I realized throughout last semester that I was gaining a little weight, and over Christmas break when I was eating constantly I kept telling myself, "I'm really going to work on loosing weight once I start working again."
I've been back on the road for about a week now, and while I know I want to lose weight, it has not stopped me from eating Chick-fil-a, an entire small pizza from Papa John's in one sitting, cake, cookies, brownies, potatoes every way you can cook them, banana pudding, more pizza, chips and dip, nachos, and chicken wings. None of these things are healthy, yet I still eat them. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't resist these foods that are anything, but low calorie. Then it hit me a couple days ago, I'm turning to these foods because they are comforting. I just spent four weeks at home and now I'm adjusting to being back on the road, not to mention dealing with flight delays, sleeping on an uncomfortable air mattress, not being fed so I've had to go find food. When I'm having a rough day, I just think, "you've had a rough day, you deserve some more mashed potatoes."
Even now that I realized what I was doing, it isn't helping me to eat any better! I'm hoping that in the next few days I will be adjusted and won't rely on food to make me happy anymore. I'm going to have to wait until I go to my next chapter though, because we eat in the cafeteria where I am now and the food is amazing. I'm sure you think I'm crazy, but it really is good. They have like 50 options, plus a whole wall of desserts, AND an ice cream bar. I don't mean a frozen yogurt machine and a bowl of sprinkles next to it. There is an ice cream freezer/counter thing, where a guy stands behind it and you walk up and tell him which of the 8 flavors you'd like. He then scoops it in a cup for you and there are all sorts of toppings from hot fudge to sprinkles to crushed up cookies and the list goes on. I'm like a kid in a candy store every time we go to eat! Thankfully, I'm heading to Chapel Hill on Sunday, so I'll get back to eating better when I'm there.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
I'm Livin' in Fast Forward. . .Now I Need to Rewind Real Slow
So throughout my travels, I’ve experience a lot! I’ve made a list of the things that stick out in my mind; I meant to type this over Christmas break, but those 4 weeks flew by too fast. Now that it’s practically mid January, I’ll give you highlights from my first semester traveling!
· Been to 5 different chapter’s recruitment practices.
· Eaten at Panera more times than I can count.
· Carried boxes across a campus in the rain.
· Had a chapter president call and ask me if it was okay for her to check a sister out of the hospital.
· Been in 11 different airports.
· Filled out Bid cards twice!
· Been offered Starbucks for lunch AND dinner.
· Taken a 40 minute cab ride to the airport at 6:00 in the morning.
· Gotten lost with a chapter president on our way to her chapter.
· Had to walk 3 blocks in the rain back to my room at 9:30 at night.
· Was on the phone with a chapter president when she was pulled over.
· Been to 4 initiations.
· Stood outside of a chapter house for 30 minutes in 37 degrees, because no one would come let me in.
· Been to 2 elections.
· Learned that “jorts” is a name for jean shorts and you DO NOT wear them in North Carolina.
· Helped install a chapter.
· Received a gift basket from a chapter.
· Carried boxes across campus in the snow.
· Noticed that the freezer with $200 of recruitment food in it had defrosted.
· Stayed at a bed and breakfast.
· Went to lunch with a chapter adviser AND her family.
· Wandered around a campus looking for somewhere to eat, because the chapter wasn’t feeding me.
· Went to see Twilight with chapter members!
· Spent an hour getting green paint out of brand new carpet.
· Set off the alarm in a chapter house while I was on a conference call.
· Been given a gift certificate for a pedicure from a chapter.
· Had the Enterprise guy give me his cell phone number in case I got lost. (Is that normal protocol?)
· Had to ask a random guy to put my carry-on suitcase in the overhead compartment, because it was too heavy for me to lift.
· Met with 6 Greek Advisers.
· Accumulated over 15,000 frequent flyer miles.
· Stayed in the house that is said to be the most haunted in Charleston.
· Learned to really enjoy Chicken Biscuits for breakfast.
· Tried boiled peanuts.
· Dealt with an ice machine flooding a dining room an hour before an initiation.
· Been to 5 different chapter’s recruitment practices.
· Eaten at Panera more times than I can count.
· Carried boxes across a campus in the rain.
· Had a chapter president call and ask me if it was okay for her to check a sister out of the hospital.
· Been in 11 different airports.
· Filled out Bid cards twice!
· Been offered Starbucks for lunch AND dinner.
· Taken a 40 minute cab ride to the airport at 6:00 in the morning.
· Gotten lost with a chapter president on our way to her chapter.
· Had to walk 3 blocks in the rain back to my room at 9:30 at night.
· Was on the phone with a chapter president when she was pulled over.
· Been to 4 initiations.
· Stood outside of a chapter house for 30 minutes in 37 degrees, because no one would come let me in.
· Been to 2 elections.
· Learned that “jorts” is a name for jean shorts and you DO NOT wear them in North Carolina.
· Helped install a chapter.
· Received a gift basket from a chapter.
· Carried boxes across campus in the snow.
· Noticed that the freezer with $200 of recruitment food in it had defrosted.
· Stayed at a bed and breakfast.
· Went to lunch with a chapter adviser AND her family.
· Wandered around a campus looking for somewhere to eat, because the chapter wasn’t feeding me.
· Went to see Twilight with chapter members!
· Spent an hour getting green paint out of brand new carpet.
· Set off the alarm in a chapter house while I was on a conference call.
· Been given a gift certificate for a pedicure from a chapter.
· Had the Enterprise guy give me his cell phone number in case I got lost. (Is that normal protocol?)
· Had to ask a random guy to put my carry-on suitcase in the overhead compartment, because it was too heavy for me to lift.
· Met with 6 Greek Advisers.
· Accumulated over 15,000 frequent flyer miles.
· Stayed in the house that is said to be the most haunted in Charleston.
· Learned to really enjoy Chicken Biscuits for breakfast.
· Tried boiled peanuts.
· Dealt with an ice machine flooding a dining room an hour before an initiation.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Weekends . . . what are those?
I'm back in Chapel Hill for a couple days before I make a couple trips and am then home for Christmas vacation! I had a good Thanksgiving Break; I pretty much did nothing. The first full day of my break I think I slept until 10:30 and didn't even shower until after noon. I texted one of my friends saying that was the first day all semester that I had really been able to sleep in and lounge around. She said, "Really? What about Saturdays and Sundays?"
This brings me to the point of my post. I realize that my job is very difficult for people to grasp. Since a lot of people are confused about it, I'm going to try my best to sort of give a week in the life synopsis for you. Let's go back to mid November.
November 9th
I was dropped off at the Raleigh airport around 7:00 am, which means I got up at 4:30 to get dressed, pack everything, and leave the sorority house by 6:30. My flight left at 9:00, I arrived in the Charlotte airport a little after 10:00. Don't kid yourself, the Charlotte airport is by no means small. Pretty sure I ran through there just in time to make it to my gate which was already boarding! I arrived in Charleston, SC around noon. The chapter president and treasurer took me to lunch and then to my bed and breakfast! They gave me the afternoon off, so I window shopped on Kings Street a little before heading to the house at 4:30 for the exec meeting at 5 and chapter at 6. Chapter was held in a room on campus, so when the meeting was over we all walked outside. No one had been in charge of getting me back to my bed and breakfast so I asked some girls which direction I was supposed to go. They did however, give me a ride back to my room. I then realized that there was nothing on my schedule about dinner--which meant I got to fend for myself. I called a place a few blocks over and ordered take out. I then walked there and picked it up. I took it back to my room and ate alone in my room while I watched tv.
Nov. 10th
They had meetings scheduled for me all morning at the house starting at 10:00; the president and a few of the girls took me to lunch at Moe's. It's kind of like Chipotle. I then went back to the house for meetings for the rest of the afternoon. The Phi Director took me to dinner at a local seafood restaurant. I then went back to my room around 8:00 to catch up on emails and reports. While I was staying at this bed and breakfast, I had to fill out this card each night that said what time I wanted my breakfast served to me and if I wanted it served in my room or on the back porch.
Nov. 11th
I once again had meetings all morning. The treasurer took me to lunch at this cute, little local restaurant. I had a pecan crusted chicken sandwich and broccoli casserole, that were both awesome. My afternoon was filled with meetings. They didn't have time to take me to dinner that night so I asked if they could point me in the direction of a good pizza place, which they did and the pizza was amazing! I spent that evening packing all of my stuff in addition to emailing and working on reports.
Nov. 12th
The president picked me up early the next morning, because I had a 9:45 flight. We drove through a bagel place on our way to the airport, and I ate while she drove. I flew through Charlotte again, but thankfully didn't have to change terminals that time! I arrived at the Raleigh airport around noon and we had an hour drive to the chapter I was visiting. The girl who picked me up took me to a Panera Bread for lunch, because she knew right where one was! We arrived at the chapter mid afternoon. They didn't have a house, just a dorm floor, and I stayed in an empty room on the floor. They had a goodie basket waiting for me in my room. It had a bottle of water, some microwave popcorn, granola bars, chocolates, and some other snacks. I met with the president first and she gave me my schedule for my stay. At 4:30, we all went to dinner at the cafeteria where the whole chapter ate together. After dinner I had meetings until 10:00.
Nov. 13th
A few of the girls took me to breakfast at 9:00, and after breakfast I met with their Greek Adviser and then their Panhellenic Adviser. I then went back to the hall and we all went to lunch together at 11:30. My afternoon was filled with meetings, and the chapter adviser took me to dinner; we ate at this really good local Italian restaurant. (The more you travel, the more you come to love local places) That night I had meetings until 9:30.
There is 5 days for you. I gave you the dates, but did not give you the days of the week. That's because they don't matter. I have to really stop and think about what day of the week it is most the time. They all run together for me, because each visit is so diverse, and it's not like I do anything special on any given day of the week. I rarely ever have time to watch tv, not to mention a lot of times there isn't even a tv in the room I'm staying in. Some days are busier than others, some chapters are friendlier, some accommodations are better, either way it's always an adventure and there is never a dull moment. While I gave you an overview, I didn't get too detailed and tell you about when girls have gotten lost while driving me from one chapter to the next, or when I've had to wander around campus looking for the Greek adviser's office, or when a chapter president calls me at 9:00 in the morning asking me if she is allowed to check a Phi out of the hospital. Oh yeah, it's been pretty interesting.
This brings me to the point of my post. I realize that my job is very difficult for people to grasp. Since a lot of people are confused about it, I'm going to try my best to sort of give a week in the life synopsis for you. Let's go back to mid November.
November 9th
I was dropped off at the Raleigh airport around 7:00 am, which means I got up at 4:30 to get dressed, pack everything, and leave the sorority house by 6:30. My flight left at 9:00, I arrived in the Charlotte airport a little after 10:00. Don't kid yourself, the Charlotte airport is by no means small. Pretty sure I ran through there just in time to make it to my gate which was already boarding! I arrived in Charleston, SC around noon. The chapter president and treasurer took me to lunch and then to my bed and breakfast! They gave me the afternoon off, so I window shopped on Kings Street a little before heading to the house at 4:30 for the exec meeting at 5 and chapter at 6. Chapter was held in a room on campus, so when the meeting was over we all walked outside. No one had been in charge of getting me back to my bed and breakfast so I asked some girls which direction I was supposed to go. They did however, give me a ride back to my room. I then realized that there was nothing on my schedule about dinner--which meant I got to fend for myself. I called a place a few blocks over and ordered take out. I then walked there and picked it up. I took it back to my room and ate alone in my room while I watched tv.
Nov. 10th
They had meetings scheduled for me all morning at the house starting at 10:00; the president and a few of the girls took me to lunch at Moe's. It's kind of like Chipotle. I then went back to the house for meetings for the rest of the afternoon. The Phi Director took me to dinner at a local seafood restaurant. I then went back to my room around 8:00 to catch up on emails and reports. While I was staying at this bed and breakfast, I had to fill out this card each night that said what time I wanted my breakfast served to me and if I wanted it served in my room or on the back porch.
Nov. 11th
I once again had meetings all morning. The treasurer took me to lunch at this cute, little local restaurant. I had a pecan crusted chicken sandwich and broccoli casserole, that were both awesome. My afternoon was filled with meetings. They didn't have time to take me to dinner that night so I asked if they could point me in the direction of a good pizza place, which they did and the pizza was amazing! I spent that evening packing all of my stuff in addition to emailing and working on reports.
Nov. 12th
The president picked me up early the next morning, because I had a 9:45 flight. We drove through a bagel place on our way to the airport, and I ate while she drove. I flew through Charlotte again, but thankfully didn't have to change terminals that time! I arrived at the Raleigh airport around noon and we had an hour drive to the chapter I was visiting. The girl who picked me up took me to a Panera Bread for lunch, because she knew right where one was! We arrived at the chapter mid afternoon. They didn't have a house, just a dorm floor, and I stayed in an empty room on the floor. They had a goodie basket waiting for me in my room. It had a bottle of water, some microwave popcorn, granola bars, chocolates, and some other snacks. I met with the president first and she gave me my schedule for my stay. At 4:30, we all went to dinner at the cafeteria where the whole chapter ate together. After dinner I had meetings until 10:00.
Nov. 13th
A few of the girls took me to breakfast at 9:00, and after breakfast I met with their Greek Adviser and then their Panhellenic Adviser. I then went back to the hall and we all went to lunch together at 11:30. My afternoon was filled with meetings, and the chapter adviser took me to dinner; we ate at this really good local Italian restaurant. (The more you travel, the more you come to love local places) That night I had meetings until 9:30.
There is 5 days for you. I gave you the dates, but did not give you the days of the week. That's because they don't matter. I have to really stop and think about what day of the week it is most the time. They all run together for me, because each visit is so diverse, and it's not like I do anything special on any given day of the week. I rarely ever have time to watch tv, not to mention a lot of times there isn't even a tv in the room I'm staying in. Some days are busier than others, some chapters are friendlier, some accommodations are better, either way it's always an adventure and there is never a dull moment. While I gave you an overview, I didn't get too detailed and tell you about when girls have gotten lost while driving me from one chapter to the next, or when I've had to wander around campus looking for the Greek adviser's office, or when a chapter president calls me at 9:00 in the morning asking me if she is allowed to check a Phi out of the hospital. Oh yeah, it's been pretty interesting.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
"Oklahoma. . . Where the skies are blue!"
Earlier this week, or I guess it was last week since today is Sunday, I was in the cafeteria at lunch time with a group of girls from the chapter. I was in line deciding what I was going to eat when a man from behind the counter looks at me and says, "I don't know this Phi Mu," I then told him that I was the chapter consultant. He looks at the girls around me and goes, "Consultant! Have they told you about the HAZING!?!?" Then he was like, "No no, I'm just kidding, they are a great group. So where are you from?"
I said, "I graduated from Oklahoma State; I'm from Oklahoma City."
His immediate response (in a sing-song voice) is, "OKLAHOMA WHERE THE SKIES ARE BLUE!" He then stops singing and goes, "I bet you didn't think I knew the song did you?"
I was just like, "No," and smiled. He was so friendly and talkative that I didn't want to tell him that he made up a line and sang it to the tune of "Oklahoma." We talked for a few more minutes and I then walked over to the table with the rest of the girls. They all turned to me and started apologizing and were embarrassed. I told them it wasn't a big deal. Maybe 2 minutes after I'd sat down, Tony--the ultra friendly cafeteria manager--came over to our table and sang the incorrect line of "Oklahoma" for me again.
The next day when I went to the cafeteria for breakfast, I was in line trying to decide what food to get when Tony comes running from the kitchen part of the cafeteria with small light bulbs sticking out of his ears and says, "I'm trying to have a bright idea!" I thought it was clever, the girl with me apologized and started introducing me to Tony. I was like, "Oh we've met!" He then started telling the other workers behind the counter that I was from Oklahoma, and they asked me if I was wearing boots. I laughed and said, "no," but that didn't stop all of them from coming around the counter to look to see if I had boots on. One of the cafeteria workers asked what brought me to North Carolina and the other worker told me that she lived in Oklahoma around Tinker years ago. So once again I spent a few minutes holding up the line in the cafeteria.
I just thought it was funny that I stirred up so much commotion at this little college that was about half the size of my high school.
I said, "I graduated from Oklahoma State; I'm from Oklahoma City."
His immediate response (in a sing-song voice) is, "OKLAHOMA WHERE THE SKIES ARE BLUE!" He then stops singing and goes, "I bet you didn't think I knew the song did you?"
I was just like, "No," and smiled. He was so friendly and talkative that I didn't want to tell him that he made up a line and sang it to the tune of "Oklahoma." We talked for a few more minutes and I then walked over to the table with the rest of the girls. They all turned to me and started apologizing and were embarrassed. I told them it wasn't a big deal. Maybe 2 minutes after I'd sat down, Tony--the ultra friendly cafeteria manager--came over to our table and sang the incorrect line of "Oklahoma" for me again.
The next day when I went to the cafeteria for breakfast, I was in line trying to decide what food to get when Tony comes running from the kitchen part of the cafeteria with small light bulbs sticking out of his ears and says, "I'm trying to have a bright idea!" I thought it was clever, the girl with me apologized and started introducing me to Tony. I was like, "Oh we've met!" He then started telling the other workers behind the counter that I was from Oklahoma, and they asked me if I was wearing boots. I laughed and said, "no," but that didn't stop all of them from coming around the counter to look to see if I had boots on. One of the cafeteria workers asked what brought me to North Carolina and the other worker told me that she lived in Oklahoma around Tinker years ago. So once again I spent a few minutes holding up the line in the cafeteria.
I just thought it was funny that I stirred up so much commotion at this little college that was about half the size of my high school.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Just Say 'No'
I am currently writing to you from Barton College which is in Wilson, North Carolina. It's okay that you've never heard of it, because even people from North Carolina haven't heard of it before. I arrived her today and before this chapter at was at College of Charleston.
I don't know if I have expressed my love for Charleston before, but it is the greatest place I have ever been. I love it! I stayed at a little inn right of Kings Street. My room was huge with a super comfy King sized bed and after they would clean my room they would put a door hanger in my room for me to fill out. On it, I would tell them if I wanted my next day's breakfast served to me in my room or on the back porch, what time I wanted my breakfast served, and if I wanted fresh orange juice, tea, and/or coffee. I'd never stayed somewhere before where they would call to let me know they were bringing my breakfast and morning paper to me. It was awesome!
While I was sad to leave Charleston and the fun girls in that chapter, I was excited about going to a chapter that I had never visited before. Please note, once again I did not get to sit next to a hot, single, young professional and either of the plane rides today. I sat next to middle aged, married men on both flights. Anyway, one of the girls from Barton College picked me up at the airport and she had a bottle of water waiting for me. (After being on the road for three months, it's small things like this that really make me happy) She kind of scared me at first, because she was like, "I've never gone to school from the airport before, so I'm not really sure which way to go. We might have to turn around a couple times." As we were leaving the airport and getting on the highway she says, "I don't think we need to go North," and she takes the exit that says North. Then a couple minutes later the highway splits again and she says, "I really don't know which one of these to take. I guess we'll try this one." She was so blase about not really knowing which way to go. Once we had been on the highway for a few minutes without taking random exits that we weren't sure of, I asked if she knew where we were and she was like, "Oh yeah! We're good!" Then she asked me where I wanted to go for lunch. This question kind of makes me laugh inside, because I don't have a clue of what they have over here. It's not like they have Sonic, Braum's, Taco Bueno like I'm used to. No, no, they have places called Bojangles, Biscuitville, and Moe's. Those are all chains that I've seen multiple places in the Carolina's.
So I messed up and didn't tell her a type of food I wanted, so of course she goes, "There's a Panera Bread up here, you wanna go there? I love Panera Bread." Everything in me was screaming "just say no!" But I couldn't do it, so once again I ate Panera.
That's about all I have for right now. I would like to say that while I tell you all stories about being stood up, held hostage, and eating at my least favorite restaurant of all time, I just want to add that I still love my job!
I don't know if I have expressed my love for Charleston before, but it is the greatest place I have ever been. I love it! I stayed at a little inn right of Kings Street. My room was huge with a super comfy King sized bed and after they would clean my room they would put a door hanger in my room for me to fill out. On it, I would tell them if I wanted my next day's breakfast served to me in my room or on the back porch, what time I wanted my breakfast served, and if I wanted fresh orange juice, tea, and/or coffee. I'd never stayed somewhere before where they would call to let me know they were bringing my breakfast and morning paper to me. It was awesome!
While I was sad to leave Charleston and the fun girls in that chapter, I was excited about going to a chapter that I had never visited before. Please note, once again I did not get to sit next to a hot, single, young professional and either of the plane rides today. I sat next to middle aged, married men on both flights. Anyway, one of the girls from Barton College picked me up at the airport and she had a bottle of water waiting for me. (After being on the road for three months, it's small things like this that really make me happy) She kind of scared me at first, because she was like, "I've never gone to school from the airport before, so I'm not really sure which way to go. We might have to turn around a couple times." As we were leaving the airport and getting on the highway she says, "I don't think we need to go North," and she takes the exit that says North. Then a couple minutes later the highway splits again and she says, "I really don't know which one of these to take. I guess we'll try this one." She was so blase about not really knowing which way to go. Once we had been on the highway for a few minutes without taking random exits that we weren't sure of, I asked if she knew where we were and she was like, "Oh yeah! We're good!" Then she asked me where I wanted to go for lunch. This question kind of makes me laugh inside, because I don't have a clue of what they have over here. It's not like they have Sonic, Braum's, Taco Bueno like I'm used to. No, no, they have places called Bojangles, Biscuitville, and Moe's. Those are all chains that I've seen multiple places in the Carolina's.
So I messed up and didn't tell her a type of food I wanted, so of course she goes, "There's a Panera Bread up here, you wanna go there? I love Panera Bread." Everything in me was screaming "just say no!" But I couldn't do it, so once again I ate Panera.
That's about all I have for right now. I would like to say that while I tell you all stories about being stood up, held hostage, and eating at my least favorite restaurant of all time, I just want to add that I still love my job!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Held Hostage
At this point, I have done my fair share of eating out, eating on campus, and eating in a sorority house, but last night was the first time girls had me over to their house and made dinner for me. It was a lot of fun! The girls' house was super cute, and the food was really good. They just made lasagna, salad, and bread, but it was all good!
The girls who had me over were so much fun. One of them was the most talkative person I've ever met in my life! (Which is hard to believe, because I have some pretty talkative friends!) Plus, she said everything about three times as loud as she needed to be talking and she had a super strong southern accent. Several times I had to wait a few minutes to respond to what she said, because I was trying to figure out what she said. When I first arrived at her house she asked me what I wanted to drink and I when I replied with, "water is fine," she goes (now remember she's pretty much screaming and has the strong southern accent!) "Oh girl! You don't just want water! We have grape Kool-Aid, Sun Drop, Coke, and Sprite! Oh and I'd offer you wine, but I learned with our last consultant that y'all can't drink with us." I wish I could have recorded her talking, and I'm sure my typing all of this out is really doing it no justice at all.
After we ate, we then watched tv for a little while, and then I had my meetings with each of them. When I finished up the second meeting, Chatty Cathy then goes, "well, I'm gonna go to bed, do you care if Michelle takes you home later." I said, "Since we are finished with the meetings I can just go back to my room now." Chatty goes, "No no, I don't want you sittin' in that room by yourself all night." I responded with, "Well it is 11:15," but no one caught on to the fact that I was ready to go back to my room, so I ended up staying at their house until 12:40 a.m. I was beginning to feel like they were holding me hostage. I had really had so much fun with them, but I was so ready to go to bed. Needless to say, I was excited when they finally deemed it late enough to take me back to my room.
The girls who had me over were so much fun. One of them was the most talkative person I've ever met in my life! (Which is hard to believe, because I have some pretty talkative friends!) Plus, she said everything about three times as loud as she needed to be talking and she had a super strong southern accent. Several times I had to wait a few minutes to respond to what she said, because I was trying to figure out what she said. When I first arrived at her house she asked me what I wanted to drink and I when I replied with, "water is fine," she goes (now remember she's pretty much screaming and has the strong southern accent!) "Oh girl! You don't just want water! We have grape Kool-Aid, Sun Drop, Coke, and Sprite! Oh and I'd offer you wine, but I learned with our last consultant that y'all can't drink with us." I wish I could have recorded her talking, and I'm sure my typing all of this out is really doing it no justice at all.
After we ate, we then watched tv for a little while, and then I had my meetings with each of them. When I finished up the second meeting, Chatty Cathy then goes, "well, I'm gonna go to bed, do you care if Michelle takes you home later." I said, "Since we are finished with the meetings I can just go back to my room now." Chatty goes, "No no, I don't want you sittin' in that room by yourself all night." I responded with, "Well it is 11:15," but no one caught on to the fact that I was ready to go back to my room, so I ended up staying at their house until 12:40 a.m. I was beginning to feel like they were holding me hostage. I had really had so much fun with them, but I was so ready to go to bed. Needless to say, I was excited when they finally deemed it late enough to take me back to my room.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Stood Up
I'm at UNC-Greensboro right now. It's a pretty campus, but all of the campuses around here are. Anyway, when I arrived here on Thursday night the president took me to dinner. We went to Panera, which really wasn't bad. I finally found something I liked. On our way to dinner, she mentioned that she had to work on Saturday morning from 9 to 1. She told me that she works at the Zoo and she said I could get in for free with her, and she asked if I wanted to go. I told her I would like to go and that it sounded like fun.
So last night when I was hanging out in my dorm room by myself I remembered that I'd told her I would go to the Zoo with her today. I called and left her a message telling her to just give me a call and let me know what time she would be picking me up this morning. She didn't call me back last night, but I figured she was just out late since it was Halloween. So I woke up this morning at 7 so I could be dressed and ready to go by 8:30, since she had to be at work I figured she'd be picking me up around 8:30.
I was all dressed and ready to go by 8:30, but she never called to say she was picking me up. So I decided to work on some reports and check my e-mail, thinking she'd call soon. She never called, so I didn't get to go to the Zoo. It kind of made me sad, because I was really looking forward to getting out of the dorm room and getting some fresh air and taking pictures. Instead I spent my morning sending e-mails and finishing reports, which was kind of nice too, because now I am completely caught up on all my work.
I get to come home in 23 days! I'm super excited. I'm already planning on waking up really early the day after Thanksgiving to go do Christmas shopping! I love my job, but I love getting to go home too! On the topic of loving my job, I get to back to Charleston, SC next weekend. I can't wait! It is the coolest place ever! Great shops, great food, great scenery, and the girls in that chapter are a lot of fun!
There's my life in a nutshell right now!
So last night when I was hanging out in my dorm room by myself I remembered that I'd told her I would go to the Zoo with her today. I called and left her a message telling her to just give me a call and let me know what time she would be picking me up this morning. She didn't call me back last night, but I figured she was just out late since it was Halloween. So I woke up this morning at 7 so I could be dressed and ready to go by 8:30, since she had to be at work I figured she'd be picking me up around 8:30.
I was all dressed and ready to go by 8:30, but she never called to say she was picking me up. So I decided to work on some reports and check my e-mail, thinking she'd call soon. She never called, so I didn't get to go to the Zoo. It kind of made me sad, because I was really looking forward to getting out of the dorm room and getting some fresh air and taking pictures. Instead I spent my morning sending e-mails and finishing reports, which was kind of nice too, because now I am completely caught up on all my work.
I get to come home in 23 days! I'm super excited. I'm already planning on waking up really early the day after Thanksgiving to go do Christmas shopping! I love my job, but I love getting to go home too! On the topic of loving my job, I get to back to Charleston, SC next weekend. I can't wait! It is the coolest place ever! Great shops, great food, great scenery, and the girls in that chapter are a lot of fun!
There's my life in a nutshell right now!
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