ARF

This weekend I volunteered at ARF for the first time. I really enjoyed it - it is a great feeling to know that you are doing something to help out others. The job they had the volunteers doing was painting the cat house. I have painted walls before, but not in the middle of 70 cats. They got paint everywhere. However, it was still fun and we got the job done. I liked it there and I think that I will back again to help out. I love animals and I love volunteering, so it is the perfect combination.

Something Crazy

Yesterday my friend's parents showed up and took us out to dinner. They said they woke up and felt like doing something crazy. Though going to dinner with your daughter isn't usually considered crazy, driving 4 and a half hours on a whim might. I personally thought it was really neat. My friend doesn't go home that often because of the distance and it was nice for her to see her family. Though I love my family, they don't really do anything crazy. I really enjoyed the visit - though it wasn't mostly for me - and loved the lack of thought behind it. I guess it just struck something inside me.

Pool

The dorm I live in has a couple of pool tables and a ping-pong table in one of the lounges. I had never used any of them, but the other day someone asked if I would play pool with them. This is a game I have played very seldomly and with very little skill, but as I learned the game I started to enjoy it. Though I still am not very good at it, I am a lot better. It was so fun that I have played several time since then. It's amazing that I have been living a few minutes from that lounge all year, and only now discovered it.

Something New

So my dad really likes to play Words with Friends on Facebook, but I never want to play anymore because I have gotten tired of the game. He came up with a new idea to get me to play. Instead of playing for points, we tell a story with the words. You explain how the word you play continues the storyline in the chat box. We have been doing for a while now and it is really fun. It's a new twist on the game.

Zoo

Lately I have had the desire to go to the zoo. My friend went a few weeks ago, and I realized that I haven't been to one in years. When we were younger, my family went to the zoo all the time. It was one of my favorite things to do. I think it will be interesting to see how it seems to and older me. Plus, it has probably changed a lot since I last went. Hopefully I wil be able to make the trip before I lose intrest again.

Easter

I spent the whole weekend at various family easter events, and while I am usually glad to get this kind of thing over with, I find myself wishing the weekend were a little longer. It is nice to spend time with everyone, especially because I don't get to see them as often as I used to. Anyway, it was a beautiful day - if a little windy, and I had a lot of fun. A day full of food. family, and little children.