Well it has been a very good couple of weeks for me. The first week I got my test back from my Archeology class and I was definitely happy with my grade. We also took a pop quiz and I felt good about that grade as well. This class is really neat because it is interesting to see what people did 10,000 years ago and also how we are finding clues to the past. It is also cool because we get to go to the lab and see how they clean the artifacts they find and how they analyze them. My hope is to maybe get some pictures to put on here when we go.  

                 This weekend my girlfriend came and we celebrated Valentines’ Day. Saturday we went to the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis, which was a lot of fun because I hadn’t been there for a couple of years. I had heard they were working on a dinosaur site and a new stain glass site was there as well. The two sites I enjoyed the most were the dinosaurs and the stain glass. The dinosaur I read that they used actual fossils to make them and there cool lights for the sky that would change with the weather sounds that were playing. The dinosaur site also had a place where you could meet the paleontologists and how they prepared the fossils. One thing that was interesting was that I realized that it doesn’t matter how old you are you can always learn something from the Children’s Museum. We also went to the planetarium and watched a video about the constellations and how they were created.
        It was really neat to see how they could work the glass and create different figures and landscapes with the glass. There was different stain glass arts that other people have created displayed around as well. There was the big stain glass tower the many people know about and it starts at level 1 and goes all the way to the ceiling. It truly is a unique piece of art and is really cool to look at. Here are some pictures from those two sites. The whole trip was really awesome and it was nice to be a kid again for a couple of hours and walk around the museum and remember all the old times and also create new memories. I hope you enjoy the pictures and until next time.

Well it is definitely winter weather now. We have had a couple of VERY cold weeks and the one thing that is a killer is trying to walk to class in freezing cold weather. I just got done with test in two of my classes that I was afraid I might not do well in and it feels like a burden has now been lifted off my shoulder. I have been studying non- stop for the last two weeks because I have had test every week and I have one next week. I think I am going to take 1 or 2 days and just relax a little bit and enjoy life. My girlfriend is coming this weekend to celebrate Valentines Day and I am looking forward to that a lot, but I also need to keep focus on school and the test next week. I have taken the next step of becoming my own adult and I am buying a new car. I am finding out real fast the living life on my own is Awesome, but also VERY expensive. I am excited to get a new car, but also trying to stay patient because I know it will get VERY expensive and that I need to make sure to keep up with my responsibilities with maintenance and insurance. Also we just had 2 days with classes being cancelled, which for Ball State is historic because it has been a while since the school had been canceled due to weather. It was nice and it kind of feels like I am back in high school, but I also know that  school will be held tomorrow and it is going to feel weird going back to class and having to wake up early. I also have to dig my car out because right now it is stuck under a huge pile of snow plus the plows have plowed snow right behind it. Well I hope the rest of the week goes well for all of you and I am working on a series of videos to get on here for everyone to enjoy. Til next time.

Well,

With the start of the new semester it is also time to start TNR (Thursday Night Rec) back up. This semester is going to be busy with classes, work, TNR, and trying to make some time for me. My classes are taking a lot of my time because I am trying to get things done ahead of time so I am not scrambling at the last minute to get my work done. It is a lot to juggle plus I am trying to work out a new situation with my car, which takes money, and right now I am a little low in that area. Alright I am a lot low in that area, but I am hoping to save up enough to put some back for the future and save to start paying off my loans, which everyone knows how fun those are. I am looking forward to getting everything organized for this semester and also I am hoping to put more videos up. Hope everything is going well for everyone and everyone is having an excellent start to their year. Bye for now.

Chris

Well the first week of school is over and also the three day weekend we had. The first week wasn’t as bad as I thought and my classes are looking pretty good for the most part. My classes are spread out throughout the week and this semester I have a Friday class which is a big bummer because last semester it was nice having a three day weekend every weekend. I had to work over the break so I didn’t get to go anywhere, but is was still relaxing and a nice break from all the work with school. This semester I am going to be a lot more busier the last because I have more classes, which means more homework and I am still striving for my goal of all A’s and B’s and mostly A’s. It is also beginning to snow here and get into the freezing cold temps. I am more of a warm weather type of guy and I like to go hiking in the spring and be able to go outdoors and run or play basketball. I don’t mind going to the gym on campus to play basketball, but it means I have to drive to Ball State. One of the best things about living in the dorms was that I was central to everything at Ball State. Well, anyways, I can’t wait until spring, but I am going to try to enjoy the snow as much as possible since we are just now getting it. I did miss having a white Christmas a little bit. Well I hope everyone had an excellent start to their semester and a relaxing three day weekend.