As of last Thursday, I am a proud mama to two beautiful twin
littles! As happy as I am, when I
agreed to take twins I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
SMU Chi O takes sorority big/little to the next level. Each day of big/little week has a
letter assigned to it.
- · C= candy; each big makes a poster board for their little with funny phrases and inserts different types of candy in place of a few words in the sentences
- · H= heirlooms; each big decorates a bin and passes down a hoard of owl knick-knacks and t-shirts that they got from their bin. The bins are set up in the most visually appealing way possible as to show off the presents inside.
- · I= insignia; this is also known as dessert night. Each big decorates a tray with the Chi O letters and then puts as much food or dessert on it that will possibly fit. This is the night that gets the most out of control because each big makes their tower of food as tall as possible by stacking large glass vases and tying balloons for extra height.
- · O= owl; this night is reveal…. Also known as the ultimate relief after a busy week of crafting! Each big is required to give their little something with an owl on it or an owl figurine.
All of this takes at least 11 hours of work for ONE
little. Try having two.
Needless to say I did not sleep much during big/little
week. I was up making two candy
boards, two bins, and setting up two dessert nights. It is in my nature to put my best work out on display, so
even though I had two littles, nobody would have ever been able to tell. My bins were stuffed full, my candy
towers were flying high, and my candy boards were cute and creative.
One thing I struggled with throughout the week was making
sure that each twin’s presents looked different. I did not want them to know that they were twins, or
that they had me, so I tried to throw each of them off my scent all week. For one twin, I put the last name of
someone else on a t-shirt in their bin to confuse them. For the other twin, I told another girl
in her PC to tell her that she had someone she had never met. My sly tricks worked, and neither of
them was expecting to have me as a big!
When Thursday rolled around and it was finally time for
reveal, I was so excited I could hardly stand it. The way we reveal is we put a photo of ourselves and our
littles in a picture frame, wrap it, and then hide it at our reveal spot (which
was Sol Irlandes this year). The
littles open the frame and then dash around the restaurant searching for their
new big and are finally reunited with the one who has been spoiling them all
week long. I wrapped my two
frames, and placed them next to each other and watched them open their pictures
from the stairs of the restaurant.
It brought me so much joy to watch each of their joy when they opened
their picture and saw my face, and then realized that they were twins.
Reveal was such a great night, and even though the hours
were long, it was all well worth it.
I am so blessed to have two amazing littles!
XO Love and Mine,
Kat
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