hannahr: Best week ever!!!

hannahr

Best week ever!!!

November 17, 2005

Last night my friends Erika, Julia and I went to a Celtics basketball game!! We bought really cheap $10 tickets that are way up in the balcony seats but you could still see really well cause the Fleet center, now called the Garden, isn't that huge, so it wasn't bad. It was so much fun and we got nachos and everything! We ended up losing the game but it was still fun to go and see what they are like, and experience another part of Boston! I had never been to a Celtics game before, so it was a new experience for me, and I am so glad I went! I want to go again because it isn't that expensive and I had a blast, and also in January the Celtics are playing my home town's team, the Minnesota Timberwolves so I really want to go to that game! So we'll see! And then there was even more excitement at the game because during the half time they had the band "Click 5" sing their hit song "She's just the girl I'm looking for" and then after the game they played an entire concert for whoever could stay that had tickets for the seats around where they were set up, and we didn't have tickets right by them but the usher let us in with tickets that she found on the ground! So we got to go to a concert for free after the game! So it was like 2 shows in one night! It was pretty cool! I only knew one of their songs, but it was still fun. And we were super close cause there weren't that many people that stayed and it was in the stands. So I took some pictures of them playing, and of the game and put them at the end of my entry for you guys to see!

And I can't believe that in basically 5 days I am going home to Minnesota! I am soooooooooooo excited! I can't believe either that I've been here for almost 3 months now and haven't been home once! A lot of people at Simmons are from around the area so they are able to go home if they want, but being so far I don't have that luxury! But I like it at the same time cause I'm having a whole other experience, and if I feel like going to a place like home I can always go to my grandparents house! But I can't wait to go home cause I get to see everyone including some of my friends from back home, and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! The food is AMAZING, I live for pumpkin pie! So I can't wait to be able to spend some time at home with my family and friends and eat some good food!! But it is really really cold and snowing right now in Minnesota and it's pretty warm here so that isn't going to be the greatest thing to go back to, but that's ok! I don't mind!

And last Sunday I did end up finally going to church! It was really nice cause I had been wanting to go since I got here basically, and I finally made it happen. It was interesting to see how similar it was to my own church back home, and the little differences too. I really liked almost everything about the church and the service, but the only bad thing was that the sermon was a little depressing so I hope next time I go it will be a little more upbeat! I would like to go this weekend because it is the Thanksgiving service and those are always nice to go to, but we'll see if I make it. The nice thing is it's really convenient to get to, and it's a very beautiful church! I took some pictures of the outside of the church as well, but the one of the front of the church has a big sun glaze in it but I put it up anywayz!

Well tonight is a busy night, I have lots of homework, and many things to do. It is the last of the Harvard Medical School biology lectures that I have been going to (for extra credit!) and so I have to do that, they are actually really interesting! And then we have floor snacks in our dorm for our floor and I'm bringing the treats this time! So I'll probably be up late doing homework tonight, but this weekend I'll hopefully get some sleep!

I better go and do some homework before dinner. Love to everyone back home and can't wait to see you! Until next time...xoxo --Hannah :)