11/17/12--A Change in Mind--Troy Homecoming

Interesting Title right? Well This past weekend I went to Troy for homecoming with Logan. It was a great time which came with little sleep for me.
The weekend started with me waking up at 6:30 in the morning to leave for Troy at 7:45 getting there at 11:45 and grabbing some lunch with my boyfriend. After that he had to do some work with his Fraternity at the Boy & Girls Club. While he was doing that I hung out with one of his friends from Choctaw county who I have know of for a long time but just now met. Her and her current roommates are really great people. I could possible be rooming with them in the Fall of 2013 when I transfer. I then left to check in to the Days Inn and after he was done there, got ready for the Fraternity's cocktail party.
The cocktail party was really nice. I was introduced to his Little Brother and a bunch of Frat Alumni and their wives. I suppose my favorite part was when the brothers and the alumni got together and did Magic Carpet Ride (a tradition in the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity). It was so cool seeing the older men, in their 50s and 60s go around with the younger guys.

After the cocktail party I went back to the hotel and went to bed only to wake up at 7:30 for the always lovely free breakfast they offer. Then I got ready and headed to the LXA house at 9:30 to get a parking space (because God knows if I got there any later there would be no parking on that campus). I went to Starbucks and got coffee while they walked in the parade with the Boys & Girls Club. Once they were back we tailgated at the house with brothers and alumni. It was really cool. Before lunch they have the tradition of reading off the names of house mothers, little sister, and brothers who have died. They also had a few words from mothers of brothers who died. It was amazing seeing how much these people cared about each other. One mother stated I may have lost a son but I have gained brothers. (This is where the title comes in) I often wondered if I could ever get use to having a boyfriend in a fraternity. After this weekend I think I can. Its a lot more than just claustrophobic parties with loud music and a bunch of boys "being boys." Its about tradition. Frankly I love tradition. No I will most likely not join a sorority. (I never say never, I also on thought I would never date a frat boy.) Sorority girls I have learned get on my last nerves. ANYWAYS, I like the tradition. It gives meaning.

Me, Logan, his LXA little brother, and his girlfriend

To continue with the weekends events, after tailgating me and Logan walked around campus and looked around at others tailgating and then we got my ticket and grabbed a seat at the game. Troy lost so we left early.  Later that night we went to the post game party at the house and the band Lucky Town was amazing! One of Logan friends from Grove Hill that I have already meet a few times came, so it wasn't as awkward standing around when Logan ran to do something.
Sunday we went to church then we ate at Mamma G's and packed up and came home. Pretty great weekend.
PS I know Logan is going to read this, so I Love you! :)

Boyfriend

So now I guess I should say a bit more about Logan. Well, Logan is from Grove Hill and graduated from CCHS the same year I graduated. I meet him at my church two or three years ago. We became friends on facebook and chated a bit and then exchanged phone numbers and were friends. Didn't really think much about each other at all. Then end of May/June time we started texting again. I thought nothing about it at all, we were friends. Then the asked if I wanted to "hang out" and so kindly added "and yes I just asked you on a date." I loved the clarity :) so we hung out. It was really nice and I had a great time! A few weeks later he asked me on a second date and then I became his girlfriend and we have had a great time together we have been together for close to a month and a half! I love him! But as the summer ends and school starts back he had to move back to Troy yesterday.  It was a sad day and I cried, a bit. I know I will miss him. He will be trying to come home two weekends a month which is great. We also have Skype which we have already been burning up. (Pic: Moving Logan in at Troy.) 

Through this whole relationship and him moving I have learned something. With a new relationship it is easy to find yourself with a new identity. You must be careful not to lose yourself so completely that once that person leave for school or even just leaves for a family vacation that you do not know who you are. I am so glad a have Logan. He is a great man of God and I am so lucky.

A Bit of Catch Up

So long time no blog!  I took a bit of time off because of laziness and now I have a good bit to cover. I might just use two posts to keep it all organized. So. a good bit has happened since the Spring semester started.  The Spring semester went well for those who are wondering. I had a great time. I guess the biggest thing was my first year of college ended. which felt strange. I had thia whole "no way I'm old enough to be in college much less be done with my first year" feeling. I ended my semester with a 3.0 GPA which I was proud of!

Then came summer! This summer has been one of the best yet! You what to know why? Well I started dating this guy who soon became my boyfriend. Logan Horton. He is really sweet and a gentleman always opening doors and such! (I will tell you more about him in my next post.)

With summer came VBS, which me and my sister was directing this year! Most of the time I wondered if I bit off more than I could chew. Believe me, I do not enjoys telling people what to do and where to be, but you got to do what God tells you to do! so I got organized gathered my troops and we worked. And worked. And worked. And worked some more! It was an amazing experence!  It was the most stressful week of my life but it was well worth it! Here's how it went. We held meets randomly months and weeks before the week of. You know to get people together, get food and administration and other rotations ready to go. Then the week before we decorated and highly promoted it. Then the big day arrived! The first night was CRAZY! I felt so unprepared. Then the technical diffculties came. I hid most of the night. But all in all it went well.  The rest of the week went perfectly! I was kinda (I said kinda) sad it was over. We had three boy make decisions to follow Christ and were soon baptised as a result of VBS.

New Semester

Well Spring semester starts tomorrow.  For some reason I am scared.  More so than last semester.  I guess my problem is I do not want to fall back into the same "slump" as I was in the fall.  Last semester ended terribly with a break-up and I was pretty sad the whole end and felt like I needed him back, but I know (beyond a shadow of a doubt) that I don't.  I also have this feeling like back to school means no friends.  Which is also not true, I will still be able to see most friends that I have made and I will make new ones.  I am also kind of not ready to go back to the "real world."  This break has been like a dream, yes good enough to call a dream!  I spent a lot of time with some great friends!  I just hope we will hang out the same way on other breaks. 
I also kind of what to re-invent me this semester.  This morning in Sunday school Mindy said we all imitate someone.  I know I do.  I want to be my own person now.  I want to imitate me and God.  (that wasn't said very well, but its true).  I guess I'm kind of getting it from Petta from the Hunger Games--kind of my obsession--where he says I don't want them to turn me into a monster.  That's what the world will do if you are not careful.  If you start to be of the world too much you turn out like them, you turn out like to world.
Well, that's my "vent."  Thanks for reading!  :-)

2011.

So I have been thinking about what I can write for 2011.  It has been a great year, but it has had its moments too.  I guess I'll start from the beginning.
First big thing was our pastor saying he was stepping down.  This rocked my world!  Right when I was getting to know him a his wife real good they leave.  But then he explains he can't expect us to step out on faith if he didn't.
Second I graduated from high school!  This was pretty cool but also bittersweet because I knew most friendships do not last out of high school, and I only have a few good ones left.
Third one of my best friends, kind of like my big sister got married.  I love this though!
Forth people moved away.  My best friend who got married, her parents, my old pastor, and many others left.  I have maintained communication pretty well though!
Fifth I started college.  This is a big one!  College has taught me many different things, refer to previous post.
Sixth I had my first boyfriend and breakup.  Again refer to previous posts.
I had an all together pretty good 2011.  It came a left fast, I mean fast!  I wonder what 2012 has for me?