Ugh... already back from Spring Break. It was definitely a nice change of pace, but of course, it was over before I knew it. Its my second day back to the daily college grind, and I'm already counting down the days until summer. ONLY 5 WEEKS LEFT! Its not that I don't like school, but the city is so much fun to be in when the weather is nice, and the second spring arrives class will be the last thing on my mind. I'm also really excited for summer because its the first summer that I will be really close to my best friends from school, instead of going home to the Boonies. Don't get me wrong - I'm definitely planning on making some relatively frequent trips home to lounge around in my pool - but turning 21 and living in the North End this summer definitely makes it seem promising to be the best summer yet.

But anyways, Spring Break was amazing. I definitely fell in love with NYC when I was there. I dragged my friend around the city to do all of the fun tourist-y stuff for about 9 hours or so, but I felt like we didn't come anywhere close to seeing everything. I really hope to go back sometime soon, probably sometime during the summer, to some of the things we didn't have time for. I spent the second half of break at home, and absolutely loved that too. I should have been doing homework over break, but somehow it just slipped my mind, and I had a lot of catching up to do on Sunday night when I got back to my apartment.

Registration for Fall 2008 classes is next week, and I'm definitely looking forward to taking the new classes I hope to get into. I really want to take Intro to Counselling Skills - the only counselling psychology class we have at the university. I've heard its by far the best psych class here, and spaces are limited so I really really hope to get into it! I'm also taking a Theories of Personality class, and the Honors Senior Seminar for psych majors, which seem like they'll really help me prepare for graduate school (I'm crossing my fingers to get in somewhere!). For my fourth class I hope to get into a Forensic Science class here - Criminalistics. Yeah, I know.. it has nothing to do with my major, and most people would think I was crazy for taking an extra science class and lab for ha-ha's but that is one thing I love about Suffolk: you definitely get a lot of experience and learn a lot in your field of study, but there's also plenty of time to take classes that are just interesting to you. I absolutely love having the opportunity to build on my new obsession with Law & Order: SVU. : )

Gotta run to give a tour!

I wanted to start off this blog by encouraging you guys to check out the new Suffolk blogs. Our new bloggers have some great insight into the school, and I'm sure they have tons of stories to share with you guys so I definitely would check their blogs out!

Okay, so its that time of year again. Basically, I get really sick once a year - usually in March. Without fail, March 8th rolls around and what happens? I develop some sort of sinus infection... as I'm lost in Dorchester, in the pouring rain. Clearly not a great start to the weekend, but it definitely got a little better despite the fact that I thought I was on my deathbed.

I went to see the Suffolk grad student production of the Vagina Monologues after that. It really was such a good show - something that everyone should see if given the opportunity. My bestest friend Rebecca did the set design and lighting for the show, so I went to the show with her roommate, Amy, and boyfriend, Greg, for moral support. It turned out to be one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. One of my favorite parts of show was sitting next to a guy and hearing his reaction to a feminist show aimed at empowering women. He was also lucky enough to be singled out as a male ally for women, and was asked to lead the "vagina chant," and his taking-charge attitude cracked me up as he enthusiastically agreed to do so.

After taking Monday and Tuesday off from school as sick days, I had to return to classes today. The classes themselves weren't bad, but the day goes by so much slower when you're not sitting in your pj's watching Full House and the Price is Right all day long. I have so much work to catch up on now. That's the main reason why I hate being sick during the school year: its nearly impossible to get caught up on everything afterwards. Thankfully, Spring Break is next week, and I CANNOT wait to take a few days off from school. NEW YORK CITY -- here I come! Crossing my fingers for finding the Cash Cab! : )

Ugh, I haven't blogged in so long! It was pretty hectic around the Admissions Office last week. Because it was school vacation week for many high schools in the area, we held extra info sessions throughout the week for the students who didn't want to miss school to come visit Suffolk. We also held an Early Action program on Friday - despite the obscenely awful weather. All in all, I think the programs went pretty well (loved giving tours with Jillian, Rich & Jietta!!), and I hope if you happened to attend one of our events that you got a better idea of what Suffolk is all about, whether or not you toured the school during a snow storm. In other Admissions news, be on the lookout for a new blog to read, written by the lovely Jillian. It should be up and running soon. : )

School is going pretty well, but I cannot wait for Spring Break. Only 18 days left! I'm not really going away to somewhere warm or anything, but I'm supposed to be going to New Jersey with my friend Becka to go to her house for the first half of the vacation so that should be fun. We're supposed to be going to visit NYC, and I've never really been, so I'm definitely excited for that! The second half of my vacation will be spent at home with my rents, but I'm excited for that too just because its so nice to be able to go home and relax every once in a while. I hope to see my sister during my break, too, so we'll see if we can get that together.

Also, the classes for the summer sessions and fall semester 2008 are being posted on Monday so I can't wait to see what I can potentially take next year. I'm definitely looking forward to the summer and senior year! I'm hearing about all of the events for seniors this semester, and they definitely sound like a good time. It sounds so cheesy, but I'm sure this next year will go flying by, and my Senior week here at Suffolk will be here before I know it.

One last exciting update: Grey's Anatomy is set to return in April! Everyone knows just how much I love that show - especially my fellow blogging Ambassador Drew : )

I've decided that one of my least favorite things in the entire world is a rainy day. I know that other Ambassadors have blogged about the gloomy weather this week, but it's just kind of taken over. Even my history professor interrupted her own lecture to comment that we all had a case of the "rainy blahs" or something like that. Its just really hard to be productive when all you want to do is lay in bed all day.

Life goes on, however, and it just so happens that right as this rainy period has set in, I've had to start doing some hardcore studying. I had a paper due and a biology exam today, and from now on I have a paper or a project or an exam at least once a week until the end of the semester. It won't be so bad once I get into the swing of things, but right now I'm definitely craving a nap.

I'm also really excited for tomorrow because I'm going to stay with my lovely sister for a few days in Providence. She goes to school down there, and I've never visited her campus so I'm definitely excited to see it and wander around a different city. I haven't seen her since Christmas so I'm sure it'll be a fun reunion. : )

Oh, and as for the Pats... Yeah, I don't want to talk about it....

Gearing up for Superbowl Sunday!

Another week of classes and work at Admissions has already flown by. I'm preparing for my first exam of the semester next week. Its in Bio 102 and I feel like I've got a pretty good grasp on the material so it shouldn't be too hard. We had yet another interesting time in lab this week, which resulted in our Professor trying to cheer up our discouraged group when we realized that we were the last to finish yet again, and that we clearly didn't even do it right in the first place. Luckily, Professor Merril has a great sense of humor and sympathy for those of his students who aren't Bio majors. Thats definitely one thing that I love about Suffolk professors: they definitely want to make class as interesting and painless as possible. Thank goodness for that...

I'm really pumped for tonight, though. A few of my friends and I are taking my best friend out for her birthday at the new Hardrock Cafe in Faneuil Hall. It should definitely be a good time. Tomorrow I'm spending the day with my favorite neighbor, Rebecca, and then gearing up for the Superbowl on Sunday! I'm super excited to watch the game, and hopefully be a witness of another fantastic sports parade in Boston. Lets cross our fingers...GO PATS!!