Red Dress Gala!

I had so much fun having my mom here for the 2nd annual Red Dress Gala! It is the final event for Philanthropy week- it was a great success! My mom has heard me talk about Alpha Phi for the past year, and she was finally able to see it all in action! The evening consisted of a dinner, silent auction, guest speaker, and of course lots of talking and taking pictures!

My little and my big!
My mom and I!!

Thanks so much for coming mom! I really had a ton of fun with you! Everyone was very impressed that you would come all the way across the country! What can I say?! I have a great family!

Big Sis Reveal!

For the past few weeks I have been giving my little sister gifts and trying to get to know her without giving away that I was her "Big". It has been so fun. On Wednesday I texted her and she asked me if I could take her to get her "Big" a gift for Thursday- well not wanting to say "no" and give it away I agreed (plus I know what a drag it is to not have a car). So I took her shopping for a gift- for me. I tried to kind of just go to the opposite side of the store and let her do her own thing! So I thought I was being so slick and really she was trying to figure out if I was her "Big" by asking if I could take her. Well I fooled her!

To "reveal" ourselves each of the "Bigs" was given a ball of yarn to wind around the entire room and then the "littles" were given an end to follow through the room until they got to their "big". Mine finished first and she freaked out- I wish we had it on camera! She honestly had no idea- it was the cutest thing. Nobody could beat her reaction!

Long weekend!

I love long weekends- not just because I get a day off of school but because I usually am able to leave Cedar City-special thanks to my parents for letting me use THEIR car out here :) I was able to drive up to visit both sets of my grandparents and see a mix of aunts, uncles and cousins! It is nice to be taken care of every once in awhile! So thank you to all who took care of me this past weekend!

Little Sister Gifts

I have a new little sister in Alpha Phi this semester! (My one from last semester dropped right before initiation) I have had so much fun putting together her little gifts...

Sour patch kids (her favorite candy) and strawberry lemonade (her favorite drink is strawberry smoothies- I know that these are not even a close second so I wrote her an IOU!)
Pin box
Completed pin box
Bag for her pin box!

Happy Late Valentines Day

I have decided that Valentines Day is one of those holidays that I think you either LOVE or REALLY DISLIKE... I remember when I was in high school I was complaining about Valentines Day and my mom told me that its not just about having a boyfriend or husband to love but its about loving friends, family, etc. I think I probably rolled my eyes and went back to really disliking Valentines Day and wishing I had a boyfriend! I would like to believe that I have matured a lot in since high school, and now I can look back and see that my mom was right (she always is)! Valentines Day is celebrating LOVE of all types! I am happy to say that I LOVE Valentines Day (and I am very very single)! So this year when I heard so many people complaining about Valentines Day I tried to put a positive spin on whatever they said! It was quite the task! I decorated the cutest Valentines Mailboxes for two of my friends- sort of 2nd grade- but they turned out really great and they loved them! We also made sugar cookies and decorated and delivered them in these really cute tins (I love Family Dollar)!

Happy Valentines Day!

"Move Your Phi't"

This was the first of many events going on this week for Philanthropy Week! Alpha Phi organized a 5K run around campus- it was the first 5K our chapter has ever done, I think it is going to become an annual event!

I helped set up at 6 in the morning- it is really really cold at 6 in the morning! I wore Under Armor (I now understand the Under Armor appeal- I am thinking I now need to own some!) a t-shirt, a jacket, a sweatshirt, a new 5K t-shirt over the sweatshirt and blanket, plus leggings, grey sweat pants and navy blue sweat pants over that! It was quite the look.

There were white,red, and black balloons all over campus- it was the cutest 5K I have ever seen! I did not actually run in it, I passed out the water.

I wish you could have seen my outfit in full!
"Safety Phi"
Some of our Alpha Phi participants!

Dear Mom,

I think this basically sums it up! I am so excited to see you in 2 weeks for the Red Dress Gala! I hope you are excited too!

Love,
Your daughter

Field Trip

I went on a Field Trip today to SLC! (I think the last field trip I took was in 6th grade- well actually 8th grade to Kings Dominion but anyways...) My Meetings and Conventions class (yes- it is an actual class!) went up to Salt Lake today and took a tour of the Salt Palace and of the Marriott across the street! We met and talked to the GM and two of the people who do events and catering. I have never been so sure about what I wanted to do with my life- I know exactly what career path I need to take!

I was able to meet Elisa, Bub, and Miriam for lunch at The Gateway!

Bub has grown since I last saw him in August!

I love Miriams new hair cut!

Thanks so much for meeting and treating me to lunch Elisa!

A Girls Best Friend!

Birthday Surprise!

An unmarked box with no recognizable return address!
A note from my BFF Elaine- good thing we have telepathy or else I may not have known who it was from!
I would recognize this color and ribbon from a mile away!

The necklace is so so cute- it has my initials engraved on the back and everything- each picture I took of it came out funky! I will post it later!

Elaine! Thank you so so much- you completely out-did yourself! I love you! (Not just because you bought me a Tiffany & Co. necklace- because as we learned that does not prove anything!) Oh but I need to know, are yougoing to break up with me in a month?!

Birthday Week!

I am all about celebrating for as long as possible! I was able to spread my birthday out for an entire week!

Shar and I at Wingers!
Tiff, Jess and I ate at Lupitas and they sat us at both #21! (Coincidence? I had to take a picture with the number!)
My "fabulous" birthday cake!
Me and my fabulous birthday cake!

Thanks for the sweet cards, calls, e-mails, and gifts!