Going with the Flow

Well school is officially in full swing...I am not sure whether that is a good thing or a bad thing. Granted, I am elated to finally see other students back on campus; it just seems so dead with nobody else here. Getting back to class is going to be pretty hard after having close to 4 months off. So far I am actually enjoying my classes. Usually, I will have that one class that I just cannot stand and dread going to each and every time, but so far I haven't come across a class that I don't enjoy.

Oh, and I went on the "float" trip this past weekend and had a great time. Of course the actual floating part of the trip was canceled due to thunderstorms, but we all went back to St. Louis and spent the day at the pool together instead where we played a very competive game of pool volleyball. It was great to relax after the first week back.

Apartment Life

So, I just moved out into my first apartment and it has definitely been a different experience. Take the other night for example...I was leaving my friends apartment and was heading home on 270. I get to the intersection of 270 and 40, and did I keep going on 270 to reach the exit I take to get back to the apartment? Oh, no...instead I took the all too familiar exit onto 40 to lead me back to the dorms. I wound up taking all back roads and shaking my head at myself in disgust all the way back. One day I will realize that I don't live at the dorms anymore; until then, I will just have to get used to taking back roads ;)

Male Bonding

One aspect of college life that I have really enjoyed has been the chance to bond with other Christian males, something that I was not able to do as well in high school. Having the chance to surround myself with other Christian males that our solid in their faith has allowed me to take part in many aspects of life that I just skipped over during my teenage years. Earlier this week, there was a hall activity for the guys in the dorms where we played ESPN scene it, ate popcorn, and drank Gatorade and soda. No one had class the next day so we all sat around yelling out answers and just generally being obnoxious. I really enjoyed this chance to bond with my roommates and the other guys in the hall for a few hours. I hope that I will continue to have opportunities to spend some quality “guy” time with my friends this upcoming semester.

Night on the Town

Recently, a group of friends and I went out for a night on the town. We were celebrating our friend Keri’s birthday. This was to be a formal affair; prom dresses and suits were a requirement. The ladies spent the better part of the week trying on each other’s dresses so that they could find that perfect one for the evening. They even spent hours on their hair so that it was just right. The guys had other plans. We wanted this to be a memorable night so we took the word “suit” very loosely. Two weeks before the event we headed out to the local Goodwill and bought our “outfits” for the evening. Pat found his right away; it was a three piece corduroy suit and shoes to match (well they weren’t corduroy…that would just have been odd). My outfit took a little longer to put together. I ended up with a pair of powder blue pants and a sort of grey jacket that is almost impossible to explain with words. My shirt was a silky yellow and my tie was purple and about a foot-and-a-half too short. We topped it all off by giving ourselves comb-overs. Personally I thought we looked good, and apparently the girls did too because they couldn’t stop laughing. The twelve of us dined at Bahama Breeze and then traveled to Brio’s Tuscan Grille in Frontenac for desert. The best part of the night: I spent a grand total of $35 on clothes, dinner, and desert…what a bargain!