Melody's Blog : Hinkle

Success = Fun

MelodyA — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:05:00 GMT

Wow, finally a second to breathe after all of this excitement! We won both games this weekend. This puts us in a great position for our conference rankings. The information on the horizon League page isn't updated yet, but I want to say these two wins puts us in 5th place! Friday's game was a really big deal because it was out "volley for the cure game." It's a game that we use to raise *** cancer awareness.

This is a really special cause to me because one of my volleyball coaches in high school is a survivor of *** cancer. During the month of October I really think about her. It's a big deal for the team also because one of our recent alumna's mom is a survivor as well. She's actually the mom of the player who sent me close after Hurricane Katrina happened. Her and her daughter have always been part of my support system here at Butler, and I've always been really grateful for them being here for me. The feminist group on campus D.E.M.I.A even decorated Hinkle in pink awareness decor.

The night was even better after we beat UIC in 3 games, and after we beat Loyola today this weekend could really one get better if my projects would disappear! Oh....that reminds me I better try to finish up my accounting project due next week. I need to finish up a group project for my Electronic Journalism class. We need to cut some tape together in the edit bays in Fairbanks tomorrow. I better finish up this script so we can match it with the scenes we want.

Don't forget we can support the fight against *** cancer all year long by going to The *** Cancer Site. The sites very useful in helping other important charities that need your support as well. Happy clicking, and hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!

GO DAWGS!! BARK BARK

Melody

Family

MelodyA — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:52:00 GMT

I'm so excited about this weekend, because my dad is coming up to see me!!! I don't get to see him or the rest of my family that much so I get really excited. It's even better that we have a game this Sunday, so he gets to see me play too!! I can't wait till he gets here tonight. I've planned a really fun weekend so he can see all the fun I get to have at Butler!! We're going to the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) on Saturday. I might try and working in some shopping lol . I still haven't thought of anything else that we can do, but I know we'll think of something. I'm so excited that I can't wait to see him when the team gets back from the Valparaso game tonight!! That reminds me I better hurray up and get to Hinkle.

Go Dawgs!! BARK BARK!!

Melody

Fall....What's That?

MelodyA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:43:00 GMT

For a southern girl like me I'm really not used to this whole "season" thing. Where I come from we have a blazing hot summer, a mildly hot fall, about a month of the freezing cold temperatures with a low 37 degrees, followed by a mildly chilly spring, which is then followed by the skin melting summer. Apparently everywhere else in America that's not the case. I do have to say I always get really excited when the leaves start changing colors. It's nice not to walk out side and see green leaves one day, then the next I'm looking at the bare skeleton of what I can assume was a tree.

These past few days have warmed up. I'm still feeling the tundra of Res-Co (Residential College) in my room, but I'm elated that the temperature is staying in the 70's. You see I thought warm weather was a great request in my bed time prayers, but then I go to practice and start asking God why out of all of my prayers he answered that one. For those of you who don't know...here's a lovely Butler fact. Hinkle Field house is accredited as a historical building.

This means that there can't be any changes that would effect the historical feel and look of "Indian's basketball cathedral." This translates in no major structural changes that would take away from the field house face lift of the 80's. On warm days like today I am reminded how the Hoosiers before me didn't get to play in the AC.

I'm glad it's just mildly warm outside, and the fact that my coach likes to keep us highly hydrated does help me keep the thought of my sweat out of my mind. My friends who like to watch the games never noticed the temperature in Hinkle, of course none of us do when we're cheering at a men and women's basketball game or playing a match against another Horizon League foe for volleyball.

No matter what the temperature is I still enjoy the beauty of the day when I walk back to my dorm. I'm so excited about my second real Fall and can't wait until this time next month when all the leaves have changed and begin to fall.

I better get ready for practice. We're on the road again this weekend in Wisconsin for two more conference games and we're ready to show what the bulldogs are made of!!

Go Dawgs!! BARK BARK!!

Melody :)