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Mini-Marathon 2011: Making me feel lazy for 13.1 miles

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Stephanie

As a 500 Festival Princess, we always help out with the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. It is the biggest half marathon in the country, and from start to finish…we were at our station for 7 hours, or from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Our job was to provide water at about mile 1 and mile 12 (the route loops around, so the group passed us twice) so we had to be ready with plenty of water….which is a pretty big task when you are providing this water for almost 40,000 people. So we set up tables, then set out the little cups all over the tables and filled them with water. Then, we laid cardboard on top of those cups, repeated the process, and then did that about 4 more times. In the end, we had a lot of cups. I’m not sure exactly how many….but it was a lot. Check it out….

: This was even after the bulk of the people had passed us twice…so imagine how many we started with.

It was a great time spending that 7 hours with the other girls, but I’m not going to lie, watching the people that ran for a couple hours straight wore me out, which made me realize that I needed to get more into working out….or maybe start working out period. But instead of going and walking, running, or doing anything active after….I ate a big brunch and then sat down for the rest of the day. You can always start being proactive about that kind of stuff (getting into shape…or attempting to) later…right?

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It’s official…I’m a senior in college.

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Stephanie

I finished finals exactly two days ago…and I think I am slowly getting my life back together. Here is how life has gone for the few days since my last blog…

Saturday – I got up earlier than I ever want to get up for the rest of my life…at around 4:15 for the Mini Marathon. I went downtown, filled up around 40,000 cups of water, and gave them to the runners and walkers for almost 5 hours. Then I packed up my car to take as much of my stuff home as possible…and drove home. That night was my old Dance Studio’s recital, and since it was the 20th anniversary, old dancers and teachers all came back to celebrate.

Some of the other princesses and I at the Mini Marathon...

Sunday - This was Mother’s Day, so after church we had my Grandma and Grandpa over for lunch. Afterwards, I studied. And then I studied some more.
Monday – I got up early and drove back to Butler, and when I arrived I found an almost empty room, with no carpet, rugs, or a futon. One of my roommates (Liz) had completely moved out, another (Meghan) was in the process of moving everything out, and only Lauren and I had all of our stuff still there. I had a few meetings during the afternoon, and I spent the rest of my time studying until I went to an outreach at an elementary school in Brownsburg. After that, I studied more…and more…and more. Around 1 a.m. I tried to nap where our futon used to be, but since that meant I was sleeping half on the tile floor and half on a large pillow, that was a failure, so I went to bed a little while later.
Tuesday - I got up really early to finish studying, took my Marketing Research final, then almost immediately had to switch gears and take my Corporate Finance final. The best part was, after that I was done. I picked up one of my other finals that had just been graded, chatted with some friends at Starbucks…and then started to pack up my life. It was a great last night at Butler, because after I got to a good stopping point with packing I went to dinner with a friend and then hung out with a bunch of friends…and for the first time in a long time I had no homework hanging over my head…and I was so glad to be done with classes…obviously.
Wednesday – I got up, packed my car, and drove home. Once I got home, I didn’t even take the time to unpack…and I took a nap. Then….I didn’t wake up for about…13 hours. I think that I am caught up on sleep now. Or I hope that I am.

So today I have been trying to motivate myself to unpack and figure everything out. I started by unpacking the car…which I was almost completely successful with. I say almost because I got all but a HUGE plastic bin that I can’t lift alone….and most of my stuff didn’t make it past the kitchen or my back porch. Maybe I’ll get a second wave of energy in a little bit?

Tagged: 500 festival, corporate finance, finals, homework, marketing research, mini marathon, Mother's Day, moving, packing, recital, Starbucks, studying | 1 Comment

It’s finals week…will I make it through??

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Stephanie

Right now, I am in the middle of finals week. It is Friday night…and for the first time this week, I am not staying up until the wee hours of the morning to study or write a paper. To say it has been a long week would be an understatement…here is how the week has gone so far…

Sunday – My sister was here visiting (there will be a blog on that at a later date), and once she left around 6, I continued to edit my Interpersonal Communication paper that I have been working on for some time now, and I completed a Team Reflection Paper for Org Behavior. I fell asleep on the futon around 2 a.m. (This is a frequent occurrence when I have a lot to do.)
Monday – We still had classes on Monday, so I had my last two classes of my Junior year, had bible study and a few other last meetings, and then worked on my Interpersonal paper for the rest of the night. I slept for a few hours…in my bed…success!
Tuesday – My paper was due at noon, so I made the final changes and proofread it for the final time…and turned it in. It was 19 pages. Then I worked out and showered so I could have a quick break from studying and staring at my computer….and then I returned to the never ending study session for Interpersonal Communication, which I had the next day. I also slept in my bed for a few hours this night….I’m so proud of myself.
Wednesday – I studied all morning, and afternoon, and then I took my first final around 4 p.m. After it was over, I ate dinner and watched part of a TV show to wind down….and then I got started again. I had exactly 12 hours to focus on finishing a Case Study for Org Behavior and to finish preparing for the exam. I slept on the futon again….for about 3 hours.
Thursday – After deciding to nap for about 20 minutes (at 6 a.m.) before finishing looking over everything for the exam, I woke up to my roommates telling me I should get up for my Org Behavior final…since it was in 20 minutes. So I quickly got ready to take that final, and after it was over, I showered to attempt to become a real person. Then I had a meeting, I visited with my roommates, and I got back to business. I studied all night…..until around 3 ish.
Friday – I got up, went over all of the material for my Advertising and Promotion final again, and then went to take it. Ever since then I have been doing things that I have wanted to do all week, and that have had to wait until now. This way I get to put off studying for my two exams on Tuesday for a little bit longer.

That is the rundown of my week so far, and I still have a busy weekend (volunteering at the Mini Marathon and going home for Mother’s Day) ahead of me. Next week I have two more finals on Tuesday, and I will be moving home right after. So….I should probably go to bed to prep for all of that….since I need to be on site at the Mini in approximately 5.5 hours! Ahh!

Also…because of finals….this is happening again…and I haven’t even left campus.