A Short Update

This post isn’t going to be very long, but a little informative on what is going on in my life. I am incredibly busy with Greek Sing and nearly an entire week of concerts with Schola coming up in the first week of March. Not to mention my usual school duties and work. I don’t think I’m going to have time to breathe much less write in this blog next month, but I have an idea for how I am going to keep track of the month that I got from reading THIS, a blog from an old camp counselor who I have always admired and I LOVE reading her blog.

What I’ll be doing is writing down one word to describe each day for the month and then reporting back and reflecting over my month. I have a feeling the overall theme will be chaos, but I think this will be a fun and interesting project for myself.

Until next time! 

And Now, A History Lesson

Ah yes, that glorious day is here again. Valentine’s day. You either love it or you hate it. For me, it just depends on the year. This year, not gonna lie I’m pretty sad and I pretty much hate our dear old Valentine’s day, or as my glorious mother calls it VD ;)

But I’m not going to write about that today. No no. I’ve written enough about that. We all know what’s happening. This post about Valentine’s day is not a “woe is me” post. Instead, a history lesson.

There are three different Saint Valentines or Valentinus recognized by the Catholic Church. Every single one of them was martyred. Along with three different Saint Valentines there are several different legends as to what went on before they were put to death.

One such legend states that Valentine was a priest during the reign of Emperor Claudius II in Rome. At the time, Claudius II was convinced that soldiers would perform better and be better soldiers if they were not attached to wives and families. Thus, he outlawed marriage for all young men. Valentine, seeing and understanding this injustice decided to defy Emperor Claudius II and continued to perform marriages in secret. Valentine was discovered and Claudius II was put to death.

Another suggests that Saint Valentine was killed for helping young prisoners escape from being beaten and tortured. While another says that the first “valentine” was sent while Saint Valentine was imprisoned and sent a letter to a young girl whom he was in love with that had visited him while he was in prison

While what actually happened is a mystery, he is known in all stories for being sympathetic, heroic, and most importantly romantic.

At the end of the 5^th century, the Pope would name February 14 for Saint Valentine. However, it did not become associated with love and romance until much later in the Middle Ages when written letters and poems began to appear.

Today, it’s mush and goosh and Hallmark’s dream. And the bane of every single person’s existence. But I feel like Valentine’s day does not have to be just about romantic love. Valentine’s day can be a day to show whoever you love in your life that you love them. I love my family and my friends and I hope that they know that. I love that they’re there for me through thick and thin. So I don’t have a romantic love in my life right now. So what?! I still have so much love in my life.

So happy Valentine’s Day to all!

Until next time!

Where Did The Time Go?!

Holy cow it’s already February! Where did the time go?! If this is how the semester is going to be I am NOT prepared.

Meanwhile

Here’s what has been happening!

AOII had their first function of the semester! The theme was Wild Wild West and it was super, super fun! We donned our best western wear and danced the night away at Power House in Fayetteville. Although, I must say, and I think this is because I’m from Louisiana and we just don’t wear stuff like this, but I feel like the western wear rejected me a little bit. I don’t know. It’s probably in my own head, but this was one of the rare times that I just didn’t feel good in the costume.

We started Greek Sing rehearsals! For those who don’t know, Greek Sing is an event put on by the university Greek life. Fraternities are paired with sororities and we prepare 10 minute mini musicals that go with a theme. This year’s theme is 80s and our band is Guns and Roses and that is all I am going to say about that. We are paired with Sigma Nu fraternity and so far it is going pretty well. We have a lot of talented people working SUPER hard so I think we will do a great job! We are the reigning champs after all so we want a repeat!!

Unfortunately Greek Sing is a little bittersweet for me. I LOVE Greek Sing. I love everything about it. I love the dancing, performing, singing. It’s kind of my jam. However, Greek Sing is how I met Nick and first started to maybe have a crush on him. I thought going into the first practice I would be totally fine because I have been really okay with things since pretty much New Years, but those little emotions snuck up on me and I did get a little sad after the first night. But now it is out of my system and I am still COMPLETELY excited about Greek Sing. And apparently several people saw this coming and failed to warn me (AHEM* you know who you are ;) )

Schola had its first mini-concert, which was a SMASHING success. If you’re in the Fayetteville, Bentonville, or Little Rock area the second week of March you should DEFINITELY come check us out.

So that’s what happened in January! Until next time!

PS. I want to make a little shout out to my friend, Elizabeth Hood. I know and love that she always reads this and I love her dearly!