Snowmageddon 2011

This past week Kansas City experienced what many of my fellow students have coined "The Snowpocalypse of 2011," resulting in two additional snow days.  Talk about a stroke of luck in this last semester of my senior year! Three snow days for the first time since high school?  I think that's my cue to bow out of college life in the near future and be done with with school nonsense.  But wait.  What's that you say?  I still have a full semester of classes?  25-page papers?  Eventy billion group projects and presentations?  Midterms?  Finals?  Ugh.  Looks like my little snow-vacation has zapped the drive right out of me.

The snow-covered Quad.

Sedgwick looking majestic and historic as ever, even in the snow.

Before the Snowpocalypse officially hit, however, I had the opportunity to take some time to reflect on my spiritual life during the CLC retreat on January 29.  CLC stands for Christian Life Community, which is comprised of a community of small prayer groups organized by the Rockhurst University campus ministry.  I've been in the same CLC group since my freshman year at Rockhurst, and now I'm seeing it through to the end of my senior year with the same group of ladies I started with.  CLC gives me the opportunity to sit down with my group once a week, step out of my busy day-to-day life, and take a deep breath.  Each week we share our highest point of the week, our lowest, and our moment closest to God.  Then we typically conclude with some prayer, reflection and the Ignatian Examen.  The CLC retreat allowed all of the CLC groups to come together to discuss social justice and service, and enjoy some fantastic Mexican food from Teocali.  Overall, it's been an extremely relaxing week, but now it's time to get down to business!

All of the wonderful ladies of my CLC during the CLC Olympics my sophomore year.