Be Thankful, Be Grateful

Grandma and Puppy Brother

Every year, I watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We enjoy whatever breakfast treat mom wants to make, cinnamon rolls or homemade donuts! After the parade, Home for the Holidays, one of the greatest movies of all times! This year, we were able to include Eloise at Christmastime, one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time, in our lineup!!! I'm extremely grateful for the day I was able to spend with my family. I am grateful for my friends that keep me sane and also put up with my crazy antics, I'm grateful to be happy and healthy and I'm glad that another year has been so good to me!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

xo,

KJB

Now, the rest of the holiday season awaits! Christmas is coming!

The Last Days of Fall

I love Christmas! Love it, love the holiday spirit it creates, the holiday cheer that's practically palpable. The music, the sheer enjoyment of the Christmas season.

I'm ready, but I can't fully give in to the pull until Fall is over. Fall is over to me- the moment the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ends on NBC when Santa comes in on his sleigh and ushers in the Christmas season with the closing of the parade.

So while I'm biting at the bit to start listening to ALL of my Christmas CDs, NSYNC, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson and watching Home Alone 1-4, I'm trying to enjoy the last days of fall. Some golden, orange and red leaf stomping from the other day, because clearly- all the leaves are long gone....

Thank goodness, Thanksgiving is in 2 days! Our typical Thanksgiving Day is waking up and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in our pajamas while enjoying homemade donuts and then afterwards watching Home For The Holidays and this year, an early Christmas present, Eloise at Christmastime!

How are you preparing for the upcoming holiday? How do you spend Thanksgiving?

xo,

KJB

Don't Forget to Look Around

I cannot believe how fast time moves, my first year of post grad is almost over!

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is next week! Where did November go? Actually where did Fall go?! It's nearly Christmas and then it'll be New Year's Eve, and 2016!

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around for a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Have a good weekend!

xo,

KJB

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Who Says You Can't Go Home

I've said it before, I love and live for Initiation. The only thing on par with Initiation Week is Recruitment Week. This past weekend was Initiation, so of course I made the trip to Akron.

Maybe it's because I was Vice President Member Development and I-Week (excluding Initiation) was one of my responsibilities. Maybe it's because my Little Babe was Ritual, and Initiation was her responsibility, and she's going alum and graduating at the end of the semester.

Today in 2011, was the first ceremony of my I-Week the first step in becoming an initiated sister of Alpha Gamma Delta. Last year, today, I became an alumna of Alpha Gamma Delta, I cried in a room full of my sisters when I asked what I was thankful for and I got to tell them how grateful and thankful for the 3 years I spent as an active.


I said it Friday, Initiation is a vow renewal. It's the perfect reminder of why I chose to join this sisterhood and organization. I'm so happy I attended Initiation yesterday to watch 24 beautiful women become my sisters because it's not four years, it's for life! Alpha Gamma Delta came into my life when I needed it most and I love going to each Initiation [FUN FACT: at this point, I've seen every active member of my chapter be initiated, and I kind of love that. So Omega will always be home, who says you can't go home]. What a great way to celebrate my first year as an alumna!

"I wasn't born an Alpha Gamma Delta but I got here as soon as I could."

xo,

KJB