May Challenge: Days 12-14

Day 12, Sunday: What do you miss? (a person, a thing, a place, a time of your life...)

I miss my second year of college. A bit particular and yet, oh so random, but I think that year was one of the most fun times of my life so far. When I think of a time where I had my shit together, that was it. Such a genuinely fun and happy period in my life.

Day 13, Monday: Issue a public apology. This can be as funny or as serious or as creative as you want it to be.

Dear men without a college degree that hit on me,

You might think you are smarter than me without that little piece of paper, but let me tell you something—you’re not. In fact, I came to that conclusion long before you opened your mouth, which also did not help your case.

Anyway, my mother always taught me that as a smart girl, I should have ambitions to marry someone just as smart, if not smarter, than me. And you see, marrying you would mean I am not giving myself enough credit and we can’t have any of that up in here.

Sincerely,

Miss “That Little Pieces of Paper Really Does Matter”

P.S. Go Gata.

Day 14, Tuesday: Ten things that make you really happy

1.        My family

2.        My dogs

3.        Sunshine

4.        Florida Football

5.        When my “fat pants” are baggy

6.        Good hair days (and good makeup days, too)

7.        Shoe sales

8.        An acoustic guitar

9.        Dallas, the TV show

10.     Traveling

I promise I will try to do a better job keeping up! Can't wait to see what everyone else shared! 

Paddles on Paddles

One of my favorite Greek traditions is that of the paddle. As a big, I counted down the seconds until I finally got my paddle from little!  My paddles from Little M was a long time coming and is very proudly displayed in my room. Little C, on the other hand, is a bit slow and even though we have both graduated by now, I haven’t received my paddle from her yet. I have seen it in progress and let me just say, it is TOTALLY worth the wait! (Little C has been my little since the Spring after I joined! She was my first little!)

Here is a pic from paddle exchange with Little M:

One of my Glittles and I also decided to do a “mini paddle” exchange! She and I are very close and even though we only had one year together, we thought it would be a great symbol of our bond! 

Here we are with our mini paddles:

And, for kicks, here is a picture of the paddle I made my big:

It’s finally time for my sister to start making her paddle for her big and I think I might be even more excited than she is! Like me, my sister is in a different chapter form all of the rest of the women in our family. She also attends a different university than the rest of us. Because of this, their paddle traditions are a bit different than the ones I am accustomed to! Not to mention, the lack of resources near her school would have been AWFUL when I was making my paddle! She is definitely going to be using some of my Gainesville connections when it comes to making her paddle!

I am a bit jealous of her big, seeing as Sissy is an artist! The paddle is going to be BEAUTIFUL, I just know it! I will definitely post pictures when it is done!

I know a lot of you out there are Greek! I would LOVE to see your paddles or even hear about some of the coolest paddle ideas you have seen!

Today’s Pickins:

1.       Need inspiration for a fall wrest? Here are 101ideas! 

2.       Anyone tried these FREE Redbox Codes? I might be giving them a try tonight. 

3.       Cowboy Caviar sounds like a perfect recipe to this TexMex lover. 

4.       The Saline Soultion in Mascara idea worked wonders for me this morning. Have you ever tried any of these tips?