Celebrating Change

The other day I had the opportunity to celebrate Kansas State University’s 150th birthday at the Sesquicentennial Kick-off Celebration in Ahearn Fieldhouse. There were a variety of speakers who attended including K-State alumni such as Governor Sam Brownback as well as multiple booths representing each college and their accomplishments over the years. Of course one […]

Are Chameleons bad?

Are Chameleons bad?                 Over Christmas break I spent a lot of time with one of my really good friends as we caught up on each other’s lives. After telling me new things in his life, I told him stories from school, new friends I made and different programs I was involved in. We then […]

Close to Home

This past week I have been enjoying the very unusual, sunny, 55-degree days of January by spending much of my time outdoors. One day an old classmate and I decided to go on an adventure (a.k.a a walk) and what better place to begin than out at a Lake only 8 miles away from my […]

Celebrate Everyday

Many times throughout the year we throw parties to celebrate a certain occasion, often times with a cake or balloons and maybe even one of those fun piñatas. Recently, I have had several reasons to celebrate; K-State winning the Big 12 Championship, my godchild’s second birthday, my dads’ 50th birthday and many more.  Every one […]

Be Like, You

Be Like, YouLike, who would even wear that? My mom was like “you’re going.” It was like the best moment of my life! It looked like he was having a really bad day. How many times a day do we saythe word like? We use it as a word to fill in space. We use […]

Anger Management Vaquero Style

Just the other day I had arrived back to my college home, the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, in a great mood.  I had been at a district selection day interviewing some outstanding members and had just sat down in front of my desk to look at my list of to do’s.  This list made the […]

Advice for All Ages

It was mid-December, and approaching at an alarming rate were the most dreaded days of the semester for almost any student. In just five days, finals week was set to begin. I was sitting in the very last class for the semester for one of my courses, and the professor asked us whether we were […]