Dan's Grandma Norma pieced together a quilt for me made of my t-shirts from college and grad school. Her friend Shelley finished it by quilting it using the meandering style. I love it! I can't help but smile and laugh at the memories held in each t-shirt.
Some of my favorite moments:
Studying Agriculture Economics at Illinois was an amazing experience. I will never
forgot how proud dad and mom were of me (and my twin sis Maris too) when we got into the university.
Sigma Alpha was a huge part of my college experience. I met some of my best friends through this organization and gained valuable leadership skills. I was in charge of recruitment the year we made these t shirts. Wow - 10 years ago
What a memorable trip! Maria, Jennifer , Julie, and I road tripped in the Tahoe to Buffalo, New York to accept an award at our sorority's National Convention. "Buffalo or bust". We saw Niagra Falls and came home through Canada.
Senior year I went on a 2 week study tour to Argentina. It is still hands down the best trip I've ever been on. It didn't get off to the best start, as our plane was delayed and we were stranded in South Beach Florida for a day/night without our luggage. That city was an eye opener for us farm kids from Illinois. I hope I can go back to Argentina someday as it was an amazing experience (once we made it out of South Beach).
Long live the Chief!
Broomball champs! I think all the other sorority girls were scared of us corn fed farm girls. We knew how to play hard on the ice.
One of the best decisions I made was to go back to grad school. Graduate school was definitely a lot of work but I'm very blessed to have worked at such a prestigious agriculture school like Purdue. Thanks again Grandma Norma and Shelley!
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