Formal!

This weekend was formal, which always proves to be a great time hanging out and dancing with friends. All morning all of us girls were getting ready and doing each other's hair. Half the fun of dances like this is getting ready all day with friends. Then, 17 of us went together to Findlay to eat at Max and Erma's. We were there for quite awhile waiting and stuff, but it was a great place to eat, and we had a good time having dinner. After that we headed to the dance. It was such a good time to dance the night away with friends. Formal is always such a blast - I'm already excited for next year!

This morning a group of us ventured out onto the snowy roads for church. We went to see Shining Through, which is the musical ministry team here on campus. They did a program at a church not too far from campus. It was such a powerful performance, and I love seeing friends perform and worship together.

This has been a great weekend. I love weekends on Bluffton's campus...there is always something to do! I love just experiencing life with wonderful people and Bluffton's campus is so awesome at building that community of people to live together. What fun!

Until next time,

Mary

We are going MAD!

Marbeck After Dark (MAD) has officially kicked off on Bluffton's campus. A committee of four (myself included) have taken the initiative to start a Friday night program oncampus. Marbeck Center Board (MCB - the activity planning board on campus) often has events on Friday nights, but the four of us (all MCB members) have commited to having events going on from 10:00p.m.-2:00a.m. every single Friday night. Events include things like Euchre tournaments, crafts, movie showings, open mic nights, giant dutch blitz, etc. This week we had an open mic night, along with a dutch blitz tournament and giant dutch blitz! There were at least 60 people there having a blast all night long - a great turnout for the first MAD ever. These events are free to students and a great way to take a break from studying on Friday night and have fun with friends. Fun is never hard to find at Bluffton.
Here is a picture from the loft of everyone hanging out at MAD.

I also love that first time that this beautiful campus is blanketed with snow, so I wanted to share :).

Until next time,
-Mary

A New Beginning

Well, we're all back and ready to begin a new semester. What will classes be like? Will I join anymore activities? What adventures will me and my friends embark on? All exciting questions to ponder...

So far classes are wonderful. Now that I'm a junior I feel like I'm really getting into the exciting major classes and getting to the gut of my communication major and business minor.

Life in the halls is a blast this time of the year because nobody has much homework to work on as classes are just beginning, so everyone has time to hang out and just enjoy being together. The picture you see is one of some friends playing Yahtzee! It's amazing living with friends so close, it's like one big long hang out session :). That's one of the best things about college... you live with all of your friends!

Until next time...

Mary :)