Meet your new board

This is your new president, Mandy Wanzek. Mandy is so animated and full of great energy. Her laugh is contagious and her love for SAA shows strong. I'm excited to see what she brings to the organization next year. She shared a lot of ideas that she had. SAA is in good hands. Good Luck, Mandy!

Your new board. From left to right: Julie Callister HISTORIAN, Farrel Bean LIASON, Melissa McFadden 2ndVICEPRES, Stephanie Holmes 1stVICEPRES, Mandy, Laure Ewell TREASURER, Megan Burkhart SECRETARY, bottom row: Kari Peterson1stYEAR REP, Heather Anderson COMMUNICATION.

Farewell to the 2008-2009 board. Speaking on behalf of everyone on the board, we loved serving SAA and made so many great memories.

The winners are...

The picture was a hippo at the St. Louis Zoo (my favorite thing to see at the zoo by the way)
Krystal S, you were the first to post the correct answer.

Thanks to all who wrote a summary of what SAA means to you. I randomly picked a winner and her name is...Janae Squires. How fitting considering she was ou faithful pres this year.

I will give you each your prize on Thursday night.

You up for 2 more contests??

Contest #1. This may be kinda tricky, but the first person to tell me the name of what they see in this picture wins. Entry deadline by Wednesday April 3rd. Anyone can enter, I will send your prize to you in the mail

Contest #2. Please respond to this question and I will draw a winner at random. Entry deadline by Wednesday April 3rd. The question is: In 10 words or less sum up what the SAA organization means to you.

and...have a very happy day.

The winner is...

Thank you for entering my little contest.
I did a random drawing of your names and the winner is

MANDY W.

The answer to the door question is "KCOM Medical school" The building with the door is just north of the old Travelers Lodge. Check it out sometime, it's a cool door.

Check back for one more contest:)

2 contests...2 prizes.

With my historian responsibilities coming to an end I have decided to do a few little contests and reward two little (and yes...they will be little) prizes.
So here is contest #1: This is a picture of my favorite bright yellow door in K-ville. The contest is be the first person to post a correct answer to the following question: If you are standing in front of the door, facing in the direction Chloe is, which building would you see to your left? Kinda fun, but kinda hard. Anyone can enter this contest. I will happily send you your prize if you don't live in K-ville.
Post your answers by March 20th.

Contest #2: Doesn't involve anything hard, it's not really even a contest per se, I just want to see who checks this blog. Please just post a comment before March 20th. I will have my husband just draw your name out at random. Out of site people also can enter, I will send you your prize in the mail. I thought it would be fun it you posted an answer to the following question. If you could be a animal, which one would you be and why?
My answer: I would be a monkey because it would be pretty awesome to eat a banana with my hands, bounce a ball with my feet, and hold onto whatever I was sitting on with my tail-all at the same time.

Cooking Club-Asian food theme.

We had a fun March cooking club. Katherine came up with an Asian Cuisine theme. People were very creative with the food they brought. Like shaking beef,coconut crusted tilapia, homemade fortune cookies, orange chicken, lettuce wraps,teriyaki chicken, etc. As for me, I brought white rice (original, I know) We had good company, good food, good time.

Humphy's and the Holmes.

Kyrsten Haas, Sandra Z, and Melissa Bell.

These were a group favorite. Lacy and Matt Guy came up with these creative "sushis". They were made from rice krispy treats and fruit rolls ups. Way cute and delish.

A fun fun meeting

We had a really informative and fun meeting last Thursday.
Some things to get excited for (covered at the meeting)
FEBRUARY FORMAL-Friday 13th. Dress nice, it'll be worth it.
OSTEOPATHIC FUN RUN-Come run, walk, direct the runners, cheer, volunteer...get into the spirit of the run.

Here are some pics of the night.

Tamra R and Krystal came up with a really funny game to get people up and out of their seats. We were each in a group of 7. We each had to individually chose something we could do based on a list that Tamra and Krystal read to us. And this wasn't an ordinary list!

Note: I tried my best to gets shots of everyone, but some of the, uh, demonstrations were a little tricky to capture. See if you can guess what they're doing. I will label each picture. Tamra-burping, yes burping, the ABC's. Someone shouted "what kind of game is this?" Tara Wilde-describing a new illness she invented having something to do with a fever in her feet. Brita-wiggling her ears. Another made up illness.

These 4 beauties all did cartwheels.

You probably guessed this one.

Oh Mandy, she sang twinkle twinkle little star in a very lovely Opera voice.

Jaime-demonstrating Incy Wincy spider.

You probably guessed-Melissa M doing a head stand.

Maren and Tara-the splits(pretty creative)

Doing an SAA cheer.

Stephanie-barking like a dog. (well, it was more of a puppy!)

Yep, another headstand.

This is just a sampling of the delishiousness we get to eat at the meetings. Thanks Devri.

Prego and doing the splits. Don't we have talent in the SAA.

Saved this for last. She is drawing a picture with her foot. Go Amber.

And to everyone else. We loved all of your crazy antics, as well.
As for me...I yoddled and it was about as good as a yoddle could get. Er...nevermind.