I went to bed later than I intended to and fell asleep even later than intended because I couldn't stop coughing, but B and Emily brought me cough medicine and some strange form of cuddling that seemed to do the trick. For whatever reason, I woke up at 8:30 this morning and could not fall asleep. So finally I got out of bed and showered, and packed like a ninja around all the sleeping people, and thought I was off in good time when I discovered that the reason I hadn't seen my car keys all week was because I had left them in the ignition all week which left my car battery deader than an innocent civilian by Carl the Llama. Good job Kelsey. So after a few choice words, I called campus safety to come save the day. So she came. Before she could open the hood to try and jump my car, I had to remove continent-sized pieces of ice off my car, which actually was kind of fun. Then she got her car jumper thing and said "Let's see if we can get this bad boy started." It kind of cracks me up when Campus Safety officers think they're super BA and say things like "I think I have a lead on your missing bicycle," and "Let's jump this bad boy." Anyways, after I popped the hood, she connected the cables and told me to try and start my car. Nothing. She rearranged them again. Nothing. Tried a third time. Nothing. She then informed me that she knew how to do it, but had only done it three times and had never actually been successful. We decided that jumping cars is something that we usually have dads or brothers or boyfriends for. So she called the lieutenant who had just woken up, and he came and connected them, and sure enough, my car started. So then I was finally off at the time that I had originally hoped to be at my house by...
I got to my house, and it turned out to be a typical Lehman's plus Olivia excursion. My mom was trying to figure out where the entire case of mountain dew that she had just bought went while my dad went to put something in the trunk and ended up clocking his head on the tailgate. And don't forget all of the criticisms of my dad's "I-first-learned-how-to-drive-on-a-tractor" driving from his favorite Lehman women. Olivia played her typical part of snickering in the back seat. And I wouldn't have it any other way. We got to the game just in time to see the last 7 seconds of my nephew's one-point victory in the 4th grade league. We then sat around for awhile waiting for Kacie's game and we pretty much went around the table and discussed our different illnesses and Olivia's new chewable vitamins. Kathy won the prize. Bronchitis bordering on pneumonia. Ew. Kacie's game started after an hour and they won and she had almost half their team's points. My sister helped me manage the score table and only minimally bruised my arm today. Right after Kacie's game was JD's game in the 5th and 6th grade league. He's in 4th grade, but is still one of the best players in the 5th and 6th grade league, little stinker. And he did not disappoint today either. 16 points, six of which were from 3 pointers, and he played excellent defense as well. Goodness sakes I'm so proud of those kids. Oh and JD's team won their game as well.
After the games, I started out playing some one-on-one against DaJuan, which somehow turned into Olivia and I playing a pickup game with a bunch of 5th and 6th graders. It was entertaining to say the least. After that, we went to Kris's house, and Olivia and I acted our age and sat at the kids table and played with Kacie and JD the whole day instead of watching basketball on tv with the adults. Somehow, Kacie and I started reading a story that turned into Olivia and JD acting it out. Olivia makes a very good feeding trough, I must say, and watching JD saw Olivia with an ax was a highlight as well. JD and Olivia were supposed to pick out a book for Kacie and I to act out, but it somehow ended up us taking turns writing "plays" to make each other laugh. Which really meant Olivia and I doing what we were told, which, for me, consisted of wearing a brunette wig paired with a Freddy Krueger mask and the Thriller dance. Yeah. Liv and I are cool. But nothing beats hearing those kids laugh, hearing how much they don't want us to leave, or Kacie telling me that at school, she had to pick a hero for her poster, and everyone else's was their parents, but hers was her Aunt Kelsey :)
We came back home and Olivia and I rented Post Grad and watched that while my dad awkwardly sat around and helped me fill out my FAFSA. Then Olivia and I had one productive homework hour, which really was quite productive, and then we rewarded ourselves with two episodes of Spongebob. Gosh we're cool. Olivia is truly just my best friend in the whole world. She not only gets me like no one else gets me, but she participates with me like no one else participates with me. And has for 17 years. You just can't beat that either :)
Well I am off to bed. But first...
Photo Challenge
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory
Pretty much almost my entire senior year was my favorite memory, but this night particularly stands out. This was the day that Adelyn, Liv and I completely spontaneously decided to road trip out to Genesee Christian to watch our guys' soccer team play. The car ride consisted of some wonderful 90's hits and dance moves, honking and screaming out the window at a soccer game that turned out not to be our school, getting lost, and only making the second half of our team's game. Then we got there, and it was their team's homecoming, so they had floats of them killing our mascot, even though we ended up beating them, and after the game we went to A&W which was delicious. When we returned to the school, we had a dance party in the school parking lot to more 90's hits, like "That's How I Beat Shaq," by Aaron Carter, which is the song that is being portrayed in this particular photo. Everyone knows that BFFs + Spontaneity + Road Trip + 90's Hits = Unbeatable Memory. It was truly one of the best nights with two of my favorite people, one who I miss very much. And that is that.
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