Good Morning America!

I left Indy at O Dark Thirty. Thankfully my roomie Breanna also had an early morning flight. We woke up a little before 4AM, got dressed and headed down to the Shuttle. I took this picture, looking East, as we were making our descent into Atlanta. I hate the early morning or late flights, but I do like seeing out over the horizon and seeing the sun rise or set. Something magical about that….and now I’m off to bed.

Congrats Lisa!

Every time we have an Officers Conference or Grand Convention, we recognize those volunteers who have reached milestone anniversaries. This year was Lisa’s (on the left) 5^th year as a volunteer. She has served the Fraternity as my ADO buddy in District IV during this time. Lisa is responsible for the Northern Half and I am responsible for the Southern Half. Beth (on the right) is our Theta Boss (also known as an ADP) and had the pleasure of presenting Lisa with her recognition. Me thinks it someone’s 5^th anniversary next year….

Off to Indianapolis!

This weekend I headed off to Indianapolis for a Theta Officers Conference. This is something we do every odd numbered year (we have Grand Convention in even numbered years). This year’s conference gathered members of the Official Family (Grand Council, Staff, and Committee Members) to discuss implementation of our recently adopted Strategic Plan. This plan will guide the Fraternity in the upcoming years and gives committee members a set of criteria to work within, in order to complete their Theta Job. As always, I’ve returned home with a number of good ideas that I plan to share with my Alumnae Chapters. I also got to spend time with the friends I developed when I joined this committee. It’s amazing - we come from different chapters, experiences, ages and backgrounds - but we are able to bond over a common ideal - Kappa Alpha Theta.

What not to do when soliciting business...

Why it won't let me flip the picture is beyond me, but I digress.

So our Office Manager's name is Joan. She got a package with materials soliciting their product - rule #1 - learn to spell the Office Manager's name correctly and not phonetically.

Oh really?

Saw this little article in my Time magazine. Seeing as how I only date men with commitment issues, I was intrigued.

The gist of the article is that single men are actually as likely to want to get married as women - there are even two periods in life (21-24 and 50 +) where they actually want to get married more than women. While I don't want to get married, I would like to be with a committed individual. (Obviously the old man I dated was the anomaly in this study).

Another point the article made - as we age, men are actually more likely to want children than women are. Oh crap.  The article concluded by stating that most households today are headed by single individuals and made us single gals feel ok - by basically showing that we aren't lepers, desperate or workaholics - some of us actually choose to be single.


P.S. -I totally failed on yesterday's picture.

Cupcakes!

Today we had the 3rd annual Theta Champagne and Chocolate event. I love this event - mainly because I love the two items in the name. Apparently I mis-read the invite and wasn't suppose to bring anything, but I had brought these yummy Sprinkles Red Velvet Cupcakes. We had a few left over that may make it to Wednesday's book club....we'll see :-0

Someone's baking again...

Tonight I baked some Sprinkles Red Velvet cupcakes (thanks Martta!) for our annual Theta Champagne and Chocolate event tomorrow afternoon. I've taken to wearing this snazzy apron I received a few years ago as part of my Christmas present from my boss whenever I cook. It's a Vera Bradley print (came with a Vera Bradley cookbook), and while I'm not usually a big fan, I like the pink, turquoise and browns in this print. I'm headed to a Theta conference this weekend - they also like to hand me Vera Bradley items. Let's see if I come home with something else! Pics tomorrow of the cupcakes. :-)