Crepe Myrtles Should Grow in Missouri!

My very first day as an LDC, and what an adventure it has been! I left Springfield (after getting to see the new terminal, which is pretty neat...for the Springfield airport!) with no tears (a big accomplishment) and took off for the Memphis airport. In the Memphis airport, I met another consultant from Alpha Omicron Pi which was fun, so we chatted about life on the road, as she was a second year, aka seasoned veteran. Then...I took the bumpiest/most turbulent flight I've ever been on from Memphis to Columbus, MS. I thought the Springfield airport was small! The Columbus airport consists of one gate, one security terminal about 10 ft from the gate, one baggage carousel, and one ticket desk! I was greeted by a sweet AAC member from MS Gamma, and we went to retrieve my bags...only one showed up! I had prepared myself for this to happen, but not on the first day! So we had to wait for the 1 Delta rep to send off the departing flight, and then he came to help me file a claim. However, no sooner had I turned in the tag, that he brought my bag around the corner. Apparently, it had gotten lost on the way to the ONE baggage carousel?!? I wasn't complaining though, because I had my bags. We took off for campus, and I was greeted at the door of the Sig Ep house (which Pi Phi is using for recruitment) by 50+ singing MS Gammas...so sweet!!! It was a great day, and a good dinner "downtown" at a cute college-y place called MugShots. Kylie's apartment on campus where I'm staying is super nice, although I was disappointed to see that although I took a lot of care to use a hanging bag and hangers for all my skirts and dresses...I will still need to iron everything I pull out! (and that Downy wrinkle release isn't as magical as everyone says it is!) Biggest thought for today though...I LOVE the South and everything about it: those sweet Southern accents, the crepe myrtle trees lining the road, the wrap around porches complete with rockers, even the way the alums little daughters refer to everyone as ma'am! It is heavenly...and full of Pi Phi angels! Love to all :-)