I should update more often.

I am realizing that maybe I should update this blog more often with smaller blogs rather than forgetting and trying to recount my entire week or so like I am now..

I'll start off with Saturday.. The FOOTBALL GAME! It was SO much fun. Shannon (guy in the apartment next to me) rode with me to the game..we left around 10 a.m. because the drive to Columbus is about an hour and the game started at 3:30..but we wanted to experience the festivities and all of that..plus, we didn't know how bad traffic would be. I had bought a jersey the day before when I was on campus so I was all set to go..I grabbed my camera and my jersey and we were off..it was hilarious riding down because we kept seeing all of these decked out cars with Ohio State stuff all over them..it was hilarious..the traffic really wasn't bad at all..we got there around 11-ish..found parking which seemed like FOREVER away..it wasn't THAT far..but it was far enough..I grabbed my camera but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to take it with me or not..the rules of the stadium state that you cannot have cameras/video recorders..but I KNOW people bring cameras..I asked the lady at the front of the parking lot we were in and she was like..'Hmm, I'm not sure. Maybe walk up a bit and ask"..so we ended up pretty much walking to the stadium before we found out I could not take it in..My camera was too big..I need to buy a small one..I can't exactly hide mine in my purse..Oh well. I was dissapointed..we had to walk alllll the way back to the car.. okay, so anyway..once we got back..the campus was insane..a big sea of red. red red red. It was Red Out Penn State so it was even more red than usual..Tons and tons of people..huge tailgating areas..big food areas set up by vendors with big screen Tv's..the show College GameDay was there..Shannon and I walked up and down Lane Ave (a main street) and went into all the shops (which was really hard because there were SO MANY PEOPLE).

After walking around for a while..we figured out that the Skull Session was starting soon so we headed to the St. John Arena which is pretty much right in front of the Stadium..the Skull Session happens before every game..it starts at about 1:30 (the game is at 3:30). The marching band comes in and plays a lot of the songs and their halftime show and the drum major also performs..Jim Tressel came in and gave a speech too..it was amazing. Tons of chanting..the whole place was filled..over 20k fans..here is a video clip the the band marching into the arena for the Skull Session: http://ets.osu.edu/tbdbitl/video/skullsessionhigh.mpg

Once the skull session was over..shannon was super hungry so we stopped outside and grabbed a quick bite to eat..by that time..everyone was headed towards the stadium for the game..the stadium is..amazing. it is so beautiful..and huge..and just so cool. I am in a football group of about 24 people..Anyone can create a football group..all you have to do is go to the OSU ticket site when you buy your tickets and make a group name and make a password..its just a way to ensure that you and your friends will get seats next to eachother..otherwise you'll be scattered..One guy in the facebook OSU 2010 group was like..'hey, i'm creating a group called bucknuts10..anyone can join'..so I did..and so did 22 other people..lol..its really nice though b/c we all got to know each other before the game and so I wasn't sitting by myself..it was really neat.

The game itself was awesome..I took a lot of photos with my camera phone before the game started..but the stadium filled FAST. I mean..seriously. Really fast. The band came out first and performed the Script Ohio along with the National Anthem...then the team rushed out..it was seriously..so cool.

The only thing that sucked was that it started to rain and it was cold..! It rained the first half..stopped during the half time..and started raining again during the 2nd half of the game..but not nearly as bad/as hard as it was raining in the first half. The game itself was fun..I yelled "O-H" "I-O!" more times than I can count..and did the wave..and did the O-H-I-O with the whole stadium..each section does one letter..its so cool to hear everyone do it. The attendance was over 105k..and it was alllll reddddd.

After the game I was going to stay and party hop a bit (and I was invited to a few as well)..but I was still sick..and my feet hurt SO BAD. We stood the entire game and had walked a ton all day..so Shannon and I just decided to head back to the Apartments..

When I got home..I was the only one there because everyone else had gone home for the weekend..but then Amanda came in..she decided to come home early from Columbus too..I was all but ready for bed and then we were just like..'hey lets see whats going on downstairs'..You see, the boys below us are the party boys..we were even told to stay away from them..haha..its like..a frathouse packed into an apartment..but they are hilarious..we stayed down there most of the night and then finally went to bed around..2 or 3 maybe..

On sunday..I don't remember doing anything until later that night..there was a huge party downstairs and me and Amanda were down there again hanging out..it was pretty fun though..they are nuts..its everything I expected college to be like..lol

Monday through now..nothing too much new has happened..I have a new roomate..kind of sucks..but its not that bad..I was hoping to keep the room to myself but I'm not opposed to a roomie either. She is really nice and just moved in today..her name is Ashley.

I have my very first two quizzes tomorrow for math and chem. I HATE CHEMISTRY. and conversion problems. Hate them hate them hate them. Awful. I think i'll do pretty good though..me and my roomie ally both have chem and we studied a lot tonight..and I get math pretty well..its stuff i've had before..but there are some word problems which really suck. I don't like those either..but i've been getting them, so hopefully i'll do well on the quizzes too.

SO okay..the more i've been thinking about it..the more I don't want to leave this campus. I mean, everyone wants to be down in Columbus..and I know I would absolutely love it..so much. Its amazing down there..but I am really comfortable here. I love my roomies..I like the area (its small..but comfy)..I think I am going to postpone my move to the main campus..My original plan had me leaving Mansfield in December and starting at main campus in January..but now I might stay an extra quarter or even the entire year..we'll see..I just like where I am..no need to change it if its good.

Also..a change in my major may be coming..I am so incredibly indecisive about what I want..I was like.."Ohhh athletic training..yes" but now I am second guessing it..I know its okay to not really know what I want..it would help to have an idea..and I do..I think..but I wish I had a clearcut thought of exactly what I want to be and what I want to major in..I guess it all comes in time..