Monday, September 26, 2011

A Week Full of Fun

Dear Readers,

I just want to start off by letting you know I'm pretty sure that I did well on my test Tuesday and also sure I got an A on my Test Friday. Along with that good new i have much more. This week I was fortunate enough to get invited to get free ice cream from the local dairy queen. That was pretty sweet, I got a 21oz oreo blizzard. Right after my trip to get some ice cream I then went with a group of friends to Mc donald where i was introduced to a beautiful sandwich. I do have two pictures of the sandwich. Me and a few friends placed a Mc chicken sandwich inside a double cheese burger and layer both the top and bottom with fries. This was for sure one of the top ten sandwiches of my life.

On another note we had a soccer game Wednesday which we tied 2-2 and we also had a game Saturday which we lost 1-0. The highlight of my weekend was today though. I got to hang out with some friends all day at our big Coe and Cornell College picnic where I was able to go canoeing for several hours. Once we got back from the canoe trip I had to get some homework done quickly and head to my Fraternity meeting where we decided what guys were going to get bids to join our chapter. After the meeting I just relaxed for awhile until midnight where I got to go around and hand out bids to some lucky gentleman. All and all a very good week and I can not wait to see what this week has in store for me!



Soccer game vs Mt Mercy University













Mc Donalds sandwhich












Picture at canoe trip

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Homecoming Week!

Dear Readers,

Homecoming week was pretty fun. It seemed like everyone had tons of Kohawk pride. I am proud to say that I was selected to emcee the homecoming pep rally this year which is kind of a big deal. The homecoming pep rally is the Friday before the big football game and I was one of the people responsible for getting everyone excited for the game and the dance. Also the pep rally is the event where the homecoming king and queen are announced.

Right after the pep rally I had to get all dressed up for a big Lambda Chi Alpha alumni event. It was pretty sweet to hear some of the funny stories the alumni had to share. However I had to call it an early night because I had a long day in front of me. The following Saturday I wish I was able to say that I got to run in the homecoming 5k, or that I was able to attend the parade, football game or dance, but I had to hit the road with my teammates to go get a few more victories for the Coe College men's soccer team. We had two away games this weekend in St. Louis, and if I must say so myself the weather was not ideal.

It was fun to handout with the guys this weekend, it was a nice long bus ride with a ton of food which is always a good thing. While away from the homecoming festivities we stayed in contact with friends back at Coe so we could find out the results of the football game and how the dance was.

As far as I know homecoming weekend was another great success. People had a great time and made memories that will stick with them forever.

On that note I was able to snap a few quick pictures from the bus of the road trip but nothing to exciting because it was raining out.





View outside the hotel room.












Game field day two.











Game field day two.



I have a few things coming up this week, a big soccer game Wednesday, a Test Tuesday and another one on Friday. These are my first two test of the semester so I am very excited to see how they go. Looking forward to telling you I got a pair of A+ scores but only time will tell.

Thank you for your time,
Charles E. Cotton III

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Always Something New to Do

Dear Readers,

Just wanted to let you know this week has been a good one. We won our soccer game today which was pretty sweet. I got to do a few neat things this week. I went to el super burrito with some friends this weekend and probably ate a little to much but it was well worth it, the food there is great! I also watched a pretty cool documentary this weekend called pressure cooker. It was homework for my class that I have tonight actually.

Speaking of things I did for class, this weekend I went to an orchestra concert at Brucemore. For those of you that don't know hat Brucemore is it is a large mansion that is now an historical site in Cedar Rapids. I have a picture from the concert, I was surprised to see how many people were in attendance for the concert. overall I had a pretty good weekend and also a pretty relaxed week. I didn't receive to much heavy duty homework as I like to call it.





Well be on the look out to hear how this next week goes. It should be a fun one seeing how it is homecoming week! I am looking forward to all the things we have going on on campus and I hope you are excited to hear about them next week!

Thank you for your time,
Charles E. Cotton III

Friday, September 2, 2011

A New Year!

Dear Readers,

This was the first official week back to school! Although I worked at Coe during the summer, it is just not the same being here with only a few kohawks being around. I am very excited to see what is to come this school year. I have already purchased my books for this semester and I am looking forward to my classes which are very different from some of the classes I have taken so far. I guess that's why its called a liberal arts education. I will be taken modern astronomy, film festival, seminar in black literature, poetry workshop,and also jazz history.

Seeing how this is my junior year it is getting close to that time I start narrowing down my graduate school search. My goal is to have 5-7 schools that I want to apply to. I am looking forward to the application process but it still feels so distant to me.

Other than that I had a wonderful summer. I turned 20 this June! I also was able to hangout with a lot of my good friends who graduated last year. But regardless how much fun this summer was this school year will be even better. I could not wait for everyone to get back.

This fall I am playing soccer for Coe again. It is pretty sweet and I wish I had of played my first year here. Look forward to seeing some pictures from me and my time on and off campus very soon!

Thank you for your time,
Charles E. Cotton III