Dare to be Risky
09 Nov 2011 2 Comments
in adventure Tags: Dare devils, fun, stunts
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to free fall through the air. Maybe this isn’t exactly the kind of risky business you would want to encounter in your daily life. For others it is a thrill we cannot wait to experience. The question is why would we subject ourselves to such a thrill? The most simplistic answer I can come up with is because of the adrenaline we get from taking a free-falling adventure on this gorgeous planet. Let’s go skydiving!
Lunch?
08 Nov 2011 1 Comment
in Chatty Women, College Life, Ex-boyfriends, guys club, McAlisters, old couples, Panera, Relationships, sweet tea
Today I could not decide where I was going to have lunch. I knew I wanted something fresh and tasty. I also knew I wanted a sweet tea. I know some of you are thinking Subway, but I wanted something with a little more atmosphere. McAlisters and Panera were my only options of course. These are two places close to the University. Panera would have been the perfect stop if it was not for the thought of McAlisters sweet tea. Confusion set in, I was panicked. What should I do? Then it occurred to me, both! Yes, both would be wonderful. I got in line with all of the chatty ladies meeting at Panera for lunch and fantasized about their bread until it was my turn to order. I asked for my normal Panini, which I haven’t had in quite some time. While waiting for my order to be up I could not help thinking I should have gotten myself the Greek Salad, it just sounded really good. Oh well, my decision was made. I grabbed my Panini and walked back to my car. The smell of my delicious sandwich filtered through the entire car and tickled my senses. This is no time for eating. I needed my tea.
I drove the short block over to McAlisters and got in line with a very different crowd of people. These were not chatty women or old couples – this crowd was full of young men! Shocked, yes. The man at the register gave me a huge smile and asked me what I would like. I asked for my tea first so that I wouldn’t forget; but then I was compelled to purchase a salad as well. What a pig! Am I right? Anyway, I make my way through this sea of men (they must have been having an all guys club) and took a seat on the “to go” bench. As I am sitting here several of these men pass me each one of them saying hello but none of them stopping to talk any longer than this simple greeting. I almost felt like I was intruding in their space. After about 3 minutes of this a jovial little man skips up to me and asks me if I would like any dressing with that salad. I felt like the typical woman who purchases a small salad and iced tea for lunch rather than a loaded baked potato and sandwich. Humiliated I asked for the vinaigrette. Why didn’t I ask for the ranch? At least that way these men would think I wasn’t one of those girls who are only concerned for their figure. I am not normally this typical as a woman but apparently today was the exception.
As I turn to leave I felt at least ten pairs of eyes burning the back of my neck. I fall into my car and open the windows trying to get some relief from all stress over lunch and then an ex-boyfriend pulls into McAlisters. The thought instantly hits me that this was a convention of all of my ex-boyfriends and I was the laughing stalk of the place. I drove away as fast I could. I sit here now writing all of this and cannot help but laugh because as many first dates as I have been on there is no way all of them would have known each other and would get together for lunch because I was their connection. Next time, I think I will pack a lunch.
Panera + McAlisters = Terrifying ex-boyfriend reunion!!!
Ode to a little brother
25 May 2011 2 Comments
in Poetry
Ode to a Little Brother
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Brightly shining down
Upon the earth
Where you lie
So peaceful so sweet
How I wonder what you are
Going to be like when I return
more hair?
more words?
potty trained?
Up above the world so high
so far from you
And you from me
No more spilling my purse
Or waking me up every night
Like a diamond in the sky
I remember you
Sweet kisses, big hugs
Far off vision of you
Blurred by the street lights
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Soon I will be home
To play and laugh with you
Even though I may wish to stay
How I wonder what you are
Be safe
Sleep tight
In your “big boy” bed
I miss you little brother!
Graduation
23 May 2011 Leave a Comment
in Poetry Tags: USF Graduation
It has all come down to this.
4 years of debt,
4 years worth of essays,
4 years of exams,
4 years of lecture after lecture.
It has come down to this.
4 years of football games,
4 years of parties,
4 years of relationships.
It has come down to this one day.
And what is to come,
After I leave this place,
with only a diploma in my hand.
This is what will come,
The real world spreads out her arms
I hope to God I am prepared for this future.
Black gown, black cap, tassel, cords.
I am ready to walk but I don’t want to leave.
USF it has been fun, thanks for the memories.
I am ready.
It has all come down to this.
Lilacs
19 May 2011 Leave a Comment
This is my first post, therefore I will make it sweet and meaningful.
While walking to work one day last week I smelled something amazing. It was unlike the smell of freshly cut grass, which I love. (Off the record, there is a perfume which smells like fresh-cut grass). No, it was sweeter and mixed well with the scent of the grass. Once I was close enough to truly recognize the smell I saw them. The most beautiful bush of Lilacs. I recognize the smell of the lilacs and associate it to when I was a child growing up in Montana. In my yard, we had four huge lilac bushes. My siblings and I would always play inside of these bushes. I used to pretend the buds of the lilacs were grapes. When the grapes bloomed into flowers I liked them even more. We would pick them from the bush and bring them to my mother who would put them in a vase on the kitchen table. These memories all came to my attention when I was walking past the delicious smelling lilac bushes.
I love this campus in the spring time. The grass is always green and the flowers always look so beautiful. Brookside Mansion is tall and gallant surrounded by the beautiful trees and green grass. Mirror lake sparkles and glistens in the sunlight. The goslings have hatched and are learning how to swim; they are so cute. A fat squirrel slowly makes his way up a tree, while balancing a nut between his teeth. All of these different beautiful natural occurrences on my school campus makes me smile and think I am so happy I chose the University of Saint Francis.
