Wow, today is October 1st. The first month of school has flown by! During the week, I’ve been busy with basketball pre-season, classes and recruits. On the weekends I have been just enjoying myself and trying to visit friends before basketball season picks up. I actually met up with one of my friends from Australia this weekend! One of her best friends from home goes to Wheaton and she was visiting on Friday night. I got to catch up with her a little on Saturday. It was great! This week is going to be a stressful one as far as school work goes. I have my first exam in economics on Tuesday and a paper due right after October Break. I’m so excited to relax at home for break. It will be my prize after a long week. Oh and another highlight: the Red Sox won the AL East! You can be sure I’ll be watching the playoff games this weekend. Go Sox!

Life at Wheaton is getting busier and busier as October continues. October break was awesome and just the relaxing time at home that I needed. I was able to see a bunch of my friends and relax at home with my family. What’s fall without apple picking and getting pumpkins too, since it was a beautiful weekend at home. Wednesday brought me back to reality at school with a paper and few other assignments due. The short week brought me to a weekend filled with visiting friends and friends visiting. One of my friends from home came to Wheaton Friday night and I went to Providence College Saturday night to visit one of my friends from Australia. I had a blast both nights and it was great to catch up with everyone I don’t get to visit during the demanding basketball season. I am so excited for season to start this Sunday but nervous too. We are starting a week later this year because our Christmas tournament in Hawaii cuts into the time we usually have off. This means we have less time to prepare for our first game at the beginning of November. Our first practice is this Sunday followed by the Alumnae Game. Double sessions will follow the next two days to get us into what we call “basketball shape.” All of us on the team are working hard this week preparing for next week. I’m so glad I will be able to get my midterm out of the way this Thursday rather than next week, probably one of the hardest basketball weeks of the semester. The Red Sox series is so exciting but I’m getting nervous along with the rest of the Red Sox Nation at Wheaton. I’m looking forward to watching the game tonight after practice. I really hope they can grind for a win at Cleveland! Well, I’m off to do laundry, clean and start on some studying. Go Sox!

The Boston Red Sox are World Champs! I still can’t believe it. I was lucky to catch every game of the ALCS and the World Series on TV, whether it be at home with my family or here at school. Between basketball practices at night, Halloween festivities and homework, my friends and I managed to get together and watch every game, beginning to end. I’m so lucky I got to go to two regular season games this spring and summer of their 2nd World Series title in four years. Although it can’t compare to Fenway, FOX comes in most TVs in our dorm rooms despite not having cable. Last night at about midnight, after Papelbon threw the last pitch to sweep the Rockies, the Wheaton campus erupted. The Sox won the World Series! My friends and I jumped up and down screaming, hugging and watching the players celebrate before sprinting down to the pond along with the rest of the die-hard Sox fans at Wheaton. Students were running, screaming and chanting. Horns, singing and clanking sounds filled the October air around the pond. Anyone and everyone started jumping in! I’ve already been in once my freshman year so I decided to refrain this time around, especially with my camera in my hand. We love that dirty water! Everyone started singing “Sweet Caroline” at one point, probably my favorite part of the celebration. It was awesome to see so many students erupt out of the dorms to celebrate outside. It sure did silence all the Yankees fans on campus! Raised knowing that Boston sports is a religion in my family makes last night unforgettable!