FFA week = The coolest week of the year! : ) This is a brief overview of FFA week from my eyes!
Sunday: The team + some Collegiate FFA members+ The intern+ Wyatt Dejong started the week off right by painting the free expression tunnel at NCSU! Now everyone that walks through the tunnel will know a little more about FFA and agriculture in North Carolina!
Monday: Cory, Mr. Bledsoe, and I attended a lions club meeting and got to share the story of FFA with some Harnett county citizens who are all about service! We also go to hang out with some awesome Triton FFA members at dinner, and learn what their chapter is up to!
Tuesday: Bring on the madness! The morning started with a 8:00 am visit to Midway HS for a meet and greet with some of NC FFA's finest and some pictures! From there, we were off to Lakewood HS! At Lakewood, we got to hear Mr. Wyatt Dejong give his keynote address about becoming a true superhero! We also got to meet the chapter officers and some very awesome FFA members! Next on the agenda was a small off road adventure as we gave Wyatt and Mr. Larry Gossman a drive-by tour of the NC FFA center at White Lake. Next, we got to hang out with the members of the Bladen Agriscience Academy! Thanks for the amazing FFA cupcake! Cory and I jetted from White Lake to Southern Guilford to give a greenhand workshop for their federation Leadership Conference! Great times and Great people! Lastly, I headed to Southern Pines to meet with Miss Jamie Boudreaux as we planned for the next day!
Wednesday: It all started at Union Pines! What a great group of people! We got the GRAND TOUR which helped to let us see what great things this FFA chapter is doing for their school and community! Before heading out, we had a Q&A session with Mr. Wyatt and got some awesome pictures! Next on this crazy journey was Sun Valley! We had an awesome time mingling and getting to know FFA members over lunch while we tried our hardest to get the secret recipe for their famous chicken! I learned so much! They taught me about welding, horticulture, and their community service projects! These FFA members also taught us some amazing animal noises like an angry squirrel, ducks, and turkeys! Yay for a great visit! Next, we traveled to Northwest Cabarrus! Talk about a sweet ag program! They took us on a tour of their facilities which includes an arboretum, sheep and goat pastures, and a horse barn! We had an opening Q&A session with Wyatt, and then everyone dispersed and went through a 3 rotation workshop. After workshops, members gathered to see one of the coolest things ever - an FFA cake! EPIC! Afterwards, there was an FFA fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings! After a fine time, we said our good bye's and headed to the hotel!
Thursday: Today we started at North Iredell! A chapter with over 500 members!! Ahh! Totally cool! We had breakfast with the chapter officer, heard a keynote from Wyatt, and received THE TOUR! Next, we made a pit stop at North Surry! We got to meet with some pretty ball-er FFA members! We said our goodbye's and went on and adventure! We all piled in the van and away we went! We went on a tour of Mt. Airy, home of the Andy Griffith Show (and Mr. Bledsoe) We stoped by Opie's Candy Store where we each got a bag of candy! Here is where Mr. Goosman introduced us to a ZOT! Let's just say, there is a reason you can't buy these things at just any candy store! We picked up some souvenirs, drove on the blue ridge parkway, and saw a granite quarry! We ended the day at the depot. It was absolutely gorgeous! We got to meet some of Mr. Bledsoe's family! They were all so kind!
Friday: Woo! What a week! Friday brought back the reality of college classes! After class, we learned that "the dog walked" so we got to spend an extra day with Wyatt! We all went out to dinner, and then went ice skating with the Wake Federation! Thanks guys for a great night!
Thanks to all the members, Mr. Davis, Mr. Bledsoe, Mr. Gossman, Wyatt, and my teammates for making this FFA Week the best one ever!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Viva a la Argentina!
It is crazy to think about all the places that FFA can take you! Just a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Argentina through the International Leadership Seminar for State Officers program, ILSSO. It was an AMAZING time! If you are ever elected as a state officer, please go! You will not regret it! This blog is my attempt to capture and share the "Ah hah" moments I had while abroad!
Ah hah momento numero uno - I serve an Awesome God! One of the last visits we had while abroad was to Iguazu falls. They are the definition of legit! While I was taking pictures, I realized that they did not begin to capture the beauty and awe inspiring nature of the falls.
As I stood in awe, it clicked as to how AWESOME my God is! I am surround on all sides by amazing people, beautiful jungle, and awe inspiring waterfalls! How blessed am I? The fact that one person created all of this...simply amazing. I could NEVER in a million years given all the tools in the world have created something so beautiful, but I know someone who did! I stood in awe not only of the breath taking sites, but of the fact that I serve an Awesome God!
Ah hah momento numero dos - Just because there may be a language barrier, does not mean there will be a communication barrier! I can not speak a lick of spanish, so you probably can imagine how nervous I was about being able to communicate with the locals. If you are having trouble imagining, well, I was more nervous than a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs! All those fears were put to rest once we meet this man.
The man in the middle is one of the many amazing Argentine people we had the chance to get to know. He told all of us to always remember our Argentine grandpa! How cool is that? Even though he did not speak english, his passion and love for agriculture and his family along with his compassion for all the young people invested in agriculture came across just fine. Ah hah! Communication is not just words, it is much more than that. It is the love and other emotions behind the words! It is our body language! It was a sincere smile coupled with a hand on his heart as he told us he was our grandpa! Now that is communication! I didn't need to speak spanish and they didn't need to speak english for us to understand and communicate with one another!
Ah hah momento numero tres - All we need is love! In the 6 hours at Miami International, I had plenty of time to explore! This is what I found!
All we need is love! Why is it so easy to love Starbuck's coffee, your new pair of jeans, and George Straight, but so hard to love your neighbor? Instead of judging one another, give LOVE! Instead of talking about someone, give LOVE! Instead of disliking one another, give LOVE! How different would you and I be? How different would the world be if we gave love? Please join me in giving LOVE so we can find out! All we need is love!
Ah hah momento numero uno - I serve an Awesome God! One of the last visits we had while abroad was to Iguazu falls. They are the definition of legit! While I was taking pictures, I realized that they did not begin to capture the beauty and awe inspiring nature of the falls.
As I stood in awe, it clicked as to how AWESOME my God is! I am surround on all sides by amazing people, beautiful jungle, and awe inspiring waterfalls! How blessed am I? The fact that one person created all of this...simply amazing. I could NEVER in a million years given all the tools in the world have created something so beautiful, but I know someone who did! I stood in awe not only of the breath taking sites, but of the fact that I serve an Awesome God!Ah hah momento numero dos - Just because there may be a language barrier, does not mean there will be a communication barrier! I can not speak a lick of spanish, so you probably can imagine how nervous I was about being able to communicate with the locals. If you are having trouble imagining, well, I was more nervous than a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs! All those fears were put to rest once we meet this man.
The man in the middle is one of the many amazing Argentine people we had the chance to get to know. He told all of us to always remember our Argentine grandpa! How cool is that? Even though he did not speak english, his passion and love for agriculture and his family along with his compassion for all the young people invested in agriculture came across just fine. Ah hah! Communication is not just words, it is much more than that. It is the love and other emotions behind the words! It is our body language! It was a sincere smile coupled with a hand on his heart as he told us he was our grandpa! Now that is communication! I didn't need to speak spanish and they didn't need to speak english for us to understand and communicate with one another!Ah hah momento numero tres - All we need is love! In the 6 hours at Miami International, I had plenty of time to explore! This is what I found!
All we need is love! Why is it so easy to love Starbuck's coffee, your new pair of jeans, and George Straight, but so hard to love your neighbor? Instead of judging one another, give LOVE! Instead of talking about someone, give LOVE! Instead of disliking one another, give LOVE! How different would you and I be? How different would the world be if we gave love? Please join me in giving LOVE so we can find out! All we need is love!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
25 things about Elizabeth Ann Eastep and …. A Goat!
1. At college, my walls are decorated with flip charts!
2. If I use my debit card at a restaurant, I will always leave a note on the receipt when I sign it. It usually says, Thanks so much! Have a blessed day! : )
3. I despise daily planners, but I love my monthly desk calendar and I would be lost without it! I need to see the big picture.
4. I love quotes! I surround myself with them. They are on my desk, mirror, calendar, bookmark, etc.
5. When I’m at home, if I need to go some place to relax, relieve some stress, or reflect, I will always go to the barn!
6. I show club lambs and LOVE it!
7. I have never been on crutches even though I think it would be cool!
8. I love animals, but I draw the line at snakes and spiders. They are just not cool!
9. Yes, I do have a bucket list.
10. I love road trips! There is just something special about driving for miles on end with the radio up, good company, and the windows down!
11. I am slightly addicted to college football….GO GATORS! However, that addiction does not translate to the NFL. Weird right?
12. They say man’s best friend is a dog. Well this girl’s best friend is a two-year-old blue heeler named Cochise (like the Indian).
13. I use more sticky notes and index cards than any one person should.
14. I have never been skiing, but I will go one day! One day soon!
15. I own a guitar. Sadly, I don’t know how to play. I know four chords. (Thanks Cody Gill for teaching my the D chord!)
16. I’ve been out of the country twice. Currently, I am still speaking spanglish from my visit to Argentina!
17. More than once this semester, I have come back to my room covered in cheetos, toilet paper, sticky notes, bubble wrap, cling wrap, just about whatever you can imagine. I am in a prank war!
18. I say scandalous, shameful, and scoundrel in daily conversation.
19. I was once told that leaders are readers. I love books that make me reflect on life and my relationship with Christ.
20. I am a sucker for happy endings! : )
21. I have a cat… her name is Chuck Norris! For Real!
22. Just recently, I listened to Matthew West for the fist time. Needless to say, I love his music! I also have a new fascination with Red Dirt country music!
23. Most days, (as my roommate laughs and says “Don’t be modest Liz, it’s everyday!) some sort of technology fails me! The Internet, phone, printer, copier, Ipod, computer…well you get the idea!
24. I have a famous pillow. I promise every time someone comes in my room, they have to touch it. I don’t understand this phenomenon, but it happens.
25. I am not sure what I want to do in life just yet. I never knew what to tell people when they would ask, so I made a daily to do list for life. Now, I tell people I don’t know what career I will have, but this is what I am going to do!
To Do:
->Smile : )
-> Chat with Jesus!
-> Learn someone’s story!
-> Tell someone I love you!
-> Remind someone of his or her awesomeness!
-> Glorify God!
"If you’re riding a high horse there’s no way to get down gracefully."
2. If I use my debit card at a restaurant, I will always leave a note on the receipt when I sign it. It usually says, Thanks so much! Have a blessed day! : )
3. I despise daily planners, but I love my monthly desk calendar and I would be lost without it! I need to see the big picture.
4. I love quotes! I surround myself with them. They are on my desk, mirror, calendar, bookmark, etc.
5. When I’m at home, if I need to go some place to relax, relieve some stress, or reflect, I will always go to the barn!
6. I show club lambs and LOVE it!
7. I have never been on crutches even though I think it would be cool!
8. I love animals, but I draw the line at snakes and spiders. They are just not cool!
9. Yes, I do have a bucket list.
10. I love road trips! There is just something special about driving for miles on end with the radio up, good company, and the windows down!
11. I am slightly addicted to college football….GO GATORS! However, that addiction does not translate to the NFL. Weird right?
12. They say man’s best friend is a dog. Well this girl’s best friend is a two-year-old blue heeler named Cochise (like the Indian).
13. I use more sticky notes and index cards than any one person should.
14. I have never been skiing, but I will go one day! One day soon!
15. I own a guitar. Sadly, I don’t know how to play. I know four chords. (Thanks Cody Gill for teaching my the D chord!)
16. I’ve been out of the country twice. Currently, I am still speaking spanglish from my visit to Argentina!
17. More than once this semester, I have come back to my room covered in cheetos, toilet paper, sticky notes, bubble wrap, cling wrap, just about whatever you can imagine. I am in a prank war!
18. I say scandalous, shameful, and scoundrel in daily conversation.
19. I was once told that leaders are readers. I love books that make me reflect on life and my relationship with Christ.
20. I am a sucker for happy endings! : )
21. I have a cat… her name is Chuck Norris! For Real!
22. Just recently, I listened to Matthew West for the fist time. Needless to say, I love his music! I also have a new fascination with Red Dirt country music!
23. Most days, (as my roommate laughs and says “Don’t be modest Liz, it’s everyday!) some sort of technology fails me! The Internet, phone, printer, copier, Ipod, computer…well you get the idea!
24. I have a famous pillow. I promise every time someone comes in my room, they have to touch it. I don’t understand this phenomenon, but it happens.
25. I am not sure what I want to do in life just yet. I never knew what to tell people when they would ask, so I made a daily to do list for life. Now, I tell people I don’t know what career I will have, but this is what I am going to do!
To Do:
->Smile : )
-> Chat with Jesus!
-> Learn someone’s story!
-> Tell someone I love you!
-> Remind someone of his or her awesomeness!
-> Glorify God!
"If you’re riding a high horse there’s no way to get down gracefully."
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