A Somewhat Crowded Date

Seeing how I was out until 3 in the morning Friday night, Saturday and I weren't introduced to each other until well into the afternoon. A chill day was in order. After heading to the grocery store with the roomie (Can you believe there's a K-Mart a block away from my room?!), I turned on Skype, and, lo and behold, who should sign on but the delightful Elizabeth Victoria Joblin! We spent the entire afternoon video chatting it up, and decided we would make an evening of it. We disconnected briefly to fix our dinners (chicken salad for me, noodles and meatballs for her) and then reconnected to have our meal together, with movie plans being talked about.

Well it turned out we weren't the only ones attending our Skype date. Before I knew what was happening, my room was full of raucous Long Islanders planning to head to the Little Italy festival- Or so they said. 8:30, their first proposed departure time, came and went. Then 9:00 came and went. Then 9:30. Not that I would normally mind a poppin' soiree, but today was my chill day with Liz, and apparently this ever-growing group of people were finding a cramped dorm room more interesting than an outdoor Italian festival.

Not to fear, though, Elizabeth and I continued to enjoy ourselves as we observed the revelry from our little corner and found amusement in the questionable state of the party's sobriety. We even found several people who found our conversation more interesting than the group and joined our little club counting down the departure time. Not to mention it was undeniably amusing to watch everyone's reaction when I would inexplicably burst out laughing because of some unheard-by-them remark Liz made.

Eventually, they did depart and I kindly asked the roomie if the party could be taken elsewhere upon returning, which he graciously agreed to. I make it sound a little out of control, but I really have two of the most generous roommates. So, the date was back on. Liz and I watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, a surprisingly depressing little show, and chatted 'til the conversation topics ran out (an exaggeration, as the topics would literally never run out between the two of us.). My lovely evening spent reconnecting with home reminded me again how blessed I have been in all aspects of my life, from upbringing to family to friends to where I am today. This morning was spent hunting down (and eventually finding) a church suggested by my Aunt Claire, which was quite an adventure in itself...

But that's for another day... :)