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My name is Steph, and I am a senior Marketing major with a Communication Studies minor. Since this is my last year at Butler, my main goal is to enjoy every moment that I have left, while doing as much as humanly possible. I am a marketing analyst at the Butler Business Accelerator, a Speakers Lab tutor, and a Butler blogger (obviously). I also am an Alpha Phi, the President of the Butler University Student Foundation, a member of Alpha Kappa Psi (a professional business fraternity), and a member of the Butler American Marketing Association. In the small amount of free time that I do have, I love crafting, watching large amounts of television, and enjoying my favorite comfort foods, like sweet tea.

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The Best Thanksgiving Dinner…EVER.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Stephanie

This Thanksgiving, I celebrated the holiday in a very different way than I usually do.  Usually, I spend my morning being lazy and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and then my family and I go to my cousin’s house for a HUGE family gathering.  All of my Grandma’s brothers and sisters (she is the oldest of 9) and their families comes to Thanksgiving, so it is usually a pretty crowded get-together with tons of food.  This year I was visiting my sister, Natalie, and her husband, John, in Albuquerque over Thanksgiving, so for the first time ever, I got to celebrate with less than 50 people.

This was totally new to me, mostly because for the first time, we had to cook everything.  When you are in a big family, one person makes the turkey, one makes ham, one makes potatoes….and so on.  We obviously didn’t want to sacrifice the quality of our Thanksgiving meal, or the variety of foods we would have, so we made everything that we wanted….which just took a little bit longer.  Some didn’t think that we could pull it off…but we worked ahead (by making pies, rolls, and the turkey the night before) and on the day of we each took a different part of the meal, so it was all ready right on time.

I was really proud of our spread of food…so I took pictures…obviously.  Check them out:

The table setting for our Thanksgiving dinner.
Our apple pie…
My personal favorite – the cheesy potatoes
Baked beans…
Stuffing….
The most delicious turkey…ever.
Perfect rolls…

Somehow, we finished off the turkey, the baked beans, and the cheesy potatoes all before dinner…and of course it was all delicious.  But the real accomplishment of the day was that we made all of this….and my sister and I didn’t hurt each other in any way.  Impressive, huh?

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A Photo Summary of my Thanksgiving Vacation

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Stephanie

I’ve been in Albuquerque with my sister, Natalie, and brother-in-law, John, for about 6 days now, so I figured that the best way to share all of the cool things that I have done here would be in pictures….so here we go:

Sunday: Natalie and John are big time football fans, so every Sunday, John moves the TV from their bedroom into the living room…and the day is devoted to football and only football.

Their Sunday afternoon routine....

Monday: My sister and I shopped…shopped…and shopped some more.  She taught me how to coupon at grocery stores and even at Target (a college kid’s dream), and then we visited their outdoor mall and had the chance to grab some more bargains.

Tuesday: We started the day by picking up John’s brother, Paul, at the airport, then we did some sightseeing around town.  We ended up at Old Town, an area of shops, restaurants, and some historical sights in Albuquerque.

A 300-year-old church in Old Town...

Later that night, we took a tram up to the top of the Sandia Mountains to see the sunset.  They are called the Sandia Mountains because they turn to a watermelon-ish color at sunset, which was beautiful…but I didn’t get any photos of that.  These will have to suffice.

It was gorgeous to say the least….

The sunset over Albuquerque...

Wednesday: We hiked all the way to the top of the mountain (it was 6 hours of hiking, in case you were wondering), and then took the tram back down.  It was pretty cool to see everything again, but in full daylight this time around.

One of the towers that held the tram together...

The view from the tram...

We were really impressed with ourselves for hiking all the way up…so now we obviously feel like the mountain is ours, like we own it.

Our mountain....

Thursday: Thanksgiving Day….which I will blog about…later!

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Trying something new for Thanksgiving Break…

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Stephanie

I’m currently on Thanksgiving Break, and for the first time ever I am not following my usual break routine.  This includes the following things…in this order:

  1. Drive home
  2. Eat some great food
  3. Sleep
  4. Lay on the couch
  5. Watch every one of my TV shows on Hulu
  6. Sleep
  7. Watch every movie that is decent on TV
  8. Go out to dinner with my parents
  9. Hang out with my friends
  10. Sleep
  11. Wash clothes

This time around…instead of recuperating from school with this routine…I flew to New Mexico.  My sister, Natalie, and brother-in-law, John, moved here after they got married in July, so John’s brother and I flew out to spend Thanksgiving with them.  We’ve been having a great time seeing their new home and exploring a new part of the country…but I’m not going to lie…I miss being lazy.  I always use breaks to be as lazy as humanly possible and to watch move television than anyone in their right mind should.  But, I keep reminding myself that I didn’t fly halfway across the country to sleep and sit inside…so I need to make the most of my time here.  I’ll be posting more about all of our adventures, including hiking up a mountain and making our first Thanksgiving dinner on our own (help us, please!).  So check back soon for updates!

The view of the mountains from Albuquerque...

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And the countdown nears it’s end … It’s wedding week!

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Stephanie

The time has finally come (even though I hoped it never would) … this week my sister is getting married.  Now don’t think that I don’t want her to get married … because I do.  I totally approve of her fiance, he is rather great, and I believe that he will make an excellent addition to our family (especially since he proofreads my internship and finance papers).  What I am not looking forward to is what will come after the wedding, or the day after to be exact.  The newly (and happily) married couple will be moving … to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Now I’m used to not living super close to my sister, because ever since she graduated from high school, we have always lived at least an hour apart.  Here is the breakdown of where we have lived … and when:

  • 2004 – She went to school at Indiana Wesleyan, while I started high school.  We lived about 3.5-4 hours apart.
  • 2005-2008 – She went to school at the University of Evansville (where she met John, her fiance) while I went to high school, making us about an hour apart.
  • 2008-2010 – She went to Grad School at St. Louis University, while I started at Butler.  We were about 4 hours apart.
  • 2010-Present – She lived in Bloomington, IL, while I went to Butler, so we were about 3.5 hours apart.

So, as you can see, we have been slowly but surely moving farther away from each other over the last 7 years or so … but now she is making the big move to New Mexico … a daunting 20 hour drive from Indiana.  Even though we don’t always get along, and we don’t see eye to eye on quite a few things, I’m going to miss her.  I’m going to miss her so much that every time I think about her leaving, I get outrageously sad, and I may or may not tear up…..or sob.  So, my goal for this week is to somehow become calloused enough that I won’t be a disgusting uncontrollable mess at the wedding and on Sunday before she leaves.  I’m thinking of just watching gory action movies all week long … in the hopes that I’ll somehow start to think and act like every super tough character that never cries.  Maybe??

My sister, Natalie, and I at her bachelorette party …

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SB2K11 Part 1: I get my kicks on Route 66….

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Stephanie

So for the beginning of my Spring Break this year I decided to go to visit my sister.  I felt it was about time that I did this because she has been begging me to come for some time now, and I finally had some free time to go visit her…which hasn’t happened since she moved to Illinois last July.  Yeah, my life is outrageously busy, and rather sad.  She gave me the tour of Bloomington-Normal, I saw her office, and I saw her apartment, and then…we went walking on Route 66.

Years ago, they stopped using the old stretch of Route 66 near Bloomington, and they made it into a walking trail.  They put signs up along the entire section of road that highlight each state that Route 66 cuts through, and that highlight some of the history behind the road itself.  It was so riveting that I just had to take photos to share….

This map they had just happens to show how far away my sister will be when she moves to New Mexico in July....

Each state that Route 66 cuts through has a sign like this....

New Mexico...where my sister is moving....

I sure did....

And then....the road ends...literally.

Obviously, Natalie and I had a great time walking on the old Route 66…and we had a great time the rest of the weekend too.  Her fiance, John, joined us later, and we spent the weekend watching Basketball, shopping, and just hanging out.  Luckily, they took care of me, made me great food, and helped me out with some cover letters….so the weekend was a productive and rejuvenating way to spend the beginning of my Spring Break….and I loved it!

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