Clint's Big Night

Last Saturday was a big event in Clint's life! For the past three years Clint along with some of his friends brought back a fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, back to Texas State.

On Saturday, after three years of A LOT of hard work and dedication they got their Charter.

Getting their Charter was a big deal because it solidifies SAE as a fraternity at Texas State! YAY BOYS!

It was a three-day long process which consisted of the gentlemen getting initiated as true brothers and learning the secrets and history of SAE.

On Saturday night was the formal dinner and chartering ceremony. The gentlemen were allowed to invite their families and significant others to bring to the dinner.

Hillary and I got ready together and were so excited for Clint and Maverick, since they were 2 of the 4 founders who started the flame to get SAE back to Texas State!

The night was filled with great food and a lot of awards. Clint got an award for being SAE's president and he recieved "The Order of the Pheonix" award for being an above and beyond leader in the fraternity in more ways then one. When his name was called I teared up because I knew how extremely passionate Clint is about SAE and how much of his time he has put into making the fraternity so great. I was a proud fiance!!

Here are some pictures from this wonderful night!

Then/Now

For my block class this year (the class where I go and shadow a teacher for the entire semester..eek! so excited) we are currently doing a project comparing ourselves from when we were in 5th grade to now. We are to make a poster and share it to our 4th or 5th grade class next week. I had a lot of fun with this project, mainly because I found it so funny that many of the things I liked when I was 9 I still like when I am 21.

We had to talk about what kind of music, movies, book and hobbies we were into then and now. Here is what I came up with:

The best difference about me now from then is I have no braces! I had braces for 2 years and did NOT like it one bit. Thankfully I got them off in 8th grade so my teeth were nice and straight for high school.

MUSIC: Then

I was OBSESSED with The Spice Girls!! Me and my best friends Nina, Laura, Stephanie and Courtney were each a Spice Girl. I was Ginger Spice haha! We even skipped school and rented a huge van with our moms to drive to Dallas and go to a Spice Girls concert. It was one of the best concerts ever, probably because we also dressed up like them lol.

N*SYNC baby! I used to think these boys were hot stuff...hello Justin Timberlake and your sweet frosted tips! lol

MUSIC: Now

It's a tie between Michael Buble and John Mayer. I love their relaxing, smooth voices. When I am really stressed, which seems to be happening a lot lately thank you college!, I crank up their music and all my problems seem to fade away. I really want Clint and I's first dance to be to a Michael Buble or John Mayer song, I just can't decide which one! Any suggestions?

TOYS: Then

Three Words--American Girl Dolls

Samantha

Kit

I loved my American Girl dolls! And I have to admit that I still have them lol...they are in my hope chest in my closet :)

TOYS: Now

These two furballs

MOVIES: Then and Now

Expecto Patronum!!!

It is so crazy that the first Harry Potter movie came out when I was 10 and I just saw the last one:( It truly is an end of an era! I think people my age are more attatched to the Harry Potter franchise because we literally grew up with it.

BOOKS: Then

Harry Potter, again.

...Don't judge

BOOKS: Now

I am loving THe Hunger Games series. I was hesitant at first because my friends who had read it did a horrible job of describing what they were about

"Oh it's about the US after a war and there are districts that each have make one good like agriculture or coal. And then there's an uprising.."

Ummmm, ya the books are SO MUCH MORE than that. I seriously could not put them down once I started. I am a sucker for a love story and I really like the female lead in this one, Katniss, because she isn't such a pansy like Bella from Twilight. The story definitely isn't all fluff and love which makes it really entertaining. And for any of you out there who have read it already I hope you are Team Peeta!

Well that was fun, it kinda makes me miss my childhood when I never had to think about making sure to have meat thawed for dinner, doing my own laundry or taking care of 3 "babies"..yes I am talking to you Clint, Bo and Belle. ;)

Thank you Texas State!

Starting August 1st, Texas State will become a completely smoke-free zone! I am so excited to finally be able to walk across campus and not accidently walk into a cloud of smoke. It is so funny because we have distinguished "smoke-free" zones located in the breeze way of the library but it seems that those are the places that the smokers tend to gather the most! I really hope that they enforce the new rule by having the entire campus become smoke-free so we can all start to breathe a little easier!

Yahoo!!

Currently Hillary and I are attempting to make home-made meatball subs. We are trying to become more "domestic" and have been trying new recipes. So far our greatest success has been our eclairs we made from SCRATCH! We are extremely proud. Even though they look like deformed fingers they tasted like heaven.

If our meatball subs turn out I will post a picture and recipe tomorrow:) Well for now I am going to try and study for my physics exam while I cuddle with this pretty lady by my side!

See ya'll tomorrow!