Happy 21st Birthday Cristina!

Ten reasons Cristina deserves the best birthday:

1. She is my big sister in Tri Delt & this is a bond that cannot be broken. I'm always happy to see her face around the house.

2. We look so similar and people confuse us all the time. If I had a dollar for how many people have said, "Do you know who you look like? Cristina" I would be a millionaire.

3. If you need a hug, go to Cristina. She's always snuggly and cuddly and who doesn't love that? She's so loving and always lets her friends know that she loves them.

4. People call her "Stanka" as a nickname and that is enough in itself. 

5. Tina loves a good selfie and Snapchat. Good thing I do too, and we are never afraid of a hideous photo. Nothing stops double chins and crossed eyes.

6. Before rush & when I barely knew her, somehow we ended up being on the same tube at the lake (it was a sign). I said I would go tubing first and Cristina volunteered to ride with me. After the ride my hand that was near Tina's was so bruised & swollen from hers bumping into mine. Pain is love.

7. Our idea of fun is throwing a babydoll up at a ceiling fan and watching it fly across the room. Even when we should be studying for finals, baby Abir is always ready for a joy ride with Aunt Chandler and Aunt Cristina.

8. Both of our names have 8 letters, start with a C, we have brown hair, brown eyes, brown skin, go to Ole Miss, are Tri Delts, and like to say "Shalom."

9. My face when I saw you on bid day pretty much sums up my feelings for you.

10. You really are such a great friend and sister to me! You have such a loving and caring heart. You're good at telling people how you feel and loving on them. I love you so & will not let you leave me next year! 

Happy 21st Birthday, Cristina!

Tri Delta House

Are you wondering what it is like living in a house full of sorority girls? What is it like when you walk upstairs to our bedrooms and what goes on behind these walls? In the Tri Delt house's little kitchen off of the main kitchen (dining hall), there is a painting I love. It reads, "Oh, if only these walls could talk."
Thinking of all the girls who have lived in this house, me and my friends living here now, and how many girls in the future will live here is weird, but awesome. How many other girls will sleep in these bunk beds and what does their future hold for them?
So far I've spent four nights living in the DDD House. I love my room, my roommates, my bunk bed, and being right in the mix of things. It has been so convenient this week, Rush Workshop week, living just a set of stairs away from where I need to be in the mornings. Living among the seniors is fun too because we have not all been around each other this much. We see them out, we see them at DDD events and in the house, but we have never all lived a few steps away from each other.
The coffee is already waiting for me in the kitchen, the staff is always there to tell you "Good Morning!" or in this mornings case, "I like your bunny slippers!" Our house mom, Mrs. Martha, has made some incredible changes and the house looks better than ever.
The first few days living here have been incredible and I feel so blessed to be able to live here this year, and hopefully next year, too. I know it will only get better each day. We will all discover new things together, bond together, and most importantly love each other. I can't wait to see how these friendships grow over the next year.

So, here's to the first year in the Tri Delta house. And oh, if only these walls could talk!

Entrance

 Sunroom 

Little kitchen

New downstairs bathrooms

An inside look into my room later on in the month!