Honey, I’m Home!

Here I am in Mac town living large, or at least living by myself. My parents are out of town so I have the house to myself. They just left yesterday, but it feels longer than that. Tonight my sister is coming over to watch movies. This means that I will get to spend at least 45min to an hour in Dillons trying to pick out movies that both of us like. We no doubt will provide plenty of entertainment to the people who are also shopping for films. Once a long time ago we went into the store to pick out a movie and spent 1 hour and didn’t walk out with anything. Bad things.
Good things. I got to see friends who I haven’t seen since Thanksgiving and Christmas last weekend. We went out for a lovely neighbor’s breakfast and then I jetted off to graduation at Tabor. After graduation I left for KC with my friend Jill. We spend a relaxing weekend in KC. I played dance dance revolution for the first time. It was great. I was terrible. After KC I came home and unpacked, while distracting myself with mucho amounts of stuffage.
Exciting news, next year I get to live in a house with wood floors. I am Sooooo excited. I decided to commemorate the experience with my first home made rug of which the dimensions are currently 1.5’ x 4’ it will be bigger. In fact, I don’t think I am going to stop till I reach my goal. (I don’t know what that is, but when I get there I will know.)
That’s about all for now.
Take care all.

Torrential rain spreads wide in Kansas

Thursday night, May 12, three college students were spotted in strange activity on the campus grounds. There were reports of loud screaming/yelling that disturbed the residence nearby. Some of these neighbors came by to stare at the students in their quote, “foolish” display of frivolity. One stunned passerby stated, “I didn’t understand what all of the ruckus was about. They were spinning, running, whooping, and hollering right there in the pouring rain. Then, all of the sudden, they started dumping each other in the mud, and even dumping themselves in the mud. It was just sad I tell you. They were plain lucky they didn’t get hit by the lightning.”
The incident began when the female member of the party dropped by to say sorry that she had missed the others in their visit, and then the rain came…
Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. The girl maintained some minor shoulder stiffness, and one man suffered serious grass stains. The girl is expected to have swift recovery, but sadly all of the clothes involved in the situation are in questionable condition.

Just call me "Da Kid"

Last night I got to go to Drubers with some friends. Some friends turned into TC students taking over the large room at Drubers. There were 40 students there. It was a lot of fun. The people at my table each made a unique creation out of Styrofoam cups and milk cartons. There were masks, a hat, a tank, and some ever creative confetti. (The act of ripping apart paper products was considered creative creating.) I got to drive Amy’s car which is an old classic boat. Driving it and looking down the semi winged hood of the car made me feel like I was in the Mafia. (Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me? Hey yous guys! I am gonna put ya in cement shoes if ya don’t watch your back)
This is my last legitimate day of class this semester with only finals to go! My Monday and Tuesday are going to kill me, so if you think of it pray for me like a wild banshee.
Love ya all (note: not pronounced yawl, but ya all)

Mmmm Pop Tarts

I am getting excited because one of McPherson’s finest holidays is coming right around the bend. Yep, it is All Schools Day / May Day! The day of the year when every school in the good old city of McPherson lets out of school so that everyone can gather on Main Street and watch all the little kindergarteners wave at their parents. It is great! My first memory of May Day was riding the Kansans for Life float with my neighbor. I remember it so well because my dad was on crutches and when the jets flew over he dropped his crutches to cover my ears (because I didn’t like the loudness of the jets) May Day is a time of fun, friends, freaky clowns, and funnel cake. (Mmmm) Where else in Kansas do you get to hear the same song on the bag pipes 10 times in one day. (It is great, really it is.)

no song, but I am eating pop tarts

Ode to friends

Don’t you know those people, the people who meet you when you are young and don’t have a clue and befriend you? Or perhaps you caused them through strange quark of nature to befriend you. These are the people who you don’t forget. They may not remember all of the interactions, but you do and each is special, sometimes a bit overboard, but all unique and fun. And after the drift happens, (you know, the drift that happens when people have a schedule change, get married, graduate, or move away.) it is the most fun just to make contact again. It is kind of like a mini home coming, only better because these are the people who you want to see at homecoming but the crowds of people make it impossible to converse. You ask the “Correct” questions and make the “correct” interaction, but in the end you always seem to jump in right back where you left off. And that is the good part about these kinds of friends. Welcome home friends.

The message of the erase board

Today I walked past a dry erase board with the number of days left in this semester numbered on it. AAAHHHHHHH! Talk about your waker uppers. I can’t believe that this semester has flown this fast. The end of the semester brings good things though. I get to see my friend Sabrah soon when she comes back to town. Other people will be coming back to visit. My friend Patrick is visiting this weekend. Mother’s day I get to go out with the family on Sunday, and take pictures with sister on Sunday afternoon. If only I didn’t have serious music history to get done this weekend everything would be perfect.
Shoot, I almost forgot. The most exciting of all things! I get to live in a house next year and not a dorm. I get not one but two living rooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a full sized fridge, extended open house hours, and a garage for my bike! And I get to share it with six of the coolest people that I know. As Napoleon would say “Yesssssss.”

Random fact of me for the day: Every single one of my houseplants has a new leaf. I love spring!

Song: Gloria – Taylor Sorensen

Mmm Mmm Good

I am pleased to say that my sushi eating experience was satisfactory. I am not so much of a fan of how salty the sea weed raps are, but the fish was good for the most part. My two favorites were the eel and the shrimp they had some sort of sauce that I enjoyed. I also had a ginger salad. It was incredible. The thing that I am the most proud of was the fact that I successfully ate the entire meal with chopsticks, and I wasn’t that bad either.
For a treat we got to stop at Starbucks on the way home and I got a white chocolate mocha frapachino. (I have no idea how to spell that) Anyway it was really good. Amen for chocolate, sugar, and caffeine all together in one cup.

song: Comes love - Ella Fitzgerald