Maroon Monday

After over a year away from College Station, I found myself back in Aggieland for a few hours yesterday.  I had such a great time walking around, taking pictures of all the exciting changes on campus (MSC, Military Walk, Liberal Arts Building).

Of course I can't help but feel nostalgic—life in Aggieland was such an important time for me.  I think being here helped me grow a lot,  and this is where I met many of my favorite people.  Texas A&M wasn't the obvious choice of school for me (first generation Aggie!), but it's impossible for me to imagine my college years in any other place.

(Now please indulge me as I watch this emotionally manipulative advertisement, designed to make former students like me feel extra sentimental.)

I feel blessed to have so many great memories here, and I love trying to imagine all of the future Aggies that will create their own memories in this historic and ever evolving place.

See photos after the jump.

Trivia & Quidditch [HP WEEK]

In anticipation of both the upcoming movie and the consequent end of my childhood, I will be celebrating Harry Potter Week here on Aspartamed.  

To get us rolling, I figured I would, of course, share some trivia (click to enlarge).

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Regarding that second infographic, you'll note the fact at the top of the image reads:

20,000 spectators watched 46 teams run around on broomsticks at the 2010 Quidditch World Cup in New York, which pays homage to Harry's favorite sport.

Kelsey and I were definitely there (photos by Kelsey):

And of course, we were there to support the Texas A&M Quidditch team.

See you in November, World Cup!

Paperweight

Today I got my beautiful Texas A&M paperweight in the mail. I don't know how I missed this when I was actually a student there, but when I saw Kelsey's '10 version I realized I was way too petty and jealous to not have one of my own.

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