Once Upon a Dream

Sometimes I speak too soon. Actually, more often than not, I speak too soon.

Last blog post, I was hoping for an uneventful evening in the office. Why did I even say anything? I knew that I'd be jinxing it...

A spontaneous thunderstorm caused students to return from their outdoor evening activities. We managed to make it until 8:35PM without any issues. A student stood up too quickly and hit their head on a TV in one of the corner lounge spaces. (Tell me how this kid made it through Human Stratego uninjured and then hurt themselves on a TELEVISION...) A hit on the head automatically means a trip to the ER, no matter how silly the injury.

While this was happening, the thunderstorms raged on. I had to pick up two RC groups from downtown with another RC to avoid having students trapped in the storm. The rain was not so bad on the way to downtown, but it progressively got worse. By the time all of the students were safely back on campus, the rain had turned into a monsoon and there was no way to avoid getting soaked. Good thing I forgot my umbrella. When I got back into Myers, my face said it all. I looked like a drowned rat who couldn't see since my glasses were covered in rain water. I made the executive decision to change before going back to the office and then spent my time sulking in there because I felt so gross.

Once everything was said and done, I headed downstairs to take a shower. One of my RCs texted me and asked if I could put their kids to bed since they were on their way to the ER to pick up the student and staff member already there. It worked out nicely because the kids really enjoy it when I put them to bed. "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" is what I always say to them and if I forget the last part, they get very upset. It's adorable how much 4th year boys like being told good night.

Terrapin for the win

After lights out, I had a few things to take care of with staff members and our Counselor. Even though I was exhausted, I cared a lot less about being up late since the next day was my day off. I resolved the issues as best as I could before the morning and headed to bed.

Wednesday was quite nice. I slept most of the day, applied for jobs, and went to Chick-fil-A with an RC who also had the day off. After reading a bit of Z, I took a nap and then got ready to head to Terrapin with two RCs.

It was a lovely time. We were able to sample six 6 oz pours of beer. Every time I went up, I chose something different. Their Hi-5 was probably my favorite. Terrapin has definitely grown on me and I am quite pleased with this.

Exciting ride to Trivia

After Terrapin, the three of us returned to Myers to pick up three more staff members for trivia. Just the TIP struck again and won a free pitcher of beer. I also may have snagged a full contact trivia tank top, if the MC of trivia remembers to bring it for me next week.

Fountain on North Campus

Once we got back to Myers, I had an eventful night. I visited the fountain on North campus with someone very special to me. If I could give more details, I would, but alas you must all wait until the end of my time here to get more details. Just know that the night was incredible and it really meant a lot to me to spend this time with this person. (Super vague, I know.) I'm seriously the happiest I've been in a very long time and I know that you will be happy for me once I can reveal more details.

This morning I woke up, still on cloud nine. Nothing was going to bring me down today, not even the nastiest of parent phone calls.

I had a busy day ahead of me. I was filling in as OSD since it was his day off. My morning started off by catching up on a ton of paperwork from the day before, calling our Site Supervisor to discuss the day, and then scheduling student meetings.

The morning kind of flew by. We had a few students go to the clinic throughout the day, one because of a heady injury, but nothing too severe. (The kid got hit in the face with a frisbee... I'm severely concerned about the DAWGfest frisbee tournament tomorrow. I'm praying that the kids will get slightly more coordinated over night...)

Twin Day: Term II

Most of the day was spent in meetings. My afternoon consisted of five stern talks with some TIPsters about language and respect. I don't understand why they are such jerks this term. These kids are ruthless and don't know how to treat people. I'm fed up.

After my meetings, I had to talk to parents about their precious angels and how they have not been acting as they should. Of course there's always one parent who believes their kid can do no wrong. Those are the best kinds of parents... The ones who scream at you and tell you how bad you are at your job... Those are my favorite.

Twin Day with my Froomie

Other than the nasty phone call, my evening wasn't half bad. There were a few other issues that I had to handle and call up for, but I handled them well. Our Site Supervisor asked if I would be applying for OSD next summer. I laughed and said I could never give up ResLife.

The rest of my night was spent floating and dealing with student issues. My fuse was short so I was definitely more stern with the TIPsters than I have been as of late. I'm not even upset about it. These darn kids need to learn to stop being mean people.

Tomorrow kicks off DAWGfest with a frisbee tournament. Here's to hoping the kids are more coordinated than me!