Campaign Week!

It's that time of year again, guys.  Time for SGA Elections!! Wooooooo!

I'm aware that to anyone not on a campaign, this week can be the most annoying, torturous, avoid-the-concourse, Auburn-hating week of your life.  But seriously, once you're on a campaign one time you'll appreciate everything that the candidates, their Top 5, and their campaign managers go through.  It's not all easy-peasy!

Alpha Gam is so blessed to have THREE out of five girls in the running for Miss Auburn!  So exciting!!  To be fair, the sorority was split into three groups and each of us was assigned to a wonderful candidate.

Who am I supporting, you ask?? Just kidding, I know nobody truly cares.  But maybe somebody does. (Mom)  Anyways, I'm supporting MILLIE!!  Auburn students, seriously, vote for her!! Millie is so awesome and has been campaigning her little heart out this week!  Her platform is so applicable to all of us, and that really makes a difference!  VOTE FOR MILLIE!!

And to all you tweeple out there, (love yall) you can keep up with Millie's every move by following her!  @Millie4MissAu.

Weeeeeellllll that's all for now!! Remember, 

VOTE FOR MILLIE 

(BALLOT POSITION 1) 

on February 8th!!!

You're All Beautiful

Lately, as in yesterday and today, random things have been occurring that make me think. 

First, I was sitting in the student center by some random people.  A girl walked up, knew one of the guys, and he asked her how she was doing. "Hey! I'm great! How are you?" was her response. The finished their short conversation and the girl walked away.  A few seconds later, the guy turned to his friend and said, "You know what, you could be having the absolute worst day of your life, but when somebody asks you how you are you'll always say you're doing well."  This is so true in my life.  I hardly ever have one of those "Hi, how are you?" conversations with someone without them saying they're doing good.  

Secondly, last night as I was falling asleep, What Women Want was on TV.  If you haven't seen this movie, Mel Gibson's character gets electricuted one night and when he wakes up, he is able to hear every woman's thoughts.  Naturally, he thinks this is so weird and scary.  As he's walking in his office, he notices that one woman is thinking terrible thoughts about herself.  She doesn't show it on her face, but she feels worthless.  She thinks that no one would even care if she weren't alive anymore.

Well, that's just two examples, but they both lead to this: you really never know what someone's going through.  There's absolutely no reason to have a bad attitude, be rude to people, or not be beyond joyful because of the amazing life God has given to each of us.  Knowing how much Jesus loves me makes me want to go talk to every single person and let them know that he loves them just as much.  Who knows, they may have never heard that before.

To any of you out there who are feeling like the lady in What Women Want, or if you're just having a bad day and doubting your worth, here's a song for you.  No matter what pain you're feeling right now, just know that to me and Jesus, you are beautiful.  

Weekend Food with Jessica

Hey Hey Heyyyy!

This weekend has been so fun!  (And it's not even over.. THANK you Martin Luther King!)  Thinking back on it, if I had to pick one thing that stands out the most, it would be the amount of food consumed by all.  Yeah, this is going to be a weird one.

1)  Friday afternoon, Estes made his ten thousandth journey from Samford to Auburn and he, Jessica, George, Will Salter, and I went out to eat at the Auburn Oyster Bar.  None of us had been here before so we were excited/nervous to check it out.  But hey, turns out it was a great choice!  George and the waitress had a little thing for each other, which was interesting.................. But we all loved our food and everything and I'd say it was a success.

2)  After a long and eventful night in Aubs, Little Italy was calling our names.  By this time, a couple of Estes and George's little Sigma Chi pledges had joined us.  (Haaayy Andy and Ben!)  We got some greasy, meaty, greasy pizza and pepsi not coke and after George told some girls that they were in high school, we left.

3)  What's the first thing on our minds when we wake up???? Food of course.  Poor Estes had to leave us (We're all still really really really sad, Estes.), so Jessica, George, Andy, Ben, and I were ready for our first meal of the day.  We had a lot of trouble deciding where to go.  Niffer's was our first try, and the 45 minute wait was a definite "no."  Jessica, brilliant as she is, suggested the Creole Shack.  We drove out to it, weren't sure what to expect when we saw it, and went inside.  The artwork was a little..... cheap. As were the menu's, silverware and napkin holders (aka tape), but hey, we're not complainin'!!  The food was real good!  Thanks Jessie!  That was fun.  I laughed so much.

4)  After we were all stuffed from the chicken fingers, crab claws, fried pickles, pork chops, creole stuff, and whatever else we got, we decided that a little cupcake would be nice.  GiGi's was calling our names!!  The boys might have been a little hesitant to enter, but Jess and I forced them through the doors.  If Estes was there, he wouldn't have cared.  We got our wedding cake and red velvet cake cupcakes with mile high icing, and hit the road.  (If you've never been to GiGi's, you're SERIOUSLY missing out! Ask Annie Stephens!)

5)  A couple hours later, after visiting with some cool Samford kids (minus Estes), we decided it was dinner time.  Soooooooo, Jessica, Kristen, Will Salter, George, Wes, Clay, Owen (Shout out to the new Twitter user btw), and I went to the classic Acapulco's.  Ok, I wanted to go to Fuji, but I wasn't gonna fight anybody over it.  Wes was miserable because after asking for ONLY chicken and cheese in his quesadilla, he found "green things" and onions.  He cried a little but then he was fine.  It took a few days to wash the smell of Mexico off of my body but I managed.  In my opinion, it was good, not great.  That's just my opinion though.

6)  Ok, this was the longest gap of not having food, so it was time for something good.  Jessica and I went to First Baptist Opelika (Woo traditional service) this morning.  Literally within one second, we decided we MUST go to Pannie George's for lunch.  You seriously cannot beat this place.  They have the BEST soul food I've ever had.  The macaroni and cheese?  PERFECT.  The fried chicken, green beans, and cornbread were so amazing as well.  I'd have to say that this is my favorite restaurant in Auburn, and I think I'll have to go there every day for the rest of the semester.  MAYBE Estes will be here next time to go with us.

(Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, and Cream Corn at Pannie's)

Well, I just blogged about a lot of food.  I feel like Paula Deen.

Anyways, this was a really fun weekend.  Meeting new people, hanging out with friends, and eating good food... how can you go wrong with that??  (It would have been better with Estes the whole time, but we managed.)

Arizona, Here We Come!!

If we agreed about nothing else this winter break, my brothers and I were in total agreement that this was the best Christmas ever.  We had tons of fun times with family and friends, and each got amazing presents! I know that's not what Christmas is all about (so glad baby Jesus was born for us!!), but it sure made us happy!  Will got a duck hunting trip to Arkansas, Phillip got tickets to see Alabama in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, and I got the most amazing trip package ever to Arizona!!  And guess what..... I LEAVE TOMORROW!!

For those of you who didn't know, Auburn is playing Oregon in the BCS National Championship on Monday, January 10, 2011.  Ok, got that out of the way.  My mom and I are taking off from Montgomery at 10 am and arriving in Phoenix around 1:00.  I am beyond ready to be there.  Today, we ran errands for about 20739 hours, and the WHOLE time we talked about how excited we were.  Yep.. I think it's safe to say that Mom is almost 100% All-In for Auburn.  FINALLY!!!  She still will cheer for Alabama when they're not playing Auburn, though.  I think she realizes that one of her kids goes there now, one is going next year, and tons and tons of her money is going to Aubs... So all that, along with the fact that Auburn is just plain great, has made her totally convert.  Phew!

We're staying in Scottsdale all three nights and four days.  I'm pumped about Sunday because we have a free day to do whatever.  I went to Arizona with my fellow FBC seniors for spring break in 12th grade.  (So, so, so, soooo fun and such an amazing experience!!) It was one of the most beautiful place I've ever been.  My favorite part.... NO HUMIDITY!! Just kidding.  Actually, no I'm not.  The mountains and cacti and dirt and blue skies were wonderful as well!  

Well, it's about time for me to go to bed. I just painted my fingernails orange to be sure I'm showing my school spirit 24/7.  (My mom just asked me what I was doing, and when I said blogging she was in shock.  Sorry for my lack of posts.  I feel like I have to say that every time.)  Ahhhhh Arizona!!!  Here. I. Come!!  I hope to see tons and tons of friends and familiar faces out there! :)

War Eagle Y'all!!!  Go Auburn!!  Beat Oregon!!  Track 'em Tigers!!  Kick 'em in the butt Big Blue!! 

I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work. 

I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully. 

I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men. 

I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit that is not afraid, and in clean sports that develop these qualities. 

I believe in obedience to law because it protects the rights of all. 

I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all. 

I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by "doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God." 

And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it. 

-George Petrie (1945)

Oops...

Yeahhhh..

Disregard the post below..

That lasted all of 24 hours.

Break From Social Networking.... Ahh!

Yesterday, I came to the realization that about half my life is spend on the internet.  That includes, but is not limited to, Facebook and Twitter.  I say to myself that I'm going to check Facebook "real quick" and then study or be productive, but that "real quick" seems to always turn into about 2 hours.  So, on a whim, I deactivated my Facebook and deleted Twitter from my phone.  I didn't totally delete Twitter because I know I'll want to return to it one day, just minus the constant tweeting and checking my phone every 3 minutes for updates.  And although all I have to do to get FB back is log in, it's easy not to because I know that nobody is writing on my wall, commenting on pictures or status', or sending me messages.  Can't stalk people anymore, though.

With all that said, it's been a sad, lonely, boring, uneventful, strange, social network-less day for me.  I kinda miss it, but I'm going to hold out until finals are over!  Let's see how this goes.

I decided to turn to my blog more for the time being.  Maybe I'll post more, or maybe I'll forget like I always do.  Really, all I need to be doing is studying....... I'm sick of it already!  Can't wait for finals to be over so I can go homeeeee and not have a single thing to worry about!! :)

Speaking of Christmas break, I'm watching The Santa Clause right now!  LOVE this movie.  It's definitely the most-watch Christmas movie of my life.  Here's a little preview of this Disney masterpiece in case you forgot what it's about!

Time to hit the books and finish watching this movie! 

Old Photo Shoot Fun

Dear Olivia, Jessica, Elisabeth, and Sarah,

Don't kill me.

Love,

Sally

A couple days ago I came across some pictures that the girls mentioned above and I took this time last year.  Put a nice camera around us and we'll go to town!  Okay, we may have gotten a little tooo into it, but we had fun!  And yes, we wore fur coats. (Thanks Jen!)  We tried really hard to get Weston to be our male model but he was very, very, very against the idea.  Too bad.  Maybe next time..... which will be this Christmas break, I assure you.  Anyways, for your entertainment, here's a little peak into our photo shoot (How perfect are they?!?! Kills me!).... We'll start with Olivia the beautiful.

 

Well, there ya go.  Maybe some new ones will appear after the break.  Who knows?

By the way, I always have so much fun with those girls!  No matter what, they're always so fun and encouraging to be around.  Best friends for life!! 

My favorite song at the moment is "Hello World" by Lady Antebellum.  Aside from the fact that the parts about the kids don't really apply to me, I love the lyrics.

Traffic crawls 
Cell Phone Calls 
Talk radio screams at me through my tinted window 
I see a little girl, rust red minivan 
She's got chocolate on her face 
Got little hands, and she waves at me, 

yeah she smiles at me. 

Well Hello World 
How you been? 
Good to see you my old friend 
Sometimes I feel, Cold as steel 
Broken like I'm never gonna heal 
I see a light, a little hope in a little girl, 

Well HELLO WORLD 

Everyday I drive by a little white church, 
its got these little white crosses like angels in the yard 

Maybe I should stop on in, say a prayer 
Maybe talk to God like he is there 

Oh I know he's there, Yeah I know he's there 

Well Hello World 
How you been? 
Good to see you my old friend, 
Sometimes I feel as Cold as steel 
And broken like I'm never gonna heal 
I see a light, a little grace, little faith unfurl. 
Well Hello World 

Sometimes I forget what living's for, 

And I hear my life through my front door, 
and I'll be there, 
oh I'm home again 
I See my wife, little boy, little girl, Hello World 

Hello World 
All the empty disappears 
I remember why I'm here 
Just surrender and believe 
I fall down on my knees 
Oh Hello World, Hello World, Hello World

Well, I better get to studying.... Exams are zero fun.  Byeeeeeee.

Letting Out a Little Frustration....

This always happens.. I blog once then slack off for a week or so and then there's just so much piled up that I have to write about! I don't feel like including every detail of the past couple weeks, so I'll just fill you in on the highlights.

Well, I just sat here for a minute and can't even think of what has happened.

I'm super excited about getting out for Thanksgiving break on Friday!  I'm going to see Harry Potter with my little bro Friday afternoon, then probably going to the TPS game.  It's true, I can't stay away.  Hopefully I'll be teaching math back at my good ole Alma Mater one day!  I'm just looking forward to a relaxing week filled with doing nothing that has to do with school.... Except writing a History paper.

I'm going to the Iron Bowl this year.  I don't know how I feel about this.  I'm excited, but pretty nervous at the same time.  I want Auburn to win SO bad.  Like, I just really believe that our team deserves a win for all they've been through this season.  No offense to all you Bammers, but I'm sick of everyone talking bad about Auburn.  It's enough.  We do not worship Cam.  We do not live in a barn.  We do not have a team or college full of "thugs."  The students love it when the players run over to us after the game.  As cheesy as you think it is, we ARE a family.  

I have been to school at both Alabama and Auburn.... and words seriously cannot describe how different the two schools are, in my opinion.  The second I stepped foot on Auburn's campus for SOS Day (Successfully Orienting Students Day) last November, I felt at home.  You can ask my mom.  I dreaded having to go back to Tuscaloosa to finish out the semester.  The people are welcoming, kind, happy, caring, etc.  I'm not saying that people at Alabama aren't.  I promise.  I'm just saying that there is definitely a difference in the two schools, and until you experience it, it's hard to explain.  I can't really compare Auburn to any other college, because besides Ole Miss, these are the only two I've been to.  Walk around the Auburn campus, sit at Chick Fil A in the Student Center, or go get some lemonade at Toomer's and you'll notice that the people are always happy.  I never fail to see smiling faces and people laughing wherever I go.  Also, this applies to the football team.  Whenever I see them on campus, they're always in a good mood. They laugh and joke with each other and the other students, and are always nice when you talk to them or ask to take a picture. (I've never done this, I swear! Obviously I'm kidding.)

Ok this definitely turned into a "don't hate on Auburn" post.  But for real, I can't think of one thing about Auburn that should allow it to be a target for all this disrespect.  When people make rude comments about the players, it affects us all.  I'm not trying to sound mean, I just love Auburn so much and am beyond thankful that I am able to go here.  I wouldn't have it any other way.  So naturally, I have to stick up for my favorite place on Earth!  AAAAND, my brother Will got accepted finally!! YAY!!  I can't wait to have him up here in Aubs with me next year!

I think this is enough for now!  Gotta go study for two tests and write a paper.. What fun!!

Birthdays, Pumpkins, and Football Players

"Oh my gosh! I haven't blogged in forever!!" - Me to Carroll Anna..... I'm a nerd.  That was a true statement though.  Sorry to all of you 10 faithful readers!

The first significant thing that I can remember happening since my last post was Phillip's 11th birthday.  I can't believe he's 11!! I was 9 when he was born, and turned 10 six days later.  I thought I was so old and really cool to have a baby brother.  Oh Phil, what would we do without you??  I came home for the night and our whole family went bowling.  SO FUN!! Except for the fact that I was TERRIBLE.  Like, really, really bad.  I'm gonna need Jack Poundstone to back me up on this one - One time I was really good at bowling! It was at some church function, but I beat Jack and BJ and whoever else was on our team.  I was just devastated that my whole entire family, including my mom and Phillip, killed me.  Okay, I can't even talk about it anymore.  Overall, Phillip's birthday was a success!

[Phillip, Me, and Will at the Bowling Alley]

The LSU game was just great!  As with every other game, I went in not sure of the outcome, but of course Auburn pulled off another win!  I wore my new Cam jersey proudly!  Yep.. I think it will be my attire for the rest of the season!

[TOUCHDOWN! LSU Game]

(Annie, Me, and Brook)

[Me and Annie with Nosa Eguae, our new friend!]

It's been yearssss since I last carved a pumpkin, but this week, I CARVED 3!!  Just wanted to throw that in. 

[Carving Pumpkins!]

(Hannah, Catherine, Allison, and Me)

My birthday was Wednesday, October 27!  I'm 20!!  What the heck??  That's like OLD.  Time sure does fly!  We had a Halloween social Tuesday night, so 12:00 rolled around right in the middle of it.  My cool friends (Jessica, Annie, Molly, and Virginia) sang "Happy Birthday" to me while we were walking downtown... Embarrassing, but not quite as bad as when they sang it in Waffle House.... Every table was full... I was thoroughly mortified. I wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE.  Just kidding, it wasn't quite that bad.  My family came and took me to dinner at Brick Oven Wednesday night, then we went over to Nimrod, Matt, and Matt's apartment to open my presents.  Got some good stuff!  (INCLUDING JUSTIN BIEBER TICKETS!!!!)  I know this sounds dumb, but I really did feel SO blessed to have so many people write on my facebook wall for my birthday.  It really makes you feel special knowing that so many people care about you and love you!!  I LOVE YOU ALL!! VERY MUCH!! Thanks!!

[My first picture being 20!]

(Me, Annie, and Molly)

[Opening Phillip's present to me! Sibling love.]

This weekend, I took the opportunity of an away game to spend the weekend at home.  Good decision.  Friday night was very laid back, and my mom cooked one of my favorite meals - Dego Hash.  I don't exactly know what it is, but it's real good.  

Saturday was great too.  Jessica and I had decided last week to have a little Auburn party and cook tons of "tailgate" food.... GREAT IDEA!  The Eppersons spend their day baking and cooking bacon-wrapped sausage and chicken (Props to Sarah), and my mom and I made a bunch of random dips, macaroni and cheese, lima beans, and pork tenderloin.  Okay, well Mom did most of it but I helped a little!  We (Me, my mom, Phillip, Mrs. Epperson, Jessica, Elisabeth, Sarah, and Tucker) had so much fun!  My little neighbors came over to watch the game with us - They're so funny!  Noble had a somewhat loose tooth that he wanted me to pull the whole night.  It never came out, but I tried!  Anyways, the awesome AU win capped off the day.  Then, we decided to watch "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." Who would have thought a random kid movie would be so funny?!?  Well, it was!  If you're ever in an adolescent mood, watch it.

[Watching the AU game with the neighbors and the Epps]

(Brooks, Phillip, Me, Noble, Jessica, and Sarah)

[My attempts to pull Noble's tooth.]

As everyone in the world knows, Sunday was Halloween.  I don't have much to say about it, other than my mom wore a really ugly mask and drove down Carter Hill Road with her head out the window.  Not embarrassing at all.

[One of my Pumpkins. You can't even see the face.]

Sooooo, today is Monday.  Most Mondays stink.  BUT, as I was typing the sentence "Then, we decided to watch 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid.'", who walked up behind me??  Oh, you know, just Zac Etheridge.  Was I star-struck? Maybe.... Ok, yes.  Naturally, I tweeted about my encounter and then Kaitlin Barton called me and asked where I was sitting.  I joined her, Mollie, Annie, and Erin and we trekked around the Student Center looking for Zac.  We never found him, but we did find Antoine Carter and Onterio McCalebb!  Direct quote from Antoine: "Why are yall so excited?"  Ummmm that's embarrassing.  Whatever, it was fun!

[Erin, Mollie, Me, Kaitlin, and Annie with Onterio McCalebb (top) and Antoine Carter (bottom).]

One last thing.. My BFF Jessica Epperson is the assistant director of the Beat Bama Food Drive!  On Friday, November 12 from 5-10 pm, SGA is having a Silent Auction at the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center benefitting the East Alabama Food Bank.  All proceeds go towards the Food Drive!  Stop by for lots of fun activities, live entertainment, exciting auction items, special appearances, and many opportunities to help out the Auburn community!! (Not to mention, Alabama has beaten us the past 3 years, so come for some OPPORTUNITIES TO BEAT BAMA!!)  War Eagle!

Ok that's all for now folks! (P.S. "folks" is my least favorite word.)