Hershey Park Adventure!

First of all, Happy Mother's Day! I have been blessed to have an incredible mother, who has supported me through everything, was there for me when I needed to sort out my options, and who has given me unconditional love. Love you to the moon and back, Mom!

This past two weeks at work have been incredibly laid back and a little emotional. Dickinson was on finals week last week and this week is finishing up finals and then Senior Week- there has been no programming, no students in Landis House and no students to have meetings with. The whole year has kind of stopped this past week! It has been weird not having meetings every day. This summer will be filled with projects like organization, helping a tad bit with orientation for next fall, and then organizing things for the person who is taking over my spot. Next year, there will not be an Episcopal Service Corps member, there will be an actual staff member, so that will also be a change! Last weekend we were able to have a great end of the school year with students by going to Hershey Park in Hershey, PA! I absolutely love roller coasters, so I was excited to go to an amusement park. I was a bit skeptical about going there because I had no idea if the rides would be good or not. They were good :) My favorite was Skyrush, but really, what a rush! The following link is a video of what it is like to go on the ride (https://www.youtube.com/embed/hpvVBDz1rXM?rel=0&autoplay=1&enablejsapi=1)  You go down about 75MPH and my bottom was literally off my seat, it was so much fun! If the wait wasn't so long to go on it, I would have ridden it again! The other ride that I really liked was Great Bear ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/WujrDNgFcus?rel=0&autoplay=1&enablejsapi=1), it was much more twisty and upside down than the Skyrush! I was also surprised that there was a Wild Life experience, which had alligators, eagles, wolves, elk, foxes, owls, and a lot of other animals that you could walk right next to and look at! We had 9 people all together come on this adventure and spent the whole day at the park. It was a lot of fun and I am very happy that I could have shared this with some of my students!

Also this week I have been working on pastel drawings for my drawing class. I am thinking about submitting my work into the class showcase, which any one who is taking  a class is eligible to submit up to 3 pieces of work, so I am seriously contemplating that!

Big things are happening regarding this upcoming school year at Minnesota State as well! I have formally accepted a graduate assistantship position and will be working with first year, undeclared students with advising! Part of my graduate assistantship is I get paid $9,000 for the school year and they pay for 9 of my 12 credits of classes and I work 20 hours per week.  I am very excited that I have officially committed to this position. I am officially committed to the program Counseling and Student Personnel, College Student Affairs. I have committed and signed a lease to live in a house with 3 of my friends. This are really happening, people! Just have to get to August to make it all happen! My last day of work at Dickinson College is July 16th and then I go on a retreat with the Sycamore House and then I move back to Iowa on July 21 or 22nd. I am currently trying to find a flight that isn't super early or not very long layover in O'Hare, I will most likely buy one this week though!

I hope you all have a great day and week! The weather in Pennsylvania has been HOT. Already in the 80's, I'm not prepared for all this weather! I am a little crazy and would rather be cold then hot!

Happy Mother's Day!