Tealin' Back to Normal Again....

Good Morning America (Spain and Italy),

To best way to describe the last two weeks of my life is the feeling of being a proud momma. My ACErs knocked Homecoming out of the park! They set new traditions, celebrated being a Seahawk, provided a week of outstanding programs and made my first Homecoming incredibly memorable. Highlights? Of course!




ACE Exec at the blacklight party after annoucing the 2011 Spring Show: B.o.B!

  

















ACE Exec members with the newly crowned Homecoming Queen Shannon Rodenheiser and 2nd Runner Up Tyler Jones

 

Overall, Homecoming was A HUGE success! Shout out to Megan & Michael, my spirit chairs who really spearheaded what I have been told was the BEST Homecoming UNCW has ever seen.


As you all also may have heard the ACE BIG SPRING SHOW was announced during Homecoming as well... it is B.o.B on Friday, April 1st in Trask Coliseum.



What is life after Homecoming? Hiring a new exec board, supporting Girls Rule in their final games of the season, back to hanging out with my amazing friends and planning some time off in March to visit my family and friends.

Today was the last regular season game for Girls Rule. We ended the season 5-3 which I can't be mad about. We will play in a play-off game on Thursday and if we win the Championship is next Saturday (mark your calendars, we'll be there!) Today, I dealt with some tears. I've been challenging my girls to be more aggressive and because of that Morgan, one of my post players fouled out. I had to explain that being a post player (and big girl) meant you would get pushed around more...not sure it helped the cause but I think it stopped the tears. I am trained to deal with college students not 9 year olds...let's be real here.

I am excited for the Oscars tomorrow. I have seen many of the films and think there were some great ones this year. I will be watching at my dear friend Sarah's Oscar party where she has asked us each to bring an oscar or movie themed dish. She has asked me to prepare "pigs in a blanket" to represent the arm in the rock for 127 hours (yes, she is serious about this). I'm on the fence, may be a game time decision.

When did it become March? I better recognize the DGSC girl of the month before the month is over! Drumroll please....

M. Wade aka Makesha

Name:  Makesha Wade
Birthdate: December 29
Vocation: Waitress/Bartender at Union Jacks
College: JMU (go Dukes)

Top 5 things I love about her:

5. I can tell just by looking at her that what she is thinking (or who she is judging)
4. She will ALWAYS be a wing woman ALWAYS
3. She will go with the flow no matter what!
2. She encourages Angela and I to be obnoxious and occasionally will join in :)
1. She is the most consistent, fun and thoughtful friend a girl could ask for! I love you Mdot. :)


Shoutouts? I think so

-Happy National Badge Day to my Panhellenic Sisters this week
-Happy 22nd Birthday to my baby brother Peter
-Though they don't read blogs- proud of my team Girls Rule
-Congrats to Ms. Shannon Rodenheiser on being crowned Homecoming Queen
-Good luck to all the future Student Affairs Professionals waiting to hear back from grad programs
-18 days BG :)

It's a Teal World... I'm just living in it

Hello Friends... yes another month has gone by without me posting. I'm terrible but this time I can promise it has EVERYTHING to do with a little thing I like to call Homecoming here at UNCW that starts TONIGHT. We will be having a free late night breakfast served by awesome members of the UNCW faculty and staff. There is so much I am looking forward to so much about Homecoming specifically the Tuesday night Black Light Party where ACE will annouce our SPRING SHOW!!

Life has also been filled with some great visitors over the last month: Miss Jermisha Dotson (shout out on your *new job*), The JMU Crew last weekend (yes, as always Joe proposed)

I let him down easy, by throwing the ring and exclaiming that I'm not Irish so I had no desire to have a claddagh ring. I'm heinous. My mom and spunky also came to visit this weekend. It was nice to have a relaxing weekend with mom and very much needed.


A girls rule update, we are currently 5-1. Yes, we did lose last weekend unformatunately by one point. We just weren't on our A game and paid for it. I think it was a good boost for us going into this week. We won yesterday 19-12. I was excited JoJo got to see a win. We have two games left before the play offs. We are the number 1 seed though. Just sayin. Girls still rule!

Tomorrow is Valentines Day. I do not have ill feelings toward Valentines Day. Clearly I'm Hallmarks #1 customer so I'm not offended. To be honest Valentines day is also the birthday of my best friend Katelyn Grant so that is the first thing that comes to mind on 2/14. My thoughts are this: use tomorrow as a day to remember that there are so many people who love you and who you love. Make sure they know it not only tomorrow but everyday.  I am so glad one of my valetines let me know... I still keep it :)

The truth is it's not about what you do or how much money you spend on Valentines Day it's about who you spend it with. Whether it be in the movie theater with your girlfriends seeing a trashy girl movie (hello Valentines day 2010), interviewing for grad school (vday 2008), out to dinner with your significant other in a restaurant you've both been dying to try, at basketball practice with 9 year olds (vday 2011) or drinking beer and eating frozen pizza while watching netflicks on a Crate and Barrel couch I challenge you to try to make Valentines Day another day when you appreciate those you love. Don't eat too much candy and try to enjoy the day for it is. And if you don't believe in any of that fear not, it's only one day.

Time for shout outs:

- Happy Homecoming UNCW! This week will be amazing. For a full schedule see www.uncw.edu/ace

-Happy Birthday to my best friend Katelyn Malia Grant you are one of the most hardworking, caring, fun, amzing people I know and I can't wait to see you next month!

-Happy Valentines Day to all my loved ones - across the U.S. even Annie Bananie in Spain :)

-Congrats to Ajones on her NODA internship in Drexel this summer

-Thanks to Jojo for a great weekend!

-Happy early birthday to Mrs Lindsey Cooper McDaniel

-Grammys tonight: hoping for a win from our spring show act

-Congrats to the new President of ACE: Megan Mackie and VPs: Michael Croal & Sarah Sweeny

-Thank you to those who have been patient with me over the past few weeks... like the post says, right now it's a Teal world, I'm just living in it :)