Quite the Week.

I have had quite a few experiences since coming to Coe three years ago, but last week was probably one that I will remember for quite some time. This post is just basically going to tell you what happened, but I plan on taking some to dissect the different things I’ve taken from last week. I’ll let you know as I start figuring them out myself.

Monday
If you follow Katie Roger’s blog, you know that the student body President elections were last week. If you follow my blog, you know that I was running to fill that position. My running mate and I started campaigning around Thanksgiving, working to put together a platform, relentlessly publicize ourselves and take place in the debate a week before the elections. Monday was the day where we would find out if everything we worked so hard for was going to pay off. We woke up early to put up a few signs and started waiting. When the results came in we learned that in a three way race we got the most votes with 46 percent. However, the constitution requires a majority (50 percent) to be elected. We started making more signs and tried to get some sleep for another big day.

Tuesday
Once again we woke up early to do some publicity. I was so exhausted and stressed I accidentally slept through my first class. Oops, my first of the semester! Again it was back to the waiting game, which is harder than campaigning. At the end of the day, we learned that we lost the election in the runoff. I was very disappointed, but feel like I did gain something; I’ll let you know when I have that sorted out.

While my fellow students were casting their ballots in the runoff election, I was interviewing for a job as an Assistant Resident Director. This is the position that oversees all the RAs in a residence hall. This was an equally stressful time for me, as I got dressed up and tried to prove myself worthy for a job next year. Back to another night of trying to get some sleep.

Wednesday
The Student Senate meets on Wednesday evenings. While it was hard for me to go to the meeting and not be the president, a pleasant surprise was in store. The President appoints an executive board when they are elected, and I was chosen as the treasurer. I’m excited at this opportunity, because though I’m not the president, I can still do some good for the college in this position.

Friday
After the stress of college politics and job interviews, I was very ready to play some baseball. Our season began Friday, and we had practice that night. It was intense. We threw, fielded, hit and did a lot of conditioning, but I loved it! Because of gym time we started late and didn’t get done until about 11:45 P.M. I didn’t have any trouble sleeping!

Saturday
Baseball started this morning at 9:00 A.M. and was one of the hardest conditioning days we’re going to have all season. It was great to see the team come together and get through something tough! I’m really excited for the season to start shaping up! After resting all afternoon I decided I needed to relax and catch up with a friend, so I finished the week eating a sushi dinner with her at Kaji, my favorite restaurant in town.

(The picture of me at the debate was taken by Megan Valerius)