Getting Back to Normal

I have been awol from my blog due to the hubbub of the start of school and sorority recruitment for College Girl. Not only that, but my laptop refused to connect to the internet so I had to use Handyman's computer to write my last post! Anyway, the BIG news around here is Recruitment. Whew! The process is exhausting! Ha Ha - all the prep, all the meetings. We have a chalkboard in the kitchen that I write quotes, poems, notes, etc., on as the weeks go by. This week I put a fun message on it for College Girl, accompanied by Loki and Pooh Bear.  This is all new to me and I was happy to have a dear friend walk me through it - thanks so much, PIC! I am still not used to College Girl driving off on her own even though she's had her license and car for over a year - there she goes to another 6 hour Recruitment event. 

 
On the 'casual' day she wore shorts in order to carry personal belongings because purses and phones were not permitted. Wavy hair, au naturale!

On Preference morning she was in heels and pearls. She was so excited she could hardly eat a thing!

She wore raspberry colored strappy heels and nail polish - so pretty paired with the coral lace dress. The fabulous news is that she received a bid from Kappa Alpha Theta! What an honor - she is thrilled! Tired, but thrilled!

Here she is with the black kite they made for her; the sorority held the kites up for the Pledges to see when they joined the Kappa Alpha Theta members on campus. There was lots of hugging and smiling! I am going to have a ball scrapping all the sorority photos - hahaha! Hmm, a little bird told me there is a Martha Stewart pansy edge punch available. Pansies are one of the THETA symbols so I might have to have it! lol~ I think a shirt like this would give me inspiration, don't you?

Here is the back of College Girl's new red THETA tank top. It says, "I flew away with THETA". Yup, she did. She is on cloud 9.

        Congratulations, sweet heart. You earned it!

I did a quick search for a Theta teacup I could buy for our new Pledge. They do exist! 

This is hand painted porcelain with the Greek Kappa Alpha Theta letters on it but it is currently sold out. I could also go for a pansy design.

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Or this gorgeous Saji tea cup from 1940's Occupied Japan

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