Elections! And Halloween, Spirit Week, Homecoming, Hiking and more!

Today is election day! And I'm so excited :)
Everyone is really wound up (and most people I speak to are very pro-Obama, except my family).
The results are just ticking in, and I'm way too interested in all the statistics! (At this very moment Obama is WAY ahead when it comes to votes, but McCain happens to be in the lead in more states).

Anyway, the past few weeks the crosscountry season ended with an okay last race in which I didn't really do very well, nor really bad. It was just a bit meh.
I've been home early from school and had the time to finish my homework before dinner so I could do useful things in the evening like watching tv or drive around with mom looking for clothes I could buy and then bring back to the store (clever, huh?).

The driving around wasn't really THAT pointless, to be honest! I did buy clothes for homecoming dance, and for halloween. But I'll have to bring the first shirt I bought back because it was way too small.

Anyway, "many" weeks ago I went hiking with my friends Nick, Lauren and Angela. It was a great trip, and we got to see some great fall foliage. Also, it was the most elevated peak in the state.. Here's a picture (Me, Lauren, Angela and Nick) :













The week after this (aka 2 weeks ago), we had spirit week in school. This was basically a week where we were supposed to dress up in different outfits every day. Monday was the best: pajama day! On Tuesday we had retro day (which I didnt do), Wednesday was class color day (which I only did a little) and then on Thursday we had school color day (and I painted my face white and dyed my hair blue). Thursday was a short day in school too because we had a ''Pep-Rally'' afterwards. The basics of a peprally are: All the classes go on different bleachers, and then they try to make as much noise as possible. They also had a tug of war and a dodgeball game :) It was a lot of fun! I borrowed a broken pan from a friend, and it was really a contribution to many peoples ringing ears.

On Friday we had a day off school, on which I should've done my homework and gone to a team dinner. Instead I slep, went out with Nick and watched a volleyball game. Afterwards I saw parts of the Football game at our school and WASTED 8 dollars on what was the worst excuse for a dance I've ever seen (aka Homecoming). Most people didn't even go, and those that went left after ten minutes..

On Saturday was the State meet for crosscountry, and I finished like 96th for the small schools. Which is not all that impressive at all, but I'm glad it's over. Afterward I went to another homecoming dance in Windham. It was a lot better!
The picture is not too good of me (I think I might have been talking?), but it's the only one I have where I'm not dancing, and the dancing isn't really that family friendly :). From left to right: Katie, me and my date Anni (wonder where she went after the first 30 minutes?)



















Last week wasnt all that exciting before Friday, but then Halloween hit with its full force like it only does in America! I dressed up as the joker and carved a disgusting pumpkin! Most people (and some teachers) wore costumes for school, which was great. In the evening I went to a haunted house with Nick, Molly, Chris and Sarah. It was in a church and really cool; they decorated the entire thing inside and had zombies walking around, and then we were supposed to run around and avoid them, just like a game of tag. I also went trick or treating for like ten minutes.
(Me with Mom's and my pumpkin, and me with my joker as the nurse costume)


























On Saturday I went apple picking with Nick, ate at his house and saw two movies. Before the last one Angela, Liz, Molly and Taylor came over and we went for a walk too.
On Sunday I went to the church for the first time in a while, I found mom's bluetooth in the car (saved her 100 bucks right there!) and the day was basically not too eventful :)

Yesterday was not too exciting either, but I was supposed to go the club with some people before our ride ditched us!
Today I finally saw Hartford, and realized it's not a very interesting city. I also went to Nick's moms Deli, a rosegarden and we went speed shopping in the mall.

And now I have a lot of homework to do!
Obama is doing okay too; his percentage of total voters is going down, but he has won some more states now. Going to be exciting!

(Ps. Gratulerer Tveita og Pillan!)