Sunday, March 28, 2004

Whoo for weekends!

Current Mood: Happy, and a bit tired. Listening To: Nothing Time: 4:00 PM After a not so fantastic week like last week, this weekend has been the perfect pick-me-up. It's been absolutely spiffing. It's been exactly what I need, and it's just really nice to get away from this campus. I only wish I could do it more often. Beach Synopsis: The jellyfish tried to eat me!! Okay, I lied, it really didn't. In fact, the only jellyfish we saw was this little round one, not much bigger than the palm of my hand, and that was when we were leaving. And we still ran from it like scared little girls when the water came in and pushed it forward [Note: The tide didn't move it at all. We're just a bunch of wimps.] I had a lot of fun though. The drive up wasn't terrible at all, despite the fact that it was indeed two hours, and half of it was rather scenic. Lovely coastal houses and shores and such. (We've decided it would be grand to spend the week at one of those big, raised up ones with the sky decks. Cool stuff.) It wasn't really crowded at all since we went to the part of the beach that was part of the state park, and even thought it felt sort of cold at first, it warmed up quick enough. Even went in the water (I kept an eye out for man-eating sharks, of course. You can never be too careful), even though it was colder than an eskimo's house in there. Eventually, you go numb, so it's all good. Of course, I think most of us got burned in some way or another. I always think that this time, I'll beat the sun at his own game. That, by some miracle of anti-klutzness, I'll have actually been able to cover my back completely with suntan lotion. But of course, I didn't, and there are splotchy marks where you can see my poor little fingers trying desperately to cover all the space. They tried so hard, too. I'm not nearly as bad as Natalie - the tops of her feet are red and it's hysterical to look at, heh. Beth just completely turned into a lobster. So generally speaking, I was probably the least burnt. Yay for me! On the way back we stopped at some place still on the shoreline to grab a bite to eat, since most of us were ready to grab our own sushi (if you catch my drift). Hot wings are good. So are strawberry margaritas (virgins, of course. Pure as the day they were born!), and us being the only people to sit inside, away from the sun, heh. Poor Sandy got a little sick on the drive back, but she was at least feeling better in the last half hour or so. Thankfully we all survived the trip without dying, getting eaten by sharks (or jellyfish), being swept away by the tide or devoured by seamonkies. (Beware the seamonkies.) Yes, all in all, quite a fantabulous day, if I do say so myself. And today, I went to the park with a whole bunch of Wesley people and that was a lot of fun. Sort of hot, but hey, I'm not complaining. We took a small walk and took some pictures (well, I took pictures, nobody else did), played some basketball, and went riding over some crazy hills in Kelly's jeep. Heh, good times. Now I'm back, feeling good, though a little tired and a little sore, and I've got pictures that I want to develope, so I think I'm going to try and get that done soon. I've also got some more letters to write (hee hee, I like markers) and things to get ready to send off for tomorrow, as well as a bit of studying (shucks), so this darling little girl is jetting off for now. Arcadia's Disney Trivia: Well, nobody got the last quote. That was Ursula, from The Little Mermaid. It's actually one of my favorite parts of the movie, heh. Go figure. Now, children, tell me where this one's from: If only the world wouldn't get in the way If only people would just let you play They say you're both being fools You're breaking all the rules They can't understand your magic wonderland

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