The things that go BUMP in the night...

Okay... let me just start off by saying that I'm a HUGE scaredy cat and I'm almost too embarrassed to share this story with you all..... haha so I hope you enjoy laughing at my little "incident" !

Picture this: It's about eleven o'clock at night and I'm just finishing up my homework in my dorm room. My roommate has gone to her friend's for the night, so the room is all mine. Now, normally, you'd think it'd be nice to have the room to yourself for a little while... and normally, it IS. But, for some bizarre reason, on this particular evening, I was scared out of my mind to sleep in a dark room by myself. I had a really scary dream the night before (I know, lame, right?) and it had been haunting me all day long. I let my imagination get the better of me and was absolutely sure that some way, some how, a murderer was going to come out of my closet at night and kill me. Obviously, that would NEVER happen, and I know this, but it didn't stop me from being scared. But I figured, hey, I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself, and decided to get ready for bed.

When I finally got in bed around 11:30, I was still having issues about turning the light off. This is particularly strange, because I am one of those people who can't sleep unless the room is pitch black. So instead of going to sleep, I call one of my friends and talk for about an hour. As the conversation is coming to an end, I know that I'm going to have to face my fear sometime soon. So I consider my options.... maybe sleep with the lights on.... or turn on the TV. Well, unfortunately, nothing worked. I knew I had to get some sleep, as it was nearing 1:00, so I decided to be brave and turn the lights off. Big step -- I know.

Well... lights out lasted about three minutes.... I heard a scary noise outside, freaked out, and ran into the hallway. (I told you -- I'm a BIG wimp!) Now I was stuck -- how the heck could I fall asleep after all of this hype? Luckily, I found one of my friends in the bathroom getting ready for bed, so I went to tell her my dilemma. Five minutes later, I was dragging my bedding, comforter and all, to her room so I could sleep in there with her! And unsurprisingly, I fell asleep within minutes of laying down in her room! She probably thought I was crazy..... but hey, what are friends for? Haha....

JJ, you're my hero... thanks for saving me from the monsters in my closet.