Final Pages......

This semester is starting to come to a close and reality is starting to sink in a little more each day. 16 days is all that I have remaining in Troy. I cannot believe that my time here is coming to a close. I remember when I first arrived her two years ago and thought that I may have made a mistake and would have never imagined I would be where I am today. The friendships that I have made in many different areas on campus, the relationships that I have created with my professors and the memories that have been made and that I would not change at all. I have been blessed in so many ways while in Troy, to start off my thanks to my parents. Who pushed me to get where I am, to watch me struggle to make friends and offer to bring me back, but deep down they knew I would be better off here. They made sacrifices for me along the way, put up with many crying from stress phone calls, many projects that I would need help on, but thankful for the relationship that I have with them and have grown closer to them while I have been away. Excited to be home for my internship so I can hunt with dad again and to help him whenever he needs me. To be back with mom and to workout together and to spend softball season together. Its all about the little things in life that we sometimes tend to forget. I am very thankful for all the friends that God has put in my life, some that may have only been in it for a certain season or have been placed in my life for a lifetime. I always was told you will meet some of your greatest friends in college and I laughed and never imagined that happening. But today I can say that i cannot imagine life without them. They have helped me get through group projects, made me laugh when I was stressed, let me watch movies upon movies for girls nights. I have been blessed beyond measure. I cannot imagine if 2 years ago I would have moved back home and never gave Troy a chance. Today I cant imagine Troy, Alabama not being in my life. It is my home away from home. My heart will always be in Troy and Milton. Because they say home is where your heart is, and now my heart is in Troy. I know in a little over a week I will have to start taking down pictures and boxing things up, and Im not ready for that part yet. So I am making the most of my final 16 days left here and live them with no regrets! God has been so good to me and I am so grateful. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for me while I have been away, who supported me on SBP this summer. It all is in with God's blessings! Here are some recent pictures that just make me smile when I think of Troy

Its T Time!

This fall I was blessed to be apart of a group on campus called Trojan All-Stars. This is a group of girls who applied and then interviewed to work with Troy Football and their recruits that are at the games every weekend. The schedule changed throughout the season, but basically we were in charge of giving tours in the Stadium Tower, the various floors that are located within, lunch, highlight films, speaking from Coach Blakeney/ Athletic Director John Hartwell, and then they were taken onto the field to watch pre-game warm ups. We would also decorate the locker room some games, make candy goody bags and then made Senior Baskets also. I am thankful for the friendships that we made, and that grew from this experience and am thankful to have the opportunity to attend such a wonderful university.There is not any other place I would want to be! I can't believe that we only have one more game left this season. But I am excited to be able to cheer on my Trojans and especially the senior boys that I have gotten close to over the past 3 years!

Champions!

This weekend 9 girls and one coach would travel to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to compete in Regional Flag-Football Tournament. Friday afternoon we loaded up the cars and headed there looking only to bring home the hardware! Two months ago we sat in a classroom and talked about this tournament and had a few girls drop and then spent many nights practicing. Over those two months a special team was created and one that would do whatever it took to win it all. Playing in 27 degree weather Saturday and layered up all day. 
We would manage bumps, bruises, black eyes, concussions, but we wanted it all that bad. And with that much want, we bought it all home! Going undefeated and only giving up 19 points, we won Regionals! It was a great feeling and one that has yet to wear off from any of us. So now we get to move on to Nationals Jan.2-3, in Pensacola! The funny thing is that 7 out of 9 girls are from Florida with 4 of us from the Milton/Pace area. So its going to be home turf for us. It was certainly one weekend of laughter, sweat, coldness, and sweet victory. The best part is that it is not over yet! Im blessed to have been chosen for this team and to have the ability and health to play this game that I love and not have any serious injuries from it so far. "Offense wins games, while Defense wins Championships!"

You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again!

Checkmarks

Well last week I was able to do some checkoffs on my semester to-do list that I made for all of my classes. It has been a stressful two weeks, but these checks were some relievers! Our Senior Seminar class is all about incorporating the things we have learned and to prepare up for the future. We start by having to create a sports business and try to sell it, so basically like a real life version of the show Shark Tank. Our group decided to do a Juniors Volleyball Club, we decided it would be based out of Auburn, Alabama. We would have to go into great detail about what our organization is and what we want it to be, the actual facility location, our budget with great detail of revenues and expenses. This was a two month process that would take long hours and a 72 page business plan along with an intense presentation to the "bankers" we wanted to help get a loan from. The hard work was shown in the presentation. Now to do a phone interview and a face to face interview and that class will be finished! The days are winding down and hard to believe that I am almost finished at Troy!