The Truth About Tomi: November 2011

If you had asked me a year ago where I would be today, I would have never guessed where my life would be and how happy I would be. So many things have changed, so many good decisions were made, and so many new experiences have occurred.

I am not going to tell you I quit school to pursue acting or I got engaged, married, and pregnant, so I know this seems a little overdramatic. But the plans and choices I had for my life changed and I could not be happier where my life is heading right now.

This summer I spent every waking hour I possibly could at work. I was a nanny for a family of 3 kids and I taught private swim lessons in my backyard. I was burnt out of summer vacation. The heat and my busy schedule were getting old. I was very excited to be starting my sophomore year at Texas A&M University and even more excited to be going through Recruitment to join a sorority!

I moved to College Station and the wonderful craziness began. I participated in Recruitment week (story about that coming soon!) and I got a bid from my number one choice of a sorority Delta Gamma! My sister Ruthie was a Delta Gamma at A&M and I fell in love with it the second I stepped foot in the house.

Since receiving my bid to be a member of Delta Gamma, I have made so many wonderful friends and felt happier than ever before. I have recently decided that next year I am going to live in the sorority house. One house, 50 girls, FUN all the time! Today I got the news that I am going to be Delta Gamma's new Director of Communication. The position entails keeping track of girls at events and taking roll. I am very excited!

In these past few months that you haven’t heard from me I have learned a few valuable lessons. 1- I am so YOUNG! For so long I was trying way too hard to plan my life around an idea I had in my head of what perfect was. I realize now that time will tell and you can’t force things to happen. I am only 19 years old and I have a lot of time left to figure life out. And 2- Don’t ever make decisions or choices for anyone else but yourself. I have almost passed up great opportunities because I was worried about how it would affect others. Don’t ever let a boy be a factor in your decisions, because if he loves you, he will be there in the end! For example, choosing living in the sorority house or spending quality time with your sorority sisters! Make choices for you because you only get one college experience.

I am not trying to preach, just trying to share some advice!

On a different note, here are some pictures of some fun I have been having this semester: