So 7th week is one of the most painful weeks in a term. But, in order to keep my spirits high…I have come up with a list of amazing things that happen during 7th week!

 -Whole oranges start to make and appearance at K-mann, not to mention strawberries at the Cage!

-The sun comes out for more than one hour at a time!

-If you are lucky–it’s Valentines Day! Which means fun boxes from your parents filled exciting surprises.

-Also if you are lucky–you get to go see RENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I’m going tomorrow–and you’ll get LOTS of fun photos next week!)

-You can start to think about putting that heavy winter jacket away to replace it with a lighter one!

-The band Sleeping at Last comes to The UNION! (one of my favorite bands of ALL TIME! You should check it out, doors open at 6:30, show starts at 7pm, free for all NCC students, $8.00 for everyone else!)

-And best of all, IT’S WEEK SEVEN! Which means there are only three weeks plus finals left! It’s the home stretch!

Until next week!

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This weekend was BEYONED amazing. It included human pyramids, intense games of capture the flag, and snow angels.  The Christian Life Council put on a Saturday to Sunday retreat held at Riverwoods Christian Center, and let me say—it was the most fun I’ve had in a while!

Here’s a photo of the center we stayed at.  The cabin was brand new—so we got to “break it in” for the center! This was a great chance to get away from the stress of midterms and homework, and just be able to play!  I had forgotten how much fun it is to run around (as much as you can in a cast and crutches!) and play in the snow! We played some super intense capture the flag in a good 6 to 8 inches of snow in the woods.  The two teams ended up tying, each of us winning one round.  After capture the flag we made some pretty amazing snow angels—I’m proud to say that a friend gave mine crutch imprints for me—so it was completely realistic!  Once we were all finished in the snow, activity moved on to human pyramids and synchronized back flips! This was one failed attempt—can I just say that this was HILLARIOUS to watch???!!

Some of the boys decided to try and do synchronized back flips—we all were worried a little for their sanity…and their safety!

I think in conclusion, this was a much needed get away, and I’m now ready to take on the rest of the term!