9 Semesters Later...

51 Months ago

I haven't blogged since my extravagant roadtrip this summer but have been inspired to start once again (thanks Matt). In the midst of my last finals week of my college career I've managed to find some time to be with the people Olivet has brought me closest to; the friends I've made over the years, some old some more recent. "The Next Chapter" is something I've put off thinking about but as sad as it will be to part ways with Olivet I am so ready for what God, and the world have in store for me.


A lot of people talk about not being able to get away from the bubble, but I've gone the other way. The overused "You only get out as much as you put in" comes to mind when thinking about my time at Olivet. Yea you can complain about the rules as much as you want but they're not going to change. You can skip chapel more than three times and not care about how many fines are racked up. Or you can deal with the rules and see that they're trying to better you as an individual and learn to live with them, you can go to chapel and be attentive and actually get something out of it. I'm not saying that Olivet doesn't have any flaws, but I'm also not ashamed to say that I love Olivet and would push the experience on any young person that I can.


So what do you get 4(1/2) years later? that ---->
I'm still the same dufus on the inside, jumping at the opportunity to goof around and have a good time, but I've developed into much more. My maturity has gone up (some) and my theology and outlook on life have both expanded into things that I never thought possible.


Will I miss Olivet? EEEEEEEYAAAAAAAP

Boston..NY

We got into boston at about 2am yesterday morning and stayed with our friend Matt from Olivet. Sleeping in felt great after a very long day in New York and late driving. We toured Boston and some other things you can ask me yourself if you want to..

We sat in right center field last night at the Red Sox game, a great view and a great time..even though the BoSox lost. Boston was our favorite stop yet, the fans, the park and the surrounding area made the experience what it was!

The night before last I tried posting on our NY day but it didnt work so I'll sum it up..We got into NYC at about 2pm Wednesday afternoon and drove through the city and up to the Bronx. We were some of the first people in the gate for batting practice, Tyler finally got a ball.

We got heckled beyond belief but it was pretty fun(ny) after finding another handful of Tigers fans to mix it up with..We are in the car now and are a couple hours into our 9+ hour drive to Pittsburgh for our final game!

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Philly

We started off the day by driving an hour and a half northeast to Philadelphia, got to our hotel (graciously provided from our friend Greg) and sought out for the best philly cheesesteak... We ended up at Pat's:

which has a famous rival directly across the street -

our sandwiches were all delicious some with provalone, mine with cheese whiz.. We walked from there a couple miles south to Citizens Bank park for our game of the night, Phillies vs Giants. Travis caught another ball, Tyler had one go through his hands and i will humbly say that I got mine off of a bounce!

The park and city was probably our favorite yet, with friendly fans, great food and an overall incredible time! Off to the Bronx in the morning!

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Baltimore!

We got into Baltimore early this afternoon, wandered around until we went to Inner Harbor with Alli, our host for the night. We ate at J Pauls, a restaurant on the water and then headed over to Camden Yards..

We made our way down to the first few rows in left field for batting practice, and after many balls that slipped away, Travis finally snagged one. The game was back and forth and in the bottom of the 11th the Orioles laid down a perfect suicide squeeze with two outs for the win! We're looking forward to spending the day in Philly tomorrow, with cheesesteaks, historic places and more on our agenda..

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DC

Today was my last day in the Washington DC area...I've had an incredible summer so far and am glad it will be ending the same way..Tyler, Travis, Brock and I got tickets to the Nationals/Diamondbacks game from Mr. Taylor, a great view and an even greater way to start out our MLB Pilgrimmage...

Stephen Strasburg started for the Nats an was out after a handful of innings, but it was great to see the ball coming in at 98mph the majority of the time! There were some protestors in front of the stadium before the game protesting the Arizona immigration laws. Four of them found their way onto the field to further cause a nuisance..but it was hilarious watching them getting taken down

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Something New

Tonight I decided to start something I thought I would never get into, I've seen other peoples blogs and have come to the conclusion that I might as well have one too. I am still unsure about this and probably won't write much but hey, it's something to occupy this wide awake state I am in at 3 am, 2 Monster Energy Drinks deep.

I guess I just needed something new, something to get my mind off of the fact that the majority of the people I have come to know and love will be leaving my "home" of the last four years. Many are graduating this weekend and I don't know what to think of it yet. I feel selfish and am embarrassed that I won't be walking across the stage in about a day and seven hours. Oh well I keep telling myself; it is interesting to think about the relationships that have been built over the past semester as well as the past four years... where they will go and what they will become, which ones will survive and which ones will grow into life-long bonds.