It’s official: classes are OVER! Today marked the final day of classes for Fall semester, and I could not be more excited! There comes a point toward the end of every semester where I lose all motivation for school and am ready to be done. My brain feels fried, and I just don’t want to learn anymore. I hit that point about two weeks ago and have been waiting for today to come. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed all my classes this semester and am a little sad that I will not be seeing the same people every day anymore, but I need a break! A few weeks of little responsibility and no homework will be greatly enjoyed. Now I just need to get through final exams, and I get to go home for six weeks.

To celebrate the last day of classes, my roommates and I went to Bakers Square in Highland Park for Free Pie Wednesday. When you go to a Baker’s Square on any given Wednesday, you get a free slice of pie when you order food.

^^Delicious cup of hot chocolate I had at Baker's Square^^

I was really excited to go because I hadn’t been to a Bakers Square since I was little. My mom and I used to go there all the time but then the one we went to closed down. Kelley and Betsy, my roommates last year, used to go to Free Pie Wednesday all the time last year so I had heard of people going all the time, but never got the opportunity to go. Well, I finally went, and the pie was amazing! I got cheesecake with strawberry drizzled on top. Yuuuuuuum. The food was really good, too. I had the French Dip with Swiss cheese, and it was delicious. Bakers Square is sort of like Perkins because it serves a breakfast menu all day, so my roommates all got breakfast food and loved it.

After stuffing ourselves with pie, we came back to our room and watched Tangled to top off the evening. It was the perfect way to spend the night with my roommates and to celebrate the end of classes! I have a feeling there will be more Free Pie Wednesday trips next semester.

^^Bakers Square Wall Decor^^

As a Tommie Ambassador, I have the opportunity to host high school seniors looking to attend St. Thomas every once in a while for overnight visits. The first visit for prospective students was last night, and my roommates and I hosted three girls in our room.

Originally, my roommates and I were jittery about the evening because we had heard more horror stories about prospective students than we had good stories (which in retrospect was misleading because I heard all good things from my fellow Ambassadors about last night). My roommate Rochelle even had a nightmare a few nights ago about none of the girls wanting to do anything we suggested, causing trouble, and getting Rochelle fired from Admissions. She was terrified. However, as soon as the girls arrived, all our nerves were relieved. The three girls- Laila, Jazzmine and Sidney- were phenomenal! They were peppy, easy-going, and excited to be at St. Thomas. The night with them turned out to be one of the best nights I’ve had all year!

^^My roommates and I with Laila, Jazzmine and Sidney^^

The evening began with the usual round of awkward questions: Where are you from? What are you thinking of majoring in? What other schools are you looking at? What do you like to do? Admissions actually matched the students very well with the hosts because of the girls, one was an Accounting major like my roommate Rochelle, and the other two were Communication and Journalism and English majors like me. Good work, Admissions!

After the questioning, we went to Snuffy’s Malt Shop for dinner, which is hands down my favorite eating place around campus. It’s an old-fashioned-type burger shop with a delicious variety of malts to choose from. Yum! Then we spent the evening in the dorm room watching movies (Crazy, Stupid, Love and Bridesmaids) and Youtube videos. I guess one could call the evening a typical girls’ night. It was a much-needed night of fun, and I hope to see Laila, Jazzmine, and Sidney on campus next year as Tommies!

Here are some of my favorite Youtube videos from the night:   Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, My Spoon is Too Big (Idk why, but it’s so funny!), You Forgot the Blueberries,  and any video by Jenna Marbles.