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Fun Fall Weather

Just this last week the leaves around campus have exploded with color.  The maples that I walk under everyday are glowing multiple oranges, reds, and yellows.  Since fall is my second favorite season, I am loving every...

Time Management is Fun

So, it has been a really long time since I have written a blog and of course the reason being that I was incredibly busy last week.  This blog could be pretty long since I have so much to talk about but I feel like I can get...

Exams and Tau Beta Pi

Last week was pretty crazy and this week doesn’t look like it’s going to be much easier.  Last Friday I had my CE 382 midterm exam over concretes so now I am done with concrete and moving on to the asphalt half of the course...

The Twin Cities Marathon

As stated in my last blog, I will be talking about the Twin Cities Marathon that my Dad ran in on Sunday.  The marathon started at 8:00 am so my Mom and I dropped my Dad off at around 7:15 am to get warmed up and...

Home and Back

This weekend I went home to Minnesota and it was really fun.  I left later Friday afternoon and on the way home we ran into a rather large lightning storm as we went through Owatonna.  I saw at least 10 really big land...

Busy, Busy, Busy

So, wow, the past few days have been super busy.  I have had a ton of meetings, homework, and other stuff to deal with.  Since I’m going home this weekend, I’m trying to get as much stuff done before I go home so I can...

Interviews and Memory for my Computer

Last week on Thursday I had a phone interview with HNTB, who I really want to work for.  I’m not a big fan of phone interviews because I feel like I always sound awkward during them.  Everything I say always seems to...