Saturday, February 09, 2008

surprise (and delight!)

I went to Amanda’s campus—Anderson University—yesterday afternoon and surprised her. She thought Mom was picking her up. I went to Decker Hall to try and find her, and her roommate spotted me. She told Amanda, “I swear I saw someone who looked exactly like your brother.” I was talking with Danielle, a friend from my elementary-school days who also goes to Anderson, when Amanda called and asked, “Are you on campus?” I lied through my teeth. She said, “Oh. Okay. ‘Cause Kristyn says she saw someone who looks exactly like you. Wild blond hair. Kinda chubby. Dirty jeans. And an ugly leather jacket.” Thanks, Kristyn. When Amanda came down to the Haven to grab some food, I surprised her. She drove back home, so I slept. 

Sarah came up last night. I really didn’t expect her to; Mom said she wanted to meet her, so I sent Sarah a text saying, “Come up and we can get food and you can meet my family!” And, surprisingly, she did! Good times were shared. A delicious meal at Olive Garden, coffee from Starbucks, perusing the Centerville night life (fun times, let me tell ya), then lots of laughter and excitement back home with my little sister. She didn’t leave till 1:00, which sucked for her, cause she had to wake up early today to go to work. At least she only lives half an hour away.

My plans for today are as follows: work on The Procyon Strain; see “There Will Be Blood” with Dad; and enjoy a delicious home-cooked chicken-and-rice meal with Ashlie and Amanda at Ashlie’s apartment near Wright State. Tomorrow I have church, followed by a possible hang-out with Dewenter, and then I head back to campus to *hopefully* hang out with Brandy at Barnes & Nobles. We’ll see how that goes.

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