Hello for South Carolina!

Hi friends!

Currently, I am visiting Wofford College in Spartanberg, SC! After a much needed vacation home in which I got to visit Grand forks(!), I have once again hit the road on the longest stretch of visits that I have so far. Let me tell you what I have been up to lately...

Home was great! My mom picked me up from the airport in Bismarck late Friday night (Sept 5) and we stayed at Laura & Geralds. On Saturday we woke up early and drove to Portland to visit family and friends. There was a whole crew of family members visiting my aunt Shari and uncle Dennis' house in Portland! The following family members were in attendance at our festivities: my cousin April and her gorgeous baby Noah, my aunt Molly and uncle Glen, their daughter Angie, her daughter Lizzie, my cousin Kelsey, my cousin Sara and her daughter Colby, my cousins Jason, Samuel, and Wyatt, and of course Molly and Glen's kids a.k.a dogs Maddy and Rudy. We had so much fun having a mini family reunion! Noah is an absolute doll and it was great to hold him and give him big kisses! It has been so much fun watching him grow up!

Not only did I get to see my family, but I also traveled to Grand Forks and got to see my UND family! It was so so so much fun to see all of my friends and the renovations of Theta! The living room looks amazing and I know that the girls are going to rock recruitment! After GF and Portland, mom and I came home (on Monday Sept 8) and the sleep deprivation finally caught up with me as I got sick :( If my body could have planned a perfect time to get sick it was definitely then! I slept pretty much the rest of my vacation, so needless to say, I did not get much work done, but I did feel a lot better! On Wednesday night I drove back to Bismarck and Laura dropped me off at the airport bright and early Thursday (Sept. 10) morning so I could travel to Virginia.

I got to Williamsburg at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday night and started meetings right away! W & M was absolutely beautiful! It was so cool to literally be a stones through away from Colonial Williamsburg! The Theta house was a beautiful old colonial home (I know, weird huh?!) that had a lot of character. I assisted the women with recruitment and am proud to say that the Beta Lambda chapter has 28 new members! I had a great time and found an amazing coffee shop called Aromas that served the best vanilla lattes that I have ever had! Being Norwegian, it is my duty to find a coffee shop wherever I go. My UND Theta sister, Samantha Haz drove down to Williamsburg (her hometown of Richmond is only one hour away) on Saturday to visit me. It was so great to see her and to catch up! She is training for a triathlon and is looking so buff! It's always great to see someone from home!

I left Williamsberg on Tuesday (Sept 15) and traveled to South Carolina, where I am now. Everything has been going well here and all of the members are welcoming and nice. Southern hospitality is not just a saying. I am staying in the dorms with a couple of the Thetas because the chapter doesn't have a house. I can honestly say that I never thought I would be staying in the dorms at the age of 23, but it's been good!

I will be in Spartanberg until Sunday morning (September 20th) then I head back to the Midwest and visit Lawrence College in Appleton Wisconsin (September 20-24)! After Lawrence, I visit Hanover College in Hanover, IN (September 24-28). Then, I finally get a break and head to Minneapolis to chill with my favorite dental student Amy (September 28 - October6)! I can't wait to sleep in, work on reports, and literally do nothing! Amy and I are going to drive from the cities to Grand Forks for homecoming the first weekend of October! I'm excited to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Greek Life and catch a football game and the homecoming festivities! I cannot wait to see all of my Union friends and college peeps! Until then I better catch up on reports! I'm so far behind, I'm almost ahead! Hope things are going well wherever you may be!

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