When you see a Woman...

This weekend was Tanner & Jillianne's wedding in Stillwater. It was Chris and my first time back to Stilly since our college graduation (over a year!). I thoroughly enjoyed getting to go back and visit some of our favorite spots & see how much things have (and haven't) changed. I was pleased to find out you can now drive through campus on Hall of Fame!!

The wedding itself was fun. The ceremony was outside on Willard Hall patio while the reception was at Wes Watkins Center. It was filled with lovely Kappa ladies & AGR boys.

One of my favorite Kappa traditions is the song we sing at weddings, When you See a Woman. It seriously makes me tear up every time I hear it. I love how our sisters gather in support of one another to give their blessing to the newlyweds. It is such a special tradition, unique to the greek community. I am so blessed for it to have been a part of our wedding.

When you see a woman

walking proudly down the way

and the memory of her loveliness

is in your heart to stay

If she makes you want to sigh

if she makes you want to cry

then you'll know

she's a Kappa lady

When you see a woman

standing humbly in a crowd

and her individuality

makes her look sincere and proud

if she makes you smile and say,

"I'd like to be her friend someday"

then you'll know

she's a Kappa lady

Kappa Kappa Gamma

Me and Taylor Davis--soon to be Smith at the Tebow wedding reception.

Mrs. Jillianne Tebow!

About Time!

This weekend Chris & I decided to have some friends from our Engaged & Newly Married class over for dinner. This pushed us to FINALLY do something with our spare room-- From the beginning I said spare bedroom & Chris said dining room. Chris won. We are now the proud owners of a new dining room table.

Although it was a rushed decision & the room still lacks some decorative items, I am very pleased with how it turned out. I still want to purchase a china cabinet to go in the corner of the room.

Friday night dinner was a success. I cooked shrimp asparagus pasta, fruit salad, & home made brownies. Delish. I got some sun on both Saturday AND Sunday, read an entire book, had dinner at Gloria's with my hubbie, & did a little shopping. It was seriously an amazing weekend. I enjoyed just being in Dallas and having no agenda.

It looks like our social calendar is filling up pretty quick, so I needed this weekend at home.

Oklahoma OK.

This weekend I made yet another trip to OKC. I went to Tulsa to stay with Whit on Friday & to OKC Saturday for Jillianne's bachelorette party.
As I was driving along I couldn't help but laugh at some of the town names. Here's a few of my favorites:

1. Okarche (Shout out to Eischen's Chicken)
2. Catoosa
3. Chattanooga
4. Chickasha
5. Okmulgee
6. Oolagah
7. Pawhuska
8. Talequah
9. Watonga
10. Wewoka

But my most favorite town of all in Oklahoma is.... STILLWATER!!

left to right: Kellie, Taylor, Jennifer, Jillianne, Mindy, Lynae, Meredith, Me, & Brittany

Things I Never Thought I'd Say

Over the past year I have cought myself saying things I thought would never come out of my mouth. It humors me to look back and reflect on how much has changed in just a year.

1. The state of Oklahoma has a special place in my heart.
2. I do not particularly care for the city of Dallas.
3. Working is actually enjoyable (90% of the time)
4. Getting out of college in 4 years was a dumb idea. What was my rush?
5. I have a need to nest. (i.e. buy a home, start a family)--
6. Amarillo/Canyon/The Panhandle is "home." Always will be
7. My dad and I are the same person, which explains a lot.
8. Quality > Quantity when it comes to friends
9. Money does not buy happiness.
10. I am self sufficient, happily married, a college graduate and gainfully employed at 23. Wow!

I Miss College.

This weekend was Trey Bowen's wedding in Tulsa. What a weekend!!! We headed to Tulsa around noon on Saturday, arriving just in time to run by Whitney's apartment (where we were staying) visit for a little while, change clothes and head to Catoosa for the wedding. The place the wedding was held was very pretty. It was really great to get to see old friends from college and talk about the good times.

After the wedding is when the real fun began. The chapel was like 2 minutes from the new Hard Rock casino, so we decided to go. Needless to say by the end of the night Austin sweet talked our way into the club with zero cover charge and no waiting in line, I found an iPhone (and lost it), Trey (the groom) was denied entrance to the club , Austin purchased 2 $150 bottles of Grey Goose for our table and we (Austin and I) were both escorted out (neither of us are certain why) Oh. what. a. night.