The Run Down...

The few days after elected were some of the most fun and truly eventful but I will try to describe it in the condensed version. After elected and after the Raleigh Convention Center was clean and cleared, I attempted to drive to the office. (Note I said attempted, because of course I got lost since my gps has a mind of its own) After finally making it to the office to meet up with the other officers and state staff, we all sat down to enjoy our many McDonald's Happy Meals! Soon after we packed up and went to go take team pictures where we all almost melted because of the extreme heat. Even though it was so hot outside, none of us still wanted to take our great corduroy FFA jackets off! We then went back to the office to take our strength finder tests and get ready for our first outing to the Capital City Club, on the 21st floor of the Progress Energy building. We had a wonderful dinner that was provided by the NC Farm Bureau, with representative and guest Jay Boyette dining with us. After a great night full of fun and laughs, the officer team called it a night as we finally took off our jackets and slept at the Brownstone.

Friday morning we all started our day off right by eating at IHOP as a team. Soon after we went to spend time with the state staff before we began our shopping trip at Crab Tree Valley Mall. Shopping was surely an adventure in itself, especially for the six of us. I honestly didn't know there were so many different types of stockings for ladies to wear! We went straight from Raleigh to my neck of the words, Newton Grove! We went through my hometown to get to White Lake, NC. However, we traditionally stopped and ate at Skipper's Restaurant in Clinton. We almost got stuck in Clinton because of the horrific weather. Nevertheless, not even bad weather could have kept us from White Lake! Everyone safely made it there were we met up with the past State FFA Officers and went to sleep. We needed our rest because Saturday was going to start another cool activity...BLAST OFF!