October

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a week or two... Hard to believe it's been that long! Things have been good, but really busy. I've got tons of work to do for classes, plus my job, plus my friends, boyfriend, family, and peers, plus my room's magnetic pull on clutter, plus the beauty of seeing fall come to be! I'm constantly running- sometimes even literally. This past saturday was a really fun day: I slept in a little, did some reading and hung out, then went and played in the intramural soccer game at 2! It was so much fun! I ran hard, played a mean defense, and even though we lost to the most rotten fraternity on campus, we still had a great time. Plus, the weather was picture perfect; a sunny, breezy 65 degrees. I brought clothes to the game, changed after, and went on to work 3:30-12. I came back to my room and talked to Andrew and Alice for a little bit and proceeded to fall fast asleep. Yesterday was nice, too; I went to mass with Andrew, got tea at The Muddy Cup, and walked back to the dorm. I was laying down for a nap when two of my friends from Colonie sent me a text message saying they were in New Paltz! So I showed them my dorm and intoduced them to some of my friends, and when they left, I had lunch and walked to Manny's Art Supplies and bought string to weave bracelets and a masquerade-esque black eye cover mask for our autumn-themed eveing, and Alice bought paints, Marc bought a fake mustache, etc. We came back to my dorm and went to the kitchen and baked pumpkin pie! While it cooked, Marc read his new book, Alice painted a huge picture, I wove bracelets, Sam and Kevin ran the music, and Emma sewed her quilt. We were all feeling pretty crafty and very fall, and when the pie was done we all took spoons and ate it without plates.


Today is a typical monday. I feel like I don't know where 6 weeks has gone, and already teachers are talking about midterms... I'm feeling competent, though, and had a very productive day today in which I cleaned my room from top to bottom and inside-out. Tomorrow Alice and I are going to see a $4 movie, and Thursday all classes are cancelled for Yom Kippur. It should be a nice week! Hope everyone is well and as warmed as I am by the changing leaves. I missed this color palette last year!