Sorry Sorry Sorry!

I know its been forever since I last blogged! I promise that is not how this year is going to be at least I will try my best to prevent it. This week was truly filled with Theta Love. We have been working all week for recruitment and I can't help but get super excited for our new baby Kites! Living in the house has been awesome, its so easy and I can't wait until I get my meals in the house... I might never leave. It is awesome to be back with all of my sisters! I can't wait until football season. 

travel talk

     I could tell you many things about my day. Starting with tearing up saying goodbye to my mother in the airport  to coming to Matt's apartment to see Isla who has gotten huge. My day went smoothly, traveling is always stressful although somehow I tend to meet the most interesting people. 
      This time it was an international student from Nigeria, Africa named was Orari. He was so happy to be in America even after two days of air travel with a few more hours left in his journey. The first thing he asked me was about the southern culture. Taken back by the question I soon discovered he was working on his masters degree in public media at Arkansas State University. Never being to America I personally wouldn't choose to stay in Arkansas or in Mississippi for that matter. The climate may be similar but other then that it will be a huge culture shock. I tried to explain it to him and answer his questions. That wasn't what was interesting it was his answers to my questions that really shocked me. He left Africa, his job and his 6 other brother & sisters attend college, an opportunity that is hard to come by. 
       Orari worked in advertising after his undergraduate which he earned in Africa. He didn't speak of his parents but did mention his love for religion. He was interested in how different culture practiced their faiths and had his own religion that he believed in, although knew little about another religion. His education seemed limited as he talked about wanting to learn another language and improving his reading skills.  His main goal is to go back to Africa and show that his schooling led to success. Orari wanted to give back to his community that needs so much, he wanted to show that he wasn't running away and he wasn't a failure. 

Learning about his life made me appreciate mine. Not take the opportunities I get for granted. 

Hearing his story makes me think about mine. 

Beach Bound!!

 Warning: My family needs its own reality TV show! 

      21 people, ranging from my granny to a four year old cousin, in the mix is a bunch of college kids ranging from just starting to just about to finish and my 4 crazy aunts who know how to have a good time. With that said we will be at the beach for the week (Watch Out Corolla) . Most are staying in the "main house" which is the beach house that my parents just bought in April, but this year we have another smaller house because we could not all fit. Just picture the amount of food,(alcohol), clothes and other items the week requires.... it's alot more then 6 cars full.    

      This is a family traditional we start about 5 or 6 years ago and the week has turned into something we all look forward to. I haven't seen some of my cousins since Christmas so it's the perfect time to catch up! We all pretty much grew up together, from toddlers hunting for easter eggs at the Moose to sleepovers at Granny's & more recently watching each other graduate. Most of my childhood memories come from being with this crazy bunch I call my family.

      

So if you don't hear from me for the week it is because my toes are in the sand and I am getting my tan on. 

My degree is not a back-up-plan. It's a passion. I went to college to learn how to save lives, not bake pies. I already knew how to do that. TSM.

Thank God for girls in the medical field <3 

Ten Telltale Signs of a Southern Belle

1) She calls the refrigerator the icebox

2) Even in her old age she calls her father "Daddy"

3) She would rather walk down 5th Avenue naked then wear white shoes before Easter or after Labor day. 

4) She calls her handbag a pocketbook

5) There is no couch, but there is a sofa

6) Iced tea is served all year long

7) Marching 20 miles for Women's Right is better then walking two feet with a light cigarette. 

8) Her shoes always match her pocketbook 

9) There is no such thing as a non themed party

10) Her dishes include a deviled egg plate 

It is only funny b/c it is true. 

I was shocked when I read this

but what can I say 

I like to be on the up and up.

Tumblr is my new favorite!