rushing towards spring holiday...

It certainly has been a while since I have written... ten days... I know, but it is getting harder to think of what to write about. Life here is pretty much just normal now and the everyday events that you want to hear about aren't exactly events... they are just life to me. However, I will do my best to recap a few of the goings on of the past week or so in a few words... we took a flat trip (split into two groups) to Eastwood on a weekday to see the home of D.H. Lawrence and to see where the book Sons and Lovers was set. We have been immersed in the book and homework and spring holiday planning... and whatnot. Oh, and at long last, the housing deal at Luther for next year is somewhat resolved. Lisa and Marissa have worked their magic and we were granted off-campus. Hopefully I will know before I leave on break which house they are going to sign the lease for... either way, I am ecstatic that we finally had something go our way.

Yesterday was the Ed Prickett Inter-Uni Relays at UNott and it was my second time racing for NUAC. The weather wasn't too bad, a bit windy, but quite sunny. The only real problem with the course was the monstrous hill in the middle, not that I am complaining, just pointing it out. The teams did pretty well and it was a good day of racing... followed by an excellent evening out. I met one of my teammates in city centre and we met up with some other teammates for dinner at a pub. We moved to a different pub and met up with more NUAC people and some NUAC alumni or 'old boys' as they like to be called. We moved, yet again to a pub called The Irish, rather appropriate for the day, don't you think? I guess it is tradition to end the evening there after the Ed Prickett Relays, so there we were. The scene was a little different from the pubs and clubs that I am used to, which are filled with Uni students, but it was fun none the less. Within an hour of arriving, the place was filled with St. Patty's day celebrators and lively music. I wasn't exactly in the mood to watch the rest of the bar get any drunker than it already was, so I left with some of the underclassmen and we went to a new club that had live music and was filled with less ridiculous Uni students and, thankfully, no 'friendly' old men. We stayed out quite late listening to music, chatting, and dancing and then I caught a taxi home. It was a great evening overall. On a side note, I texted home to let my flatmates know I would be home late, but I guess they missed that text, because I got a call from Mary checking to see where I was. When I left the club, my teammates demanded that I text when I got home. It was great to know that my friends here are just as overprotective as all of my Luther buds.

The weather today was interesting to say the least. There was horizontal rain, snow, sleet, crazy wind, lots of sun, and puffy white clouds... all within a few hours. I have been reading and putting off booking the final touches for my spring holiday and I hope to get a bit more coursework done this evening. I hope everyone at home is healthy (Kaiser... no more pneumonia) and the weather is warm-ish. Enjoy your spring breaks whenever they may be and keep in touch... my mailbox is still open while I am gone for a month over spring holiday, and it would be wonderful to come home to bunches of mail :) hint... hint. Oh yeah, spring holiday, six days and counting and then a month of traveling... a week in Ireland and then three weeks of Mediterranean sun. While on break, I do have some work to do though. I need to revise for my ridiculous exams, prepare for writing essays when I get back, and read a novel for Mark and Carol. I also have to figure out my classes for senior year, pre-register, and find a way to actually register while I am on a Greek Isle. Thanks Study Abroad for being so lenient with us... I am sure there are Internet Cafes open at all times of night in Santorini... oh well, I am sure it will work out somehow. Well, I'm off to read another LONG chapter of S&L by Mr. Lawrence. Enjoy the rest of your weekend...