Saturday (night)

So the last few days have been a whirlwind of packing, spending time with friends and family, and spending time with D before I head back to school tomorrow.  Thursday night was our double date with our friends M and S.  We went to Hooters and then to Tropic Thunder.  Going into Hooters was really nerve-wracking because we thought it would be really awkward and deserted, but it was actually a friendly atmosphere and a down-home place overall (with good food).  The waitresses were attractive but not intimidatingly so.  And it’s kind of hard to take them too seriously wearing those short shorts.  The waitress did write her name on a napkin and put it on the table, which we thought was kind of funny.  S and M were being very couple-y which was good, they seem to be doing well.  The movie was really disappointing.  I enjoyed Pineapple Express a lot more.  The action-comedy isn’t my thing at all … I don’t find people getting blown up very funny.  Or repetitive jokes about the mentally challenged.  Ben Stiller and Jack Black were just doing their typical schtick.  I was impressed with Robert Downey Jr but the overall quality of the movie did him in too.  Sometimes I find stupid shit hilarious, but the stuff in that movie was just stupid, not funny.

Earlier that day I helped D pack up and move a lot of his stuff.  We met up at noon, ran around town doing errands (the bank, Best Buy, Goodwill), and then dealt with his school stuff.  We were working until around 6 or so.  Then we met back up again before 8 to meet up with our friends.

Yesterday I starting packing my stuff for reals.  I went to lunch with my parents at this little diner.  Then I met up with M for coffee.  We talked about school, guys, the future … the usual.  She’s awesome and I think we’ll keep in touch a lot better this year.  After that, I hung out with D for awhile before we went over to our friend N’s house for a little HS friend reunion.  I think seven of us were there overall, each one adding to the overall awkwardness of the group.  D said he didn’t think it was too bad, but I thought her mother hovering over our shoulders was a little weird and stifled conversation. I think it would have been more natural for everyone to have gone out to eat somewhere, but it was nice of her to offer her house.  D and I left around 8 to go to the HS football game, where my brother was playing in the marching band.  We watched a long first half (my school was ruling) before halftime.  The band was good.  After that we went back to my house and hung out.

Today I got up at 9 to go get a new camera from Sam’s with D and his mom.  I found the one I wanted (I lost my other one :/) but then the guy took forever locating it.  Like, long enough that I thought he wasn’t going to find it.  Then his mom decided she wanted one so she bought one too.  After that I packed hard-core for a couple of hours.  After that I drove out to D’s dorm and we hung out and listened to music until his roommate came back.  Then we headed to my house to hang out and work on packing.  We ended up taking a nap for an hour or so and then finished packing my stuff up.  My parents were gone for forever but my brother came home eventually.  We went to Arby’s (classy, no?) and picked him up some food there.  D and I had a lot of fun just hanging out and cuddling.  We tried on each other’s pants so that was amusing.  We do some ridiculous/hilarious shit.  It was hard to know we aren’t going to see each other for a little while, but we’re only 2 hours away and we’ll probably visit every few weeks.  We just have so much fun being together.  He was carrying me around on his back and tickling me, it was cute.

Anyway, tomorrow’s back to school.  I’m actually really excited.  There are friends there I haven’t seen since December and I can’t wait to see them.  I want to see my room and roommate and hang out with everyone.  And who knows, there are a few days until classes start, a party may even be in order .  I need to attend to a lot of practical stuff too, like getting books, dealing with declaring my major and meeting with my advisor, making sure I can graduate on time, and getting into a required class.  Sigh.  But overall I hope it will be a good experience.  And I’ve recommitted to becoming involved with school, activities, friends, and the community this semester.  I want to get the most out of my last 2 years.

Em