Winter

So it's been a long time since I last posted. Things have been kind of busy. :-) Just thought I would let anyone out there know that I am still alive, I'm getting married in 40 days and wedding R.S.V.P.s are VERY exciting. :-) ta-ta!

Summer

With the official beginning of summer just a few short days away (June 21st) I have to mention some of my favorite summer foods: shrimp, cold vegetables, and any fresh fruit I can get my hands on and usually served with cottage cheese (this category includes things such as: Georgia peaches, grapes, watermelon! and pretty much anything else). There are lots more but those three things/categories could make up my entire diet during the summer (in addition to water and some sweet/plantation tea). :-)

Wedding Update: J.P. Stevens & Co.

I had the privilege today of visiting the well-known J. P. Stevens & Co. in Atlanta, GA today. I went to look at wedding invitations with my mom and in the process learned a lot about "paper" and discovered my new favorite stationary company, Crane & Co. We picked out the paper, decided on a font, chose the style of invitation and reception card and now there are just little bitty details to be decided for the rest of the invitations. Then once the guest list is better organized we'll order invitations! That's one more things to check of the list. I'll be sending lots of e-mails tomorrow to get more meetings set-up for Friday afternoons. If you're ever wondering what I'm doing on a Friday afternoon I'm probably planning some aspect of my wedding. :-)

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Your Birthdate: October 22

You tend to be understated and under appreciated. You have a hidden force to do amazing things, doing them your own way. People may see you as strange and shy, but they know little. Your unconventional ways have more power than they (and even you) know. Your strength: Standing up for what you know is true Your weakness: You tend to be picky and rigid Your power color: Silver Your power symbol: Square Your power month: April

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Gas

Joni sent this to me. Enjoy!

This is pretty cool. Just enter your zip code in the site below, and it tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices (and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It's updated every evening. http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx

Be a good neighbor and pass this along.

Cousin!

So, I have a new cousin, he's been around for a while but I was just informed of his website! The following link goes to the website of John Arthur Leithart (a.k.a. John, which is going to get extremely confusing since we already have Johnny, John III and John) and he is my first cousin, once removed. :-)

http://www.johnleithart.blogspot.com/

Kappa Formal '06

Here are some pictures from Kappa Formal '06 at Potowatomi Inn in Angola, IN. Left: "The Ladies in Red" - Heidi Schroeder '09, Amy Stollberg '07, Katie Haydn '08, Me. Below: Dean and Giles. :-)




















Left: Dean, Giles, Tyler Patterson '08 and Sean Michael '06.

Daphne

The Tenney family got a dog. :-) Her name is Daphne, she is a beagle and she looks like the most adorable little thing, especially with Maddie and Will. Aren't they cute?

Rain

Tonight is one of those nights when I cannot deny that I am my mother's daughter. I worked for the orchestra concert and the afterglow which followed, I came home and watched part of the OLD Pride & Prejudice, I cleaned and closed the Kappa kitchen during which time a bolt of lightening caught my eye and now a pleasant rain storm, of which there are very few in Hillsdale, MI, has descended upon the evening. So what do I do? I get back to my room to read and study until I go to sleep, I open up Itunes to listen to some music and instead decide to open my window for the first time all semester and listen to the rain, exactly like Momma does at home, except for the thunder storms in Georgia are much better. :-)

Martha Stewart

I was looking through a Summer 2005 Martha Stewart Weddings magazine and came across an article titled "50 ways to trim your budget" and I found a few that I like. For example:

18. While most popular bridal flowers are available year round, some traditiona ones, for example - peonies and lily-of-the-valley - can be difficult to find and expensive out of season. Seek your florist's advice before deciding on your flowers. (Roses, they're pretty standard.)

19. Mix berries, pinecones (for winter), and other economical nonfloral embellishments among costlier blooms to fill out bouquets and displays. (I want holly and berries in the bouquets.)

37. Borrow accessories from family and friends instead of buying them; this can also provide your "something borrowed." (My wedding dress is borrowed...)

42. Eliminate reply cards and have guests hand-write a note instead. You'll save on stationery and postage, and the responses will be great keepsakes. (Momma convinced me of this one a while back, but it's still a good idea.)

43. Prioritize aspects of the wedding that are most important to you. By compromising in some areas, you can afford to splurge on others. (This seems a little bit obvious...)

44. Use a personal car rather than a limousine to get to and from the reception. (Momma called this one a while back too...)

47. Pay wedding costs with a credit card to earn frequent-flyer miles toward your honeymoon. Just make sure to avoid incurring interest charges by paying the balance in full each month. (I never would have thought of this, but it's an excellent idea.)

50. After the event, donate your flowers to a hopital or nursing home; it's a thoughtful thing to do and also a tax deduction. (This sounds like an excellent idea, especially since then you know that someone is enjoying them and you don't have dozens of flowers all over the place and then you have to throw some away because you have too many.)

The strangest thing...

The strangest thing happened yesterday. My cousin, Julia, and I wore the same color shirt! Now, I know some people may think, wow, this girl is silly, that happens to people all the time, but not me and Julia! And to "top" it all off, it was the same color PINK! It was just crazy. Too bad we didn't take a picture...we may have to get a shirt out and lay them out on a bed or hold them up and make silly faces or something, but it was just crazy! :-)

Schedule

So here's my schedule for this semester:

Voice Lesson, 1 hour a week with the lovely Melissa Osmond
Biology 102: M-W-F, 1pm and Lab Tuesday from 8-9:30
Introduction to Western Religion: M-W-F, 9am
History of Opera: T-Th, 9:30-10:20am
Roman Civilization: M-W-F, 10am
Greek Mythology: M-W-F, 3pm
Choir: T-Th, 4-5:30pm
Chamber Choir: Thursday, 4-6pm

A total of 19 hours. It's going to be crazy, but I'm going to love it. :-)

New babies!

Yes, babies! In the Kappa house that is. :-) Formal Recriutment is over and the ladies of Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma have 17 new members! Here they are: Ellen Berlucchi, Becky Holland, Megan Howard, Beck Tourison, Betsy Stone, Laurel Santo, Anna Johnson, Nancy Hankel, Amanda Gill, Colleen Davis, Cara Goggins, Elizabeth Helms, Shannon Webb, Elizabeth Howes, Heidi Schroeder, Kate Lundberg and Christa Scharp. I apologize if I misspelled anyone's name, but at least I remembered them all! Congratulations to all of you lovely ladies!