Happy Halloween

Score!!! No Classes Today! Shippensburg University is not operating due to an electrical problem or somthing. I am missing 3 classes. Yay, this makes a 3 day week for me since I'm skipping classes on Friday to go to New York. This so rocks, and today is Halloween too. Since we have all day free, we are going to see a movie in Carlisle instead--The Legend of Zorro with Antonio Banderas (who is from Màlaga) Score, an extra long weekend!

Sunday: A day of the week

Today seemed like a really long day, but not necessarily in a bad way. I went to church, then we went golfing at Conocodell, but we only played 9 holes (Err, we may have thrown in an extra two, but I'm not admitting to anything). It was a perfect day. The weather was excellent golfing whether, and the sun made the trees look golden. I then went to quiz practice, my grandparents came over with food from the Treat, and then I watched Grey's Anatomy that we had recorded. And now? Now I am blogging and trying to get ready for classes tomorrow. That was my day, aren't you enthralled?

Pumpkin Carving

Tonight we had a pumpkin carving party to carve jack-o-lanterns. Yay, fun. Emily and I went shopping beforehand and I had a little shoe buying miscommunication. Usually people don't buy 3 pairs of shoes in one night, 2 being exactly the same...

Then we carved pumpkins. Martha Stewart told us to cut holes in both sides of the pumpkin so the candle is a lot easier to set in. It worked!
Can you guess whose pumpkin is whose?
Mine is the friendly pumpkin, and Emily's is the santanic, evil one. Go figure. It took me half the time to carve my pumpkin as it took Emily to do hers, and hers looks like it want to kill you whilest you sleep. It wants to be the master of your soul!
Tami worked on separating the goop from the seeds, which we toasted and ate later. Yum. Katie came too, and chatted a bit. Overall, a good pumpkin carving night!

Pictures from South Dakota

More pictures from SD:

1. The four of us at the conference
2. Proof we were at Mt. Rushmore
3. You ask why there is a glare on Mr. Rushmore? Well, the best picture we could get was with the soda machine. You make do, when you are cursed with fog.
4. The only good picture Emily and myself.
5. The crazy hairy goat thing grazing near the rocks along the trail.

More About Our Trip

Going through security on the way to SD, stupid Jenn tried to smuggle an exacto knife onto the plane. I actually completely forgot it was in the box with all my art supplies, and the lady pulled me over to the side and asked if I had anthing sharp inside my bag. I was sure they were going to kick me out or arrest me. My picture is probably now on the threat to America, terrorist watch list.

That is a pic of the little plane that transported us from Denver to Rapid City. The ederly woman who sat between Emily and myself commented on what a young professor we had, so that boosted Dr. Fiorini self-esteem quite a bit. The crazy rental car guy also asked "where that other boy had gotten to," once again making Dr. Fiorini feel like he was 21 again.

The other pic was the product of a request by Tyler, to get the aisle of the plane, but the flight attendent, giving his speil at the front, saw Emily pointing the camera at him, so he naturally thought we were taking a picture of him. (Which could have been, he was hot) The next time he came back to where we were sitting he asked if he should pose next time. Ha, ha, ha. That was great. Before we got off the plane then, he gave us those little pilot wings because we were "entertaining," and we had obviously just made his day.

More tommorrow, small doses are best.

South Dakota

Hey, finally back, and into the swing of things. Our Honors Service Learning presentation at the conference in Rapid City went very well, I believe everyone would agree. I know we all had a blast, and have lots of stories to tell.

We rented a car and drove out to Mt. Rushmore, but yes, as emily and I are fated, it was too foggy to see. We have lots of pictures of us smiling and pretending it is there, but really all it is a giant abyss. We don't even believe the formation exists. We theorize it is all a big hype, the statue is really about 3 feet tall and people just photoshop themselves into pictures to show their families.

For emphasis I have shown the real photo, plus the photo that I doctored for you to look at. I must say, I am good. Wouldn't you think that was a REAL photo? Pat on the back for Jenn.

I'll blog more about our trip later.

We're Here!!!!!!

Hey, this is Emily Cisney.......and Jenn! We're here in Rapid City, SD and having a blast! We went to see Mt. Rushmore. It was fun, lots of fun. Anyway, there is a dog convention here and there are so many dogs in the hotel...and the hotel is awesome!! Pool right in the middle of the lobby. Jenn brought her swimsuit and tried to make me bring mine, but I didn't and here we are on the last night and she hasn't even stuck her toe in the water. I think Jenn would get a skin rash if she got into the hot tub because it was green and slimy on the top. Yuck. It's amazing what you can learn about people when stuck with them for 3 days.

Up, up, and away.

Off to South Dakota. See you later blog friends. Driving to Philly in about an hour (4:30 the morning) to catch a plane and then sitting on it all day. Can't wait till we get to Rapid City. Adios. Don't worry, I won't forget about you. I shalt take some pics for you too. I gotta go pack.