"Ghost Town" Adventures

For some reason, I missed the memo that Labor Day weekend is the time to pack up and take off for one last weekend out of town. I understand the need for the final adventure, but having just arrived at Butler, I had no intention of leaving my beloved Indy - especially not with so many fun things going on this weekend.

 

Here is my list of arguments for staying in on a holiday weekend:

 

 

The sophomore class board had the brilliant idea of sponsoring an event that would get us all to take advantage of the awesome new swimming pool at the HRC. So, Friday night, more than 70 of us hopped on the inner-tubes and enjoyed Jaws projected on the wall of the pool! Definitely cooler than sitting on the couch.

 

 

2. Being lazy and watching tv

 

I am always way too busy to watch tv, but when I went running at the HRC on Saturday morning, the first episode of America’s Next Top Model came on one of the televisions, and having nothing better to do, I decided to watch it while I ran. I had never seen the show, but I was curious about who got eliminated, so when I got home I turned on my tv to finish the episode. “Oh my gosh! I love America’s Next Top Model!” gushed my roommate. She sat down too, and as soon as we realized it was a marathon, we were hooked. I’m always running around campus doing something, so it was the first time all week that I’d had the chance to just sit down and chill with my roommate for more than 20 minutes. However, after a few episodes, I had to tear myself away to see…

 

 

Okay, so it was our first game… but that doesn’t make it any less true! It was great to see Butler take on Albion this Saturday, because ever since our team broke their losing streak last fall, everyone on campus has been so proud of their improvement. I won’t lie – I’m not a huge fan of watching football, but I still like to go and cheer for my Dawgs and visit my friends who play in the band. The spirit of Butler sports is always fun, whether we’re winning or not, but our 42-14 victory just added to the sweetness.

 

 

4. Embarrassing moments that I’ll laugh about later.

 

One of my friends hosted a party for her birthday on Saturday. I had never been to her new house, but my friend Danielle called me and told me the intersection that it was at, and said it was the white house with the red door and shutters with cars in front of it and all the porch lights on. “We’re in the basement,” she told me. “Just come on in!” I walked up to the house that fit the description. Corner, white house, red shutters, lights, cars. Check. I didn’t hear very much noise but I figured it was because everyone was in the basement, so I opened the door… and saw a middle aged man and his dog. I was definitely not at the right house!! Fortunately, the guy was very nice about it, and through my profuse apologies for bursting into his house, kindly directed me to my friend’s home across the street, which was in fact two houses in, and not on the corner. In other news, I will never call Danielle for directions again. Oh, and knocking might help.

 

5. Indianapolis cuisine

 

Our cafeteria food here at Butler is pretty good as far as cafeterias go, but sometimes you just have to get off campus. Fortunately, I am in love with all of the local restaurants. They are so delicious that I miss them whenever I go back home. This weekend, after a summer of separation, I finally got to have my all-time favorite indulgence: chili cheese ettouffe from Yats, Butler students’ (and most of Indy’s) favorite Cajun place. It’s cheap, it’s fast and it’s amazing. I commend myself on surviving a whole summer without it.

 

6. Bonding time

 

I live in a sorority house that is normally teeming with girls; this weekend, there were only about ten of us! However, it was really nice, because things have been so crazy since we all moved in that we hadn’t had much of a chance to hang out with each other and get to know our new housemates a little better. All the free time this weekend was the perfect opportunity: after an outing to see Harry Potter at the IMAX theatre, lots of grocery shopping at Target and Meijer and a night in with pizza and Dirty Dancing, the ten of us feel much more at home with each other.

 

7. Relaxing environment for homework

 

Homework is still homework, but at least the weather was beautiful. If I have to get tons of reading done, I’m definitely going to be multitasking and laying out on the Mall in the sun!