Well....there does seem to be one aspect in my life that could be improved upon. You see, in my silly freshman ward there are 134 beautiful young girls and 29 guys. So yeah, that's great. Well, for this reason, my college life thus far has been completely celibate--free from dating and relationships of any kind. I kind of got used to it last semester, but this semester I decided that I was going to have fun and meet people! So last week, my lovely roommates and I got to experience the terror that young men face as they ask someone out on a date. Haha just kidding...there was no terror involved! It was a piece of cake! I don't know why guys have such a problem with it! We all landed ourselves dates in a matter of minutes, no sweat! So we were all pretty excited for our upcoming date and then Friday night came (our date was on Saturday) and we realized that we actually had to PLAN a date....k that part was a little harder!! I mean, we had an idea of what we wanted to do but we certainly hadn't nailed down any details nor did we have the supplies to fulfill our tentative plans. So that was fun.
Luckily, my wonderful roommate Michaela planned and prepared a date late on Friday night that ended up being a blast!. To start, we made pizza!! But seeing as how we're poor college students, most of the supplies were acquired from the dollar store. That seemed like a good idea at the time, but we soon found out that what the dollar store sells isn't exactly "quality." It all tasted fine, but the cheese was plasticy and didn't exactly melt as cheese should when placed in a 450 degree oven. Well as mentioned before, we're college students, and not only are we poor, but we've also been known to eat nearly anything, so the "fake" cheese didn't deter us and we still gladly consumed our pizza that turned out to be delightful regardless of the cheese not being melted! But Michaela and Tanisha had overestimated how much pizza we were going to make. There were still about four packages of "cheese" left once we had finished with our dinner. The cheese may have been okay for us to use on our pizza, but we couldn't imagine when we would ever use the rest of it so we did the only logical thing we could think of. We divided up the cheese, headed outside, and had an epic cheese fight. Yep that's right, a cheese fight.
For a raging four minutes, the air was littered with shreds of mozzarella flying every which way. There was nowhere to hide. No matter which way you turned, you were bound to be pegged with a fistful of cheese. The battle was intense and unlike any other battle in history. I'm glad to report that the casualties were few, though there were some pretty gruesome battle wounds. Having lived through a battle like that, we have all been changed and have a different view of life. You never know when your last moment is going to be, any moment your life can be unfairly taken from you. Let me tell you, there is nothing more terrifying than seeing Zach Chase out of the corner of your eye running towards you with a savage look in his eye and a handful of dollar store cheese! It's moments like those that make you realize how important it is to value what you have and not take anything for granted. Cause when it comes down to it, you really don't know what the future holds and all you can do is live in the present and truly appreciate what you have.
This semester has been full of a lot of learning experiences for me and not just in my classes. (In fact, I don't think I've really learned anything in my classes this semester) But one of the most important things I have learned is that having friends who truly care about you is one of the most valuable things you can possess. The kinds of people who will pick you up when you fall. The ones who will go to every extreme to make you laugh when all you want to do is cry. The ones who will tell you how beautiful you are when you wake up five minutes before class starts. And especially the ones who don't question you or give you funny looks when you suggest having a cheese fight, but instead grab a bag of shredded mozzarella and run out the door planning an ambush!! Those are the people who you need to seek out! And once you find them, hold on to them! Cause without good friends, life would suck. And I can't even express how grateful I am for all my friends. I would probably just explode without them. Or as my best friend Kelsey would tell me, I'd end up a stripper in Vegas. Yeah, I don't know how she arrived at that conclusion, but that's one of the many reasons I love her!
So basically, in sum, live life to the fullest, don't take things for granted, find good friends, and if you're ever in need of a cheap, fun date, the dollar store has some awful cheese that makes for some good ammunition!
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| We later returned to the battle sight and left our mark! |
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| This is me and my date, Blaine, as drawn by Tanisha. |
