Spring Break and Other Shenanigans

Hello friends. I apologize for my long abscence. There really haven’t been a lot of noteworthy items this past week, but I do need to fill all of you in on spring break. So, here goes:

Tuesday: Noon. Krisi arrives at my house, and we begin the trek south. Anytime Krisi and I spend large amounts of time in a vehicle, there has to be some good music and crazy dancing. So, as a belated Christmas present, I made Krisi a two CD compilation of our favorite driving tunes. I lovingly dubbed it “Krisi and Julie’s Best Damn Roadtrip CD.” The first CD held mostly rap and some rock, the second CD, however, was a throw-back to Junior/High school. It included such fabulous songs as “Dirty Pop,” “Bye, Bye, Bye” and “Dude Looks Like A Lady.” As you can imagine, this proved to be great fun.
We stopped in Hopkinsville, KY for the best Chinese ever. It’s also fabulous because the restaurant looks like a barn, has a mix of chinese and farm pictures, and plays zen and country music. (Besides, who wouldn’t love a place that has a picture of a rooster next to a picture of Buddha?)
Around 5:30-6ish p.m. we arrived at our destination: Nashville, TN! We decided to take it easy for the night and went to see a movie (a future blog) and eat at the Rainforest Cafe. (If you’ve never eaten there I would definitely recommend it…it’s a completely different dining experience).
Upon returning to the hotel, we decided it was time to cut my hair. Before going any further, I think I should explain something. I’ve had long hair for as long as I can remember. My hair is now just below chin level, and I absolutely love it. It’s still a little strange sometimes (considering the last time it was short, I was three, and it was still growing). I will try and get a new picture up soon, so you can all see the cuteness that is my new hair.

Wednesday: One word describes this day: Shopping. For those of you who are not aware, Nashville has about the best mall ever. So we spent our entire day there pecking away at my hard earned money.
Evening. My friends Colby, Ruan and Aaron decided to stop in Nashville to hang with me for a bit on their way home. While waiting for their arrival, Krisi, Brandon (he joined us Wedesday) and I did a little pre-gaming at Applebee’s. It was a good time, until we were joined by a creeper. Sometimes, these things are inevitable. At first he seemed like a nice guy, then the creepiness increased as the time passed. He kept trying to buy us all drinks and talk about how much money he had. He even tried to buy a shirt off Brandon so he could go out to the bars with us that night. (There was no invitation). Later that night, the bartender informed us that that particular guy had driven off many a customer that night, and tried to get everyone to take him along).
After the boys finally arrived, we were able to leave Mr. Creeper and go downtown. Right across from the Wild Horse Saloon there is an amazing, hole-in-the-wall sushi bar. It is there that we ate before checking out the bar scene. Nashville has a wide array of bars to offer, including my favorite, Coyote Ugly. However, it was a Wednesday night. (We had not considered this while making plans). Needless to say, (but I’m going to anyway) the bar was dead. The bartenders weren’t that great, and it just wasn’t it’s usual jovial self. Although, it’s not a trip to Nashville until Krisi and I have danced on the Coyote Ugly bar. We did and took the necessary pictures, and then we left.
After arriving back at the hotel, we were summoned by the bartender who was on his way home. It was then he told us the story of how creepy guy had been creepy all night and chased several customers away from the bar. (This only proved to make us more uneasy about our creepy guy experience).
Late night: Oh no. Tummy is not happy. *There is a long interlude of vomitting that I’m just going to glaze over* I will say this though, sushi smells the exact same going out as it did in. Not exactly pleasent.

Thursday: Tummy is still not happy, but getting slightly better. We again go to the mall where I spend most of my time sitting in the convenient chairs in the middle aisle. The ones for those people who aren’t exactly thrilled about shopping. We decided…after much debate…that it would be best to head home a day early. So we proceed with the journey northward.

Friday: Sis and I trek to the wonderful city of Indianapolis. We proceed to go to the “Egyptian Cafe and Hookah Bar” (awesome place) and stay there for the next 3.5 hours. Who knew Hookah could be so much fun? We then went back to the apartment and talked until 3 a.m.

Saturday: I arrive back at West Lafayette around 3:30ish and hurry myself along with a quick shower. I had the great opportunity to be a photographer for the AgrIInstitute launch and silent auction. It was an awesome experience and was great for networking. Not to mention, a possible internship that may have resulted!

Sunday: I ran. 2.5 miles. I couldn’t walk until…

Wednesday: Night. Went to dinner at a friend’s house and played some games. Also met a cool person…shout out to Jason.

And here it is, Thursday evening. I ran 1.5 miles tonight. (notice a decrease from the previous run). And I’m going to be a d.d. for a friend later. So, in the words of Porky Pig, the the the that’s all folks!