GAMEDAY 2011

It is already the month of November; a month filled with friendships, family, football, food, and plenty of fun. This semester is flying by and this weekend was no exception. On Thursday night, I went country western dancing with a bunch of my friends in MSC Fish. We took over the Hall in College Station and danced the night away! On Friday night, I attended Casino Night at the Traditions. This event was pretty much a college version of Pro-Grad; complete with blackjack tables, slot machines, a chocolate fountain, a photo booth, raffles, prizes, and much more. I had a ton of fun gamblin’ with KK and meeting all of her friends from the “Trad-Pad!” And finally… Saturday was the day all the Aggie Tri-Delt’s had been waiting for- It was GAMEDAY! Gameday is Delta Delta Delta’s huge philanthropy event to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! In a sense, it was a “tailgate for St. Jude”. We watched the A&M vs. OU game, served BBQ and Red Mango, and listened to several talented musicians. Huge thanks to Lauren Paine and the entire philanthropy committee for continuing to raise support for St. Jude and making this event a total success! My family drove in town for the weekend to attend Gameday and meet a bunch of my beautiful sisters! I sold tickets to several of my friends and I hope they had a lot of fun there as well. My favorite part of the event was spending time with my baby sister and hearing her tell people she would be a part of the future Tri-Delt “PC ‘18”. She was such a nut! I had a blast dancing by the stage and swaying alongside my sisters! I spent the night with my family at their hotel room and today was Tri-Delta’s Pledge Presentation. My Dad and Grand-Big escorted me, and handed me a flower. This was a formal ceremony for pledges and parents to celebrate our official membership. I am so thankful that my family took time out of their lives to support my involvement with Tri-Delta and visit me. The weekend had its ups and its downs, but it was so refreshing to see the people I love. I am also thankful for all of the new friendships I have made thus far in college. My transition couldn’t have been any smoother and I couldn’t be surrounded by a more encouraging and well-rounded group of people. Although I have a million and one things to do, I am way too blessed to be stressed. Happy November!

Halloween Festivities!

My first Halloween in College Station was simply unforgettable. I dressed up as five different costumes within the span of three days; a dinosaur, a bumble bee, Raggedy Ann doll, a dark angel, and a school teacher. Let me recap the weekend for you…Thursday night, I went trick or treating for canned goods with my friends in MSC Fish. I was dressed up as a bumble bee and it was rather chilly outside. The weather wasn’t ideal as we walked from house to house, but it was all for a good cause. After volunteering, I had a quick costume change into my Raggedy Ann outfit. I wore this outfit in 8^th grade and decided to bring it back this year. I had the dress and the stockings on as I walked through the commons lobby; however, no one knew what I was dressed up as. I asked three boys if I looked like Raggedy Ann and as one turned around to say I looked better than Raggedy Ann; he ran into a copy machine and fell on the floor. I thought things like that only happened in movies… it was hilarious. Another guy stopped me in the commons and told me I needed to borrow his wig for the night… little did I know it would make my entire costume so much better. I hung out with one of my Tri-Delt girlfriends, Whitney Richmond, and we went dancing at Daisy Duke’s! It was a ton of fun to see everyone else’s costumes on Northgate and it a great start to the weekend. On Friday, MSC Fish hosted the “Blair Fish Project.” It was our Halloween social with all members and staff, and I had a blast dressed up as a dark angel. I have fallen in love with this organization and all of the people I’ve met so far! Between my school, my FOF, and my powder-puff friends… it’s amazing. Afterwards, the freshmen in FISH kept the Halloween spirit alive and continued to hang out at the Callaway Villas! I hopped from all of my FISH activities to Midnight Yell with my Tri-Delt girlfriends and the corps boys. This weekend was Delta Delta Delta’s “Football Buddies” experiment with the guys in Quadrant 17. A huge group of us pulled with the core and they matched us up with a date. In order to meet our dates before the game, a few of us attended Midnight Yell with them. On Saturday, I sat two rows from the field to watch the Aggie play Missouri. It was unbelievable and an experience of a lifetime. Our amazing seats BTHO sitting on the third deck. And not to mention…. I MADE IT ON THE MEGRATRON! Not only was it the best part of the moring, but it was also the best moment of my entire life. I had people texting me saying that they saw me and let’s face it, I felt like a total celebrity for two seconds. Even though we lost in overtime, it was a great game to watch alongside our corps dates. I spent the afternoon in the beautiful weather outside with Madeline Corley, Madelyn Wilson, and Alex Legan. We acted like complete idiots rolling down hills, lying in the grass, jamming to Justin Bieber, and taking lots of future “blackmail material” pictures. It was such a spontaneous afternoon and I am so thankful for each one of those girls. Saturday night, I dressed up as a school teacher and this was definitely my riskiest costume choice for the weekend. I finally hung out with my best friend in the whole world, Katy Lowery, and her roommate, Crysta Sheridan. We hopped to couple Halloween events with some of our other friends from high school and it was great to see everyone in their costumes! Halloween weekend was filled with craziness and lots of fun in this college town. October 31^st hasn’t actually passed yet, but I am definitely “halloweened” out.  I attempted to balance my weekend between my friends in FISH, my sisters in Tri-Delt, and my besties from High School, and I had an unforgettable time with all of them. There seems to always be something exciting going on in my life at A&M, but this weekend had a million great things jammed into a couple days. Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Halloween 2011... Thanks & Gig 'Em!

The Beginning

This post will be short and candy-corn sweet, because I believe the pictures tell the whole story. On Wednesday, I went to a Tri-Delta Pumpkin Carving Mixer with the boys in BCA. We played a silly little matching game and were paired up with a partner. We ripped out all of the pumpkin goo and seeds, and got to carving. I went straight from the mixer to powder puff practice for MSC Fish. We are a dedicated team that practices regularly three times per week in order to prepare for our tournament against the other FLOs. Our boy coaches take it very seriously, and it is so much fun! After practice, we rushed back to the dorm and changed into our costumes for this week’s GCM (General Committee Meeting) for MSC Fish. Tonight was finally the night for FOF (Family of Fish) and BIG/little reveal. We were each instructed to dress up in a different themed costume. My FOF’s theme was “The Beginning,” so naturally I dressed up as a dinosaur. RAWR! The other people in my “family” were dressed up as Adam & Eve, God, babies, and cave men/women. We covered every theory of the beginning of earth's history… it was absolutely perfect.  Other FOF’s themes were Mario, Camo, 50’s, pigs, etc. After the reveal, my entire FOF headed to Kathleen’s house and hung out. Everyone has such strong personalities in our family, but somehow it was like we were always meant for each other. We all yelled and laughed the entire night, attempted to announce our names and other fun facts about ourselves, chowed down on 60 nuggets, and bonded over the littlest moments. It was a blast to dress up as a dinosaur and see how creative everyone else’s costumes were in MSC Fish. This weekend will be my first Halloween in College Station and I can only imagine how much fun it is going to be. Costumes, college, and complete craziness.