"I have a love/hate relationship with stairs..." - Meghan
Tonight I had a white elephant gift exchange party with my old roomies. I can't remember the last time I actually had some fun on a Friday night. We started out by having dinner at Franks. It's cheap and good. Then we took the plunge and went downtown to get some ice cream sandwiches at the Batch. Let's stop there for a second, let me explain why I have a love/hate relationship with the Batch. You see, it's so good, cold icecream, warm, soft cookies.... I know your mouth is watering. But my issue is it melts ALL over my hands every time I eat it!
"I have a love/hate relationship with the Batch." - Whit
"Because it's messy?" - Amanda
"Yeah and I am a messy eater, which most people know about, but I would like to keep it a secret to the rest of the world." - Whit
Well, that went out the window.
It's quite a problem. But needless to say, I love the batch. After our icecream and cookies we stopped in to Ross (which just happened to be a shortcut back to the car). We commented on how the whole set up of Ross has changed, smelled some good smelling soaps, and we were on our way. At home (Garfield Arms) the humble adobe (did I spell that right?) of Meghan, Kelly, and Ashley, with tea in hand, we started watching Pitch Perfect. (Which was amazing, I might add). Actually, let's backtrack, before the movie we opened our white elephant gifts which included some stunning glasses, a picture frame, magic mike, and a whole lotta other stuff.
You know as I sit here typing this, next to Meghan, covered in her big comforter, I can't help but smile when Kelly ran into the wall and Meghan stated, "Be kind to the wall, whatever did it do to you?" Miss Congeniality is playing in the background, Amanda is falling asleep on the couch, ("I'm awake") and it's just a good old Friday night. Sure, maybe we just ate food and watched movies, but sometimes you just need an "eat food and watching movies" kind of night.
I miss coming home to Poly Canyon hearing Meghan's voice saying, "Hi sunshine!" I miss random dance parties and signing sensations that went on in our kitchen. I just miss these crazy girls. Being so busy last quarter, there was never time for this. I could barley keep my head on straight, let alone have a movie night with my girls. And like the batch I have a love/hate relationship with my new situation this quarter. It's hard not being in Muir, but I love seeing my friends again.
My three goals of the quarter is to get good grades, have "me" time, and to have fun with my friends that I did not get to see that much last quarter. Oh, and I guess I should mention my goal for Health in the Classroom, to only have two starbucks per week.
Spending time with these girls is just another reminder of how much love is around me. And thinking about both women from the cinnabon place and the bookstore who were so kind to me today, it's so nice being around people who are happy and enjoying life. Thinking about last quarter and some certain experiences I had in art in the classroom with a certain professor. I realized how not uplifting she was. Life is too short to be around people who are not going to uplift you. Sometimes you just need to watch some movies, snuggle under comforters, and laugh with your girls, because we are only in college for a short time and I would much rather remember the nice people who gave me my cinnabon for breakfast or hugging Meghan or laughing at our weird antics. I'd much rather remember those things than a grouchy professor who didn't know how to say "good morning" at 8am. And as Meghan always says, "Never let anyone dull your sparkle." So, that's my note for the night (I am about to get my nails painted) don't let anyone change who you are or take the sunshine out of you!
Whitters
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