My sorority, Kappa Delta, planned the
25th Anniversary of the sorority at Texas Tech for October
2012. Though I waited last minute to decide to go, I am very happy we
went.
As we drove into Lubbock I could
already feel the magic. It's sort of like going on vacation mixed
with going back in time... though everything has changed. We stayed
with Nick's college roommate, Brandon, his wife, Sara and their baby
girl, Kendall. We got up Friday and I took Nick over to campus to
visit his old professors. Later we went to meet Brandon for lunch at
Jazz. I had never been to Jazz, such great food. I then drug Nick to
KD Happy Hour. He was a great sport, I must say with a sea of women.
It was so wonderful to see old friends. With Facebook you keep up
with people by stalking, but it's great to see people in “real
life.” We hung out and enjoyed life for a while. Funny thing, at a
Happy Hour, people think you are nuts if you aren't drinking wine or
something. People that know me know I am TOO SOCIAL to drink... ha,
it just would slow me down from waving my hands and talking! Oh,
don't worry, I had one glass of wine at Brandon & Sara's, but it
just proves to be as crazy as me you just need endorphins.
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| Michelle, Julie, Melissa,Cristin, Logan, Heather & Ashley |
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| Melissa |
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We spent Saturday morning playing with
Kendall and hanging out watching a lot of football. I took a short
jog around my old neighborhood. I wanted to move there right now.
Traffic was so much better and everything was just different than my
concrete jungle. Oh well, there are pros and cons to everywhere. I
guess you could live in a box as long as you were surrounded by
friends and family, well, and a gym. Nick and I headed to the Texas
Tech game, we stopped by the KD tailgate to visit for a bit.
Stephanie and her family were coming so I was very excited! We hung
out there then went to find Chandra and her family. My very best
friend I hadn't seen in over a year! Oh man! We hung out for a bit
then hit the game! We won by a large margin. Blah blah, I don't
really care about football.
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Stephanie & Abigail
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Kelly, Abby, Stephi & Laura
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Nick
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Landry
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Chandra
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Sunday Nick and I went to the KD
Brunch. We sat with Stephanie and her family, and my cousin, Jaclyn
and her parents. Wonderful to see them! I got recognized for being a
previous officer. Then we did the memorial and I lit the candle for
Melissa Brinker. It was all over too soon!
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My cousin, Jaclyn
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Cousins Jaclyn & Dani
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Julie
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| Julie, Melissa, Stephanie, Abigail |
Nick took me to his secret place
outside of Post. You can walk right up to the big windmills. They are
HUGE. We had to climb some rocks and go on a little hike. I'm sure
there were snakes, but we only saw deer and ants. Yes, I'm usually
boring, but it was cool to be a little rebellious with the snakes. It
was such a beautiful scene.
West Texas is my heart. It always will
be, no matter where I live. Home is where you make it, I know this.
Truthfully being back in Lubbock tugged at my heart strings because
you must remember when I was in college I was heading face first into
dealing with my mother's death. It was tough at times, but it was
also an amazing time. You look back 8 years since 2004 and you just
blink. Poof, gone. It seems like a million years, but I've lived in a
few different cities and gone through so much since then. We all
have, yet our hearts are the same. I never know what tomorrow holds,
but you just have to make it your own home, wherever you are at in
location and in heart, make it yours.
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