One of Those Weekends.

      As I type this, I'm breathing a big sigh of contentment. This was definitely one of the best weekends I've had in a while, and I needed it so badly. It wasn't one of those weekends that was full of crazy, almost unbelievable stories. I'm not sure I could even handle one of those right now. It was one of those weekends where you're with friends nonstop, laughing and just enjoying your time with them. It was one of those weekends where I got a lot of stuff done without stressing out (well, maybe a little). I don't know how else to explain it. It was exactly what I needed to get me motivated for the semester ahead of me.
      Yesterday, Stew, Mel, and I attempted the two hour run. The keyword there is attempted. After a little over four miles, Stew and I took a break. Her knees were hurting and my foot wasn't being too kind to me. Also, there was NO water for at least another two miles. What's up with that BR?! It's downright cruel to leave empty water fountains sitting around. They're like a freaking mirage. Anyway, I just couldn't handle any more running after that. I think it's time for me to swallow my pride and go to a doctor. If it a stress fracture, then I need to get started on treating it so that I don't end up walking with a cane when I'm still in my twenties. The run time wasn't a total loss though - I spent some time laying on the "beach" in the amazing weather while they finished their runs.
      After a little recovery time and some delicious smoothies, we headed to the store to get Hannah's birthday dinner. Did I mention she is now in the 20 club?! It's nice to have another old lady join the group. Stew and I went to church with her, and then we came back to the apartment and got started on dinner. Mel made the amazingly delicious birthday cake that only lasted about twelve hours, and Stew and I made the meal. Our bestest bud from home, Simone, came and joined us for the night, so of course we had to go out and celebrate. Here we are looking cute, hehe. :)

Happy birthday, Hanny!

We went to Bogie's and had an absolute blast. Mel was kind enough to chauffeur us for the night! After we got back, we stayed up until some awful hour eating everything we could find, being obnoxious, and watching friends. Come on, you know how it is. A night out never really ends when you get home, right? We were bummed that Alex couldn't be with us, but apparently it's softball season or something. Lucky for us she was game to hang out with us from 2-4 this morning. :)

       Today was just as good as yesterday, if not better. Monie stayed around for a while, and it was so great to get to catch up with her. After she left, we had a roomie (plus Hannah) date to Yogurtland. I'm sure we were annoyingly loud, but whatever. It was delicious! There's nothing better than a cup of froyo to get you ready to work. We came back to the apartment, opened all the windows, turned on Needtobreathe Pandora, and got work done. I managed to get enough done that I really don't even care that I haven't started on my speech yet. (Sidenote: If you know a good story about my life from which I learned a valuable lesson, please let me know!) While we worked on school stuff, we also worked on dinner. We successfully cooked this freaking delicious roast. I should probably knock on wood as I type this, but we have yet to fail at cooking a meal! It's surprising considering how scatterbrained we can be sometimes. Now, we're catching the very important season finale of Kim and Kourtney. You know you're watching too. We all want to know the juicy details of the breakup, right? Oh, and we also realized that although there are four people paying rent to live in this apartment, there are about eight people who think they live here. I mean I honestly wouldn't be surprised to come home one day and find Hannah, BJ, Celia, Jacob Allen, or even Simone sitting on the couch eating all of our food with no one else around.

      Like I said, this weekend wasn't full of craziness and unbelievableness. I wouldn't be surprised if you told me reading about it was insanely boring, but I don't really care. It meant so much to me. According to Monie, friendships hit this ten year mark where they turn completely awful or something. Well, I've been friends Alex, Hannah, and Simone for ten years or more, and I'm sure my friendships with Melanie and Stew will make it to the mark without falling apart. These girls are my family, and I'm so lucky to have them in my life. I can almost guarantee you that at least half of everything we said this weekend made no sense, but all that matters is that it makes us laugh. I love you guys! (I'm assuming they read this blog...otherwise that's embarrassing.) I'm finally coming out of this nasty place that I've let myself stay stuck in for the past month and a half, and I'm so relieved. I'm ready for everything this week is going to throw at me, including my first attempt at public speaking. Anyway, it's time to watch The Notebook/The Shining. Weird pair, I know. Later!