Concerts, Finals Schedule, and Upcoming Change in Address...

OK! Wow, so I'm surviving this semester, but not by much! LOL! It's been extremely crazy since Spring Break, and I've been studying really hard. But don't worry, there's been a lot of fun mixed in there! So, starting after spring break...let's see!

The first thing I think I need to mention is that immediately when we got back, UUB Concerts started to intensely prep for the David Cook Concert. (If you don't know who that is, he won American Idol last year!) Anyways, we had to get everything set up for him. We only had a week, so it had to be done fast! But, we got all of the contracts and writers in order, and it all went relatively smoothly! Then the day of the concert arrives, and we had a little surprise. David wasn't supposed to get here until Noon, and he arrived at 9:30. That was FUN! Anyways, so the rest of the day was spent running around, making sure that WestTech (the sound guys) were getting set up properly, and making sure David had everything he needed. We also had to make sure that the room and David's bus were secure, so we all took turns standing around playing security guards. Like people are gonna listen to two scrawny girls, but anyways! I had 2 tests that day, and they both went relatively well. Unfortunately, that means that I had to leave for a little while, but it was cool, because it gave me a break!

Then the concert rolls around at 8:00 pm. And let me tell you, it was AMAZING! We all really enjoyed it, and we were super super close! Ryan Star was touring with David and he opened at 8. We all got to meet him, and he was a super nice guy. Then 9:00 comes, and David Cook comes out on stage! The concert was so amazing, and we all had a blast! David's really good live, and he's a super nice guy. We met him and his band after the show, and they were all awesome guys.

This is how close we were! It was amazing! I couldn't believe it! And David was so amazing live. And Ryan Star, the guy that opened, was amazing too! I've already downloaded some of his music. :D David played a lot of his best songs, as well as a couple of covers, which was cool, I thought. It was interesting to see him cover songs by a couple of his favorite bands!

^^ So this picture is David Cook.
And the picture to the right is Ryan Star. ---->

So yeah, after the concert, I was completely exhausted, but it was so worth it. My feet hurt for two whole days afterwards, and my calves hurt from walking up and down stairs all day, but it was fun!

Now that we're about a week past the concert, not a whole lot is going on. However, I did end up going home with Amanda this past weekend on a last minute road trip. She called on Saturday, and said, "You wanna go on a road trip to Ottawa with me?" and I said "Sure!" And we were in Ottawa a few hours later! It was so much fun, and it was nice to hang out with Amanda, because we don't get to do a lot by ourselves. It was a blast, we listened to some crazy music, had some funny conversation, and learned a new dance, the "Cupid Shuffle!" It was a lot of fun, and it was nice to be home for a couple of days.

Other than that, not a lot is going on. I have a couple of presentations due the next two weeks, one's a group project. I also have a few papers that are due in the next week or so. I have one due Thursday, one due Tuesday, and one due the week of finals (my individual presentation is over this paper, which is a 20 page research paper). My finals week is going to be pretty low key. I have two on Tuesday, May 12. That day is EIS 301 final at 3 pm, and my HIST 430 final at 6 pm, neither of which are comprehensive. I also have my 20 page research paper due that day, but we have no final exam in that class. Our paper is our final, and it's due by 1 pm on May 12. Then my only other final is my GEOG 100 exam on Thursday, May 14, at 8 am...which sucks! But hey, I can deal, because it's my last one, and then I'm OUTTA HERE! Yay!! Can't wait to be done with this semester, and have a couple of months off before next year.

I've gotten confirmation on my room assignment for next year, and I'll be in Washington Hall, room 620. I'm really excited, because Amanda, Kiah, Heather, and Sarah Newendyke (she's a member of UUB with us) will all be in the same area. Heather will be the only one that's possibly going to be in a different building, because she's an RA next year, and she won't know her assignment until August. But we know she'll be in Linc/Wash/Grote, which is where we all are, in Washington. So my address will be (for next year):

Sara Robbins
Washington Hall
710 W. Adams St. #620
Macomb, IL 61455

Well, that's all there really is to report, so I'll try to post again before finals! :D

Spring Break has Arrived!

Wow! I can't believe how fast this semester is flying by! I'm at home this week for Spring Break, and it is SO nice to not have to worry about class and homework for a little bit. I haven't been doing much except homework and going to class. My economics class wasn't going so well, and I had to drop it, because it was going to mess up my GPA, which right now is a 3.25. I got together with Sam on Sunday after I went to church with Amber. We didn't do much, but we did go see a movie, which is what we usually do! Then we hung out at Sam's house and ate dinner there. We had a good time, like always!

Western Idol went well at school. We had a really good crowd turn out for it, and we filled the room it was in, which is more than I think any of us expected!

Other than that, not a whole lot has been happening with me. Me and Sarah (the girl that lives in the dorm next to me) have been hanging out a lot lately, which is cool! She's a lot of fun, and I'm glad she moved in this semester, 'cuz she really livened up our floor! Well, that's all I've got for now! :D Everybody have a good week!

Western Idol and not much else...

Not too much has really happened since I last posted anything. Mom came up last weekend, and we had a lot of fun. We didn't do much, but we had a great time relaxing, and just chilling out.

Classes have been crazy, but they're all going well. I took an Economics test this week, and it was WAY harder than I thought it was going to be. Hopefully, I did okay! Um...let's see, what else...The late night magic show and chocolate buffet was a lot of fun...it ended up only being me and Kiah that went, but we still had a good time. The next week, we went to a Post Secret event, which is a guy that anonymously collects secrets from strangers...He's really cool. And some of the secrets that he shared from other people were out of this world! I couldn't believe it...

We also got to register for rooms for this coming fall. We were all very excited about that. I did get into the building I wanted. I'm going to be in Washington 620 next year. It should be a lot of fun, because most of my friends are going to be in the same building, so we'll be pulling some crazy crap next year! Should be a blast...

Spring break is sneaking up on us very quickly here at Western. I'm off between March 13 through March 16. My first day of class back is the 17th. I'm looking forward to going home for a little while. I haven't seen Dad since January, and it's about to drive me crazy. Fortunately, I've been very busy with school and other activities, so I haven't had time to really think about it.

This coming Tuesday, UUB Concerts Committee has our "Western Idol" event. We had auditions last week, and they went really good. Everybody is really talented, and it should be a lot of fun at the finals! We all have our favorites that we want to see win, but everyone is so talented, that we all feel sorry for the judges!




These pictures are some of the line that we had...We had such a good time that night!








Here's a picture of all the finalists. Everyone who won was super excited, and really nice. We were all really happy for all of them!








And a picture of all the UUB girls, except Jamie, Kiah, and Me..because unlike these slackers, we had actual jobs! lol!









This was such a great time! Here is a picture of Amanda and one of our finalists, Jesse. We were all so happy when he got into the finals, because he was so nervous going into sing for the judges for auditions! He was so excited, he ran around giving all the girls in UUB hugs and he was jumping all over his friends!




Well, that's really all the news I have for now. I'll try to post some pictures from the Western Idol final! Love you all tons and bunches!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Not much has really happened this week. Monday I met Kiah and Diane (a friend who lives over in Corbin) for coffee, and then we went to the library for the book and media sale they had this week. I did find a book, but I'm probably the only one that will think it's cool. It's a book that contains important American Documents from 1898 to recently (I'm a history major, I'm allowed to buy books like that and it not be lame!) Tuesday was class as usual, but then Wednesday came around!

Wednesday was my 20th birthday, and I had so much fun. I met my friends for lunch, and didn't do much else of anything! It was such a great day, and my facebook page was hillarious (though I don't really know why) because every single post by anyone said something about "Happy Birthday Sara!" Again, I don't really know why this was so funny to me, but it was!

Today, however, was much less fun...When I woke up this morning, I felt really sick. I must have even slept through my alarm, which was set to go off at 7:30, because I didn't wake up until 12:30! When I got up to get dressed to go to my third class (I was already too late for my first two!) I felt really dizzy and nauseous, and I knew there was now way that I was going to be able to go to class today! I was really mad at myself, because I hate missing class! But now, after many hours of sleep, I am feeling a little bit better.

I got my birthday present from my parents today. It was really cool! Lots of Chocolate!!! Nothing better than chocolate when you don't feel good! Anyways, it had a small bag of fun size snickers, two Otis Spunkmeyer muffins, two hershey bars, a 4 pack of Starbucks Mocha Frappacinos, and a Western Illnois T-Shirt. It was really cool...Oh! And a Hoops and Yoyo Card (the best cards in the WHOLE WORLD!!!)

That's really all the news for now. More to come for sure, because me and my girlies are going to a late night magic show and chocolate buffet tomorrow night, and are having a sing star party right before we go, so it'll be SO MUCH FUN! I'll get pictures and post some soon! Love you all tons!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Okay, so I'm new at the whole blogging thing, but I thought it would be a great way to keep up with Uncle Scott and Aunt Becky, along with Mindy and Roger, and all of my friends that live away from me now!

A lot is going on at school right now! Registration for residence halls for next year is about to start in a couple of weeks, and there's a huge buzz on campus about that...Also, there have been a lot of activities on Campus already this semester...We had our first open mic night for University Union Board (UUB) Coffeehouse, and I guess that went well. I wasn't able to be there, because I had a lot of homework to do! UUB Concerts is getting ready to host our "Western Idol" show, which should be pretty fun. Hopefully we have a lot of people attending. Then later this semester, we have our big concert, which is David Cook, the winner of American Idol (see where we got the idea?) And there's already a pretty decent buzz about that. We're also having a "Battle of the Bands" in April, so that should be fun as well!

Last weekend, me and my girls all went out for the first time this semester and we had a great time! We went with Amanda's neighbor Mary and her boyfriend Alan, and met up with some other friends throughout the night. Alan is crazy about Karaoke, so that's where we went, and it was hilarious, but Alan can actually sing, which kind of surprised me!

<---This is a picture of Amanda and me getting ready for our night out! We had so much fun getting ready. Amanda's really fun, and her laugh is so infectious!

This is a picture of me and Heather before ---> we go out! Heather's a lot of fun, and we always have a good time together. She lives over in Washington, along with Amanda and Mary.

<---This picture is of Me and Kiah getting ready to go out! Kiah and I have so much fun together every time we're around one another. She lives in a building called Bayliss, and it's right next door to me, so Kiah's my dinner buddy! We usually eat at least one meal a day together, but sometimes more. Kiah tells really funny stories, and she can always find a way to make me laugh, even if I'm in a really bad mood!

This picture is of Molly and me. ----> It was actually taken last semester when Amanda, Heather, Molly, and I went to see the Rocky Horror Show that Hainline Theatre was putting on. That night was a lot of fun!

So, those are pictures my friends here in Macomb. Amanda, Heather, and Kiah are all on UUB Concerts and Coffeehouse committees with me, and we have a lot of fun. Last semester, we got to meet Tyler Hilton (Molly went to that concert too) and Eve 6. We always have a lot of fun, and Amanda always takes TONS of pictures, which I usually steal off of facebook, and then post later.

Well, that's all the news I have for now, and I'll keep you all posted!

~Sara~