Blue and White...

I GOT INTO SLU WITH AN $8,000 SCHOLARSHIP!!!!! Yeah I know that was really obnoxious but I felt it necessary since I have been waiting for what seems like forever to find out if I got in or not. It's silly but for a while there I was convinced that I was not good enough. I was letting suspense get me I guess. I'm so excited to start there. I can't wait to be home and close to family and in a city I absolutely love (even though there are times that I get sick of being there). I feel like no matter where you go you will get sick of a place but I think that being close to home and people you love is what is necessary. I got my independence for a few years and now I want to be home. :) I can't wait to be a BILLIKEN!

Since I found out about this news, I have been striving to be overly positive. Tuesday was an off day where I just didn't feel good but overall I can think about is where I am headed and how I am determined to get there on good standing! That means with an improved GPA and an overall happiness to myself. I am planning to go to SLU for another visit with my friend sometime this semester just to see it and hopefully it'll just get me even more excited. Well, I don't have much to say but I wanted everyone to know that I will be a Billiken in no time and life is gonna be good. :) I dedicate this blog to the Billiken: You're probably one of the most awkward mascots but that doesn't change how excited I am to be one!

The Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of St. Louis, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile and a tuft of hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him. One point on Billiken luck: To buy a Billiken gives the purchaser luck, but to have one given to you is better luck.