October 4-5

       "Hangin' around, nothin' to do but frown, rainy days and Mondays always get me down" (courtesy of Miss Karen Carpenter's golden vocal chords). Ok, Monday really wasn't that bad (I just like that song). If we add colds to the list of rainy days and Mondays, that would pretty much sum up yesterday. I woke up sounding like a frog, and stayed in for the morning. A few of my hall mates and I went to Asda (again) to pick up some more essentials. I got Sudafed, vitamin C tablets (to replace my Emergen-C stash which is dwindling), and more orange juice. We got back to our halls where I promptly put on some comfies, chugged tea, orange juice, and vitamins, and took a nap. The housing company that facilitates the halls here put on a party (that started off with a surprise informational meeting - what kind of party is that?) that evening. After a free dinner which consisted of bad "pizza" and french fries (with no ketchup), they raffled off awesome prizes like an iPod touch, a flatscreen tv, and and iPad. (No, I didn't win anything). It was after this that my swollen sinuses somehow led me back to my room at 9 pm where I stayed for the rest of the night. My game plan for the evening? = Tea, salt water nose spray, orange juice, tissues, and the Sound of Music. The only thing missing was Cuddles, my teddy bear : (
       This morning, the frog voice was not as noticable, but I still felt gross. Thankfully, all I had to do today was attend as welcome meeting and meet with some people about my class schedule. Let me just say, this university employs some seriously unorganized people. Almost every student I have talked to has had some problem with registering, e-mailing, or communicating with the university in some way. It's unfortunate. Still, I'm not worried. Everything will fall into place. A couple of my friends (1 from Germany and 1 from Portugal) went to coffee, and we felt better.
       This evening, I cooked some tortellini and chatted with some of my hall mates in the kitchen. It's fun to run into other people and get to know them while we're cooking :) Unfortunately, there are no cupboards in the kitchen, so we all have to carry our own things from our rooms to the kitchen everytime we want to cook something. It's a bit of a hassle. ( Blee, I should get a cart . . .)
       Most of the people in my hall are girls, either international students or first year students. It's so funny to hear the freshman go on about "this" and "that" party. I guess I never quite understood the draw of college parties in general, especially the high price tag on alcohol. I would rather watch a movie or jam on some music. That aside, all the girls in my hall are super sweet and friendly. It's one of the quieter halls as well, which is truly a blessing - I can sleep!
       It's not even 8:00, but I'm in for the evening again. More tea which means more pee, but hopefully it will wash away this stupid cold! I want my singing voice back!
       Thank you for all your prayers!
       Prayer Request(s) of the Day: That I would get over my cold, and that I would love without condition.