December 2011
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Snapshot of My 2011 #13
Picture #13: Family Time
Above: The 6 Bachelor girls: three daughters, and three granddaughters. My sister, cousin and I pose replicating a picture of my mom and Aunts when they were about our ages. The oldest girls (my mom and I) sit on the far right; the middle children (my Aunt Dianne and her daughter, Kristen) sit in the center; the youngest girls (my Aunt Janet and my sister, Alex) sit on...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #12
Picture #12: Taking Advantage
My parents, having worked really hard for basically their entire lives, have given my sister and I a lot of opportunities to take advantage of. This year I’ve gotten to go to the White House Correspondent’s Ball (and touch Andy Samberg on the elbow) and see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade from a lounge in Columbus Circle.
Thanksgiving in New...
Things I Love About Break #1
I can stay up until 3 a.m. reading a fantastic book.
And lie awake for hours after that thinking about how wonderful it is.
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Snapshot of My 2011 #11
Picture #11: Traditions
As a VERY proud Mizzou Tiger, I’m extremely proud to announce that 5 students from Council Rock High School South have applied to my beloved University for this upcoming Fall semester. 2 of them are confirmed attendees. What makes me most proud is that one of those attendees is my sister. I’m so excited to share even more of Mizzou with her, and to learn...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #10
Picture #10: Twain Family Pictures / Twain Closing
With Twain closing at the end of this past semester, I’m faced with the reality that a part of what made my freshman year (and, by proxy the following years) so amazing is going to be gone. In Twain I met a lot of my best friends at schools, and it’s where I have SO many of my favorite Mizzou memories.
But I was reminded many...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #9
Picture #9: Homecoming
I was SO proud to be a (very small) part of Mizzou’s Centennial Homecoming this year! As the inventors of Homecoming, we at Mizzou know how to do it right - and this year was no exception.
When I first got my bid, and was still very unsure about Greek Life, I remember my mom telling me to stick it out until after Homecoming, just to get the experience. Little did...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #8
Picture #8: The Corn Maze
This semester really changed my perspective on the Midwest. I now really enjoy country music, driving down back roads, and the less stressful, more easy going lifestyle. I tried things like bobbing for apples and pumpkin picking that I’d never tried before. This semester has taught me that country boys aren’t all simple minded and that there are lots of...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #7
Picture #7: Adding a New Baby to the Phamily
My Pledge “Phamily” has gotten so big this year! I added in Sophia, the sassiest little ever! I’m so excited to have gotten close to her and closer to Allison this year! Our pledge family is so adorable!
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Snapshot of My 2011 #6
Picture #6: Recruitment
While most sorority girls dread recruitment, I actually somewhat enjoy it. Yes, it’s stressful sometimes (like those 4 nights straight where I stayed up until about 2 or 3 a.m. setting up for the next day), but overall, I really like recruitment. It’s two weeks where all I have to do is hang out with my sisters. Sometimes I talk to crazy girls, yes, but...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #5
Picture #5: Saying Goodbye to Harry
This year was the end of the Harry Potter movie franchise which, for me, meant the end of waiting up until midnight to see or read about the next installment of Harry’s life. I wrote a lengthy post earlier about the effect of the Harry Potter world on me, so I don’t need to reiterate that point, but it was definitely one of the more memorable...
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And then there was that time I read the Hunger Games in less than 48 hours and was in love with it.
I really wish I were more up to date with reading trends. I didn’t start reading Harry Potter until the 3rd book was about to be published. I’m just reading The Hunger Games now that the movie’s coming out. It’s not at all Harry Potter to me - I don’t feel that...
Snapshot of My 2011 #4
Picture #4: Visitors and Visiting
I always really love having visitors to show them a glimpse into my world. I guess I really like to feel like I know what I’m doing more than some others. I was lucky enough to have some visitors a few times this year.
Jenny and Lauren came from D.C. and Boston to visit me in New York this summer - a convenient halfway point between those two...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #3
Picture #3: Summer in New York
While I don’t really love this photo of me, it’s one of the best pictures of my summer in New York. I had a killer internship in a city and learned SO MUCH about the advertising business, about the skills I already have and those I need to develop a bit, and about the kind of person that I want to be once I graduate. Working as an Account Management...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #2
OK so I’m cheating again. There are three photos for today. But it’s my blog so it’s my rules.
Photo #2: My Extended Family
I’m very lucky to have a lot of families, that have grown even stronger (and more interconnected). This pictures show my two best friends and I with our “adopted” families while celebrating Jenny’s sister’s...
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Snapshot of My 2011 #1
OK so I’m cheating. There’s no way I can choose just 10 pictures to represent my entire 2011. Throughout the next 14 days I’ll be posting photos of some of my favorite memories of the year. I’ve noticed that, with the purchase of a new camera in June, I took many more pictures than earlier on in the year. My goal for 2012 is to take more pictures of my life, that really...
I should probably never pretend that I'm not a...
Even though I may not be the HARDEST worker that I know, I’ve still gotten a 98% and a 99% on TWO Final projects this week. Projects that I completed thoroughly and that I put a LOT of hard work into.
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Ants on a Blog
Hardly a week goes by that I don’t read a blog post by one of my friends that makes me think, laugh, cry, or inspire me.
My first New Year’s Resolution (Yes, I’m cheating a little bit by starting early) is to post more interesting things. I have THREE blogs for God’s sake (FOUR if you count Phi Mu’s blog as well). I need to be more interesting or I will never forgive...
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Small Progress
I’ve realized I cannot be Jennifer Jerou when I grow up. I cringe too much at even the description of violence. But I can still worship her from a far. And marry Spencer Reid too.
Why is this progress? Because I have no idea what I want to do with my future. I’m too imaginative of a person to be practical with myself and find a career. Discovering that I probably don’t have a...