Saturday, May 06, 2006
Let's start today with a hilarious quote.
"Never argue with an idiot. He'll bring you down to his level and beat you with experience."
Ba ha ha haha! Ah, that one kills me.
The end of the year is always the funniest time.
We come up with some pretty crazy and random things that always sound like a good idea.
Freshman year, we played at the playground after-hours (we were sure we'd get in serious trouble!), with Brother Anthony Joseph (who was Jason then) wearing a sombrero, and took silly pictures next to the Loras College sign...
Sophomore year, we did random things though I can't remember anything particularly within the school year. The best part of that year was the trip to the St. Isaac of Syria Skete. Oh memories...
That trip should have taken an hour...not three. I don't know what kind of directions we were following...
And this year the fun has just begun. Last night, the roommates and I decided it was a stay-in night, a.k.a. sit around in our pajamas, eat food and watch movies. So we put our pajamas on, then remembered we needed to go the grocery store. So we went to Hy-Vee in our pajamas. Dear me. (Pajamas=sweatshirt and flannel pants) We looked like fools in there, singing along with the radio, me carrying around the Malibu, looking everywhere for pretzels....oh man. And then Beth saw a trailer that had the word "Disco" written on it. So we got out and took pictures with it. Then we were like "Hey...picture-taking is fun...let's do more!" Off to the Old Jail we went. We took pictures with the inmate cut-outs, and then with the funny tourist guy. That was hilarious. Then Beth decided to take a picture of her kissing the tourist guy. As she's puckering up, and I'm ready to take the picture, some guys drive by and whistle. The funniest part is that the jail is directly across the street from the police station. We are gutsy. Anyway, we took the drive-by whistling as a sign that we really ought to move along. Then we went over to Graham's, the men's clothing store, and took a picture with the mannequin. Oh yeah, Victoria and Beth were kissing the mannequin. Haha. What shenanigans.
Then we went back to our apartment and made some delicious libations, ate Sour Patch Kids cotton candy and pretzels, and watched "The Family Stone" and "Lord of the Beans."
Crazy times, indeed.
This morning was First Saturday, so of course we went to Nativity, where they do the Mary procession and sing the Our Lady of Fatima song (which just might be the best Marian song ever). Then we tried to go out to breakfast, but I forgot how to get to the restaurant. We probably drove around downtown Dubuque for a good 20 minutes. I'm an idiot. We stopped off at the bank, and that was a circus in and of itself. I don't know how I managed to lose the check I wanted to deposit while driving up to the ATM, but the guy in the car behind me wasn't happy about it. Haha. Then we went to breakfast, which was delish. Next came the Farmer's Market, where I bought delicious jam and bread from a nice Amish lady. And we bought kitchen towels from an old deaf man for our moms. :) And we went to the St. Vincent dePaul store and bought random random things. We played with the kids toys, too. People must just look at us and wonder. We got some awesome records (everything from Tammy Wynette to the St. Louis Jesuits...haha). And now we're headed to a BBQ out at Swiss Valley Park with the FOCUS friends.
More craziness to come, you can be sure of it.
And on a "That is suhhhweeeet" note (from St. Faustina's diary, #589):
"Love casts our fear. Since I came to love God with my whole being and with all the strength of my heart, fear has left me. Even if I were to hear the most terrifying things about God's justice, I would not fear Him at all, because I have come to know Him well. God is love, and His Spirit is peace. I see now that my deeds which have flowed from love are more perfect than those which I have done out of fear. I have placed my trust in God and fear nothing. I have given myself over to His holy will; let Him do with me as He wishes, and I will still love Him." (emphasis mine)
"Never argue with an idiot. He'll bring you down to his level and beat you with experience."
Ba ha ha haha! Ah, that one kills me.
The end of the year is always the funniest time.
We come up with some pretty crazy and random things that always sound like a good idea.
Freshman year, we played at the playground after-hours (we were sure we'd get in serious trouble!), with Brother Anthony Joseph (who was Jason then) wearing a sombrero, and took silly pictures next to the Loras College sign...
Sophomore year, we did random things though I can't remember anything particularly within the school year. The best part of that year was the trip to the St. Isaac of Syria Skete. Oh memories...
That trip should have taken an hour...not three. I don't know what kind of directions we were following...
And this year the fun has just begun. Last night, the roommates and I decided it was a stay-in night, a.k.a. sit around in our pajamas, eat food and watch movies. So we put our pajamas on, then remembered we needed to go the grocery store. So we went to Hy-Vee in our pajamas. Dear me. (Pajamas=sweatshirt and flannel pants) We looked like fools in there, singing along with the radio, me carrying around the Malibu, looking everywhere for pretzels....oh man. And then Beth saw a trailer that had the word "Disco" written on it. So we got out and took pictures with it. Then we were like "Hey...picture-taking is fun...let's do more!" Off to the Old Jail we went. We took pictures with the inmate cut-outs, and then with the funny tourist guy. That was hilarious. Then Beth decided to take a picture of her kissing the tourist guy. As she's puckering up, and I'm ready to take the picture, some guys drive by and whistle. The funniest part is that the jail is directly across the street from the police station. We are gutsy. Anyway, we took the drive-by whistling as a sign that we really ought to move along. Then we went over to Graham's, the men's clothing store, and took a picture with the mannequin. Oh yeah, Victoria and Beth were kissing the mannequin. Haha. What shenanigans.
Then we went back to our apartment and made some delicious libations, ate Sour Patch Kids cotton candy and pretzels, and watched "The Family Stone" and "Lord of the Beans."
Crazy times, indeed.
This morning was First Saturday, so of course we went to Nativity, where they do the Mary procession and sing the Our Lady of Fatima song (which just might be the best Marian song ever). Then we tried to go out to breakfast, but I forgot how to get to the restaurant. We probably drove around downtown Dubuque for a good 20 minutes. I'm an idiot. We stopped off at the bank, and that was a circus in and of itself. I don't know how I managed to lose the check I wanted to deposit while driving up to the ATM, but the guy in the car behind me wasn't happy about it. Haha. Then we went to breakfast, which was delish. Next came the Farmer's Market, where I bought delicious jam and bread from a nice Amish lady. And we bought kitchen towels from an old deaf man for our moms. :) And we went to the St. Vincent dePaul store and bought random random things. We played with the kids toys, too. People must just look at us and wonder. We got some awesome records (everything from Tammy Wynette to the St. Louis Jesuits...haha). And now we're headed to a BBQ out at Swiss Valley Park with the FOCUS friends.
More craziness to come, you can be sure of it.
And on a "That is suhhhweeeet" note (from St. Faustina's diary, #589):
"Love casts our fear. Since I came to love God with my whole being and with all the strength of my heart, fear has left me. Even if I were to hear the most terrifying things about God's justice, I would not fear Him at all, because I have come to know Him well. God is love, and His Spirit is peace. I see now that my deeds which have flowed from love are more perfect than those which I have done out of fear. I have placed my trust in God and fear nothing. I have given myself over to His holy will; let Him do with me as He wishes, and I will still love Him." (emphasis mine)
