10 things I would buy with my last $20

1. A 12-pack of Dr.Pepper
2. A caramel latte from Starbucks
3. socks
4. gum
5. nail polish
6. chapstick
7. ramen noodles
8. more ramen noodles
9. some bottled water
10. germ-x
    

My big!

Last night, I got some of the greatest news ever. Before I say what it is let me give you some background.

I am in the Delta Zeta sorority here at AUM. I am currently a baby turtle but I will be an official DZ after my initiation test and ceremony(which the test is today at 5 but that is a WHOLE other story). Back in September we went on a new member retreat so all of the baby turtles could have a chance to get to really know the older DZs. This was a chance so we could decide who we wanted to write on our top five list to be our bigs. A big is a big sister basically. So then we had to turn our lists in and the waiting began.

Last night was our ceremony. Before the ceremony I knew who I really wanted to be my big and that was a girl named Rodna. We instantly clicked and I just love her! Well before the ceremony a few of us baby turtles went out to eat. I was texting Rodna and she tells me she is in Selma (where she lives). My heart dropped. Tears were developing and it took all I had to hold them back. I told the girls I was with and they were telling me that Rodna was tricking me. I told them I knew Rodna would not lie to me that she is serious. Well it was time for the reveal. We had to follow our yarn to the end. So I go through this maze of yarn. I get to the end of my yarn ball before anyone else. I see my basket and I see that the card says for me to read it first. I open it up and all I saw was Rodna's name! Words could not describe how happy I was. The card instructed me to yell her name when I got to my basket and so I did. Rodna runs down the stairs screaming and gives me the biggest hug ever! I thought she was about to cry!! I was the happiest person in the world. So I go with her and I go through my basket and there is so much! I have 3 stuffed turtles and just a whole lot! Also in my basket was Rodna's yarn ball that she had when she did big/little reveal last year. She passed it on to me! That really touched me. It might not mean much to others but it did to me. She told me if I get a little next year that I should pass my yarn ball down to her. That is what I plan to do.

Finding out that Rodna was my big last night was some of the best news ever!

Math Class

I am not a big fan of my math class. Currently I am taking Math 1100 or Finite Math. In high school, I took pre-cal with trig and graduated with a 105 average. My finite math class is on a lower level than my pre-cal class from high school! Everything we are doing in finite I have already done in high school. I guess that may be a good thing because that means the class is easy but I tend to get bored. Another thing is my teacher is a different fellow. He tends to "think outloud" quite often. When he says his thoughts outloud, he then immediately writes them on the board. I am serious. My math teacher writes EVERYTHING he says on the bored. Because of that, he gets chalk EVERYWHERE. That is another thing that bothers me. He gets chalk dust on everything that is near the board. He gets it all over him self. All on the books. Just all over everything. Something else that bothers me is that my teacher does not pay attention to the class. If someone asks him something he tells them to wait and then rarely gets back to them to answer their question. He also changes what he is trying to tell us numerous times. That tends to be confusing.

There is one good thing about my math class. I have four of my really good friends in there. Amanda--I knew her before I got here because she went to a high school that my high school played football against, Kate--one of my sorority sisters, Kyle--I met him the first day of class and we instantly clicked, and Don--my neighbor down the hall in the dorms. It is really relieving for me to have them in class with me. They lighten up the atmosphere. So even though I am not a big fan of my math class, I am not completely against going because of my friends being in there with me.

What I am supposed to be learning

In biology my teacher talks about many different topics. He goes from the history of biology to proteins and such. From yesterday's class I am supposed to be learning about the structures of a cell. I learned about the cell wall on a plant cell. This is all review though. I remember learning about this in fifth grade. However this is what our teacher wants us to know. Anyway on to what else I am supposed to be learning in biology. I am supposed to be learning about something called osmosis. Also about all the different organelles in cells. Let me tell you I still am not a fan of biology. I never have and I probably never will be. All this that I am supposed to be learning is not really new. Learning it now does not make me like the class anymore than I did.

In psychology I am starting to learn about human development. I am learning about how the mind starts out in an infant and is not fully developed until the child is about two years old. I am learning also about the aging of the mind and brain. I am also learning about the different theories about mind development. I really thought all of this was pretty nifty. My major is psychology so I am always interested in learning new topics.

In math class I am supposed to be learning "new" things. However I have already learned this stuff back in high school. We are learning about probability. Not a new topic for me. That class is not my favorite either.

In government we are learning about federalism. Also I am always learning about current events.

In english class we are learning about how to write different papers. Now I was just given a topic to do a profile paper. That is something I have not done before. I am really interested to start on that.

Greek Week

I am a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority here at AUM. This means I am part of the Greek Life. This week all Greeks are participating in "Greek Week." This is a week full of events to get word out about the Greek Life here at AUM. All week we are holding a fund raiser called "Bucks for Books." This is to help raise money for the library since its funds got cut. All the Greeks are split up into three teams. On my team there is Delta Zeta, Delta Sigma Theta, and Lambda Chi Alpha. In the end the team that raises the most money for the library gets a prize. The fundraiser is not the only thing going on. Today we are going to have a step/dance show at noon on the quad. From 10-2 today each Greek chapter is going to have a table set up on the quad for people to come look at and also talk to some of the members. Each day this week there is an event planned. As a member of the Greek Life I am really excited to see how this week works out. I hope it brings all of the Greeks together. I also hope that if there is anyone who is curious about joining a sorority or fraternity they will get any questions they have answered. I hope that they will see that Greek Life is for them. Even if sororities or fraternities are not for some people, I still hope they come out and support us and participate in all of the events.

Halloween

I have always loved Halloween! I loved getting dressed up in my costume and goin gout to get candy! Then I got older and I could not go out and get candy. At my high school we had what was called "Trick-or-Treat Street." Kids would come through the halls of the building and go to different stations set up by different organizations from school. Since I could not go and get candy any more because I was too old, I always worked at "Trick-or-Treat Street." It was always fun! I still got to dress up in a costume, but instead of getting candy I gave out candy to the younger children. Our costumes could not be too scary because we had little kids come through. I always decided to be something funny. One year I was Mama from "Mama's Family." Another year I was my math teacher. My senior year was my favorite. I dressed up as a construction worker. I had this big shirt that my mom helped me stuff with some pillows to make me look really big. I had a tool belt, which I though was really awesome. I of course had my hat. It was just really funny. The kids had a field day with me. I also loved working at my school for Halloween because I got to see all the little kids in their costumes. That was always so much fun. There was such a variety. From princesses to football players to bumble bees to little monsters to anything you could imagine. I have always loved Halloween because I love the costumes. Yes I love the candy to, but seeing how creative people can be with their outfits is the best part for me.

My trip to Gatlinburg with my Delta Zeta sisters

This past weekend was so much fun! My sorority went to Gatlinburg for a New Member Retreat. This retreat was used for a time for the "baby turtles" to have a chance to get to know the older "turtles." We left on Friday and the trip its self was outstanding. The group I was riding with left later than everyone else because the driver had to work until lunch time. I knew from the moment I got into the car the trip was going to be awesome! We were all excited to get to Gatlinburg! Well on our trip we had to go through Georgia. We stopped at this gas station and there were these biker men. Well, we went inside bought what we wanted and went potty. Then I got the bright idea to go outside and take a picture of the motorcycles because my dad is a big motorcycle guy. One of my DZ sisters, Deem, went with me. Well I took the picture, and the biker guys saw us taking pictures. They told us if we wanted a real picture we should come over there. They seemed nice and we were in broad day light so we walked over there. We got to take pictures with a couple of the biker guys. Deem even got on one of the motorcycles and got a picture. It was hilarious! They asked us where we were heading towards. We told them Gatlinburg, and come to find out that is where they were going too! Then we got back on the road. Finally we made it to Tennessee! Well we stopped again. Another one of my DZ sisters, Jasmine, bought some scratch off tickets. She won five dollars! Man was she excited! Back on the road we went after Jasmine claimed her five dollars. We get to Pigeon Forge, and come to find out there was a car show going on at the same time. Let me tell you, traffic was HELL. There is no other way to describe it! It took us two hours to go five miles. Guys are hollering at us from their cars and trucks. Nondriving people are pulling out in front of cars trying to cause accidents. I mean it was HELL! FINALLY we got out of the traffic. We are driving up to our cabin, and what do we see? A BLACK BEAR! We are SCREAMING and Jasmine was crying. We get to our cabin, grab our stuff, and run in to tell the girl what we saw. Then everyone was freaked out. Well after the bear faze calmed down, we all just sat down and talked for a while. We ate dinner and talked some more. Finally about three in the morning it was time for bed. So I went to the room I was staying in with Rodna. I fell asleep and I had a dream that Rodna slapped the mess out of me! I woke up shaking and freaking out. I fell back asleep. About 10 in the morning another DZ sister, Erin, came in to wake us up so we would be ready for breakfast and white water rafting. At first I thought I was dreaming. According to Erin I looked at her really funny. Then I realized I was not dreaming and I got up. Breakfast was great thanks to Cassie and Jeni (DZ sisters). Then it was time to get ready to go white water rafting! We loaded up in the cars and it was time to go. First we had to go to the office and then get directions to the actual rafting place. After 45 minutes we made it to the Rafting place. We got registered and divided into our groups. Then we got paired up with our guides. My group's guide's name was Parks. He did not talk much. We had to load up on a bus, and ride up to where the white water rafting would start. It started at the North Carolina/Tennesse state line! This had me excited because I had never been to North Carolina. Of course, I walked over to the line and crossed it so I could tell people I had been to North Carolina. Anyway, we got all ready, and it was in the raft we went. White water rafting was SO much fun. We had class 3 and 4 rapids(out of a scale from 1-6). It was crazy! I loved it though! After white water rafting we changed and loaded back up in our cars. We were told we were on our on for lunch. My group went to McDonalds. Then we went back to the cabin. We saw more bears! It was a momma bear and her three cubs. That freaked everyone out. Then we just chilled out at the cabin. Some people went shopping, but I just got in the hot tub with some of the sisters. Then after showers, we started to watch the Auburn game. During the game we heard this screaming. So we run to the door and there was a raccoon! I named it Ricky, and yes people laughed. He was so super cute! Then Erin had the bright idea to feed him a dorito. After that he did not want to leave. Finally after a little while he realized we were not going to feed him again, so he left. Then it was time to eat! Supper was amazing! We had home made spagetti and meat balls. Then it was more football. All you could hear was people hollering at the tv. That was so funny! Then we hear screaming again. We look and on our poarch there are 3 raccoons! Because Erin fed that one raccoon, he decided to bring friends. That was fun for a little while and then we thought if we ignored them they would leave,and they did. Then we decided to watch a movie. Around one in the morning, I decided it was bed time for me. Bright and early sunday morning it was time to load everything up and go home. This time I rode with my DZ sisters Nooner, Erin, Rodna, Kate, and Amy. That was a funny group! We head off to drop the key off. After that the gps system (we named her Lola) told us to turn right. We turned right and started going. We kept going and realized we were going up a mountain. After twenty minutes, we ended up at the North Carolina line! We had to turn around and drive twenty minutes back the other way. Come to find out we were NOT supposed to have turned right. Lola lied to us. Finally we made it to the pancake house we were going to eat at! Let me just say those pancakes were AMAZING! After eating we went into the gift shop. I found a beanie-baby raccoon. It reminded me of Ricky from the cabin! I looked at his name tag and his name was Ricky! Right then I knew, I had to buy him! We loaded back up and headed home! Traffic was HORRIBLE! But all we did was laugh in the car. Then I fell asleep. I woke up when we stopped at a gas station, and got some chips and a drink. We loaded back up. I ate and then fell asleep agian. After I woke up, I just talked to my sisters and really bonded with them. Then we finally made it home at 8 that night. It was an awesome experience! I had the absolute best time!