December
December 17, 2008
Hello to you all from Virginia!!!
I hope everyone is having a great break. Well, actually, if you are still in high school I am not sure your's has started yet so I hope you have a good break!!! My last final was on the 9th and I left at 7 am on the 10th. Flew out of Orlando into Baltimore/Washington and its freeeezing here! No snow yet, it is in the 20's though. I really want snow though! All of my family is coming up next monday (the 22nd) then the day after Christmas I am going to New York for my cousin's wedding. I love NY I can't wait! The bad thing is my laptop crashed yesterday :-( I don't know what in the world I am going to do! I did just put like a million pictures up on facebook of the Dulles Air and Space Museum so go check the out!!! There are way to many good ones to choose from so I am taking the easy way out and saying go look at them all!!! The SR-71 was there and the Enola Gay, it was absoutley AMAZING! That's been all of my excitment so far, I am waiting for all your e-mails and facebook messages!
So once again - e-mail me at hunte@erau.edu or find me on fackbook --search Elizabeth Marie!!!
Happy Holidays everyone and to those who share my holiday, Merry Christmas!!!!
-Elizabeth!!!
December 5, 2008
Hey guys!!!
I hope you all had a GREAT Thanksgiving! Mine was pretty awesome!
It was great to get to go home for once!!! A lot of my family was
there... 21 people total, all family! My mom and grandma cooked awesome
food and we all come back to school with some pretty awesome stories! I
am not exactly sure of what I am doing for semester break yet, all I
know is its coming up fast!! I need to hit the books like crazy and
study for finals now. I got contacted by my first prospective student
today via facebook... e-mail me guys I am excited to hear from you
all!!!!
If you all like football, a few weekends ago Ohio State made an awesome
defeat against Michigan for the 5th year in a row! I am very happy about
that!!! Also, the Steelers got a good one on the Patriots this past
weekend!! GO STEELERS! One of my roommates cooked some funny smelling
rice in my room this afternoon and the smell is still lingering, is even
worse that the guys next door grilled hamburgers on the George Foreman
grill today and the smells mixed... and because we keep our doors open
it smells NASTY in my room. Well, my last final is on Tuesday at 5:00 so
until then I am going to be hidden in my room or the Library studying
until my eyes fall out of my head!
They have a Christmas tree up in the Village so the picture this time is
me and two of my suite mates in front of it!!! It is our "family"
picture as we like to call it. Caitlin made it all wintery in Photoshop
so enjoy. Contact me guys... I can't wait to start getting some
e-mails!!!! I will post some more over break!
Happy Holidays,
Elizabeth
November
November 18th, 2008
Hey guys!!!
It is FREEZING here!!!! Well for Florida it is freezing at least! I have
had at least 3 layers on every day this week! AH!
My week this week began with a test at 8:00 am Monday consisting of a
project, a physics test, a physics lab final, a weather test, a math
test, and me trying very hard not to go insane!!! This week is also the
first week flight team picks back up since Regionals, so that will be
fun!!! I am excited to get back on top of things. If you all have read
anything about our flight team published by people at the school, it is
to their knowledge apparently that nationals are in San Jose in May,
well they aren't. They are actually in Saint Louis.
I don't remember if I have mentioned it but there are some roommate
problems within our suite... so one of the girls is moving out.
Actually to my knowledge she was supposed to leave already but she's not
gone yet... I am not sure what the hold up is to tell you the truth. We
thought everything would be fine and dandy after our first little
meeting with the RA and RD but.... NOPE! It's almost impossible not to
have trouble with 8 girls in one room. A little life update as well... 6
of the 8 of us came here with boyfriends from home.. now 5 of the 8 of
us have new boyfriends haha-- and one of us is in the works of having a
new one. My how things can change.
As stressful as things have gotten with classes and tests and all, I am
still trying my hardest and won't trade Riddle in for any other school.
It's amazing still!!!! Ohh yeah and the shuttle launch = AWESOME! Even
though I have seen them before because I am from Florida.. they are
still amazing every time you see them! Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!!! and
I will be back in touch with you all after the break... when I have a
major report due :-( AHHH
-Elizabeth
November 3rd, 2008
 Hey guys!
The past week has been super crazy for me! We had Flight Team regionals which we hosted at the Daytona Beach Internation Airport. We had runway 25L and 7R closed for us until 11:00am every day last week. We also came away with the 21st consecutive regional championship for the Eagles Flight Team!!!! I participate in message drop..which is mostly for fun... however I did end up taking second place with my pilot Tim. It's a lot of fun.
Except I missed a whole week of class so I am trying to get caught up on all of that now. I have to go to physics here soon and get crucified by all the work I missed. Most of my teachers we cooperative, but there's always that one..which happened to be my MA111 professor, she just won't budge. She doesn't give partial credit on tests at all...and they are not multiple choice, she doesn't give extra credit, doesn't take late work.. AHH if you can avoid having Cambell as a professor.. DO IT!
 I also went to the JAX airshow two weeks ago.. It was AWESOME!!! I have never seen the Blue Angels before and they rocked! My roommates and I had so much fun. I got to get really close to the planes too! I was really hoping that the Delta 757 that is painted for breast cancer awarness was going to be there... but it wasn't. I was upset about that, but there was so much stuff to see it was still fun! My computer is still not working so I don't have my pictures to show you, but they are all up on facebook from others..check it out. I stole 2 to put up here for you guys. One is my message drop Pilot Tim and I, and the other is all of the Message droppers. It was a fun week for sure :) Well now I am off to physics, I need a vacation!!!!
later taters!
October
October 17
 Hey guys!
It's Friday again THANK GOODNESS! I have been so busy this week. I
have a physics test to take today at 11:45. I have been studying like
crazy for it! I voted in my first ever presidential election
yesterday... I am mailing it out today! (see photo) The state of
Florida, of course, has to have huge envelopes that cost a whole dollar
to mail you can't just use a normal stamp! Also, there are soo many
things I had to vote for, I actually sealed the envelope without putting
the second page of the ballot in. I had to open it as soon as I realized
it, I hope they still take it.
I know I told you all that I was trying out for the flight team
and I found out that day that I made
the team which was exciting! Actually one of the guys on the team said
their Dad read one of my journals so hello to Spencer's father if you
are reading this one! Registration is coming up soon for next semester
so I have meet with my advisor once about classes and I have to meet him
again next week....picking classes doesn't get any easier either.
 However, my advisor just so happens to be my weather professor
(McNally). I am definitley taking his WX301 next semster and I'd
recommend him to everyone, he's a great teacher and very funny. Other
than that class I am at a loss for now. I am going to get my private
pilot at home this summer then when I come back in the fall I will start
doing my instrument rating I guess. I have been trying to keep up with
the MLB playoffs and I realllllllyyy hope that the Rays make it. Just
becasue I HATE the Red Sox. I would have rather seen the Yankees make
the playoffs but that was a lost cause about half way through the
season. On a brighter note the Ohio State vs. Michigan game is this
Saturday and that always makes for a good game! I am going to add some
pictures from last time that I couldn't get up because of my computer..
which is still not working =[
Have a good week.... and goodbye for now!
October 4
Hey guys!
There is bad news and good news. My computer crashed so there won't be
any pictures until I can get it fixed because my other computer doesn't
have a place for the camera's memory card. Good news is I might be able
to find a way to get them to you by using another computer. So if there
are pictures, I got lucky!
Anyways... I went on my first flight the other night in the Piper
Seminole.. it was AMAZING! The weather was absolutley perfect and I went
with my friend Sherman (who is in the pictures when I can get them up).
He is working on his multi-commercial right now and we went on a cross
country to St. Pete airport and back. I got to wear a headset and listen
to the tower and everything. It was awesome! The past week has been a
little crazy. I have had a test in almost every class. I am very happy
that tomorrow is Friday!
On the other hand, I have been trying out for the flight team the past few weeks and I find out
tomorrow in my mail box if I made the team or not. I am really scared...
I might not even go get my mail tomorrow I am so nervous! I really want
to make the team, but we will see. One of my room mates got asked by one
of our friends to go to the Navy ball with him this month so we are
going to go pick out a dress for her sometime soon. That should be
fun!!! I can't believe how fast this semester is going by though, it is
already October! I can't wait for Thanksgiving, I need some good
home-cooked food!!! I am supposed to be doing a heart walk tomorrow
night with the Catholic Student Union but I think it might be hard because I
wore high heels to my interview for the flight team yesterday and I got
4 blisters. Yes FOUR from walking from my room to the COA (College of
Aviation). That is it for now... find me on facebook if you have
questions look under Elizabeth Marie. I will try to get those pictures
in as well... If not I will put them up next time!!! Have a good safe
week guys!
September
September 22
Hey guys!
It’s Sunday night, I spent the weekend with my family at my grandparents for my grandfather’s birthday!!! I had so much fun, I missed them all so much and my family means the world to me. My baby cusion who is sooooo cute was there, his name is Mario and he is a year and a half old. I couldn’t get a good picture of him or I would put on up for you guys. Anyways, back to class tomorrow. My day starts at 8 a.m. so I will be trying to go to bed early.
For all of you considering aeronautical science as a major, I was supposed to go up on an observation flight with one of my roommates on Thursday but it got cancelled because her instructor was sick so it is being push to 2 weeks from now. I will let you know how it goes as soon as I get to go and will definitely have pictures up. I had a weather test this past Friday and let me tell you, weather is not as easy as I thought. I studied for hours with my roommate and we both did pretty badly. So, if you guys have to take weather classes like most of us here do, make sure you read the book and study hard!!!! There are so many "maybes" it threw me off, I am really hoping my professor made a mistake when he put my grade in though or something because I studied so hard and was so ready!!! I checked all my answers two times and still finished the test a half hour early!
 OH, back to my trip home, I got to see my puppy!! I was so excited he’s so cute! I have a picture of him for you to see his name is Toto and he is a Yorkie-schnauzer mix. He jumped all over me the second I walked into the door, it was cute. I have a ton of work to do this week, I hope it dies down by the weekend so I can finally get some rest but for now this is all I can write. I will try to get pictures up of the observation flight and write about it as soon as it happens. Besides going study crazy nothing interesting has happened lately. So that’s it for now!!!
*Elizabeth*
September 8, 2008
 Hey all! It is great to have you interested in Embry-Riddle! It is an awesome school and I love it! My name is Elizabeth, I’m a meteorology major and I transferred to ERAU as a sophomore this fall. I was born and raised in Florida, so I am used to the state. I will give you all a fair warning, it is HOT! I love it though; I am from Cape Coral which is about 4 hours south-west of Daytona. I have a 12-year-old sister at home and a little yorkie named Toto! I miss home a little; I definitely miss my parents and my dog a lot, but I am getting used to it. Embry-Riddle has been great so far and I know there are a lot more things to come. I am living on campus, in O’Connor hall which in the student village. My room has 8 girls total so as you can imagine it gets a little hectic at times, but for the most part we all get along and it is a ton of fun! With the way the room is set up we have a living room/kitchen area, 4 rooms (each with 2 girls), 2 bathrooms, and 4 sinks. There is a picture of my room, the living room, and our sink area for you to see. Of the 8 of us, 5 girls are Aeronautical Science majors (flight), which I have been seriously considering, it seems like so much fun! We will see where that goes though. One of the girls is from Paris! She’s really funny and has great fashion sense!!! Now about my classes… I tried not to pile the classes on so hard this semester because it’s a new school with new professors and everything so I am taking 5 classes, PS-103 which is physics, PS-103L- physics lab, MA-111-Pre-calc, WX-201- Intro to Weather, and COM-221- Technical report writing. My physics class is crazy! It isn’t that hard, it’s just that my professor goes on rants and gets off subject very fast, but there is always someone around to help me if I don’t understand something. THANK GOODNESS! Otherwise I don’t know what I would do. The rest of the classes are going pretty well though. It is Saturday and sadly I am loaded with homework and Ohio State is playing so I need to balance my afternoon well J I am also a Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Yankees Fan. I know, I am very scattered but that’s just how it is!
 There is a lot to do on campus also because you don’t just study all the time. This past week has been fraternity rush week and my resident advisor (RA) is the V.P. of a fraternity, so we got to play volleyball and hang out at some of the barbeques with the guys next door. There was a Monte Carlo night some organizations put on last weekend and they gave away free stuff, had food, and had casino tables, so that was fun too. As girls on campus, we all got really lucky because we live next to a group of really nice guys, they are so sweet and treat us the complete opposite of how we all thought that we would be treated going to school at a mostly male school. Oh, and about that, being a girl on campus isn’t that bad here, although we are out numbered by like 7:1 or something like that it has its advantages. Guys open doors for you, your professors will learn your name faster, and although you do get the occasional typical college boy that is very excited to see a girl, they don’t mess with you if you stand your ground. Just in case you all were wondering, I do have a boyfriend, his name is Joe and he is an Aerospace Engineering major. Crazy if you ask me, it is a lot of work but he loves it! We have been dating since my sophomore year of high school. He is a sophomore here and no, I didn’t come here because of him, ironically we both love the school. I should probably start the tons of work I have to do so thank you all for reading and if you have any question about the school or dorm life, or anything! Just e-mail me at hunte@erau.edu. So goodbye for now, I look forward to writing more and hopefully hearing from some of you!
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