greysanatomy.

Last night was the first episode of Grey's Anatomy for this season, and I was pretty excited about it. A bunch of girls came to my room to watch it with me. It lasted 2 hours, which was a little much, but I was still glued to the tv the entire time. I'm working on finishing all of the seasons before next week's episode. It took me two days to watch the entire first season, but that was only nine episodes. The rest of the seasons have about 20 episodes, so I need to get to watching! =) I'm really not this obsessed with a silly tv show, but I couldn't really think of anything else to write about for this week, so i figured why not go on a spill about last night's viewing adventure.
After watching Grey's, the girls and I went to the Pi Kapp house for a little bit and hung out. I always have a good time there, and the guys are very nice. It was pretty much just another typical Thursday night in Hattiesburg. Not that I'm complaining at all, I love Thursdays, but what I'm really looking forward to is this saturday-DATE PARTY! I've never been to one, so I'm pretty pumped. I think it's gonna be a good time. I'm about to head to New Orleans with my music appreciation to listen to some jazz music..until next week, peace out!

Paige =)

Nursing Home Visit.

Every Monday at 4, a group of Delta Gamma girls go to Wesley Manor nursing home to play Bingo with the residents. This week was my second week to go, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it both times. Today, I sat next to a lady who was almost blind and deaf, and I had to repeat almost every letter and number that was called. It was really sad, but she finally got a bingo, which made it all worthwhile! The prizes that they get to choose from are simple things like toilet paper, paper towels, and soap, but they are truly happy to receive such trivial things.
It's very eye opening to see and talk to elderly people. It breaks my heart to see them struggle to find the proper number on their bingo card, but it also makes me smile to hear them getting excited about their win. People treat the elderly as if they are children, just because they may talk a little slower and may not understand life as it is to us because they grew up in a whole different world. I believe that they should be treated much more respectfully. If I were in a nursing home, I wouldn't want to be pitied or talked down to in any way. I would expect people to treat me just like any other person who doesn't live in a home. It is probably hard enough not being able to take care of yourself. The least people can do is give you the time of day.

Football.Questions.Politics.

Football season has begun. For the first time in my entire life, I watched an ENTIRE football game, and actually paid attention the whole time. I was even cheering. It was strange, but I liked it. I have never had a team that I cared enough about to keep me interested. For some reason, watching Southern Miss play just stirred something in my heart! I was yelling at the tv in buffalo wild wings! It was quite invigorating.
I'm going to a Mississippi State game this weekend, and I'm anxious to see if it's the game of football that I've come to enjoy or if it's just the Southern Miss spirit that has taken hold of me. =). Speaking of going to Mississippi State this weekend, I'm excited, but I'm also a little worried. I want to see all of my friends from back home who now go there, but I'm afraid that I will feel out of the loop. The friends from down here that have gone to visit MS State have said that it made them love it down here so much more. I don't know if I want it to reaffirm my decision to go to Southern, or if i want to have an amazing time, because that may make me doubt my decision to go here?
I'm sure that no matter what happens, I'll return to campus with a smile on my face, because I love it here. I can't see a weekend changing my decision.
Again, speaking of changing decisions, I am thinking of changing my major to political science. In economics today, we were talking about world issues and current events, and I want to have a part of all of that. I know that they are high hopes, but I would love to be able to make a difference. I think that politics is a filthy business, but I would like to try my hand at it to see if I can do some good in this world.

Well, that's all for now.

Paige. =)

Home sweet home.

Coming home from college is an odd feeling. First of all, I have a room all to myself with a bed big enough for me to actual roll over in. It's pretty incredible. I woke up with no back pain at all, which has been a very rare thing ever since I started sleeping in a dorm room bed. Also, hanging out with my friends feels different. It's like my life has changed and expanded in such amazing ways, but here they are, same as ever. I guess I prefer them not to have changed, and truly, I myself have not changed, but my lifestyle has. They still hang out with people they went to high school with, and they still frequent the same places, while I am in a whole new world making brand new friends! I love being back home, but I do miss my friends back in Hattiesburg. I also miss the convenience of having a cafeteria and living in the same building as the people I hang out with. Driving is a pain! Another difference in coming back home is my family. I no longer live under the same roof as they do, so I feel like we have so much catching up to do! Anyway, that's my spill on coming home from college.

On another note, Hurricane Gustav seems to have done most of its damage. Luckily, it was not nearly as strong as expected. Thank God. Heading north from Hattiesburg on Sunday, Highway 49 was like a war zone! The south bound lane was filled with ambulances, school buses, and national guard trucks headed to the cost to help prepare for the worst. I passed a poster stuck on a street sign that said, "Praying for Gustav evacs." It made me smile. Little things like that prove to me that there still is good in the world, and that people truly do care about one another.

That's all I got, folks. Peace out.

Paige <3