Swimming in Autumn?!

To all quad crossers: BEWARE!!!

During your daily walks across the main quad, watch where you step! The rain has created so many puddles, you could find yourself swimming to class! (Which would NOT be very comfortable, seeing as how the weather is about 59 degrees plus windchill...cold + wet = yuck)

However, on a happier note, GO KOHAWKS!!! Homecoming weekend was a blast! The theme this year was "Rock 'n Shine in 2009" and the celebrations started off on Thursday with the annual Homecoming Follies, a time where the Court is introduced, in combination with an Open Mic Night of sorts. Drumline played, like we do every year, along with several other acts, some of which, drumline members did as well!

Drumline!

Joe, who's a snare in drumline, singing  & playing one of the songs he wrote.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a picture of G, Duroje, and Seth singing/beatboxing their arrangement of "Lean on Me" :(

Then there was the Parade on Saturday morning, which was cold, but since we were all walking with who knows how many pounds of drums strapped to our bodies, we worked up quite a sweat! And of course, in typical Drumline fashion, craziness ensued:

Fr. Megan Patch and Drumline Kaptain G. Oakley Lyon

Drumline 2009!!

Heath Long, Kaptain 2008-2009

His way of being "Rockin' and Shinin" was to be Kiss...nice

Walahroo Drumline 2009!

The homecoming game Saturday was a blast, despite the biting cold brought in on wind's wings. The 37-7 win over Luther was awesome!! Drumline and the Cheerleaders kept everyone's Kohawk spirit up with several new cheers and songs.

Drumline Kaptain (yes, spelled with a "K") G. Oakley Lyon

Drumline was cold...HUDDLE!!

...or you could be completely fashionable like me, and wear your drumline shirt OVER your hoodie...haha

No, I do not play the quads. This year, I'm the "swinger" in drumline, which means I go from instrument to instrument depending on what we need. My main instrument is the snare, which is what I played last year. The quads is the only instrument that I don't know yet. All right...I can play one song, "Paco." haha

Later Saturday was, of course, the Homecoming dance! Yeah!!! It was amazing! The committee this year did a great job! The DJ was great! No technical glitches, all amazing songs, great decorations...all in all, the best homecoming yet!

Me and two of my roommates, Michala, and Brittany before we went to eat

(We ate at Eggroll House...classy, right? haha)

arriving at the dance

The lovely ladies Molly, Debra, and Kathrine :)

Me and Angelea, the wonderful President of the Homecoming Committee!

This girl did more than anybody can ever imagine! :)

The typical throng of dancing college co-eds

Brittany and Michala dancing with our fourth roommate, JoAnn (to the left of Brittany)

Roomies!! :)

I love these girls :)

JoAnn, Brittany, me, & Michala

Dancing comes in MANY different ways...hahaha

Michelle, our RA from last year, with Brittany :)

Winding down with friends after the dance can be one of the best parts of Homecoming:

Chillin' with Meg

Matt and Meg

So I wore Jellies (yes, Jellies, those things of the '90s) to the dance, and I found out they glowed under a blacklight! haha

this is what my shoes looked like under normal light.

(I took the Jellies and embellished them w/ silver ribbon to match my dress and turned them into ballet slippers)

What would a post about Homecoming be without a picture of Charlie shakin' his tailfeathers at a Kohawk game?