Dunkin' Divas

A time-honored tradition at Texas A&M is ordering and receiving your Aggie ring. Entering her senior year, Julie ordered her ring a few months ago, and last week she was able to go to the alumni building for the big "Aggie Ring Day," and pick up her shiny new piece of Aggie bling.

I had not been before, so I was not sure what to expect. Boy howdy, it was not at all what I anticipated! There were people everywhere! A sea of Aggies, past, present, and future, all flashing their new rings, comparing to other people's rings, and dreaming of the day when they too would wear the pretty piece of gold on their right ring finger.

When Julie asked me to go with her and the family to pick it up, I didn't realize what a big deal it was. But, I'm SO glad I went!

It was very exciting watching all the seniors wait patiently for their turn to go pick up their rings. When Julie's group was finally called, I tried to nonchalantly catch the grin on her face, full of excitement, but she caught me.

When we made it inside, I stepped back to watch my parents help Julie find her ring group, check the ring to make sure it was right, and finally slip it on her finger.

Bling bling!

Once we made it back outside, there were more lines to wait in so we could get a picture of Juls with the large Aggie ring outside the Alumni building. She was pretty frustrated (and hot!), but I think the pictures we got under the ring made it all worth it. Personally, I love the look of confusion on her face here...haha. I'm sure I could make up a "you might be an Aggie..." joke about this picture, but I'll withhold myself.

Later that night, the traditions continued as Julie and her friend Kristin dunked their new rings together. We were there early to finish setting up and just to hang out, so we kicked off the night early with a sister shot.

Our littlest diva was pulling out all the stops, determined to make sure she received a fair amount of attention at "Ju-we's pa-tee."

One of my favorite pictures of the night. :)

The "pitcher" Grandma bought Julie to dunk in. HA! Love it. My kind of dunk!

We waited for awhile without too many people (other than family) showing up, and I was worried that Julie and Kristin might get their feelings hurt that their friends would not show up. Silly me! I forgot that college kids never show up until later. Nothing ever "starts" until at least 9:00pm... Luckily, they all did show up....

And right in time for the big festivities! Julie and Kristin both dropped their shiny, new Aggie rings into their pitchers, and went to town.

I was beyond impressed with Julie's chugging ability! I just knew she was going to throw up everywhere, but she held her own. Ryleigh too was amazed that Julie drank "ahh dat apple juice!"

Happy Dunk Day, Julie! Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day, and congrats- you are no longer a 2%-er. Welcome to the wonderful world of Aggie!