Sirens and Fines, While I'm Running Behind...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqqdA8LHN7I&ob=av2e

     Okay, so no sirens here, I just really like that song.  BUT, unfortunately there were lots of fines while I was running behind.  So to start this off, last Thursday I received an email telling me that they had 200 extra RH parking spots and if I was one of the first 200 people to register (and pay for it), I would have one!  At the time, I had RO (Resident overflow) parking... which is no lie, probably 2 miles from where I am so I never go to my car.  So of course I wanted to make sure to get an RH parking spot, and I set my alarm clock to 6 in the morning to book my spot.  This week I learned that I got an RH spot!  I was so excited... but wait... there weren't any parking spaces.  I drove to every parking lot on the Hill, but there was no spot to be found.  Then I remembered that the South Quad parking deck was now open!!  So I drove there (still not very close to my dorm but way better than RO!) and since there wasn't a sign telling me where to park I just assumed that any place would be fine.  College lesson number 1: If you don't want a ticket and you're a resident, ONLY park in the places with a sign with RH on it.  And if you're not sure about it, go somewhere else.  So I left my car there until today and I thought nothing of it until a received an email that was from parking services entitled "Ticket".  Darn it!  So as soon as I went to my first class I went to the parking deck to discover that I had not one, not two, but three parking tickets on my car... one for every day that my car was left there.  I didn't even know that I was parked in the wrong spot until today, but apparently I was supposed to park on the 4th floor, not the second.  I am currently trying to get those appealed, and I hope the people understand that it was all an accident.  I doubt they will, but it's worth a shot! 

     So other than that, my week consists of lots and lots of stress about homework and reading.  I wish I was as good at homework as I am at wasting time :) I have my first biology test tomorrow, and I don't have the first clue with what's happening.  I don't understand the teacher... this is partially because of his accent.  Thankfully I was able to get out of my dorm room on Monday night and go to Lakeview's Bible study with my roomie, Leigh Ellen, and one of her friends!  I like Lakeview alot, we also went there Sunday morning.  But I especially loved the small group that I was in.  I was convieniently wearing my Distinguished Young Women of Alabama shirt and one of the girls sitting across from me was like "oooh girl, we gotta talk about DYW!" It just so happens that she was Ohio's Distinguished Young Woman and was at nationals with Danielle Dubose!!  How cool is that?!  She is super sweet, and so are the rest of the girls in that group.  The small group leader was so genuine!  I hope to go back sometime soon! 

     I was really looking forward to going to Andalusia's game this Friday night, but I just remembered that I have a pep rally to play at so I won't be able to attend.  I hope Andrew gets a few chances to play, and I hope the band does excellently :)  GO BULLDOGS!  Looks like the next game I potentially might get to go to is September 30th... looking forward to it!  I'm coming home this weekend after the game and I want to, but I have so much homework that I'm not sure that I'll even be able to see many people :( Tomorrow marks 1 month away from home.

    I can't even imagine what is going to be like with 85,000 fans cheering us on this Saturday.  I'm so excited I can hardly stand it :) It will even be worth getting up at 4:30!!!  By the way, a sketchy video was taken of the piccolos during sectionals and an article was written about how we will be doing the Heisman pose in our first halftime show.  Pretty cool, even though the video is only 5 seconds! haha. Piccolos!