New Blog

Hey y'all!

I have moved to here. I will not be updating this page anymore, all posts will be on the new blog.

xoxo

Daisy

Jen at Slumber Designs is hosting a fabulous giveaway of Marc Jacobs Daisy, one of my favorites. Go check it out! If you haven't checked out her blog before, I definitely recommend checking it out - I think many of the pictures she posts are beautiful and the topics she writes about are interesting to me, so maybe they will be to y'all as well.

book worm

The BBC believes most people will have read only six of the 100 books listed here.
Instructions: Copy this into your NOTES. Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started but did not finish or read an excerpt.

The List:
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma -Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Inferno - Dante
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo


I may have miscounted, but I believe I have read 57 of the listed 100 books and intend to finish the list prior to my 24th birthday. I turn twenty-two in February, so that gives me just over two years to read 43 books.

The Widest Influence for Good

Hello lovelies!

This week for me has been very big on working for the widest influence for good, one of the trifold goals of my sorority. This past Tuesday was our founder's - Bettie Locke - birthday. Each chapter of our organization was asked by headquarters to host a service event to honor Bettie Locke - our chapter made Halloween and Autumn cards for the kids of CASA and families staying at St. Patrick's House and the Ronald McDonald House in town. It was a fun night of sisterhood, laughs, and creativity!

Saturday, my sorority sister Kate and I volunteered at an event called Fall Family Fest, hosted by our city's parks and recreation department. It was a fun fall carnival with hay rides, arts and crafts, rock walls, s'mores, an apple press and games!

Today, Sunday, I am volunteering for a few hours at the Ronald McDonald House, just running the front desk and assisting guests with any concerns.

I truly value the ability to give freely of yourself, your time and your talents and am blessed that I have had the ability to spend this much time this week giving back to the community where I go to school. I challenge y'all to do something for your community this week - it not only brings a smile to others, but makes you feel incredible too! What are you favorite ways to demonstrate the widest influence for good?

Hello!

Hey y'all! Remember me? I'm sorry I've been so absent lately, I will try to be much better! What have I been up to these past few months? Being a Rho Gamma (or recruitment counselor), taking over as director of public relations for my sorority, taking care of a hospital bound boyfriend for a month (he's now back home in Texas and will hopefully be back at school for spring semester), beginning a nanny job and trying to squeeze school in there too! I feel so neglectful of both my blog and of my body, as I have not gone to the gym in ages! Both of these activities will resume this week!

I have also just started a blog for my sorority! Check it out here.

I will post a picture update soon!

XOXO lovlies!

long time coming

Hey y'all! I'm back from a VERY extended blog vacation! I had the busiest, most amazing summer of my life and I can't believe I only have a week left until I'll be in Montana again!

I spent all of June and July in our nation's capitol and cannot wait to return to my beloved city on the Potomac. Washington is a city full of diversity, drive, discipline, history and culture. I love it there!


image from here

I came back to Colorado for the month of August to spend time with my family, do a mini internship at the Chamber of Commerce and see my sister off to college at Colorado State!

image from here

Speaking of family, my brother starts high school on Monday - yikes! I feel like I just started high school in Prattville, Alabama yesterday, yet here I am entering my senior year of college in Missoula, Montana! What a crazy, amazing journey it's been!

I am very excited to be back to blogging and promise to make it a more regular habit, especially as this final year of college comes quicker than I'm ready to believe!

What have y'all been up to this summer? Anyone else completely ready for football season to begin? RTR ♥


image from here

xoxo

giveaway

Tara, at That's Why Her Hair is so Big, is doing a fun giveaway if you enter by July 12. The giveaway includes:

1. long necklace from express.
2. "friends" pictures frame.
3. the best book ever: "how to be happy, dammit"
4. Victoria's Secret PINK body lotion.
5. pink wristlet from express.

Go here and enter for yourself!

Still LOVING living in Washington. Tonight I'm going to a happy hour event called Pitchers and Politics with fellow college Republicans from around the country.

XOXO

in L-♥-V-E!

Hey y'all!

DC is amazing! I am so thankful for the opportunity to be here, and still so very much in love with this beautiful city on the Potomac. So much has changed here in 10 years, but the changes and my new life perspective have only made the city more magical to me.

While here, I have tried to soak in as much as I can, and plan to continue to do so until I fly to CO on July 31. I walked the monuments at night my first night in town, saw Marine 1 bring the President home, went to the Supreme Court, explored both the Air and Space museum and the American History museum. I have attended briefings, hearings, lectures, written press releases and helped out in whatever capacity I can in the office. I am an amazing tour guide (or so I've been told) and always receive positive feedback on my tours from both the constituents and staff. Personally, I love giving tours; it's the history nerd in me I guess.

This weekend my Aunt Paula and her daughter Haleigh are taking the Amtrack into town - I'm so excited to see them! It's been 10 years since I've seen them and cannot wait to catch p on life and spend time with my godmama!

I'll try to update more frequently, as I want a record of all my amazing summer stories and adventures.

What have y'all been up to this summer?

Friday Five

Beth over at Just Me & My Life hosts a Friday Five series & this week's question is: If you were stranded on an island , what are the five things would you just have to have?

- water, water, water
- the Bible
- sunscreen
- sunglasses
- Mama

hello :)

Hey y'all! Sorry I've been m.i.a.; the last of our company from my sister's high school graduation left yesterday. It was fun having my grandparents, older brother and boyfriend in town. I'm only in CO until Friday; Daddy and I fly out then for my summer in Washington! I'm so excited to be back in D.C. after 10 years away! I promise to a better blogger and share all my adventures with y'all!

Today, it was just my sister and I at home, since Ben, Mama & Daddy were in Denver for a baseball tournament. We went to the pool, target & California Pizza Kitchen - it was a fun day! Tomorrow, Mama and I are going suit shopping, Tuesday Ben has a baseball double-header and 8th grade continuation and I have coffee with an old friend, Wednesday I'm babysitting & going to the pool, Thursday I'm packing and hanging out with Mama, then Friday Daddy and I head to Washington! It will be a busy week that goes fast! What are y'all up to this week?

hello blog world :)

Hey y'all! This weekend is rainy & gray - perfect weather for studying for finals! This upcoming week is finals week here in Montana - thank goodness! This has been a LONG semester & I have so many fun summer plans! I'll update y'all on my upcoming summer adventures when this week is over! Hope all y'all who have finals do well, those who are done have an amazing summer, and those who don't have to take finals - lucky you! :)




1. What has been your most memorable Mother's Day? (with your mom, as a mom, or with your wife)

My most memorable Mother's day was when we lived out in Virginia. We took a family trip to Front Royal, where my mama's daddy, my pappy, grew up. We visited the church my great-grandparents were married in and where my pappy was baptized. we visited family grave sites and we went antiquing. This happened when I was in elementary school, but it is the most vivid mother's day memory I have. On the way home, we stopped at a road side stand for home churned ice cream!

2. Have you ever been pulled over for speeding and were you able to talk your way out of it?

Yes :)

3. What's the oldest thing you have hanging in your closet?

My naval issue pea coat. When my uncle was active duty, he bought it for my mama while she was in college. It is my favorite winter coat and in such good condition, it looks new!

4. Do you whiten your teeth?

Every summer.

5. Underwear or Panties..What do you call your "unmentionables"?

Panties :)

6. If you could go on vacation right now..today..where would you go?

Tough one! I would LOVE to go to Greece, but with everything that is going on there right now, I think France, Spain or Italy would be a much safer choice!

7. Do you get offended when people cuss on their blogs?

No; it's their outlet and personal space. They can do as they please.

8. If you had to give up one luxury item, it would be....?

All the eating out I do; if I had time and resources to cook, I'd much rather do that anyway!

When I Grow Up. . .

This Saturday was senior function; it was so much fun! The theme was "when I grow up. . ." and the seniors assigned each girl an aspiration. I was a rodeo clown, which cracked my family up, because growing up (pre-school age) I always said I wanted to go to clown college! :) I could never do that now, but it was fun to pretend for a night! Also, rodeo clowns are intense; they distract the bull and are physically hard on their bodies - glad I didn't have to be one for real, just for fun!



This first image is of the house and dates; it was so much fun to see everyone's costumes and enthusiasm!



This picture is of myself & some of my favorite girls! My best friend is on the far left, she was a PETA activist - hysterical since her & her boyfriend are totally "People for the Eating of Tasty Animals"! hahaha! Heather, my favorite fall pledge class girl, was a "meat packer" because she's a vegetarian - so she went as a "piece of meat" and her date a butcher! I was a rodeo clown, and Brooke was a plumber. It was a great time, despite the rain & I can't wait until next year for MY senior function!

it's sunday

come back here and link up..that's it!


The questions..

1. Are you superstitious?
not at all

2. If you were an animal..what kind would you be?
ummm. . . my sorority sisters told me an otter once, and boyfriend has told me a koala because i'm very huggy, and my family always calls me bear. . . so one of those three, maybe?

3. You would never catch me wearing?
a thong swimsuit

4. If someone posts a VLOG..do you watch it?
sometimes

5. Have you ever waxed your girlie/manly parts..or any other part of your body?
not my girl parts, but i do wax my eyebrows and upper lip; i've always wanted to try the other wax, but am too scared!

6. Are you a spender or a saver?
sadly, a spender; i need to change that asap.

7. If you were starring in a movie..who would you want to play your leading man/woman?
i honestly don't know; i don't have any celeb crushes, and haven't seen one who could pull off my man. . .

8. Smoker..never smoked..social smoker..or smoked back in the day?
never smoked - ewwwwww!

filled with thanksgiving

I just wanted to share how thankful I am for the warm, sunny weather that allowed me to wear my sunshine yellow shorts today! I am thankful for my amazing & supportive family who are so excited for my Washington DC adventures this summer & for their encouragement to stay focused during these last few weeks of school. Thankful for the seniors who have taught me so much over the last three years, and who this house will not be the same without. I am so blessed and acknowledge that fact. Even when I'm stressed, or not living up to my full potential, I have so much positivity in my life and am blessed to be able to recognize that fact.

Watch the latest episode of Army Wives - Claudia Joy's talk with Leonore is what inspired this post. Yes, I have a lot on my plate right now, but so does everyone else. I also have so much to be praising God for and enjoying.

What are y'all thankful for?

sunday funday

it's raining today, guess our spring yard cleaning and all greek bbq will have to be alternated.
tomorrow starts senior week for theta; monday we do letters we write to the seniors - their littles read their letter, their parent's letter, & their big's letters. tuesday is fraternity interview, talent & serenade. wednesday is mr. CASAnova. thursday is wills, have you seen my sister & schmoozing. friday & saturday are an international rugby tournament called maggotfest. saturday night is function: what i want to be when i grow up - the seniors assign occupations & i got a flasher/creeper/peeping tom - random and and weird, although everyone got assigned really strange things. i'm coaching sigma phi epsilon during the games, so that will be fun.



1. if you could star in any movie genre..what would it be..romance..horror..comedy..suspense or action?

romance & comedy, so romantic comedy? i love to love and i love to laugh, so i think a romantic comedy for sure! :)

2. do you recycle?

yes; my sorority and university are big into recycling!

3. have you ever been to a strip club?

no

4. do you have a nickname?

well, sarah means princess, so i've been called that all my life. my family has always called me bear. my senior ap lit teacher started calling me sbg and it stuck; now everyone in college calls me that which gets annoying at times. people call me bama because of my accent, love of the state and university of alabama, and my time spent in that wonderful state. my favorite is probably bear though! :)

5. what's a name you can't stand to be called?

sbg gets really old and annoying, but i just deal with it; i figure it won't follow me into the professional sphere, so i can deal with it another year.

6. what are your summer staples?

sundresses, sunglasses & sweet tea!

7. what was the last thing you bought for yourself?

sushi and a diet coke for lunch today.

8. are you happy with your boob size?

honestly, i wish they were a little bigger.

T-H-E-T-A

This weekend has been all about Theta in my world! Thursday night we had spring initiation for two members; the bottom three pictures are of the Lion family during and after cookie shine (post-initiation fun!).

Sunday was the Greek Awards Banquet. We give out 14 awards, 7 individual and 7 chapter; Theta took home two individual and five chapter awards for half of the awards possible, including CHAPTER OF THE YEAR!!! This is the second year in a row we have won chapter of the year! I am so proud of my sisters and the work we did this year! The other awards we won were: President of the Year, Advisor of the Year, Outstanding Public Relations, Outstanding New Member Programming, Outstanding Alumni Relations & Chapter Development and Outstanding Scholarship & Academic Programming. I am so proud to be a sister of Kappa Alpha Theta! ♥

The first three pictures are of the girls who were chosen to represent our chapter at the Greek Awards, each house is allowed to bring 15 members.

Sunday Fun

The questions..

1. Mens chests..hairy or hairless?
hairless

2. How often do you run red lights?
never

3. If you could raid any celebrity's closet..whose would you raid?
I love Reese Witherspoon, Rachel Bilson, Lauren Conrad & Jessica Simpson's wardrobes, but they are all much more petite than I am, so I'm going to say Michelle Obama because we are of similar height and stature and her wardrobe is very classic and feminine.

4. Would you rather have more followers/friends on Facebook, Twitter, or your Blog?
I love facebook because it has allowed me to keep in contact with so many people from moving around as often as I did, but I love the blogging world :)

5. What makes you feel sexy?
when my hair looks good, when i'm dressed up, when the boyfriend notices something new about me or my outfit or my hair. . . obviously lots of different things

6. I get excited when...........?
I get a good grade, when we're having breakfast for dinner at my sorority house, when i get a new opportunity in my life like DC this summer, when the weather is perfect for sundresses, etc.

7. Are you the "outdoorsy" type or more "indoorsy"?
both. I love to read and cuddle by the fireplace or while watching a movie, but I love the opportunities Montana & Colorado has. I love tubing down the river, spending the day at the lake, hiking, camping with a big group of friends. Before I graduate in a year, I'm going to learn to fly fish, rock climb and kayak.

8. Would you rather have your dream home or a million dollars?
a million dollars absolutely! I can pay off school and my car, pay for graduate school, and save the rest of it for the future - a home, future children, etc.

Look Out DC, I'm Capital Hill Bound!

I wanted to let my blog friends know that as of this morning, I officially accepted a position on Capital Hill for the summer. Washington DC, it's been almost 10 years, but I'm so excited to live in you once again! What are y'all doing this summer? Will any of y'all be in DC?

It's Official. . .

. . . I am a Rho Gamma for our Autumn recruitment! Rho Gamma's are my school's recruitment counselors for sorority recruitment and the announcement was just officially made of who gets the honor of guiding girls through the fun that is sorority recruitment. I'm so excited about it & we start our training and fun before summer vacation - woohoo! Have any of y'all ever been a recruitment counselor? What does your school call them? I've heard them called Rho Chi's before, too.

grants

Have any of y'all ever written a grant? I have to write one for class and one for my current internship and y'all they are hard! I do not like grant writing even though I know it is a valuable skill to have. They are complicated, take up loads of time I do not have to spend on them, and are persnickety little beasts. Do any of y'all have advice or can share in my frustration? Let me know! Lots of love from Montana!