Twin City Skiing

I went on a ski trip to Minneapolis. Not only is there no skiing in Minneapolis, but it was this time of year: October. Not sure what kind of snow we thought we'd find in Minnesota. It was warm out, too. We took 2 buses, but they weren't really buses... they were more like extra-large Ford Excursions. The driver of my "bus" was a partner in Max, Evan Ringwold. Around tight corners, he would ask me how my dad would handle the Excursion (since that's what he drives) so he knew how to take it. We were singing worship songs on the drive (Evan included). When we stopped for lunch, however, I sat at a table with 3 friends and we all ordered beer. Not just one each, but 3 beers each. Apparently I felt like I needed to get boozed up before hitting the road again.

Variety is the Spice of Life

My two friends, Genevieve & Amber and I had caboodles like when we were kids. We kept some polished rocks and food in them. When we left the spot where we were at, everything had to be packed up, so they left behind what didn't fit in a caboodle. Genevieve and Amber went to go eat, but I didn't want to eat with them, so I went down the hill to a shaded spot and sat on some tree roots that formed a "seat." There were some people in the park doing flips on the jungle gym, and other people roller skiing up the hill. When I looked across the road (more like a large sidewalk), I realized I'd sat directly across from my friend, Calvin. Amber and Genevieve found me later and asked me to go do something, but I said no, I didn't feel like it. I watched them head where they were going and saw that they ended up going with someone's dad, who payed for most everyone, so they only paid $1 each to get into wherever they went.

Bull.

I had a pet spider; it was fairly good size. It wouldn't get off me, so I had to shake violently to get it off.

Later on, I went to a dolphin show with my friends. We were sitting in the bleachers. At one point there was a small break, and all my friends decided they wanted to go sit in the front row (actually poolside), but I didn't want to, because I knew they would get wet sitting that close. Then I noticed there was a bull looking at me, and he was about ready to charge. I got scared and got out of the bleachers and headed toward one of the [double-wide] trailers they had used to haul the bull in.

Everything's Bigger in Texas

My family and I were on vacation and we stopped in Texas. We went out to eat at this fancy Italian restaurant (because there were no other options). It was a really expensive restaurant, like each person's meal was going to cost about $25, and with a family of 4, $100 is a lot to spend on one meal. I was thinking "everything's bigger in Texas... including these prices!" Somehow, my mom got to wait on us, so we saved a little money that way by not having to tip a waitress.

Later on, we were in a new house, like we were moving in. As I was looking around, the first thing I wanted to do was hang a key holder by the front door so we always knew where the keys were.

Hamster Mania

I was setting some hamsters up on a picture of a house. It was supposed to be artistic or something, but after I set each one down, they actually stayed in place...miracle. I had to "fish" them out of this cupboard-type thing where they were hoping to escape my reach, unsuccessfully. As I picked up one of the tan colored hamsters (it looked the same as my first hamster, Tidbit, from when I was little), I got the feeling it peed on me. Since I grew up with hamsters, I knew they did that a lot. So I grabbed a paper towel and headed to a mirror, and sure enough- I was right. It had "peed" on my head (except it was the consistency of pudding), so I wiped the two spots dry. As I wiped, I noticed my hair was much sparser than it is in real life... more like a 40-y/o man.