roast marshmallows. YUMM! lol. ACF has been ROLLING-we're really excited about our 24-7 prayer room that we just painted...it's orange..and soon (in April) we're doing a campus-wide "cleaning staff appreciation day" where the students get to work hand-in-hand with the cleaning staff here to show JUST HOW MUCH we actually appreicate their work! It's gonna be awesome, we're so excited! :)

OH! ANDDDD..on Tuesday, I just registered for the Albright Woods Appartments!! I'm totally excited-three of my best girlfriends and I will be living in C4..it's perfect! Good condition..nice balcony..right near the campus path, right across from the laundry rooms. Oh, I CAN'T wait! :)

Ahh, alright y'all...I've written a TON!! Thanks for reading!! :) You can always send me comments or emails! Hope to see you around campus soon! It's dinner timeee..... :)

In His love,
Melissa :)

well, first of all..the fundraising for the summer New Orleans/Mississippi trip is kickin' off!! We just had a Kids' Night Out this past weekend and it was great! It was a LOOOT of fun-all the people going on the trip got a chance to hang out together, which is ALWAYS an amazing time!!! ahhhh i love it soooo much! we're gonna be doing a WHOLE lot more too..Mardi Gras (which is like a HUUUUUUGE DINNER event here at AC) we'll be collecting donations and serving students-along with car washes, dorm storms, raffles, oh..its gonna be gooooood.

hmm..what else..classes are going AWESOME. the work is really starting to pile up, buuuut if you get a handle on it, you can stay ahead. im starting to get on my psychology 300 project-we'll be doing testing on real live participants soon-lol...aaaanddd, well, education is...education. :) I cant believe its almost midterm time though-it's so crazy how time flies.

OHHH so this is exciting!! I have an overnight in my room right now..get this. my roommate is hosting her and i gave her a tour!!!! she is sooooooo cool! She's a Christian!! Oh, she is coming here HARDCORE!!!!!!!! I loooveeeee her!!!!!!

that means all you people NEED to coome and do an overnight too!!!! :)

okay, im talking more with the overnight!!

peace outtttt

sorry its been quite a while since my last blog. sometimes, I'm so terrible with this crazy stuff. so anyway, let me think...what's been going on at albright. well, everyone is in full swing of their semester schedules now. OH, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MOST of my classes. lol. im taking psy 300, which is a class where the students are designing and carrying out research projects. they're really neat! okay and then..welll, im taking two education courses...one is an art class and another is about science..they're both pretty neat. i have a lot of friends in them, which is always fun. aaand, oh yes, im taking this holocaust lit and film class..whiiiiich, its interesting. its the first time ive ever had a night class (the class happens on tuesday mornings and thursday nights), so its a bit different. let's just say that with a schedule like mine, i'm starting a trend of taking red bulls to class each thursday night. oh ps, sorry about no caps or proper punctuation or anything in this blog, im just totally full of energy and obviously dont have the patience to correct for my improper instant message grammer (or lack of, rather). :) soo, yes, OH! but my FAVORITE class is this psychology class called "close relationships." its all about romantic relationships-oh, its SOOO cool! so yes..classes are fun..

alright folks, ive gotta get going. i've got a pile high mountain of homework that needs attention.

haha, homework.

OH RIGHT..AND A FEW DAYS AGO, IT SNOWED HERE! haha, that was FUN. everyone went outside and played in the snow..there were people sledding and running all over campus. I WALKED ON THE POND!!! i made history :) lol. snow is funnn. college is fun. come to albright. :)

i must say, although busy, it was a great, great day.

1. determined to start my day off right, i woke up this morning at 645, and was at the gym by 7.
2. as i was walking outside, i saw SNOW on the ground. i absolutely LOVE snow.
3. i was able to get showered, dressed, AND spend over thirty minutes reading my bible before my 10 oclock class.
4. even though psy 300 has a lot of statistics planned for it, im excited.
5. i set ahead and organized myself, and ate a fabulous saldad for lunch.
6. i got to go to work in admissions with my roommate and i gave a fun fun fun tour to two very nice football boys. i looove giving tours so much.
7. i went to lab. that wasnt AS fun. until i got to talk with my lab assistant and a close friend.
8. art education class is..fun. the teacher is soooo funny. i LOVE art projects.
9. dinner was good, i love grilled chicken.
10. karate was...interesting, minus drama.
11. i love my dorm room, since i was finally in it by 9pm tonight.

ahh yes, what an amazing start to the semester.

night peeps,
until next time.

COME CHECK OUT ALBRIGHT! :)

good luck to all of you who are still spending time deciding and shifting through school information, go where your heart leads you...the journey is yours, and truly, its a journey. :)

In His love,
Melissa :)

Well, I'm actually battling the flu right now, so in order to stay healthy for this whole field experience thing, I'm gonna get back to resting up. [It's been insane, in the past two days, I've gone to bed right at 6pm and slept...a lot!!] You're always welcomed to leave a comment, best wishes to everyone! :)

In His love,
Melissa :)

i mean, really, incredible.

i am sooo sorry i have not written in the longest time. definitely a mistake on my part. there is soooo much to talk about. thanksgiving in new orleans..the business of finals week...celebrating my 20th birthday...interim..ahhh!!!

let me see if i can give you a little recap.

so, over thanksgiving break, 6 friends and i went down to new orleans to volunteer for katrina cleanup. it was absolutely incredible. fantastic. amazing, really. i completely loved it. it is such a humbling experience. thankfully to our community, we were able to raise money to go on the trip and totally went down all expenses paid-from the plane ride, to transportation, to our own celerbation dinner-we were set. :) we gutted out houses, got to work in the 9th ward, met usher, and had..3 thanksgiving dinners!! lol. it was an awesome opportunity. i am so blessed to have gone down again with some of my faaavooooritteeee friends in the world. talk about a bonding experience. :)

what else..

alright kids, i gotta get to bed, this girl needs her rest for the next few days.
please please please keep checking us out! ;)

in his love,
Melissa ;)

other than that, things have been great. class work is starting to really pick up-projects, tests, papers, and everything!. i've learned to relax despite the hectic college schedule and constant nagging of assignment dates-the Lord's walking me through day by day. final's are in less than a month! its INSANE!!! the semester is almost over, i cant believe it. its truly gone by way too fast.

and yes, albright is albright...basketball season starts friday-im hoping our basketball record will be a lot better than our football. :) my friends are amazing..we always know how to have fun..and yea, thats about it. :)

ps. if you're reading this and you're NOT in college-you should def. come on a tour and check albright out. it can totally MAKE your college decision. cant wait to see you!! :-D

In His love,
MJ

so basically, all i have to say, is that God is amazing. :) you see, this weekend, i did a little random visit to my grandmother in canada b/c well..she's sick in the hospital, and i was pretty sure that it was going to be my last occurance ever seeing her. anyway, bottom line..the Lord does amazing things through unfortunate situations, and well-the trip was a blessing. the entire family got some time to spend together, to catch up, to grow together..and my grandmom finally received peace about her situation-it was such a blessing. :)

in other terms though, (PHEW, i feel like im running out of breath here..lol) this week is crazy, as usual. im splitting some time between school work, and reading with my Lord, with spending time with my beautiful boyfriend, to sitting down with some true friends here at Albright. :) towards the end of the week, we've got some killer visits coming with TONS of people, and to top it off, an open house on saturday. so, should be fun!! :)

ohh plus, ive got two parties to go to this weekend! yayyyy. :)

alright kids, gotta get back to work so i can go out later.
Glorifyin my King :-D

Love you all,
MJ :)

alright so, yes new orleans. its so incredible how that group-how that experience has impacted my life. even five months after it happened, my friends and i talk about it like it was yesterday. we were all so moved by the service we did down there-and we all want to go back so greatly. in fact, a small group of us are going back over thanksgiving-we're driving down. its going to be incredible. we've been fundraising some money to take us down there-this week, there is a benefit concert to raise some more money-it should be a big hit. :)

but yes, new orleans is incredible, and i am loving albright more and more each day.

:) speaking of work though-this is a day that i need to devote myself to catching up. :) soo, im going to get going-ive got a lot ahead of me. folks, its always a pleasure, im sure ill be updating in a week or so-until then...

In His love,
MJ :)