weekend wackiness

so this past weekend was a lot of fun. it really was. it started off friday night with an amazing italian dinner made by kim. yummy! then bethany and i met up with brian, dave, bj and andrea and we went and saw "7 brides for 7 brothers." can i just say that it was amazing! wow!! i extremelly enjoyed myself. bethany, dave and i met up with becca, who was in the pit orchestra. she plays the flute and did a great job. anyway we headed over to the student center where we ran into phil and one of dave's friends, joel. so we all got in line and got drinks at mcconn. then we played the most awesome game ever- turbo cranium! wow- i haven't laughed that much in a long time. all's i have to say is "t" and "honeymoon" and "stipper jumping on a table." sorry- inside jokes. anyway the musical had a "kidnapping" scene and that got bethany into the mood to kidnapp someone. so we decided to kidnap our good friend tony. it took some planning and organization, but we finally found out where he was and acquired a get away vehical (a pimpin' van). by this time emily had joined us, and phil had left, so we still had 6 ppl to pull off the job. and boy did we pull it off. the boys went in and covered tony with a blanket and hauled him out to the van. we covered his eyes and becca, almost single handidly, kept him from escaping. tony is a very squirmy captive. :) anyway we proceeded to dumb him off in a field decked on in a paracel, a huge hat, a blown up shark and a candy cane. he didn't really cooperate though and mangaged to get in the van before we could get away. what adventures! lots of laughs for sure.

then on saturday my family came out to see me! it was so good to spend the day with them. we had a good time getting caught up, eating at baldwin (which never ceases to amaze my dad- he is in awe of how much variety there is!), a wal mart trip (gotta love it when the parents pay), the marion mall, which as always was an adventure. after we got back we took some time to walk around campus and i played tour guide. jeremy (my 16yr old bro) was impressed with our weight room facility. he decided he wanted to be cool and try to max out on bench press. he about managed to heave up 210lb, but couldn't quite do it. anway, we swung by my dorm and picked up emily and kim and all crammed into the car and went to mi pueblos. oh my goodness! they have amazing food! the combination of my family and my friends made for a very fun and laughter filled meal. and then my dad told our waiter that it was my bday was on tuesday. so before i knew it like 5 hispanic guys came out with a dessert and put a sombrero on my head. as they were singing one of them wiped whip cream all over my face. lol. it was a good time. eventually we went to leave and my dad pulled out of the parking lot. we were talking away and then em was like "um...i think this is a one way street...." we looked up to see multiple head lights coming towards us. yup- we were definetly going the wrong way. we all had a good laugh.
back at the dorm, my family came up and hung out in my room. we had a mini bday celebration with cake and singing and of course presents. i got a Friends DVD, a cross necklace and of course money!! more talking and laughter and they left around 7:30, then one of my good guy friends from home who i haven't talked to in forever called. it was really good to talk with him. the evening ended with kim, emily, mackenzie and i playing a hilarioius game called Imagine Iff.

so anyway, today was boring- studying, eating, studying, bible study, group meeting. nothing too exciting... oh yeah! back at home we got a yellow lab puppy today! i was so bummed that i couldn't be there when we got him though :( his name is Charger and my sis says he's super cute. i can't wait to see him. i'll have to wait until easter break though b/c next week is spring break and i'll be in Vermont! yeah buddy!