Through the years...

In college...there are so many fun opportunities and you meet so many people. I just wanted to share with you some of my experiences. So let's start at the beginning...high school prom and go from there! 

PROM MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL

College freshmen year with my roommate!! (I went in blind!)

PB&J Party on 3 West

Tigers game with my RA and friend Claire!

Halloween on 3 West!

3,4, and 5 West Thanksgiving

3 West Icebreaker

All dressed up for the Meadowbrook Ball!

I was president of Vandenberg House Council Freshmen Year!!

Grocery Bingo! I was the bingo caller!

Siblings Weekend!

I was hired on to be an resident assistant! Part of my staff at the welcoming banquet!

Some of my residents at a program I created! Top Chef, using hot dogs!

Intramural Volleyball!!

Student Programming Board's Electric Glow Party and guess what?!?! Free t-shirts!

Resident Assistant Camp

End of the year banquet for Resident Assistant's-my staff

Housing Ambassadors!! At an event we put on once a year!!

My Resident Assistant staff last year!!

At Resident Assistant Camp again with a new staff!!

With some of my residents at casino night!

My residents created this putt putt course in the lounge for the Putt Putt Palooza program!

Me and two other RA's at Meadowbrook ball!

Me and some of my residents!

Me and two of my friends at Disney World! A trip that was offered through the Center of  Student Activities!!

At Greening of Detroit with my staff!!

My staff at the end of the year banquet back in April!

Wow, I've done so much in the past three years at Oakland. You see? College is far from boring!! So make the most of your college years at Oakland University :)

Sometimes life works in Mysterious Ways

Sometimes college can be time for transformation. A time when learning happens more than inside four walls of a classroom… I'm going to share with you something that has happened in my life that has really impacted me.


It started in 2nd grade when I first started going to catechism. I met this girl named Amanda and she turned out to be my best friend. We went to different elementary schools but we ended up going to the same middle school and high school.

During elementary and middle school we hung out all the time together. I always hung out at her house and was safe to say that we were BFFs. (Best friends forever)


Everything was going great until freshmen year of high school when we started liking the same guy. Breaking it down, he ended up dating both of us. Me first, her second but the thing was we were all really good friends at first. Sooo, when we all hung out my house and I was surprised with the news that they were dating, I blew up.


Our friendship was never the same since. In fact, we did not like each other at all. We would pass by each other in the hallway and give each other glaring looks. It was horrible.


Next, college came and to my surprise we ended up going to the same college…Oakland University.


The first two years at Oakland I didn’t see Amanda that much. When I did see her, I would look the other way.


My sophomore year at Oakland I was hired to be a Resident Assistant.


Then junior year I was assigned to East Vandenberg. Much to my surprise I found out Amanda applied to be a resident assistant and guess where she was placed? East Vandenberg.


When I found this out, I was freaking out. How am I going to make this work? Then I thought…maybe this would help our friendship.


First day of RA training was a little awkward. In fact the first couple of weeks were kind of awkward. But then I noticed something…

We were both different people than the kids we once were. College definitely shaped us into better, more mature people.


As time went on we ended up becoming friends. We actually went on the Disney Trip together hosted by the Center of Student Activities (CSA) with another friend of ours.


We aren’t bff’s like we once were but it doesn’t matter because I know that I can still go talk to her about anything.


The moral of this story is that when you go to college you grow up. All of the high school drama doesn’t matter anymore so leave that behind. College is a time to see what is really important in life and to know that no boy is worth ruining a great friendship.


Well that’s about it!


Until next time,


Seee yaa!

The East Vandy Staff at the Housing Banquet

The East Vandy Staff at Greening of Detroit



Amanda and I at Walt Disney World



Amanda and I back in middle school