By DEVYN LANSDEN, Editorial Editor
We only have a few more weeks until Christmas break. But next week is Thanksgiving break; I cannot believe it.
This past week and weekend was a busy one because Ranger Preview was Saturday.
All week, I was posting about it on the recruitment social media. I had to make a video a day. It was fun to get to be active and post about it.
I love Ranger Preview. It is such a fun event that Northwestern hosts for students.
The Vanilla Bean opened a week ago, and my boyfriend and I went to eat Friday afternoon.
The Vanilla Bean is my favorite place to eat in Alva.
I was so happy when they finally opened after they changed locations. They have been busy, and that is a good thing.
If you have not tried their food, you should.
They have a seating area, and they serve bakery items, coffee, breakfast and anything you can think of. It will be a nice, new addition to Alva since there are limited options here.
The day before Ranger Preview, some friends of mine and I chalked the sidewalks of campus, and then we had to set everything up at 9 p.m. We had to be there at 7 a.m. the next day.
The morning of Ranger Preview was all running around and getting the last details set up. I was working at the registration table, so for about an hour and a half straight, I was busy.
It made the event go by a lot faster.
Once registration was over, I had to take a group of students on a tour.
I was glad I only had to do one tour with about seven people. The other groups had to do groups of 50 or more because the students brought their parents.
When I got done with my tour, I got back to help clean everything up. My friends and I gathered all of the balloons we aired up before the event started, and we almost floated away.
The clean-up part after Ranger Preview ends is the best part because everyone is a lot more loosened up because the hard part is over with.
Once the event was over, I got to go home and relax a little bit before the football game started. It was the last football game, and I took pictures at it.
I can’t believe I will not be taking pictures at another Ranger football game. But now I get to go and take pictures at the basketball games, so I am excited for that.
I am glad the Rangers beat Southwestern for their last game.
Sunday I did not do much. I cooked and went to the gym, and that was about it.
This week I am going to get all my homework done and be caught up so I will not have to do anything over Thanksgiving break.
I hope you all do that too and do not procrastinate. I always like myself a lot better when I get all my homework done for the week early because something always comes up, and that way I am able to get everything done without stressing.
When I come back from Thanksgiving, expect some pictures of Otis and my two dauchshunds and both of my cats because we all know I will be taking pictures of all of them.
I am so ready to see all of my family and be with them.
Eating good food is what I am the most ready for, of course.
I am going to enjoy those days off and not think about projects or tests I will have over the break. I hope you all do, too.
Have a fun and safe break.
