aggieland!

I stepped off the plane in College Station, TX to meet two enthusiastic and super sweet collegians.  I was greeted at the chapter house with an rhinestone anchor schedule binder, gift basket, and ice cream meet-and-greet for me.  These Texans sure know how to make a first impression!  And the hospitality did not stop that week.  Each and every member I met was so kind and friendly and truly made an effort to make me feel welcome.

During my visit, the members were planning their 1st Annual Anchorman Pageant.  Their creativity and innovation in PR and planning for this event was very impressive...even down to the slogan "Stay Classy, College Station"!  Attending this with the chapter having seen how hard they worked to make it happen was a highlight of my visit.  The male contestants were hilarious, bringing so much enthusiasm for DG and Service for Sight!  

Towards the end of my visit, I had gotten very close with the member who had planned my visit and some of her closest DG friends.  They decided to make me a homemade dinner because they knew how hard that was to find on the road---SO thoughtful!  But this was no normal homemade dinner...it was extravagant!  The women had brought in beautifully decorated DG desserts, and only made my favorite foods!  We had grilled chicken, pasta with pesto, and grilled veggies.  It was the BEST meal I had on the road mostly because of all the kindness behind making it :)

My fabulous dinner hostesses!

Each visit has its highs and lows, and although the lows never outweigh the highs....I had a low that was pretty low.  Just as I was getting ahead on all of my CDC reports, I had opened my NetBook to hear a pop.  Yes, my NetBook (aka CDC lifeline to the real world) was broken.  But of course, this wonderful chapter swooped in to help, taking me to Best Buy and hooking me up to a screen monitor so I could still see my reports and finish my work.  And hey, it gave me an excuse to take a day off from reports ;)

Other great things about this visit were going to a Texas A&M baseball game and getting pedicures!  I was also able to facilitate some recruitment prep at RPW2.  I even met my "twin" since there was a collegian who looked identical to me--it was kinda freaky!  I was also able to attend something called Muster.  This happens once a year where all Aggies (Texas A&M students and alums) gather to honor those Aggies who passed away that year.  It was a very special ceremony and showed the immense pride and community students have at A&M.  

There is a reason why people are so drawn to College Station aka Aggieland--there is something very special about this place and I truly loved my visit there!  

Okay...so I know this post is WAY past due but I promised myself I'd finish blogging about each chapter I visited.  And I sure could not miss this one as it truly was one of my favorite visits!