Monday was our Olson open house, which was kinda lame cuz we just got back from Thanksgiving and had zero time to decorate. but still fun. went to the Daudts' for Christmas cookies and carols. went to Wengatz (guys' dorm), which was really lame. they only put lights up and no decorations at all. not even food!
Wednesday was English (girls' dorm) open house, which was awesomeeee. tons of decorations.. themes like Gilligan's Island, Elf (the movie), Going green..etc. and Second North had a spaghetti + maple syrup contest (just like Elf did in the movie). was gross!! these pple sitting around a table, slurping spaghetti as fast as they can.. haha. pretty entertaining. Gerig was cool too..FOSO (the guys) had a sumo-wrestling pad. and they had hot chocolate in a mini-toilet bowl, which looked gross but i licked it cuz someone dared me to. haha.
Thursday no more open houses.. :( but the international students had a Secret Santa gift exchange.. i gave random candies and got a hot cocoa mix in return! it came with hot chocolate, mini marshmallow, a huge mug, chocolate and those cheese grater thingys to grate chocolate into my drink! cool or what?? i love it! haven't tried it yet but will soon! cuz it's freezing cold in my room - there's a huge, gaping hole by our window. it's been there the entire semester and they haven't fixed it yet. ugh.
thursday was also our LAST ECHO until feb!!! SO EXCITED! no more newspaper stress for a while!!!! YAY :) it went pretty well too. andrew was stressing us out about stories, and i had to write a last minute one, but it was all good.
and then FriDAY! LAST DAY OF CLASSES!!!!! SO HAPPY! this semester pretty much flew by! things just feel so surreal. can't believe i'm leaving in less than a week!
Fri was SILENT NIGHT! where we all dress in our pajamas and go cheer our basketball team on in their Ivanhoes Classic game. this year was funny. so we were all silent as usual until our team scored their 10th shot, then we all jumped up, hyper and screaming our lungs out. but then turns out the shot didn't count. hahahaha. so we all collectively sat back down and shrieked again 5 seconds later when they did score for real. haha. was fun seeing everyone dressed down. as usual there were half-naked Wengatz boys and Sammy boys dressed in weird outfits like Elmo and Winnie the pooh. haha. oh so fun. i got so excited cuz we WON! totally dominated the other team, doubling their score!! :)
cartoon,me,alana at Silent Night! too bad can't see my PJ bottoms. hot pink and white stripes! haha
Silent Night 2008! this year was way more fun than previous years.
Half-time games. look at our Taylor Trojan mascot on the left! haha he was so cute. anw those pple had to put on bball outfits over their clothes and whoever did that and shot the first basket in won. was pretty entertaining.
then we rushed to the DC for Habecker's Holipalooza!! Christmas cookies with frosting, hot chocolate, pudding eating contest, christmas carol karaoke, 'ice fishing', christmas ornament decorating, building gingerbread house contest, taking pictures with santa... oh fun times :) esp the karaoke part. there were definitely alot of pple who cannot sing but still sang their hearts out. their bravery was admirable. haha
At Habecker's Holipalooza... watching pple participate in the pudding eating contest. they put stockings over their heads and sucked pudding through it. disgusting but highly entertaining.
rushed back to the wing and we all drove to Fort Wayne to sleepover at Megan's house. her house...is simply beautiful. seriously. why can't houses in sgp be as beautiful??? they had a gorgeously decorated christmas tree, a warm fireplace, a coca-cola themed basement, huge TVs, comfy couches, a white christmas tree...beautiful decorations everywhere...omg was totally jealous. wish i could live there. haha. was fun hanging out and talking with the girls. talked about our VCs (visual crushes) again. haha. interesting how everyone has different eye candy. and on sat morning our PAs woke us up and gave us christmas presents from our parents! it's a sweet Olson tradition. i wasn't expecting one but they gave me two! they bought it themselves cuz my parents didn't send any in time.. so i got a barbie doll and a ribbon twirler. haha. our theme this yr was 'gag gifts'..so everyone got funny, lame, weird stuff. and then we got our FIRST WEST OLSON hoodies!!! they're red and so awesomely decorated by our PA Carrie's fiance :) she's leaving next semester to get married :(
Sat was the Christmas banquet at the DC..crazy crowded and waited like an hour for the food. but was better food than usual.. and was nice to see everyone all dressed up :)
at the Christmas banquet. yummy marshmallows/strawberries in chocolate.
oh josh. such the player.
oh cartoon. can't believe i've known her for almost 3 years! time flies insanely fast.
me and dan!
and then Sing Noel: Christmas around the world! the chorale did an awesome job singing all those songs in different languages. then they did a Bahamian dance. and we sang along with the songs in english :)
The finale of Sing Noel! was an awesome concert. those pple with the crazy purple headbands are my awesome Bahamian friends :)
went to the DC for desserts after the concert..
Me, susan, christina at the DC after Sing Noel
me, susan, janelle.
Rhona, dan, me, norah. their african outfits are AWESOME!
look at their cool outfits! and if u think i look like an asian waitress, i think so too. but don't care! couldn't find my heels and it was freezing outside anyway.
i love norah! :) sad she's graduating this year.
After Sing Noel.. with the awesome singers of chorale
and then to Payne's! a coffee place..and then to walmart where i got several christmas presents cheap :)
Midnight Wal-mart run.
Me=happy chick flick lover
Cartoon=emo macho/gross films lover
YAY for cheap movies at Walmart!
outside Payne's (cafe)..freezing cold and these 2 girls insisted on taking a pic
"Playing around with a feather" series in Payne's
Luke's 16th century feather pen
Susan sneezing out a feather. gross
My huge feather earring. total fashion statement.
erm.. my feather mask.. that failed to cover my face.
awww. cartoon, me and susan (cartoon's future roomie!) SO EXCITED. we're gonna have so much fun in the spring!!!!
birds of a feather :)
the whole group at Payne's. think this is the biggest group i've ever been with to Payne's.
Mmmm.. piping hot caramel apple cider on a cold winter night.
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