HEL-LO!

I was just about to blog like, two weeks ago, and then I unfortunately got sick with strep throat, and now that post is totally outdated. So! Here is a little something about my life that isn’t old at all, and is actually happening RIGHT NOW!

Here in the lovely Scudder Hall, it is Third Floor Appreciation Day! Basically, I decorated my hallway and bathroom, and baked mini cupcakes for all of my residents to thank them for being so fantastic lately!

Being a Resident Assistant (RA) can be so rewarding, but so challenging at the same time. Coming up on my third year as an RA, I’ve definitely had my fair share of challenges, which made it hard to see the rewards sometimes. However, this year, I have been absolutely blessed! The year started off a little rocky, but these girls have made me absolutely love my job, and I get this huge grin on my face every time I walk onto my floor.

During the month of October, they went above and beyond, so I wrote them an “Of The Month” award, which is done through an organization I am apart of, the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH). One of NRHH’s main goals is to recognize students, faculty, and staff on campus, and one way we do this is through a national award called “Of the Months” (OTMs). I submitted one, not thinking anything of it really, and then it was voted on to win on the campus level! This was awesome, but it gets even better! It was then submitted to be voted on regionally, and then won on the regional level! This is a huge deal! My floor was voted to be the Regional (that is, out of every school in the North East, they are numero uno!) Community Of the Month! You can read the award here: http://otms.nrhh.org/otm_general.php3?otmid=90217&uid=15601&vid=rt0c37y855sa7n4x

So, how could I not do something super awesome for them? Especially because this month they have exceeded their amazingness from last month! We just started this program called “Scud Buds”, where I randomly matched my residents up with a buddy. This a completely secret program; no one knows who has them for a buddy. It is their responsibility to leave their buddy words of encouragement, little notes, candy, etc. in their respective bag in the bathroom. It’s going SO well, and the girls are getting so into it! Here’s a picture of my bathroom with some of the Scud Buds stuff hanging up!

Also, in a few weeks, we will be having an end of the year potluck dinner as a floor! I am so unbelievably excited, especially because this is something I have always wanted to do as an RA! I am so grateful and glad that as my last year as an RA I could have such a great floor. I could not have asked for a better way to end my last year here! Every single on of them has contributed to this amazing community, whether they know it or not (which is where the quote in my title ties in!), and I am so happy to have all of them for residents!

Speaking of my last year, I just applied for graduation (ah, scary!), registered for the GREs (basically, the SATs for Grad School), and this weekend I am lucky enough to be attending an RD2B Conference in Cortland! I am really looking forward to attending this conference because I am looking to be a Resident Director (RD) or a Graduate Assistant next year as I start my graduate school work, and this conference is really going to help me out with that!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend! I promise I won’t take so long to blog again!

Christina