Sunday, October 03, 2004
*applauds by snapping fingers*
Family Weekend was a blast, guys. It was cool being able see my family for three days, especially since I hadn't seen them since I moved onto campus. They got to see what things were like for me, and I got to catch up on a first-hand basis. Oh, and they also got to eat caf food. Mua haha.
Friday was the beginning of this whole shindig, with a 'poetry bash' occurring at the Roost at 8 pm (The Raven's Roost is this new-ish gathering place the college has. It has study areas, a pool table, the Campus Grill, a sit-down restaraunt named "The Monte Cassino Inn"). A group on campus- the English Club, I think- got this jazz group to play music for the event. It was great. Not only did they play some really cool live music for us, but they also played music in the backgroud while people read their poetry. It was fun. I felt like a beatnik, but it was fun.
The poetry was good, too. Let me say, there are some real talented poets on campus, and I envy them like I envy Arnold's Schwartzzeneger's accent: me and poetry don't get along too well, and I'm always impressed by people who can pull it off. These guys did it with music, too.
John, my youngest brother, is a gregarious little fellow. I think having three older teenage siblings explains why he talks so much, but he definately likes to chat. After reading a sweet poem he made about me, as a matter of fact, the leader of the jazz band gave him a signed copy of the group's music. Holy crap, I don't have a single signed free cd, and I'm in college. He's six.
Anyway, the day pretty much ended after the poetry thing. Saturday was definately the full day, guys. There was all kinds of stuff: speeches, talking to teachers, football games, gambling, movies... We were basicly busy all day in a whirlwind of activity. On top of that, after working it out a bit, my brother got to sleep in my dorm room with me, and my sister got to stay with a friend! It was fun. Peter and Sarah got to hang out with all my friends, watch a movie with them, eat donuts with them at 2 am, etc. etc. It sounds like they had a blast. Plus, they got to do all this while my parents went back to the Ramada in St. Joseph. Benedictine > Ramada.
Sunday was a little bit simpler, with mass followed by brunch in the caf. 10 am was the scheduled mass to go to, and lemmie tell ya, I don't think I've ever seen the Abbey Church so full. People were packed like sardines in there! It was cool to see all those familys together at chuch, however, so I shouldn't complain.
Brunch was right after mass, so you can guess that the caf was full, too. It was fun. I got to eat and chat with my family a bit more, introduce them to some more friends, and talk to Rob's (Rob is a friend of mine) parents some more. Plus, I think the eggs were real this morning.
At around 1 pm-ish, I waved my family goodbye. My poor sister Sarah was in tears seeing me leave again, dispite the fact that I'll be seeing her in two weeks. I love you too, Sarah!
Family Weekend is a great idea. I'm glad BC came up with it. And now that it's over, I think I'll take a nap or something.
- Paul
Friday was the beginning of this whole shindig, with a 'poetry bash' occurring at the Roost at 8 pm (The Raven's Roost is this new-ish gathering place the college has. It has study areas, a pool table, the Campus Grill, a sit-down restaraunt named "The Monte Cassino Inn"). A group on campus- the English Club, I think- got this jazz group to play music for the event. It was great. Not only did they play some really cool live music for us, but they also played music in the backgroud while people read their poetry. It was fun. I felt like a beatnik, but it was fun.
The poetry was good, too. Let me say, there are some real talented poets on campus, and I envy them like I envy Arnold's Schwartzzeneger's accent: me and poetry don't get along too well, and I'm always impressed by people who can pull it off. These guys did it with music, too.
John, my youngest brother, is a gregarious little fellow. I think having three older teenage siblings explains why he talks so much, but he definately likes to chat. After reading a sweet poem he made about me, as a matter of fact, the leader of the jazz band gave him a signed copy of the group's music. Holy crap, I don't have a single signed free cd, and I'm in college. He's six.
Anyway, the day pretty much ended after the poetry thing. Saturday was definately the full day, guys. There was all kinds of stuff: speeches, talking to teachers, football games, gambling, movies... We were basicly busy all day in a whirlwind of activity. On top of that, after working it out a bit, my brother got to sleep in my dorm room with me, and my sister got to stay with a friend! It was fun. Peter and Sarah got to hang out with all my friends, watch a movie with them, eat donuts with them at 2 am, etc. etc. It sounds like they had a blast. Plus, they got to do all this while my parents went back to the Ramada in St. Joseph. Benedictine > Ramada.
Sunday was a little bit simpler, with mass followed by brunch in the caf. 10 am was the scheduled mass to go to, and lemmie tell ya, I don't think I've ever seen the Abbey Church so full. People were packed like sardines in there! It was cool to see all those familys together at chuch, however, so I shouldn't complain.
Brunch was right after mass, so you can guess that the caf was full, too. It was fun. I got to eat and chat with my family a bit more, introduce them to some more friends, and talk to Rob's (Rob is a friend of mine) parents some more. Plus, I think the eggs were real this morning.
At around 1 pm-ish, I waved my family goodbye. My poor sister Sarah was in tears seeing me leave again, dispite the fact that I'll be seeing her in two weeks. I love you too, Sarah!
Family Weekend is a great idea. I'm glad BC came up with it. And now that it's over, I think I'll take a nap or something.
- Paul
Paul!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! I didn't know Kansas could be so exciting! I can hardly wait for the next entry! In case you didn't know, this is Raven, who's stuck in Boulder. (Well, not really...I have a car. HaHaHa!) Keep 'em coming! Bye!
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: 12:26 AM
: 12:26 AM Glad to hear your parents weekend was a blast. My folks and I spent the majority of this past Parents/Homecoming Weekend away from campus. It was great, I got to eat at Noodles and Co, as well as some home cooked food, sleep on a water bed(My mom has friends!), and listen to my parents snore in unison. There's something about married life that makes people come together... Well, I hope that classes aren't hittin' ya too hard since the folks are gone. Good luck in Greek!
Here is the poem John wrote for you at the poetry slam:
My brother is in college!
It's really fun in college.
And the interesting thing about me
is I can ride a bike on two wheels!
My brother's name is Paul.
Paul is really nice to me.
# posted by : 7:24 PM
: 7:24 PM 
