spring

I have no idea what I wantto write about this week, so it will be a cornicopia subjects that are from the thoughts that pass through my head.
Relay for Life was this past Friday, and it was truly incredible. Even with the upper classman's descriptions of the event, it was still more incredible than I thought it would be. The atmosphere was great, and I was especially excited because I was able to camp on the drill field, another thing to cross off the bucket list! When I first came here I wanted to camp on the drill field or by the duck pond, but learned that there was a rule prohbiting it, except for relay for life. I walk for 3 hours straight. My tent was set up a little before 7 and I was walking from then to about 10 when everyone was called over for the ceremony. Walking was great. I talked to friends and said hi to many people I havn't seen in a while. There was also a lot of interesting things people were selling as fundriasers. My favorite I think was either the cotton candy or the rootbeer keg stands. The walking was a blast, the ceremony however was very moving and emmotional. People spoke of those they knew fighting or had died from cancer. The ceremony was also candle lit and all the portable field lights had been turned off for it. Despite the seriousness of the ceremony, the candles were constantly catching their wind-blocking pixie cups on fire. This caused a lot of laughter as people screamed and dropped their candle, or tried to blow it out. After a while people realized that you if you didn't tilt the candles the fires would stop. At the end of the ceremony the speaker listed off relationships of people the audience knew had cancer. As the relationship was called, one blew their candle out. So quickly did the darkness come and people began to make a lap around the track in the darkness in remeberance. By the time the ceremony was over the temperature was in the 30s and the blacksburg wind was haunting the drill field. I was so cold, and convienced my friends to come back to the dorm with me and I took a hot shower to warm up. We then went back out to the drill field and I did another hour of laps before watching my friend perform in the dance-off. It wasn't until 4:30 that I crawled into my tent to try to sleep only tobe woken up at 5:30 for the closing ceremony. The sun was starting to come up, and I had only slept 30min max. It was more of a nap than anything else. I went back to my room and slept for less than 3 hours before waking up because I didn't want to miss the beautiful spring days.
The spring is beautiful here at tech. I wish I had a sketch book that could capture the beauty, my camera does not do the beautiful scene of spring justice. As I write this blog I see the sun setting over the mountains behind Eggleston. The lime green leaves on the trees are emmerging under the golden sunlight. Next to the billiant shade of green is a lovely shad of magneta flower, the same tone as the lime green. Underneath this vibrant colors is the rich deep green of the grass an dthe soft creamy white of the volleyball courts. The sand serves as a reminder to the time where the ground was covered in snow. I actually had forgotten sand lay under the volleyball nets, becuase the whole month of Febuary the sand was not visible. I love the snow, but I'm glad its spring. The cold was lonely and this new warmth is like an old friend, hugging me as I walk about. I'm glad we missed the akward hot cold temperaures for the most part that spring usually brings. Maybe we did have the period of the 50s, but after the 20s and windchill 50 was like the new 70. Whatever it was, I'm glad its so nice out, and stays this nice until finals. Finals I want it to rain nonstop so when I have to study inside I don't get upset that I'm missing the beautiful weather.