Volleyball?!

So, I suppose I can warrant writing another update for all of you, seeing as I've finished my paper already.

Well, an update on auditions, I DID end up making a jazz band... Jazz Band II, to be exact, which also happens to be the one that Kevin is in! We're on the same parts that we played last year, too... Which is fantastic! I love playing the lower parts in jazz, so I'm set! I'm also going to be in a brass quintet, too... Which should be a lot of fun. I get to play second trumpet in that, too, which is my favorite part for things like that, too... So, all in all, it seems like my music stuff is all working itself out quite well!

Last night, my building, Weck Hall, all got together to play sand volleyball... It was fantastic! I've never been a big fan of volleyball (or sports in general) but this game was intense! I was named MVP after repeatedly going after the ball with various extremities including, but not limited to, my elbow, feet, and face. I also managed to somehow attempt to dive for the ball, ended up with a face full of sand, and when one of my teammates, Spencer, went up to me for a high-five, he ended up punching me in the face! I have a little bit of a black eye, but not too bad... It was an accident, but Spencer still feels awful about it! It actually knocked me off of my feet! I'm fine, though, no worries!

I'm definitely feeling a little bit of the homesickness... I could definitely go for some of Grandma's potato chip cookies, especially! It's kind of weird not having Grandma and Papa come and visit every weekend like they do when I'm at home... I miss the tomato and mozzarella, too, for sure! I miss seeing my parents all the time and even my sisters! ... and of course my boys and my Sydney... Even my bed sounds great (even if my mattress topper here is way better than my mattress at home!) and I would love to be able to dance around, singing to myself like I used to do at home all the time when I was alone... That's another thing I miss a lot... Having my own space... Here, everything is shared... And while sharing is all well and good, it's still nice to be able to say "Hey, that's mine."... but a few more weeks and I'll be able to be home again!

Oh, and here... I've gotten lots of requests for my school address, so I guess I'll just post that up here... If you want to mail anything to me (and please do! One of the biggest things I miss from home was just the simple pleasure of trotting across the street to fetch the mail!!) send it to this address:

Alyssa Esch
Millikin University
Weck Hall, 304
1211 W. Main Street
Decatur, IL 62522-2040

... but if you do send something, make sure that you drop me an e-mail at aesch@millikin.edu, otherwise, I'll have no idea it's in there... So I might not get it!

Also, feel free to leave me comments or e-mail messages! I finally got my Millikin e-mail to stop recognizing all of you as junk, so go for it! Also, make sure that the messages that I send all of you don't end up in the trash... I plan on sending blog updates mostly from my Millikin e-mail, but I'll start off sending them from both if that helps!

Love,
Lyss