Shakey Monday’s and More!
First of all… the ducks in Prexy’s Pond are now teenagers! They often spend their afternoons swimming around our new fountain, stepping up on the lighting fixture and then jumping back into the cool water, rough life, huh?
Anyways, this past week has been crazy–in a good way! The 4th of July weekend was absolutely goregous as far as weather was concerned. I got to spend my afternoons soaking up some rays around the beautiful Battle Lake while drinking fresh sweetened iced tea. Oh, I also began and finished my new favorite book, My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Talk about a book that can evoke emotions!
Otherwise this past week has brought many tasks involving Residence Life Fall Training for this year. Last year I had the honor of being a Resident Assistant in Park Region. I can honestly say that it was one of the best years of my life because of all the super fantastic ladies that lived on my floor. By the end of the year we were like sisters, literally. Some of my favorite moments include Shakey Monday’s, dressing up for Halloween, decorating Valentine’s Day bags, and getting ready while listening to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits cd in the bathroom in the mornings. This past week I’ve been working with the Residence Life Training Committee to put together the most awesome 10 day training process for future RA’s and ARA’s as is possible. With all the hard work we put in, we’re making sure to include a little fun.
Besides working on next years planners, designing some name tags, and working on THEME IMPLEMENTATION (this is my favorite part!) this past week the training committee got to try out all of the team building activities the staffs will be walking through in the fall. It’s so neat to be a part of all the work that goes into training the Residence Life Staff to be as stellar as they can be! I’m so excited for this upcoming year on campus and hopefully many more Shakey Monday outings.