Adventurous Day

Today has been busy and quite stressful. I got up at 7, took a shower, studied a bit, went back to bed around 9. Woke up at 10.45, got ready for school, left home at 11.30. Got to school around 11.45. From 12-1 I told a kid about Sweden who goes there in the spring. Then from 1-1.45 I had pizza paid for by the international office. From 2-4 I had a study group for anthropology. Around 4.15 I went and picked up a cake pan I left at a friends place a few weeks ago, then went shopping. I got home a bit after 5 and made food while getting ready for the party. I realized I didn't have wrapping paper for my present so I made my own. Computer paper with some red and green lines drawn on it. Inside my box I had a cake... but it required some assembly (ok, so it was a mix, frosting, sprinkles, 3 eggs, and a stick of butter).

Here comes the fun part. I didn't have the address for the party. I'm sitting in my car with the food and the present and no idea where to go. I don't have anyone's cell phone number either and don't really know my co-workers last names since I call them by their first names. I ended up driving around for awhile. Came home twice during the hour and 15 minutes or so. Then I figured out what to do. I found one of my co-workers last names... called his dad who was listed in the phone book, and got the cell number. Then I could call and get directions. I knew my co-worker had a dad who worked in the anthropology department, so I just did a search on each of the guys last names until I found a student with the same last name AND the first name I wanted. Then looked up that last name in the phone book, luckily there was only one with that name. His dad laughed at me when I explained my situation.

I ended up making it to the party, an hour and a half late. It was only a 3 hour party! That was ok though, it was plenty long for me. I still got to eat food, open presents, and play pictionary. My team won. I got to bring home a snow globe. It plays music and makes me happy. I'm very glad I found the place. My co-workers were drunk. A quote from the receptionist who is old enough easily to be my grandmother... "Rum is bad at my age, it makes for naked." I leave you with that wonderful thought.

Oh, and I got to talk to a slightly drunk David, I hope he doesn't think I didn't want to talk to him. I was on the phone figuring out where to go when he messaged me and wanted to leave for the party.