Around Town

The past few weeks have been delightfully busy.

Here is a picture synopsis of happenings in my world!

A walk around town as little tidbits of spring unfold right before our eyes.

A trip to Airlie Gardens to see all the beautiful sights. We were able to see 4 swans, a handful of turtles, and the Airlie Oak.

Frolicking through the Minnie Evans Bottle House.

A much needed visit with my mom and brother to see my brother play in his last soccer game of the season. He is growing up soooo fast.

And last, but not least, B.o.B!! What a huge success! I'm so proud of the hard work everyone put into the show. We all had a great time!

Much more coming up in the next few weeks. This weekend is the Azalea Festival, which means, lots of people, funnel cakes within walking distance, AVETT BROTHERS!!, and of course beautiful Azaleas!!

Oh yea, ACE, that thing that's been a part of my life for like two years...is about to be over. WHAT!!

For those of you that I don't know...I have been working with a student group on campus, who plans amazing events for the student body, for the past two years. They have been a B-I-G part of my life and this, along with many other things, is something that is quickly coming to a bittersweet end. Tomorrow night is our spring show featuring B.o.B!! The students have worked really hard for it all to come together and I'm really excited to see everyone take a deep breath and really enjoy the show. B.o.B is one of the top touring artists through college campuses and the reviews say he is great!

Although I am excited about being at the concert in general, I'll be thinking more about how this will be one of the last times that we spend together. Sooooo sad. Part of my job is to coach them through event planning, help them grow as leaders, and provide guidance where it's needed...but really they have taught me more than I could ever teach them.

Each one of them is so creative and open-minded, talented and thoughtful, and most of all....know how to have a good time! Here is just one prime example of some of the things that come out of ACE...I love this promotional video for a program our comedy committee put together. Enjoy!

Wish us luck tomorrow night at the show! Whoot Whoot!

Oh Crap, I'm about to die in a velvet jumpsuit!

It's homecoming and we've all survived more than half way through. I have to say there have been a lot of laughs and good times this week.....and it's not even the end. The announcement of ACE's spring show with Grammy nominated B.o.B went flawlessly and was tons of fun dancing around in the blacklights. Late night breakfast was delicious and we have a great showing students...although there was no bacon and I was thoroughly outraged, don't worry we'll put it in the books that bacon is demanded for next year. Last night's comedian, Dan Levy, was a riot. The title of this post was from one of his jokes. Had me dying laughing!!!

We have two more days to go and we've all survived - game show tomorrow and parade/basketball game on saturday -!!! Two of my students are nominated for homecoming court, so I'm wishing them tons of luck and know that they'll both look stunning on Saturday!

Peace, Love, and Awesomeness.

Tealin Like A Star

This week kicks off my university's Homecoming celebrations, and for those of you that don't know, the organization that I work for spearheads all homecoming efforts. Soooo...needless to say, the past few weeks have been filled with a lot of planning and the next week will be filled with a lot of school spirit, fun events, and teaching moments. Tonight kicks off homecoming with a Late Night Breakfast at the campus dining hall, which means....ALL THE I WANT.......nom nom.

The rest of the week is filled with fashion shows, blacklight parties (which includes the announcement of our spring concert...more on that in a second), comedian Dan Levy (from Chelsea Lately), American Idol spin-off event called Dub Idol, game shows, basketball games, parades, and lots and lots and lots of the color teal. Did I mention that I get to marshal the parade driving the Chancellor's car with the Chancellor in it? How did I ever get to be so important around here?

Like I said, this week also is the kick off of our Big Spring Show. Since I advise our amazing, topnotch marketing chair we've been busting our butts to get this show promoted and sell out our Coliseum. Fingers crossed that the crowd loves it and when tickets go on sale on Mon., Feb. 21 people are buying them like hotcakes.

Despite synthesizing this exciting week ahead, Peace Corps has been on my mind all day. It's really becoming a part of my day-to-day language and I get more and more excited each time I talk about it. I've been having existential moments day-dreaming of helping children in Nairobi, developing water systems in Indonesia, or connecting communities in Macedonia.

Peace, Love, and Awesomeness.