thursday night

thursday night was wonderful! at 10.30 my roommate and i went over to our brother floor. a family of one of the 41ers was in their lounge chatting with some of the guys. his mother started telling stories and, before long, a whole bunch of guys and us 2 were surrounding her. usually when parents tell stories in this setting, they are embarrassing ones. but these were the kind that the guy was chipping in with snipits that she had forgotten. she mainly told about all the things he built as a child - a clothes dryer, humidifier, smokehouse, boats, timer with a siren to remind him to take out the trash, etc. it was extremely entertaining!!

then we went back to do some homework. at 1.00 a bunch of us g2ers brought cupcakes to 41 for Single Awareness Day. we stayed there for about 1/2 hr talking to the guys. there were lots of laughs and lots of pics. :) a few of us were talking to 1 of the guys about the story behind his nickname. he said he didn't really have an interesting story behind it. one of us mentioned that was really too bad. i said that it's really cool to have a good story. he was like, 'what is the story behind your's zippy?' out of the blue, becky said 'story time with zippy!' and sat on the floor in front of me. like a graceful domino effect, everyone else followed her lead. before i knew it, they were all sitting cross-legged waiting for my 'story.' i was laughing so hard that i had to wipe the tears from my eyes before i could begin. they all listened attentively and clapped when i was finished. it will definitely be a night to remember!

thanks 41 and g2 for all the memories, past and present!!