{"id":53,"date":"2022-12-11T20:43:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juliannastratton.me.holycross.edu\/?p=53"},"modified":"2022-12-11T20:43:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:43:59","slug":"53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/2022\/12\/11\/53\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Place like Home!"},"content":{"rendered":"

These last few weeks have been filled with some lovely memories that I’m excited to share with you on here!<\/p>\n

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my new little friend!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First, to celebrate the arrival of the cold weather, and to take the stress off of our impending finals, the college hosted a winter festival, with mug-making, build-a-bears, and of course, lots of hot cocoa for all! Mine new friend still needs a name, though — if anyone has ideas, let me know!<\/p>\n

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my new decorations!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Second, my mom sent me some Christmas lights to decorate my dorm — it may have turned into a full-blown room remodel session, but I loved the end result!<\/p>\n

Third, the hill saw its first snowstorm of the season! Most of it happened while I was in a review session for my calc class, but when I got out, campus had turned into a winter wonderland! Unfortunately, I had gone to that review session in my crocs, and I had to trek back to my dorm, brooks hall, <\/a>\u00a0in them and all the snow!<\/p>\n

The view<\/span>s walking during that snowstorm were absolutely beautiful — a lovely reminder of why I chose Holy Cross in the first place. The first time I saw Worcester, and more specifically HC, in person was a dreary, cold and cloudy day in March. I was already nervous about moving to New England, but seeing the landscape look like something out of a Bronte novel definitely made me question my choice. It took me until the morning, seeing the hill in the sun (and my dad’s reassurance) to convince me that campus was every bit as beautiful as I had expected. Thinking back on that day, I was silly to worry. Clearly, HC is just as beautiful and the dark and cold as it is in the sun!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hogan in the snow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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These last few weeks have been filled with some lovely memories that I’m excited to share with you on here! First, to celebrate the arrival of the cold weather, and to take the stress off of our impending finals, the college hosted a winter festival, with mug-making, build-a-bears, and of course, lots of hot cocoa … <\/p>\n

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