Owl Pal 2

I just got home from my second owl pal of the day. I took a new member called Danielle out for dinner at Texas Roadhouse. We had a great time! We really clicked and talked and laughed the entire time. I can really see her as my potential little. I hope she can see me as her potential big! We like so many of the same things and have a lot of the same interests. I can't wait to see if she wants me for a big, next week all the new members will tell our GM Renee who they're top pick for a big is. Cross your fingers!!

Owl Pal 1

This afternoon I went on my first owl pal, and I am relieved to say that it went great! I went with one of my sisters Hannah, and two new members Ashley and Chelsea. We picked them up around 2 and drove into Bangor to get ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. I was nervous yesterday that it would be awkward, and that they would think I'm weird, but I'm pleased to say that it went great! I had so much fun and the conversation never stopped for a second. We laughed a ton and they even thought I was funny (score). I'm going on another one tonight, we'll see how it goes!

Owl Pal's

In my sorority, we have these things called "owl pals". They are sort of "dates" between a sister and a new member (pledge), so that the sister can get to know the new member and see if she could be a potential little (little sister) and for the new member to see if the sister could be a potential big (big sister). I am a sophomore and have been in chi o for a year. I'm not sure if I'm ready for a little, but I for some reason I really want one. I've agreed to go out on a double owl pal tomorrow in the afternoon and then take another girl out for dinner. I'm nervous and thought writing about it might help my nerves. I'm scared that they'll think I'm weird, or awkward, and that they really don't want me for a big. I just want them to like me, and I really hope they do. I guess I'll find out soon enough!

College. Pick Two.

I love college. For most people its the time of their lives, and often times, some people never leave. I love my classes, my friends, my sisters, the social events,  everything about college makes me happy. I always have something to look forward too.
The bad thing about college is that you have to pick only two. You have three options in college, School, Sleep, Social life. But you can only pick two.
Lately I've been getting sick, and sleep is essential to getting better. Unfortunately, sleep was not one of the two that I picked.
I feel like I've been in a fuzz for the past two weeks, and I cannot shake it! I feel like for at least until this cold is gone, I'll have to re prioritize to get enough sleep. I've just gone to the store, stocked up on nyquil and am going to take a nap. Sounds like a plan.

Found Cat.

Tonight my boyfriend and his roommates adopted a cat. She is a long haired, green eyed, multicolored and the most beautiful cat I have ever laid eyes on. They have already nick named her “Twix.” Damien (one of my boyfriends roommates) heard her meowing outside in their driveway, he left the door open and she followed him in. They promptly fed her and gave her water, which is almost a guaranteed way to ensure that an animal will stick around. It reminds me of a favorite family story from when my mom was a child. 

My grandparents live in a house on North Maine Street in Orono. One day they heard meowing under the porch, and after some coaxing a little gray kitty emerged. My grandfather turned to my grandmother as he was leaving for work and said, 

“Don’t let it in the house and don’t feed it.” 

When my grandfather returned home the kitten was inside by the fire place drinking milk. She stayed for 10 years. 

As soon as Nate called me and told me they had a cat at his house, I jumped in my car and was over there in 5 minutes. Twix was so cuddly and feel asleep in my arms. As everyone went to bed, she followed me down the hall. She meowed in the hall until I went and got her, she then promptly feel asleep on me. 

If they don’t adopt that cat, I will.

Marine Ecology

This past tuesday, my Marine Ecology class took a trip to Lamoine Beach to collect data about species population in the rocky intertidal zone. We drove an hour in vans, talking and taking silly pictures all the way down. Once we got to the beach, my friends Jacque, Elizabeth and I walked around the beach exploring and taking pictures of all the different marine species we found. This included sea urchins, periwinkles, barnacles, mussels, crabs, sea cucumbers, sponges and sea stars (from ones that were bigger than my hands to ones that were half the size of my pinky nail). After an hour of exploring we split into groups to start collecting data. We had large, open squares of plastic pipe and randomly placed them on the substratum. We then counted the different types of species within the square and recorded them. We did this ten different times, recording all our data. This took about two hours. After this we gathered up all of our supplies, climbed back into the vans, and drove home. All and all, this was a fantastic trip. I had so much fun on this field trip, and finally began to see myself as a possible marine biologist.

Love Stories

Is any love really perfect? Gia pondered this as she sat at the crowded kitchen table listening to her parents argue while making breakfast. The T.V shows that she watched in secret late at night portrayed love as something divine, a little bit of heaven that the ordinary man and woman in the picture were lucky enough to be blessed with. These romances stayed with her long after she went to bed, reappearing in her mind as dreams. If love seemed so blissful on the big screen, then it must be that way in real life. Gia snapped out of her daydream as a knife clattered to the floor in the kitchen, looking behind her she could see her mother glaring at her father. She turned around, no emotion came across her face as the screaming started, at this point she was used to it. She slipped back into her thoughts to escape her reality, and she thought about the differences in love. Her parents never seemed happy or excited to be with each other like the people on T.V did. Was this real love? The screaming intensified. Gia lowered her head, if this is what love really was, she'd stay single the rest of her life.