Thank You Letter to My Best Friends

       Thank you so much for making me the person I am now. You were always there to have my back along with supporting me along the way. You were there for the ups and the downs and held me when I had everything to lose. When I am in need you are always one of the first people I turn to! 
       You always keep me on my feet too! When the two of us are together we can always make anything into an adventure. Going to the movies, going on joy rides, or just laying on the couch watching some movie that we quote or guess the whole plot to are just a few of my favorite memories. 
        To say you are my friend is one thing, but to say your my best friend is another. We always have each others backs. We always know what the other one is thinking. We know each others favorites of everything. We can do absolutely nothing and can have a blast. 
       We have both been there for the heart breaks and the honeymoon stages in relationships. Although we may not be with each other for a while because of school, jobs, or studying abroad you are always the person I want to talk to when anything comes up in my life! We started as strangers, we moved to friends, and now you are one of my best! 
      Thanks for the past memories, thanks for the current, and thanks for the many more to come. I am lucky to have someone like you in my life to laugh along with on the roller coaster of a life we both have.

XOXO your best friend!

Valentine's Day on a College Budget

With Valentine’s Day around the corner many college couples are trying to plan a special time with their significant others but on a very real ramen noodles every night budget.

This is a sometimes a really daunting task, how can you get the maximum experience on a limited budget.

Well I am going to let you in on a little secret- sometimes the best Valentine Day plans don’t involve tons of money on flowers and chocolate but rather just taking the time to think of the person you love on that special day.

Below I have listed the top five things that you can do on Valentine’s Day without breaking your budget.

1.     Homemade card and home baked goods: Why spend $10 on a card and box of chocolates for you significant other when you can make an even more personalized version yourself. Design your own card and write something that truly relates to your relationship. Instead of a box of chocolates, make them their favorite cookies instead. This will add a personalized touch to this traditional Valentine’s Day tradition.

2.     Dinner: Instead of going out and easily dropping $100 bucks on dinner, make a meal together. This is the perfect way to spend time together and make Valentine’s Day special. Who knows, a One Tree Hill style cookie dough fight could be fun!

3.     Flowers: Instead of buying flowers and spending a fortune (trust me all flowers are more expensive on Valentine’s Day) go on to pintrest and make paper flowers. They will last forever and being a special thing you make for your significant other with no expiration date attached.

4.     Dinner and Netflix: Snuggle up in your room after your home cooked dinner and watch a movie from your list on Netflix. Nothing is lovelier than snuggling up and binge watching the episodes of your favorite show.

5.     Gifts: Finally, if you are thinking of gifts get something practical that the person will use or something that you can do together.  If they are a teacher, get them a new white board to lesson plans.  If he plays baseball, get him a new glove.  If you want to do something as a couple, plan a small vacation or a spa day.

Ultimately, Valentine’s Day is a just another day to show the person you love how much you care.  So take the time and make sure you show your love how much you love them!!

Why Being Unconventional is the Best

I don’t know about any of you, but I am probably one of the most unconventional people when you think of somebody who is in a sorority.

Yes, I work, and yes, I dress up daily, but I’m the kind of girl who absolutely hates getting dressed and going out of her way to impress people when I absolutely don’t have to. Don’t get me wrong, I like to look presentable, but every day of my life? It’s been a struggle.  I’ve always been the girl who would rather wear baggy sweats and a tank top than a dress and heels any day of the week. I’m the absolute thing from girly that once can think of. I grew up as a tomboy. I played sports from the time I started walking until now and I love a challenge! I’ve never been the kind of person to back down or allow people to walk over me like a doormat.

In Spring 2012, I joined Phi Sigma Sigma and it was the absolute best time of my life! I was part of an organization of women who accepted me for who I was and didn’t try to make me anybody that I didn’t want to be. These women accepted me for being what most would refer to as a “geek.”

I love Harry Potter maybe a little too much and I’m a complete comic book nerd, especially when it comes to Marvel. I binge watch movies on Netflix and I’m not the kind of girl who likes to party very often, and not really at all. I play xbox more than most teenage boys and sometimes I curse like a sailor. I’m unique, to say the least, but I wouldn’t want my life to be any other way.

There was a Greek co-sponsored event during disorientation week when school started in the fall and there were times that I caught myself quoting the movie “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” while it was playing and my sisters kept telling me how much they loved and appreciated my nerdiness, which I then began to appreciate more about myself.

In these next few weeks when recruitment is going on, remember to embrace everything unique about yourself and don’t try to hide it. Those who appreciate your uniqueness will be the ones in the organization that you’ll most likely want to go to. Go where you fit in and where people enjoy the new things that you bring to the organization.

You know that part of the movie when Elsa is singing and she says, “conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know,” DO NOT listen to her! Be yourself and take pride in who you are and the things that you love! Stand out from the crowd!

Binge Watch Your Favorite TV Series

Netflix, Hulu, and any other tv website has a variety of shows. If you haven't started to binge watch a show these are the ones you will want to check out!

1. One Tree Hill- Netflix

2. Nashville- Hulu

3. Gossip Girl- Netflix

4. Orange is the New Black- Netflix

5. Scandal- Netflix

6. How I Met Your Mother- Netflix

7. Friends- Netflix

8. New Girl- Netflix/ Hulu

9. Gilmore Girls- Netflix

10. Jane the Virgin- Hulu

Sit right in front of your laptop, tv, or pull out your Roku to watch some of your favorites and some new shows. Make sure to pour a big glass of red wine for your favorite scandal.

The Charm of One Tree Hill

               At the beginning of my summer I was trying to figure out what next show to start watching after I finished Orange is the New Black on Netflix. I was digging all around and asking my friends their opinions. One of them suggested One Tree Hill, and not going to lie I was skeptical... I just thought it was a long lost TV show and I knew that Chad Michael Murray was in it. That's about it. First episode was ok, it had small town charm and well a few cute people. The story line was interesting though, two brothers who grew up in different ways. One had a mother and their father in a big house and the other had his mother and their cafe all growing up in the town known as Tree Hill. Boy, did I not know what I was getting into.
              The first aired date for episode one of One Tree Hill was September 23rd, 2003... Which means I was about 10. That is kind of scary, how I was so young but yet still in 2014 I can relate to almost every episode that are in each series... maybe minus the crazy stalkers and kidnappers but I get it.
               For those of us who did grow up in smaller towns we all had a "Nathan Scott" or "Brooke Davis" we just had to search a little to find the diamond in the rough for "Lucas Scott". This town is somewhat of a fairy tale land though but it is a great escape from reality and it is definitely worth the time to watch it. For now, since I have finished this series I am on to one with a very similar small town feel... any guesses?