Beta Times
Living in Albion has often left me on the sidelines of a lot of things going on in Beta world. I am not near many Brothers and can rarely have the free time to just catch dinner with someone. Yesterday I got an email from Vic and he got the chance to head out to NY. He was not having luck finding a job, so he figured why not... So on short notice he is leaving, I figured I better get to Kalamazoo and wish him luck. That is what is nice about this summer... slow at work and I can take my nights and drive to see people. We chilled at the Wayside, ate some of their great Buffalo Chicken Nachos and 50cent drafts and watched the Pistons waste some great opportunities.

The game was great, the food hit the spot, and chilling at Wayside with my Brother Vic was the best way to spend a night. We talked about our chapter, my duaghter, his family, the old days, and what he plans to do with himself in New York. I bounced out early, filled my tank with 1.99 Gas (I was excited!) and got some rest.

Tonight I get to do the same thing... Gary is back from Germany and I want to catch up with him. We are planning dinner in Kalamazoo at one of our old hangouts, and then of course... what else do Betas do on Thursday? Latin Night at Club Soda! Some of the Gammas and GV Betas will be coming as well. It will be a nice time to hangout, but I of course will have to leave early to get home and rest for work. I am excited to see them all.

Finally... on the Beta front... last summer we launched our new magazine called REGO. We are about to send out the second issue and they just kicked off the website. So check out the official REGO Mag Website and let me know what you think. It is looking like it will be a huge success.

Three day weekend here we come!

Construction
As usual the last few days involved a lot of driving. I am annoyed with the constant construction in Michigan like everyone else. But what annoys me more is that they never seem to fix the roads that are the worst. Some of the roads they are working on I thought were in great shape... and then others which are full of black bumpy patches are left untouched. Who picks what road gets worked on? And whoever it is needs to get fired. Well... enough raving, here is my weekend recap.

Went to see Novalí on Thursday night. She was excited to see her papi and was ready to play. I love the flexible summer schedule I have so I can plan out some vacation time and go places when I want. It was nice to spend a Friday with Novali instead of my typical Saturday or Sunday. Everything was slower, the stores, the park... we had it all to ourselves. Of course with the weather nice we can finally walk around more. Here is a photo recap of the visit:

She likes to pull her socks over her PJs... says she is a baseball player.

Thursday night she opened some gifts my primos in Bolivia sent her.

Friday we woke up and made pancakes.

She was a great little helper.

We played her Finding Nemo video game, she is learning to use the computer track pad.

She loves walking and balancing on curbs as we walk... Novalí the tight rope walker!

Our usual trip to the Dollar Store was a ton of fun.

The playground was fun as always, and she got all dirty...

One of our dollar store finds was some bubbles!

She blew bubbles and chased them all over.

Saturday it was back to Michigan... it is was finally a nice day to drive. Megan, one of my best friends from WMU, was having a birthday party and Heather and I wanted to attend. Megan just got a new place in Royal Oak and I have not seen it yet since I missed her house warming party. Royal Oak was always where the two of us went to hangout, it is a great area and I am glad to see her enjoying her job and loving where she lives.

We shared some old stories and caught up. We were quite the pair in college.

Some of her friends from work and roommates.

Sunday it was a planned quick lunch in Royal Oak with Nat and Chris. We got caught in the rain walking, the food was horribly slow at Pronto (hum...), but it made for a relaxing time. We chatted about grad school, changing jobs, and moving. Typical talk for people in their mid 20s. Scary...

Today was the Association of Fraternity Advisors Michigan Drive-In conference. Hosted by none other then yours truly. It was a lot of work to set up because all of our campus space is being used for orientation. I got creative and decided to use a fraternity house for the meeting. It worked great! Heather's tip to have some air freshners was a big help, and so were some table cloths and industrial cleaning supplies... the meeting went well, good turnout, and got to catch up with some old faces. Wrapped up the night watching Dodge Ball with Jen, and now off to bed. Orientation season is in full swing at Albion and tomorrow I get to watch it in all its splendor. Good night.