A day off

We had a day off! Not that I would ever want a day off from school, but it was nice and relaxing. The whole day was really wierd in that it really felt like a weekend because we were actually out doing stuff! Well, last night, our group ended up staying out until about 1:30 just talking, laughing, writing on chalkboards in the women's bathroom, etc. (yes, there are chalkboards in the bathroom stalls at Charlie B's - groovy). So, because of the late night, I was inclined to sleep in this morning. However, because I could not stop thinking about my laundry - nightmares, actually - I was pulled from my bed before the alarm even went off in order to get to the laundry room. How efficient...I balanced the laundry with a shower and reading for class - nice, Lynn.

Anyways, after that I headed out on my bike to hit the credit union on campus before going to Out to Lunch (lunch-music festival downtown). Lucky, lucky me...campus was swarmed with freshmen who were there for orientation! Ohhh, those kids...okay, I really should have joined them because they will probably come out of their day with a lot more knowledge of the campus than I have currently. Oh well...one of these days though, I have to jump on a campus tour with those high schoolers to figure out where all the buildings are. Or, I'll just look at a map.

So, I went to Out to Lunch and did some awesome people watching. The interpretive dancers were there again, but not quite in full force as last time. There must have been a shortage of drugs today. There were hacky-sackers to watch, families, food vendors, etc. - so much fun. I met Kendra, Lindsay, and Laura there as well, and none of them would agree to finish my huge mound of nachos that I had bought...and thus, they went to waste. But, they were good while they lasted.

Then, the highlight of the day! Since it was such a gorgeous day and we've been meaning to get out hiking, we did a short jaunt up the Clark Fork River. Yes, (mom, you are right) it was a "wussy" hike, but hey, it was beautiful. The trail is a flat trail along the river, but we ventured off onto the shores and the fun part was finding our way back! Either way, we saw some gorgeous sights (okay, I've seen them before...get over it). The weather was beautiful, though! The warmth from the sun caused my jeans to be a little too heavy, but I survived. Gosh, I love my Tevas.

View of the Clark Fork River and Mount Sentinel


Kendra and I posing for a picture


Laura and Kendra deciding where to go next

After the nice hike, I headed back home for some R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N. I feel like I've been "Go, go, go" for the past week! Okay, although apparently my definition of relaxation involves making spinach dip for tomorrow night's potluck (Thanks, Janet, for the great recipe) and reading material for class tomorrow and Friday. Fun times, fun times. Oh, also relaxation includes updating my blog. What would I do without it? Well, the answer would be "actually get my homework done" but we'll just pretend that I typed that in invisible ink.

Peace everyone!