Home for the Holidays!

Well, I finally made it home on Saturday. Although I am happy to be home, you know you are a Mercyhurst nerd when you are already itching to get back! I really do get "homesick" for Mercyhurst when I am away...I guess it is a good thing though! I guess once you move off to college and make a name and life for yourself, you begin to really get set in your ways and comfortable. When I'm home, I spend most of my time at our local coffee shop. It is a really nice hang out area in town. I will enjoy my time home, but I cannot wait to be reunited with all my friends and roommates back at the 'Hurst. A couple of us are actually going back to school early, which will be very nice! We are even having a little New Year's Eve get-together which will be fun. I guess I will have to learn to enjoy my old life at home, and get ready to head back to my crazy hectic college life. Living in the moment is something I am trying to do much more. I have a habit of constantly planning for the future, which is not a bad thing, it just sometimes overshadows the "now". Alright everyone, have a great holiday season, and I'll make sure to do a New Years post!

Carpe Diem
~Jeremy

Christmas: Mercyhurst Style!

Me and My Roommates (Eric, Andrew, and Joe)

Me and Rhona B. 

It's Christmas time at the 'Hurst that is for sure, and one thing that my group of friends and I do that has become a holiday tradition is our annual Christmas party. Last year we starting doing a gift exchange with our group of friends and yesterday was the day the dinner and gift give-a-way took place! All of us dressed up semi-formal for dinner at a local favorite "The Brewerie".

Aldyn S. and Me

In total, there were 16 of us decked-out in our holiday best! We had dinner and then quickly drove back to my apartment for the gift exchange! Today was also the first really good snowfall of the season, so it was a perfect night for a holiday party. We came back and began opening gifts. I was very happy to see that my secret Santa bought me a new pair of slippers which will totally come in handy during the cold nights in Erie! Everyone had a great night and we celebrated with pictures, cookies, and a movie! The saying is really true, "the friends you make in college you will have for a lifetime". I know that these friends are my best friends. We are crazy and funny and I would not change them for anything!

Mr. and Mrs Santa Claus!

The second part of Christmas cheer that happened this weekend actually just happened today! I was asked with one of my good friends Meghan H. to dress up and play Santa and Mrs. Claus for our annual Christmas on Campus at Mercyhurst College. More than 100 local children were treated to milk and cookies, games, crafts, storytelling, and of course a visit from Mr. and Mrs Claus! Meghan and I had such a wonderful time playing the part of the jolly couple, and I am very happy that we could bring some holiday spirit and Christmas cheer to some children that may night have had the chance to go and meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. I hope that I did a good enough job to play Santa next year, we will see! So what do you all think, did we make a convincing Mr. and Mrs. Claus?
Throughout this Christmas Season, just remember to Carpe Diem, no matter how you do it!


~Jeremy

Ambassador's Chrisgiving

Sarah B, Me, and Aldyn S. at Chrisgiving!

So today was the annual Ambassador's Chrisgiving, which is a holiday party that the Ambassador club has after Thanksgiving and before Christmas to get everyone into the holiday spirit. Every year, the theme of the party is "ugly sweater". It is really fun to see everyone dressed in their best ugly Christmas attire! Last year I really didn't do anything special, I just had a really (I mean so ugly) ugly sweater. This year, I wanted to do something a little more festive! So of course because I am a college student, I waited until the day before the party to put an outfit together...which may have actually worked out in my favor! Rhona and I went to the local Salvation Army to find some great outfits, and give back to others. While at "SalVo" I found the PERFECT sweater. In addition to the sweater I collected other wonderful pieces of Christmas cheer to make my "Mercy-Elf" costume even better!

Me, Rhona B. and Lindsay C. sporting our holiday outfits

The final product was an elf hat, an oversized sweater with tinsel and bells, and my TOMS shoes which I sewed bells on to make the perfect elf shoes! Although I was super excited to show off my Christmas cheer, the feeling quickly subsided when I walked across Mercyhurst campus "jingling all the way"! At the actual party, it was nice to socialize with the other Ambassadors, see everyone's outfits, and meet the new Ambassador pledges. After everyone feasted on turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and desserts, it was time for the voting of the "ugliest outfits". I honestly did not think my ensemble was "in the running towards becoming Mercyhurst Ambassador's next ugly Christmas outfit", so I was not really bothered in paying attention to the whole voting. Much to my surprise, the social committee voted myself, and Nathan K. as the ugly outfit winners. In addition, Paige B. and Adam F. were winners for their combined outfit of "grandma got run-over by a reindeer"! All in all, it was a very great night and I loved hanging out with all the Mercyhurst Ambassadors. I'm going to have to start planning my costume for next year...what will it be....?

Me, Nathan K., Adam F. and Paige B. the winners of the "ugly outfits"!

Carpe Diem, no matter what!
~Jeremy