Only Kappa's Can Hoot!

"Anybody can tweet... But only Kappa's can HOOT!!" was one of the prime sayings of Kappa Kappa Gamma National Convention (or the #KkgConv as it was referred to on Twitter). I spent the past weekend at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, being completely kapparific!

The rooms were crazy huge. It had two king size beds, which I wish I could have brought home with me! SO comfy! and much bigger than the twin size bed I have here... My roommate Taunie, from Oregon State, and I both picked ends of the room to throw our stuff everywhere. With all of the outfit requirements at convention, there was a LOT of clothes in our suitcases!!

Ashley and I spent all day going to different meetings, learning all kinds of Kapparific information, and talking with our chapter advisers. However, we did skip out on the occasional meeting to hit up the fabulous pool to get some sun!! Who could blame us?! It was beautiful! Our layout time was perfectly planned due to the very obsessive and full schedule we were given. (They even alloted 15 minutes travel time in our schedule between activities! And trust me, you needed all 15 minutes of it! The Biltmore is HUGE!)

We had some very... interesting meals throughout the week. Imagine if the chefs on Top Chef were cooking your food every night for dinner... The food would be really tasty (unless they made mini-hamburgers, then it would be disgusting) but with the smallest portions you have ever seen! Ashley and I immediately realized we must have been put on the "Kappa Convention Diet."

The most exciting part of convention would have to be at the Awards Dinner! We weren't even paying attention (naturally!) and all of a sudden heard "Epsilon Eta, Auburn University"... We jumped up and had no idea what was going on or what to do next! We had won the 2008-2010 House Board Award for our beautiful new chapter room! So I ran on stage and claimed our awesome silver bowl. The second coolest thing about convention was at dinner on the last night, where all 1,000+ of us did our rituals. It was amazing to see how everyone in the room knew the same secret stuff!!

Hoot, Hoot, Hoot!
Sign me up for Convention 2012!!

Being A Dad Takes Balls...

So I'm a little late on this one... but who could expect anything less of me?!? Father's Day was last weekend, and being the wonderful daughter that I am I want to blog about it!!

FIRST - I gave my Dad a card that read "Being a Dad Takes Balls" ... obviously appropriate! ... which I kind of got a mix of like it/don't like it reaction from him on. However, I thought it was awesome, therefore his reaction didn't matter.
SECOND - I gave him a gift card to the movie theater (so he can take his favorite daughter, and I will give you a hint - it's not Amanda) and The Hangover on dvd. CLASSIC!!! Who doesn't like The Hangover?!? Nobody!! Unless it is A Hangover... because nobody likes that...

SPOTTED: Chace Crawford

SPOTTED -- This just in... While everyone knows K has been searching Plano high and low to get some Chace Crawford action, who would have thought she had just been looking in all of the wrong places?? Now it wouldn't be a true CC visit to Plano without visiting the Plano jail, and that's exactly what Plano native did, in true Planoite fashion - for possession of marijuana. Looks like some boys never learn... Even Hollywood stardom couldn't get you out of this one, but you still really pulled off that orange jumpsuit. XOXO - Gossip Girl.

Just can't get enough? For more: visit E News! or TMZ or just about any gossip site on the web.

Pandora

One of my favorite things on the internet is Pandora, and I'm not talking about Greek mythology. Let's face it - Silence is awkward... Pandora fills that awkward silence while you play Bubble Town for hours, straighten your hair, or just hang around. And luckily, you can make your own stations for every occassion, like going out, studying, country, or relaxing! The real wonder with Pandora is how it knows EXACTLY what kind of music you like or should like! Compete with that one iTunes!

Gone to Nordies... HOLLA!

It is a pretty well-known fact among all who know me that Nordstrom's was my first true love in life. Today, I spent a few hours in heaven on earth, and it was absolutely fabulous. Walking through those glass doors into the world of things bright, sparkly, and new just makes my heart flutter and all of the problems outside disappear. The love for Nordstrom's runs deep in my family. Apparently, sometimes good taste is hereditary. My mother is responsible for the infamous Lott Family saying "Gone to Nordies, Holla!" A phrase that has stuck ever since she left the note on the kitchen table.

While I was in high school, my family decided to take a vacation to Seattle, the home of the original Nordstrom store. We dedicated an entire day to shopping there (I'm sure that is something my dad really enjoyed about this vacation...). But I have just one word for the experience - AMAZING. You think the Nordies at North Park is amazing, ohhh Seattle's is North Park on crack. For anyone who hasn't been to Seattle, don't listen to all the downers who talk about the rain. Seattle is one of the most amazing cities I have ever visited and as I discovered, has a lot more to offer than just Nordies! I had some of the most amazing seafood pasta at some little restaurant on the marina, the outdoor market was quite the experience, and tons more!

The Flagship Nordstrom's in Seattle

Decisions, Decisions

EDIT: Completely disregard this post... I'm not doing this anymore :)


I have put an almost obsessive amount of thought into what my blog should talk about... I mean it really shouldn't be this difficult, right? But let's face it. I am the Queen of Rambling, and no one has time to sit here and read all of the Random Thoughts that go through my head during a 30 minute period, it is overwhelming just thinking about typing all of it down!

So I thought to myself, what would I read in someone's blog? It would have to be funny, engaging, witty, and would naturally have to include pictures. I thought and thought and suddenly a light bulb went off in my head! How cool would it be to blog about completing a list of 100 things to do, bucket list type deal? I starting listing out some ideas that I had, and not only do I not have the money to complete such a list, I also only came up with around 30 things (even after Googling it). Plus it wouldn't provide a very updatable blog, which I feel is a necessity, and was kind of depressing. Then I was back to square one...

Doing what any rational person does in this kind of situation -- I googled "things to blog about" ... And here are some of the ideas the trusty sources at Google had to share:

• Make a List About Random Things (took this advice already)
  
• Bash Someone, Something, or An Organization (you know how I love this, hah)
  
• Discuss Something in the News (too political)
  
• Tell a Weird Fact/Story About Yourself (this could go on for years)
• Complain (totally do-able)
  
• Discuss Travels You Have Taken (this requires going places)

While I was getting more and more aggravated with choosing something... I got it! I am going to blog about the 50 Things to Do While At Auburn University, and share my experiences going through the whole list with the world! That being said... HELLO BLOG WORLD, WATCH OUT! You have some competition coming your way!

And don't say I never warned you about the rambling!!!

First Post

Hmm... I'm not so sure what to blog about... More later?!