Let Them Be Thirsty No More

Last year on the day of Relay for Life I found out that my Grandpa Gil was diagnosed with cancer. I live in Gilmore Hall and it just happened that I was on Team Gil! I think Team Gil really meant a lot to my Grandpa in the last few months of his fight. Grandpa Gil lost his battle with cancer but Team Gil walked again this year with 41 members!

The grand total was over $40,600 raised!!!

Over 700 students and faculty participated!

This years Team Gil t-shirt

All at Once the World Can't Overwhelm Me

Moms always know where misplaced items are and exactly when you need to come home so my Mom and Chickey surprised me with a trip to Florida for my fall break!

We ate at one of my favorite places, Two Senoritas. Laura even drove there, scary but we survived!
Gift time for Mom and Chickey!
Cook out, a nice break from Phelps food!

Spending the morning at Mom's school and meeting some of her students.

I'll Thank God for Every Moment

20 years old.

Does this mean I have to be a responsible adult now? Hope College also likes to celebrate my birthday by having homecoming and a dance the same weekend!
We were so happy for my birthday.
Tante Wilma and Uncle Jim made so much good food that we had to take a long nap.

I think it was pretty good way to start off this decade!

They Haven't Seen Me Crazy Yet

I am class of 2011, odd year and legendary.

Last year the 2011 Pull Team was the first team in over 20 years to win as freshmen.

This year they easily won again by 67 feet in just 71 minutes!

Pull Fun Facts:
Each team has 36 members: 18 "pullers" on the rope, and 18 "moralers" who relay directions and help keep the pullers focused.

There are four cancellations on record: in 1918, 1943 and 1944 because of World Wars I and II, and in 1957 because of a campus-wide flu epidemic.

Keri Law '99 became the first woman to compete as a puller in 1995.

This year was the shortest pull since the modern rules were implemented in 1978.