Senior Project

I am the Account Executive for my senior project in Advertising. Over the course of the semester, my group and I will have created an advertising for a local business in Tuscaloosa. Right now we are still in the research phase. It would be very helpful if you completed this survey. We need as much feedback as we can get.

Here is the link:
http://alabama.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cT3pAJrYd1y7fs9

Thanks & Roll Tide!

What the future holds

          As my May graduation date seems to be rapidly coming closer and closer, I feel like my thoughts have been completely encompassed by my ongoing job search. While still trying to focus on my schoolwork, I can’t help but think about what my future holds. When I first visited The University of Alabama campus in high school, I met with a man in the College of Communication & Information Sciences that told me something that has stuck with me everyday since.  He said to me, “Lexi, when you graduate from here, you will leave with two pieces of paper. A transcript and a resume. And that is it.” Now that I am approaching graduation, I completely agree with this statement. In fact, I took his statement as advice on how to live my college career.
          I have spent the past four years studying for tests, reading textbooks, writing papers, designing brochures, and much much more. However, this is not the only way I occupied my four years. I have also spent my college career filling my resume with leadership activities, community service, and internships. Where has all of this gotten me? Exactly where I was told it would get me... two pieces of paper: a transcript and a resume.
          Now the next step is getting a job. What can four years of hard work get me? I don't know yet, but I am willing to do anything. I honestly will to move anywhere and do anything as long as I am happy doing what I am doing. My degrees and activities obviously limit me on what kind of job I can have, and I am okay with that... I always knew that I wasn't destined to be some microbiologist. Come May, my degree will be a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. I am a double major in Advertising and Political Science, and all of my leadership roles and internships have complimented those majors in some way or another.
          I am determined to be successful in whatever I do when graduation rolls around. I now just have to figure out what that is. If you have any advice or job leads, I would love to hear from you.

God Bless & Roll Tide,
Lexi

Back to school again...

My last summer at home in Texas has gone by extremely quickly. I head back to Tuscaloosa on Wednesday to start my senior year of college. Where has time gone?! Sometimes I wish I could rewind, start over and stay in college forever. However, I am also extremely excited about graduating and living in a new city to start a new chapter of my life.

Earlier in July, I had the awesome opportunity to attend the Alpha Chi Omega National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. I had never been to St. Louis until this summer, and I had a great time getting to bond with my sorority sisters and see the sights of St. Louis all at the same time. We went to the top of the arch, and it gave our sorority's open motto "Together Let Us Seek The Heights" to a whole new meaning. I am really excited to take back everything that I learned at the convention and share it with the rest of my sorority sisters back in Alabama. Here is a solo shot of me in front of the arch... Good thing I was there to old it up!

Heading back to school means that classes are about to start. Classes starting mean that it is fall. And, when its fall you know it is finally college football season! There is nothing that I love more than watching the Crimson Tide in Bryant Denny Stadium during the fall except watching the Crimson Tide crush Michigan in the Cowboy's Stadium during the fall. Yes, that's right. I didn't mumble. Alabama is having their very first football game of the 2012 season IN MY HOME TOWN! It is not possible that there is anyone more pumped about this epic game than me. I have been in college for three years now, and very few of my friends have gotten to come home with me to Texas. I am so excited to show all of them where I grew up. I am also so glad that they have all finally agreed to make the 9 hour drive from Tuscaloosa to Arlington. I am also thrilled to tell all my friends that they raised the speed limit in Texas to 75 mph so the drive will now be significantly shorter. Roll Tide to that!!

See ya later blog! I'll be back soon!

Lexi from Texi

Way, WAY too long....

For about the past year, I have been a little MIA on this blog. It has been way, way to long since my last post (hence, the title). However, I've decided that it might be a good idea to get back into the swing of things. My plan is to have a fully functioning blog with frequent posts by the time I graduate college in May 2013 (just getting a head start), that way I will be able to keep people in the know of my new, future, post-college life.

This summer I am at home in Arlington (excuse me, ArlingFUN), and I have two internships. 

-The first is working on the Political Campaign for Dr. Mark Shelton. He is currently serving in the Texas House of Representatives for District 97, but is trying to make the switch over to State Senate for District 10. Yesterday was the Primary Election in Texas, and even with the low voter turnout because it was the day after Memorial, we were still very successful! After a long few weeks of early voting, block walks, phone banking, etc. we came out on top with over 80% of the vote and won the Primary Election. Now we are looking forward at the General Election in November with high hopes of out-seating the Democratic Incumbent, Wendy Davis. Check out his Mark Shelton's website & let me know if you would like to know more about this great candidate!

-The second internship that I have is with SKM Communication Strategies, LLC. I am working for Susan Medina who owns her PR Firm and is based out of Fort Worth, TX. I am just getting started this week with this internship so I'm sure that I will have some exciting experiences to write about in the future. Check out her website as well; she's great at what she does!

I am thrilled to have these two amazing internships this summer. I know that I will learn a lot and gain a lot of experience that will definitely help me in future careers.

I also just got back from a week long vacation where my family and I sailed through the British Virgin Islands on a 62- foot catamaran sail boat. This was such a relaxing vacation, probably the most relaxing trip I have ever been on. Our crew was very sarcastic and fun, the food was delicious, the scenery was beautiful, and the weather was perfect. I read six books that week too (I could have read more had my family not given me a hard time for reading so much). All in all, it was an amazing trip that I would highly recommend to anyone in search of a tropical, relaxing trip.

Here is a picture of my family & I, our boat (in the background) , my friend Abby Grace who joined us (on the left), and my brother's girlfriend Lauren (second from the right) who was along for the ride (excuse me, I mean sail) as well!

That's just a little update of the comings and goings of my life. 

Roll Tide,

Lexi (I'm Lexi, and I know it.)

Change of Plans...

     So as many of you know, I was supposed to leave WashingFUN, DC and head to ArlingFUN, TX yesterday; however, I am currently in WashingFUN, DC typing this... I will not be gracing ArlingFUN, TX with my presence this summer. I just loved DC so much that I decided to stay forever! Okay, no, not FOREVER. But I will be here for the rest of the summer. My internship offered me a job, and long story short, now I will be staying in DC until the end of July. I haven't told too many people so sorry if you reading this is how you find out! If you are depressed about not seeing me this summer, feel free to call me if you need to be consoled.
     On a lighter note, I have been trying to find a hobby. I feel like I have tried every possible hobby out there, and all of them are either boring or I am bad at them. Any ideas?.....No?.... Okay well, until then I will just continue to write in a blog that people out there in the world may or may not be reading. I guess I will never know. In the mean time, give me some potential hobbies and I will let you how I feel about trying it out if I haven't already.
     My original intention of this blog was to update it frequently, but you all clearly see what happened... My self-diagnosed ADD kicked in and I moved on to something else & didn't even think about this blog for weeks! I guess I am just out and about enjoying DC too much!
     Oh yeah, speaking of DC.... Abby Grace came to visit Gracie and I for a week! (Self-diagnosed ADD kicking in right there) I am so glad that she made the decision to sleep on an awkwardly short/ uncomfortable couch for a week just to see us! We have had some great adventures so far! The first place that we took her to was Crepeaway (my frequent buyer punch card is almost full by the way); I think it is safe to say that she loved it! Some of our other adventures include: seeing the end stop of two different metro stops, a water taxi, the Peeps store, Georgetown Cupcake (yes, we waited in line), watching the planes land, many delicious meals, lots of late night girl talks! Having AG here makes me miss Tuscaloosa & all my friends there. I can't wait to like live like in the like sorority house next year like with all my like friends! All in all, AG's trip to DC is only half way over & we still have our nation's birthday to go celebrate! USA!
     I can't wait to see what the rest of this summer has in store for me! I have made many wonderful friends. Even friends that go to Alabama that I never knew before I came up here. Shout out to #UAinDC yaawwwlll! I also cannot wait until all of #UAinDC is reunited for #UAinDCatUA in August! I am counting on Andy, the #UAinDC social chair to make this happen.
     Oh yeah, one more thing! (...ADD?) The song Kokomo by the Beach Boys is STILL stuck in my head. It has been over a month!!! This CANNOT be normal. It is not even slowly starting to disappear from my mind. It is definitely getting worse!! HELP! Aruba, Jamaica, oooo I want to take ya! 

g2g! Roll Tide till I die!

Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take ya

On Friday night, Gracie, David, Andy (Wildman) and I decided that it would be a marvelous idea to mark a few things off of our DC Bucket List. The two that we decided to check off were eat a late night meal at this restaurant called Crepe Away and to watch the sunrise on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. What were we thinking? Let's just say that I was tired for the rest of the weekend! Anyways, since that night I have eaten at Crepe Away two times. It is seriously the best crepes I have ever had whether it be late night or not. Check out their menu on their website and you'll see why we love it so much. Give me cheap, wonderful crepes, and I am in Heaven. They have every flavor imaginable, and if they just so happen to not have a crepe that fancies you, then you can tell them exactly what you want in it. Basically, it is AMAZING! My first Crepe Away experience was beautiful, but watching the sunrise from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial was spectacular. There was a lot of waiting for it to stop being dark and start becoming light, but it was totally worth it. It would have been slightly neater if the reflecting pool wasn't drained. Don't ask me why it is drained because honestly, I have no idea and neither does anyone I ask. Maybe they are resurfacing it... but who knows? Maybe someday when it is refilled I will stay up all night again and watch the reflection of the sun too, but I highly doubt that will happen. This was definitely a one time adventure.

My parents are coming in town tomorrow, and I turn 20 on Thursday. It should be an eventful weekend. When I first started this blog, I shared funny things that happened to me, but I haven't done that in a while, but I will attempt to start updating it with more funny accounts of my life. Probably because I laugh at EVERYTHING that happens to me. For example, the Beach Boys song Kokomo has been stuck in my head for 4 days, no joke! If you have a strategy of how to forget a song, please let me know because I could desperately use the advice. Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama... Key Largo, Montego.... AHHH I must STOP!

That's all for now folks!

And I'm proud to be an American....

     I started off my fourth week in WashingFUN, DC with a three-day weekend. The holiday that was being celebrated in ArlingFUN was my mom's 29th birthday, but the holiday that was being celebrated everywhere else in the country was Memorial Day. (Don't worry mom, I celebrated both! With an emphasis on your birthday, of course.)  I went to The Arlington National Cemetery on Monday for Memorial Day. I figured if I couldn't be in the REAL Arlington (in Texas) for my mom's birthday, than the OTHER Arlington (in Virginia) would have to do.
     Anyways... I felt pretty Patriotic being in Washington, DC on Memorial Day. To celebrate Gracie, Austin, and I (#UAinDC) went to see the changing of the guard at the Arlington National Cemetery. I had seen it before in High School, but I felt like I could appreciate it more now since I am so much older and wiser. Also, it was Memorial Day so that made it kind of special.
     After leaving the cemetery, we proceeded to go see the National Archives. We saw the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Bill of Rights. It was so awesome to see American history first hand. What am I saying? This whole town is American history first hand, but seeing those documents really sealed the deal. When I walked out of the National Archives, I told the police officer that I felt much more American after seeing all those things than when I walked into the building twenty minutes earlier. The only thing that would have really put the cherry on top would have been if we had gone to see the flag at the American History Museum that Frances Scott Key looked at whenever he wrote the Star Spangled Banner--too bad I have already seen that! (Why didn't I go again you ask? I am trying to make the most of my time in DC and I didn't want any repeats, duh! Also, because I just now thought of that as I was writing this.)
     As I was trying to think about what I should title this post, I went through many possibilities. Party in the USA, ROCK in the USA, My Country 'Tis of Thee, God Bless America, This is My Country, You're a Grand Ole Flag, Yankee Doodle, The Stars and Stripes Forever.... But I finally settle on "And I'm proud to be an American..." Okay, okay. I'll admit it. I decided on that title and then did some Googling to come up with the rest of those title options. You would have never know that if I hadn't told you though, right? So since I have been in DC, I have felt more American than ever before. I feel super patriotic. I no longer thing that the north is bad. I no longer think that the south will rise again. I no longer think that Texas should secede from the nation just because we can. Okay, well not really... I love Texas still. I still think that we are the greatest state in the Union, and that we should secede just for the heck of it. Okay well back on topic... I think that a combination of my patriotic Sunday and the past three weeks here have made me really proud of where I come from. Of course, America has its flaws. Every country does; however, I don't care, I love America! We seriously live in the best country ever, and I am proud to be an American!

God Bless & Roll Tide y'all!