Keeping Up With Kayleigh

My 10th Birthday! Growing up, birthdays were always a very big deal in the Jarkowsky household. My mom always made sure to make our day incredibly special in any way possible. No matter how old we got, we would always walk down the stairs to the house decorated with balloons and streamers, the table decorated with a card and presents and our favorite breakfast treat. Later in the day, she would make our requested dinner, and the entire family would gather around our dining room table. Spending time with my family was always my favorite part of birthdays. Once I moved to college, I dreaded my birthday. I dreaded the feeling of waking up and not getting to walk downstairs and see how my mom decorated. I dreaded not getting hugged by my parents. I dreaded not feeling special. Most importantly, I dreaded not being able to spend my birthday with my family. I also felt stupid that I was a college student who still felt like birthdays were a big deal. But in my family, no matter how old you g...

  This past weekend was our annual Homecoming weekend at Ohio Northern! This has been my favorite weekend of the year since I was a freshman, and I cannot believe that this year was my last! I love the traditions of our little village, and it is so fun to see all the excitement throughout campus.  I started the excitement a little early on Thursday night. Many of you might not know, but I am a very big Marvel fan. The “Avengers: Endgame” encore showing was set to roll into theaters that weekend, and I was sad knowing that I would not have time to go see it with all of the Homecoming events; however, I happened to see that there was an early release showing on Thursday night. I quickly hopped in my car and made the drive to Findlay for a solo movie date to see one of my favorite movies of the Marvel franchise. Call me crazy, but I thoroughly enjoy going to the movies by myself. My little brother made fun of me for going alone, but the introvert in me had the best time. Classes ...