Moving on Up

to the north! Illinois that is. I know, you are probably thinking, "Kerri, that was about two/three weeks ago." I know. You're right. What can I say? To be fair, I have been unpacking and trying to make the new house feel like our new home. Aww... how cute is that? Cuteness aside, let me tell you that everything is going great. My room is now completely finished--also finished is my schedule for fall (finally!). I will be taking 18 hours and none of the course titles sound particularly fun (do they ever?)- but hey, I know I can get through it, and I am on track to graduate in 2 years (yay!). Let's see. How about I give you a brief rundown of the past month, eh?

5.6: First day of exams in Auburn.
5.7: Fly to Orlando for Matthew's wedding
5.8: Spent day in Downtown Disney and saw Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba
5.9: Flew back to Atlanta and drove home to Auburn (in this day, actually rode in a boat, train, subway, plane, car, and 4 different buses!)
5.11: Last day of exams in Auburn. Packed up dorm and stayed in house for last time
5.12: Started trip northward. Stayed over night in Nashville visiting family.
5.13: Made it to Charleston!
5.15: Road-trip to St. Louis to see the musical Young Frankenstein and to take mom to the airport
5.16: Road-trip to Chicago
5.17: Volunteered at a golf tournament in Chicago working the 3-par challenge with Ted Petersen (2 time superbowl winner)
5.18: Toured EIU, visited with counselor, and made up schedule for fall
5.22: Visited Amish country
5.28 Moving van came! Time spent working on the house!
5.29: Mom and Codi arrive in Illinois
6.4: Explore Champaign, Il
6.5: Attend Strawberry Jam in Arthur, Il.

Well... That is all I can remember at the moment. As you can see, or, at least, as I hope you can see, I have been very busy! I do promise to write more often (and quicker so that I do not lose the stories!).

All the best!

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Seeing Young Frankenstein

At the Fox Theatre in St. Louis to see Young Frankenstein

Giuliani Visits the Loveliest Village On The Plains

"To be a great leader, you need to be optimistic.

You should be optimistic in life anyway-
you'll have a lot more fun!"

Auburn welcomed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani last night. Giuliani spoke on "Principled Leadership in the Face of Change and Crisis," sharing pointers for life and leadership in today’s instant world. Giuliani's speech was well delivered and quite humorous (I, for one, did not expect to be laughing at this event). So, what does one need to be a great leader? Well, according to Giuliani, one needs to have strong, unwavering beliefs, optimism, and courage. Also, one should over prepare so that, when trouble arises, you will be able to preform any task under pressure. He was quick to point out that no one is perfect or knows all the answers--therefore, you must be willing to accept the help and advice of others who know more than you. Above all, to be a great leader, you must love people.

Sneaky Sneaky!

My third to last time playing at St. Michael's.
My last day to play will be May 2nd.
Don't miss it!
(I think I'll be out of town next weekend.)
Picture snuck by mom on her cell phone during mass!

Better Safe than Sorry

After lunch, I walked back to my dorm. Looking forward to relaxing for a bit before business law, I reached back to find my tiger card. It wasn't there. Panicking, I pulled my backpack off and started a mad search for it. Still- it wasn't there! I decided to retrace my steps. I mean really, it hadn't been that long since I had lunch (the card is used to buy food and as a key). I walked back to the Student Center and revisited my table--no tiger card, and the place where I bought my food--no tiger card. What was I supposed to do? Then, right on cue, my phone rings with a call from daddy. I answer, "Daddy! I'm glad you called. I have no idea what to do. I can't find my tiger card anywhere!" Daddy says to go to the tiger card right away, cancel the card, and get a new one. Good plan. I find my way to the tiger card office. "Hello! I need a new tiger card!" I said quite cheerfully. A lady looks up from a desk. "ID?" Nope. I don't have one. You see, my driver's license is in my dorm room. My dorm room is accessible only by tiger card. I can't get my ID because I would need a tiger card to do so, which is why I'm in this office to begin with. I explain this nicely to the lady and get the equivalent of "Too Bad!" in response. Eventually, I get into my room (a friend came out the door and let me in) and gather up my notebooks for the rest of my classes (in case I can't come back in) along with my id. I go back to the office and have a new id made. I head back to dorms and the key does not work yet. I call housing to update key and there is no answer. Fine. I decide to just spend time in Lowder's computer lab before class. I get there, open my email, and there's one new message with the subject "I FOUND YOUR TIGER CARD!" A boy found it in the quad and was looking to return it. He left a number, so I called him. Turns out, he lives in my dorm and hoped to get my card back to me before I had gone out to get a new one. I got my card back from him (I didn't tell him that I had already gotten a new one) and was ready to put the whole fiasco behind me. I guess I'll just use my old, newly found card for my scrapbook...

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A Very Mary-Kate

Does watching regular tv take up too much of your time? Are you just looking for a quick laugh? Well, maybe I can help for I've just stumbled on a hilarious web series that must be checked out! (And, each episode is only about 1-2 minutes long!) It is billed as "The unofficial biography of Mary-Kate Olsen." Whoa buddies!

Here are my favorite episodes thus far: