Ready or Not
This week I was trying to get everything squared away to go to Honduras. I will be gone from my office for a week, and have no access to my laptop... sad... I am not sure how I will live. I have never gone this long without my laptop and internet. I will survive.

I got a ton done this week! As always being under pressure gets me to really kick things into high gear. So let me give you some updates on what happened this week.

In my consulting world it has been a great week! I got a contract from Southeastern Missouri State to do a hazing presentation on April 3rd. I launched a new clients website, Measured Success. Its a work in progress, and more features are coming soon. I completed contracts and updates for an old client, MMBA and will soon be revamping their website. My Western Region Greek Website got all the 2005 conference information posted, WRGLC. I am also in the final stage of securing one more website client, to be named soon.

On the fraternity side, Formal is T-minus two weeks. We will hit 100 people registered for dinner by the end of this weekend. I am leaving Ramon in charge of the rest of the planning as I will be gone. Today we are wrapping up a ton of items. It is going to be an amazing program. We will have a PowerPoint slide show with music, give out our big district awards, give out our Undergraduate scholarships, and recognize the contributions of the Brothers in our district to higher education and multicultural issues.

Work... well it was a rat race to get everything done. Housing review and counts, done. Extra board transfers and one more fraternity judicial, done. Sorority recruitment mediations, scheduled for when I get back. The idea for the Napoleon Dynamite program... scheduled! Greek Week... well... not done, but getting there. Who's Who...not done, but I started it all.

I am not heading to get to see Novali before I leave, but the good news is that Tamara is bringing her to Albion on March 20th for a couple days. My parents will come and visit as well and it will be great! So I will get to see her very soon! And I won't have to drive!

I have a few more days state-side before I take off. Wish me luck, I am super excited about the trip! Before leaving I enjoyed sometime in Grand Rapids. Went out with the guys Thursday night to BFE, my old stomping grounds, and had a great time! Friday went to drop off my laptop to CompuCraft and then a business trip to the Hilton with some of the committee members. It was nice to be in GR for a while, saw a bunch of people at GV and chilled with the Bros. Sunday I finish packing up for Honduras... and off I go!

Winter Sales
Since I already outed myself as a sale shopper, I figured I need to rave about a couple of my recent escapades. I have been on two shopping trips lately and found me some great deals! I love the end of winter sales!

My first big catch was going shopping before MGCA. I got a pair of Kenny Cole pin stripe dress pants, some Polo Khakis, and a Half Zip Sweater all for 50 bucks at Marshal Fields. You all know how much I love Kenny Cole dress pants. Machine washable, no dry cleaning needed... low maintenance, a mans best friend. That same day a trip to TJ Max proved very productive. I found a stripped BCBG Dress Shirt to wear at MGCA and a new Ecko shirt. The trip ended with a find at Goodwill! I got an express shirt there for 3 bucks, and then went next door to KMart and scored a $10 iron (I needed one really bad).

This past weekend stumbled upon a sweet sale at Elder Bierman. Chaps shirt, Izod Fleece, and Geoffrey Beene Dress Shirt for 30 bucks. Then at the GAP, I got some pin stripe wool pants (also machine washable!) and a bar shirt for 20 bucks!

The Goodwill deal stole the show!

I love Pin stripe pants.

Now I am in need up picking up items to take to Honduras. I got my list last night of other items I must take so I need to shop again for those items, as well as some items to donate down there. In a few days I will be sweating in Honduras!

Work update... same stuff. Way too busy, but getting a lot of important planning done. I am getting close to the end of my first year so I need to get into gear on some unfinished items and really make a few things happen.

Fraternity Update... if you did not know, I am the chair of our 5th Annual District Awards Formal. It is going well, in the next day or so I think we will break 100 people signed up! This might be the biggest one yet... I am very excited!