So... it's been quite a while now, since I've posted. Here's a little bit, here and there, of what I've been up to...

hanging out and doing homework with my friends...

Here's my suite mate Debbie (left), and my Physics and Calculus buddy Gretchen. Debbie and I have so much fun, all the time... probably too much of the time. We talk about everything, from the important and deep, to the pointless and illogical. She makes me smile, and always puts me in a good mood. Also... sometimes she makes me get out of bed, so I'll make it to class on time :)
Gretchen too, has been a blessing to me. To have a good friend in my math and science class, is wonderful. Usually it turns out that I help her with calc, and she comes to my rescue when I attempt my physics homework. We make a good team. We met the week before school started, we were in the same orientation group together, so we also have the freshman intro class together once a week.

Writing letters, doing homework, playing cards, and baking...

This is my friend Carsten. His older brother, Dathan, is good friends with Carina, so we knew a lot of the same people when we got to Calvin. Carsten and I hang out often, and usually spend our evenings writing letters to people back home (always coming up with new and creative ways of communicating with people through snail mail), playing cards (Gin, Euchre, and Cribbage are our favorites), or baking over at Dathan's apartment - if we're not studying, that is. So far... we've baked three different banana breads, and a delicious apple pie. As well as pancakes, but that doesn't really count.
We didn't have a cribbage board... so we made one out of an old book we bought from the library. We glued the pages of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography together, then nailed holes in it for the pegs. We left a few pages at the beginning of the book, on which to record our scores...



















Here's a few pictures of my dorm building: Kalsbeek-Huizenga... with Debbie and Carsten.



















I've also been attending some good concerts. I'm going to see the Grand Rapids Symphony again tonight (for the second time), and I've also seen Shapes & Sizes (really good), The Yeasayers (even better), Martin Sexton (really good), and Ryan Montbleau (even better).

Classes are going well. I got my first paper back today, from history class. I got an A!!! That made me pretty happy, so I had a good morning.

Well, I'm off to lunch. I'll try and update this again soon. Love you all,
Kaylee