girls just wanna have fun

College isn't all about academics & work. No, every once in a while (for me, more often than most) a day is set aside just for fun. A day where homework is put aside & completely devoted to relaxing & enjoying life--you know, girls just wanna have fun.

I was able to devote two days to such nothingness. Two days devoted to enjoying the company of two different groups. Kristin & I took pictures at a park on a sunny day in October. It was so nice to leave my dorm room & all the stresses of homework behind & just waste time (don't worry, I completed all my homework by its due date). We walked a park near the school, enjoying the warm sunshine of mid-October. My favorite part, as always, was the chance to talk one-on-one with Kristin. When it started to get dark, Kristin & I headed out to the nearby shopping mall, not to shop, but to take more pictures. We had a blast goofing off & showing the world that girls just wanna have fun.

After a couple of hours of chit-chat & pictures, Kat joined Kristin & I to some late night fun in the park. Kat & Kristin showed off their soccer skills while I . . . uh . . . attempted to direct the ball at a person. The hour that we spent out at the park was both hilarious & fun. What had started as a time of refining soccer skills, turned into a midnight (not literally, of course, we have a curfew) photoshoot. Proof once again that girls just wanna have fun!

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A month later, I was stressed from school & ready for another day of fun. I had a problem, though: Kristin's weekend was full of projects & Kat was in Florida for a soccer tournament. I felt alone. The Lord saw through my selfishness, though, & helped me build new friendships with Katie, Mandy Jo, & Deb. Each of us devoted our morning & early afternoon to school work so we could just have fun later in the evening. The four of us drove out to the shopping mall & then headed over to WalMart (we are college students, after all) & finished up the evening with a late night snack at Applebee's. The best part of the evening was, once again, the opportunity to talk & get to know each other. So far, some of the best nights of my school year have been the nights when girls just wanna have fun.