Some Girls Are Just Meant to Fly

A few weeks ago I won some 'candy' from a blog hop featuring Scrapmatts, and I decided to take a break from making greeting cards in order to create a 12" x 12" scrapbook page. Time flies, and it seems it's been awhile since I made a layout! College Girl provides ample photo ops for me and I am behind on scrapping some of my favorites.

On this page I did some border stitching and wrote

 If pictures say 1000 words, why do yours leave me speechless?  

 

This photo was taken as my daughter was leaving for Pref Day during her sorority's Fall Recruitment and she is wearing her kite necklace.  I used Kappa Alpha Theta symbolism: a kite, a punch to depict Pansies, and part of 1 Corinthians 13:13.

I also used Scrapmatts floral scroll, painted black, and the mini word 'admire'. College Girl is dedicated to her studies and I admire her well earned achievements.

During the past two weeks I have been cleaning house, Christmas shopping, toured a 100 year old home, visited Disneyland's Thor exhibit and still found time to walk. I am determined to get my daily walks, especially with the holidays on the horizon. Anyone started Christmas decorating? That's next on our agenda.

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Seems everyone around me is coughing or sniffing and now I have a little tickle in my throat. I read an article the other day about ways to avoid getting sick and I already practice them all. Alas, some germs are airborne and you just can't avoid them forever. That's when I turn to EmergenC and zinc lozenges! I swear they help curb the duration and intensity of my colds.

I picked up some Tropical flavored EmergenC packets today and they taste good.  Later I got to work on my second Santa card using a Treasured Times Rubber Stamp by Terrye French. If you missed the first one I made look here. On this card I used Graphic 45 paper (Christmas Past and Halloween in Wonderland), a houndstooth print and plain purple card stock. 

 

• Perfect Pearl Mist
• Inkessentials black enamel
• white and almond flocking on the beard and cuffs
• Stickles on the hat and wreath
• vintage mica and glitter for snow

Back on the home front, College Girl had a special day last week because she voted in a national election for the first time! Now she is preparing for Greek Week at school by going to Banner and Chant practices every evening. On Friday her sorority will perform their Chant routine, which is basically a combo of dancing while singing. This is all new to me as I was not in a sorority, and I am enjoying every bit of it. The girls have so much fun! I can hardly believe this semester is quickly coming to an end - before you know it, it will be time for finals. My life has been impacted by our daughter's school routine for so many years that I mark time by her semesters and breaks, and cannot imagine how life will be once she eventually graduates and moves into her own place! But, for now, I enjoy the familiarity and routine and am counting down the days until Thanksgiving.

 

 

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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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