It flies by quickly

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Centre kicked my butt,
And gave me the flu.

More importantly ----> My life during HELL WEEK:

Saturday: Woke up at noon. Went to the library at 1. Left the library at midnight.

Sunday: Woke up at 11. Study session from 12-3. Studied independently from 3-5. Study session from 5-7. Studied till 2 in the morning.

Monday: Humanities final. Got sick during the final. Went back to bed and slept all day since I had a stomach flu.

Tuesday: Still sick from a stomach flu...

Wednesday: Got to the library at noon. Studied till 6:30 for a history final. (Dr. Wyatt, my history professor, brought us Papa John's pizza...YUM!) Got done with the final at 9. Studied for French AND music final till 4 a.m.

Thursday: Woke up at 7:11. Scared I was going to miss my finals. French final from 8:30 until 10. Studied till 12:30 for music final. Music final from 12:30-2. After that, I had to write a paper that was due at midnight on Friday. Was finished with the paper at about 1 a.m. on Friday. Only then did I feel my first sense of relief! NO MORE SCHOOL till CentreTerm starting January 3!

I spent countless hours in the library the weekend before, got a stomach flu, and had to cram for 3 tests within less than 24 hrs. There's nothing in high school that could have mentally prepared me for that. You just have to experience it first hand. But I feel I came out stronger in the end. I'm so proud at how determined I was. As scary as this sounds, it flies by quickly; finals week was over so soon and I was able to come home on Thursday. I was the first of my friends to be home so I'm just trying to get into the Christmas spirit by decorating around the house and hopefully building a gingerbread house!

I think the most important message that I'm trying to send to prospective students about Centre is that Centre might be very challenging, but it's all manageable. Many times, this term seemed hectic and there weren't enough hours in the day. Somehow though, things came together. This term has shaped me for the years to come. I became a better writer, a more determined student, and at the same time still had tons of fun. It still hasn't hit me that I don't have ANY homework to do, and I can't believe how quickly the term went by. Some of my friends from Centre are already planning on getting together for a P.F. Chang's Feast! (It's a Chinese restaurant.) I definitely miss all my friends from school but it's really nice to be home and just relax. I'm going to enjoy this feeling until Jan. 3!

Happy Holidays!