In which a lot of things happen very quickly

The first few weeks at SMC were peaceful. Quiet. Not too much was going on for a non-party-goer like myself. When I wasn't sitting in my dorm room watching a movie, I was sitting in someone else's dorm room watching a movie. It was the slowest few weeks of my life.

But all that changed when the club nation attacked.

My friend Katie and I attended an activities fair and signed our names on almost every piece of paper we could find. We signed up for everything from MOVE groups to knit club to Random Acts of Kindness. All of a sudden, my e-mail exploded.

At this point, I think everyone on campus is used to the bazillion e-mails we receive daily. Signing up for all those groups made the situation even worse! It's awesome, though, to know that all this stuff is out there and that all these groups exist. :)

Since then, things have been hectic. I had a multitude of papers to write this week, and I attended a mass number of meetings. There were also some huge events going on around campus and in Burlington. On Saturday, I went with my friends JLo and Erica to the Pride Parade in Burlington. (We ended up being late to the actual parade due to a fabulous little thrift store on Church Street. It was fantastic. It might be my new favorite place.) We marched from the thrift store to Battery Park, where we walked around all day, listening to beautifully performed and hilariously clever live music. It was beautiful. We even managed to leave the park right before it started to rain!

Sunday morning, I woke up late for church by three minutes. However, I am proud to say that I still made it to mass nearly on time (with brushed teeth, even!) and enjoyed a lovely Sunday mass. Afterward, some friends and I enjoyed a fantastic brunch in Alliot. (Waffles. Waffles everywhere. With syrup. And strawberries. Mmm...)

Since the weekend, it's been pretty busy. My schedule has calmed down somewhat, though, so I at least have some steady activities. Aside from class, I also attend so many different meetings- Common Ground (SMC's GSA), Connections (basically a scripture-based reflection of our lives and our various faiths), Drama Club, and more. There are so many different groups on campus, and I would love to join them all if I could!

Side note: two of my friends here, Lauren and Katie (they also happen to be roommates), have seriously been my main source of comedic relief at Saint Mike's thus far. They both have such wonderful, dry senses of humor, and I love it. I was so lucky to become their friend.

Funny story: I went biking with Katie the other day. We were trying to find a mini golf course, but we took a wrong road somewhere and suddenly found ourselves very lost in South Burlington. It was at that point that we wimped out and took a bus back to Cherry Street to catch the transfer to Saint Mike's. It was a beautiful bike trip, but a word of caution- always bring your city map with you!

I also want to give a few shout-outs to some of my blogger friends:

Emily, who invited me to a fantastic VITA activity this evening that I enjoyed immensely. We are also Doctor Who friends. We are watching the next episode together for moral support (Whovians know)

Alex, who is literally the happiest, nicest person I have ever met. She is fantastic and is one of my BBC Sherlock fangirl friends. She helps run some of the activities I go to.