HOMECOMING!!!

This past weekend was Wartburg's homecoming. Since this was my first college homecoming experience I wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't know how much the students would get into it, if they would decorate, what the parade would be like, etc. I assumed that it wouldn't be like my high school homecoming where each class decorated a window uptown, a hallway in our school, and their own float for the parade. In a way it kind of was. Students could pick up window kits, get creative, and decorate their windows with all different kinds of beat simpson sayings and cartoons. Then Friday night, there was the Kastle Kappers which was a talent show put on by the students. Some of the acts were amazing. At the end of the talent show, the homecoming king and queen were crowned then everyone walked to the gym from neuman's auditorium for the pep rally. At the pep rally there were a few different volunteer games and they announced who won the best window design. Saturday was full of activities as well. Being apart of the track team, we had to wake up early to set up and work the little kids track meet that we put on as a fundraiser. This was a lot of fun because we got to interact with the kids, keep them excited, and having fun. After the meet was over, I went to the Renaissance Fair for awhile. There were many booths set up selling all kinds of knick knacks and treats. I tried the chemistry clubs liquid nitrogen ice cream and surprisingly it was pretty good. My family always used to make homemade ice cream and thats what it tasted like to an extent. The track team also had a booth at the fair selling old clothing. I had to work the second shift at this and realized that I could make a pretty good salesperson :). After I was done working my shift, it was time to go to the football game. Our football team was doing really good going into the 4th quarter until they fell apart. The game ended up going into overtime and Wartburg lost by one point. Simpson it turned out blocked our field goal attempt classifying them the winners of the game. Kind of a bummer for homecoming but it still was a fun weekend full of many events.