Hydrate!!!

Well, it's been quite the eventful week. I came back from home on Sunday, and Tuesday morning I experienced my first ambulance ride and visit to the emergency room. Yeah, I'm OK and almost recovered now, but that wasn't the best experience of my life.
I'd been feeling sick the week before break, went home and was (I thought) better. Then, Monday night I felt kind of feverish and did not sleep well. Tuesday morning I got up still feeling sick, felt queasy and was trying to make my way down the hallway to the bathrooms. I could hardly stand and was dizzy. I ended up blacking out and unbeknownst to me I continued down the hallway. I then fell backwards and hit my head on the floor. Yeah, kind of scary. There was some concern about hitting my head but we think that didn't harm me besides a bit of a bump on the noggin.
It turned out that not only was I sick with a fever, but the diagnosis was dehydration.
The whole thing was very odd. But, the ER took care of me and hydrated me with an IV and thank the Lord, with four days of guzzling water, juice and Gatorade, I'm almost back to normal. It just goes to show how fast these things can happen to anyone.

I am happy but also saddened as I look back on Thanksgiving break at home.
Glad to have spent time with family and friends, but sad to have left that beautiful place and its people. But school here isn't all bad, after all it's Houghton. I should cherish the time I have, since I won't be here for next semester. PS: it's likely that I won't be posting much over the next few weeks. Just to give a heads up.

Back to Houghton safe and sound.

Now it's 3 weeks of pluggin' away, then some freedom!

Today 2:45 pm...

3937 North Road... here I come!

Yum!!!

Just came back from East/Gillette Hall's Thanksgiving dinner.
Super delicious, but I'm super full!!!
PS: you've got to try pumpkin pie-cheesecake!

Lucas...

I just received a nice long email from my brother in Vietnam. He is well, but wrote much about the seasonal flooding that is happening in the city of Hue where he is living. I am very proud of him being over there on his own, working with and studying the development of their healthcare. Yet, he will be away from us for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.

Last night...

Went to a forum put on by the ROTC group here about Christians in the Military.
It was interesting and quite informative.

"Blessed be the tie that binds,
our hearts in Christian love,
the fellowship of kindred minds,
is like to that above."

I'm super excited...

that my friend Kashmere will be coming to VT for this Thanksgiving break as she is a native of Washington St. and can't make it home. It will be her first time in the Green Mountain State, and boy is she in for a treat.

But, I need you Vermonters out there to tell me which site etc. you'd pick to show off this place (preferably something other than the Diamond Run Mall, though I suppose that's not out of the question).

FYI

The men's basketball team from the College of St. Joseph in Rutland, VT
is coming to play Houghton tomorrow!

Today...

The first snow flew...I broke out the wool coat.

XC AMC Regionals 2007

Women: 3rd place
Men: 5th place

3 individuals going to Nationals!

Well done Houghton Highlanders!

"Le coeur a des raisons que la raison ne connait pas."
~Pascal

("The heart has reasons that reason cannot understand.")