Who I want to be!

Wow, what a ride. I have been on a wonderful experience of learning the ropes of being an admissions counselor. I have experienced an all day college fair, which was pretty interesting. It was hard, standing there and realizing that people do not want to come to an university that says for women..they would come by and make fun of the name, but I also realized that we do have really great students out there who are interested in coming to the university, and that makes it all worth it. Right now, I am traveling on the road to all different high schools to award's ceremonies that will give students scholarship that they have been awarded to come to MUW. It is pretty exciting, but what I am really excited about is that I get to recruit students that I have talked with at fairs, and I have met. So, people keep asking me how is the job going, well I am loving it! Yes, it is stressful at some times, but I know that this job is for me, because I love new things and meeting new people. Also, this job is helping to become a really great guidance counselor:).

I am at this stage of my life, that everyone, and I mean EVERYONE is either getting married or having babies, and I started a new job, which is a new chapter, but I feel that I am way behind in everything..marriage and babies! ha Which seriously, I am not really ready for seriousness, ha but would love to realize why do guys not pursue GOOD GIRLS! I have been struggling in just writing out what I have to do to prepare myself to be a great girlfriend and future wife:). The one person I do look at for this help is my mother, obviously today is Mother's Day, and I can't think of anyone else who I can look up to as a role model than her! She has shown me how to love, care for others, and to be the person I can be. She is an amazing wife, mother, sister, and friend. Seriously, she can do it all!! That is why I am looking for her to help me to be the best I can as well. ha I am challenging myself to be the Proverbs 31 woman. To cook, clean, host, take care of the needy, to be there as a friend, sew:), and just be the domestic woman who knows how to do it all! Oh yes, to have confidence in myself as my husband would have confidence in me! So, with my busy schedule, I am really hoping to get started with this very soon..like sewing might be my first task:). This will definitely let me get closer to God, but also to find the inner self in me, to feel more confident! So, I will keep you posted! ha

My next challenge is running in a 5K in December in Memphis for the St. Jude Marathon. Running is not my favorite, but running a 5K is something I have wanted to do to knock off on my bucket list. So, it is definitely going to be a challenge, but will feel good to accomplish something this big, but such a great cause as well! So, let the training begin:). On that note as well, I am shaping up well, but very slowly..don't see pounds just know I am toning up! ha I know you have been wondering;). Seriously, with Tammy's help, it has made me have a different outlook on what I eat and how much I spend my time working out. Things that I use to love or ate just because I could, I have given it a different look at, but my love for chocolate is still there:). So, I know I might have bored you enough, so here is an update...18 more days until the beach..WOOHOO!!

Did I pick the right major?

So, time changed if no one knew this, I did know it, but my blackberry decided not to change over, and I was literally rushing around and beat a record getting ready..20 mins and at church right at 9 a.m. Wow, I know right? So, this week hasn't been that entertaining in the life of Admissions, just trying to get to know the ropes, and just really excited about talking to the students on the phone, seeing if they are going to be continuing to the W or not, and so far I have had only 2 that are not, so that is good right? ha As many people have asked me, YES, I am working during Spring Break, although there are no students on campus and everyone else has left, but that is when students come to the W to check us out. I can agree to that since I have 8 campus tours I will be giving this week. I am pretty excited about it, because it will make the work week go by faster:).

Let me explain the title of my blog, I feel like I should have chose Sports editor or something along those lines as my minor. I really wasn't going to get into basketball like I do football, because it is just so frustrating and watching the closeness in all the games. Being a Mississippi State fan, you would think I have gotten use to this, but it isn't true, every game I get so worked up and excited. Thankfully there are no cameras, because it is a funny sight where my family is laughing..why can not I realize that this is just a game. ha So, State did a really great job in the SEC tournament, and it all came down to one second and one point in overtime..not a great ending, then they ended up being snubbed in the NCAA tournament bracket. That is just wrong..is it football season yet? No, not yet, but getting pretty excited about April 17 getting to watch the Maroon and White game at State, and seeing the most enthusiastic coach ever..Dan Mullen!

I read Dan's tweets, and he is so motivating and is really working out the football team. Seriously, I believe I need him as my trainer, especially since a light bulb just went off in my head that I am going to the beach with my family Memorial Day weekend, and right now I might be confused with some of the whales out in sea! ha So, I have sucked up my pride, and asked a friend to give me a hardcore boot camp workout to get in shape in 10 weeks. Starting tomorrow, I will give you updates by the end of the week. ha If I haven't responded you know I died, and someone else can take my spot on the trip:).

Lastly, I am apart of a Relay for Life team called the Cureseekers, and we are doing really well with raising money for our goal!! I am doing a Premier catalog show to help meet my goal, so if you want to treat yourself to jewelry let me know:). My personal goal is $250, and if you would like to donate just to help the cause. My family has been hit so hard with cancer through our loved ones and my sweet friends, I think it is amazing how so many people come together and help raise money for this great cause! Here is my sight:http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10MS?px=9425481&pg=personal&fr_id=22613. Thank you in advance for your donation!! Happy Spring Break and work week everyone!!

The life in Admissions

So, for me to look at my friend, April's blog, I believe I have to have a blog myself, so I thought I would give it a shot, since I have started a new job, and I am sure lots of people want to know how my first week went. I will go ahead apologize, it might not be funny as other blogs you have looked at, such as Callie Dunaway's blog. I wait everyday to see if she has updated, and laugh my head off every time I read it. So, please do not compare. ha

First off, can I say I never thought I would be an Admission Counselor, but I love how God has his own plans for my life, and can't wait to see where he is going to be leading me! For those who don't know what an Admission Counselor is, she/he recruits students to come to their school, and I in my case, I will be recruiting students to come to the W. I will travel to their schools, and my area is North MS. So, the traveling part is going to be fun and new. I will get to work with high school counselors, which what I want to be one day!! So, since I haven't been able to pass this test called the Praxis 2, God knew I was going to be great at this job to learn more about the job behind the scenes, before going straight into being a guidance counselor.

Week one in the life of an Admission Counselor was rather eventful. Day one just started the whole experience with a road trip to Neshoba Central. Where Maeghan and I sat in their cafeteria, and waited for people to come by and ask about the W. Which is rather hard to get anyone at the table sometimes, because of the name, Mississippi University for Women, which is another story altogether. So, let's all go back in time as a 10th grader, and how immature we were, okay in this experience it was a boy and a laser, end of story, right? ha The things I will post, most people will not believe unless you experience it yourself. So, Maeghan and I were talking to one another, and then all of a sudden I see this red light shoot on the wall, and then found the boy that had the laser. Poor Maeghan, all we can think of is he was giving others an entertainment with his laser. So, we stayed in our seats until the bell rang to leave to make sure we don't give anymore laughs for the students. ha

Then Scholars' Day was the excitement for the week. The other admission counselors I am sure thought I was a dork, because not only did I have to learn how to drive a golf cart around on campus, I also got a chance to drive a 15 passenger van...oh yes, and with a thing hanging down from the ceiling called the "ClubWagon"(picture coming soon). Thanks to someone else realizing that it was the tag that came off the van, I mean it was no Escalade, but it gave me lots of laugh for the day! Dr. Limbert and Dr. Velek spoke, and Dr. Velek gave a speech that made me love the W all over again, he is such a motivator. I got to meet my students from the North Mississippi area, which I was really excited about. I am really looking forward working with such great Admission Counselors, who love the W and see such a great future ahead.