Allergies are not fun...

>:-( My allergies have been so bad today.... It's terrible... My nose has been running and my eyes... well, with the contacts in, they're going nuts. It's not cool... And this new contact I got for my left eye today... Is messing with my brain... When I just look though my left eye I see double. Last time I checked, that wasn't normal. Good thing I'm going back in tomorrow for another check-up.

The benedril has been messing with my brain too, I think...

So I started packing tonight... I went through a box of books and 2 other smallish boxes of stuff. I threw out all my old notes and handouts for the "gen ed" classes I took last year... It was kind of hard, because I'm such a pack rat, but really, I don't need them. I did find this funny tid-bit though... From my Religion 101 class... My teacher was paraphrasing Paul's letter to the Philipians:

Hi! Love ya, miss ya! Talk to you later! Oh, and Jesus is Lord, Hallelujah! ~Paul

I am too amusing for my own good, sometimes...

I am resolved not to take as must stuff with me to college this year... This means parting with still more of my beloved books... Although Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and my two Calvin and Hobbs comic books must come with me. Also, I am bringing my Professor Snape action figure. Crazy. I know. But under his plasticized scowl I was able to write many a paper last year, very glad that I do not have a teacher like him. So he is coming. My Pirates of the Caribbean McDonalds toys are coming as well...

I hate allergies... My nose is sooo stuffed up....

I am going to go school shopping tomorrow... I want socks... And curtains... or at least something to make curtains out of... Maybe a desk pencil organizer-thing... A back-pack.... I'm sure I'll find stuff I... um. Think I need... Maybe some plant food for poor Charlie the II....
Stuff currently on my birthday list: Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer (or anything by her); Pride and Prejudice on DVD, a gift card to a fabric store to help with my adventure cloak (which I've decided to put off right now. I just think I shouldn't spend money on that at the moment); iTunes gift cards are cool too.

Note to self: Glue whiteboard back together.

Speaking of "Twilight"... I finished it!!!! That makes the.. 3rd book I've managed to finish reading... (:-P) A simply amazing book.... Who'd have thought a book about vampires would feed my hopeless romantisim.? I highly recommend it.... I haven't gotten this involved in a plot line for such a long time... The book is so great and awesome and well-written and entertaining. GO READ IT NOW!!!!!!!!

I love the Broadway version of Beauty and the Beast... *siiigh*

*growl* So I finally got tired of my right eye freaking out due to this whole allergy thing... I took them out. I don't like wearing my glasses, but at least my eye isn't all irritated anymore... Now only if my nose would clear up.

Tomorrow I think I'll also start cleaning my room.

Insight...

You know, predators are designed to lure and attract their intended prey... So it would only make sense for a vampire to be the most attractive and alluring human predator without comparison... And alluring not just by sight, but through smell and touch and voice as well....

Gosh, I love "Twilight"!

"Sweeney wishes the world away, Sweeney's weeping for yesterday, hugging the blade, waiting the years, hearing the music that nobody hears...."

Okay, so some people listen to depressing rock/heavy metal music when they are feeling moody or "emo"... I listen to Sweeney Todd... The whole musical is delightfully dark and sinister...

I don't know why I'm so moody tonight... I was thinking earlier that I should do a decent blog post, and here I am.

You know, I'm glad that I'll be done with Perkins at the end of the week... I've discovered that it's not really a good idea for me to work with my sister. Part of it is the difference in the amount of tips we make and the other is that since she's my sister I feel okay correcting her. Not everyone understands our banter as we argue back and forth. We don't argue all the time, but I am bossy.

And I need to remember to bring Benedril with me as my allergies are sporatic and when they kick in, it just screws over my whole time at work.

Oh, and I hate old people. Old people don't tip very well at all. They're still stuck in the times when $0.35 was a good tip.

Soooo I just finished listening to Sweeney Todd and have gone back to "party shuffle" on my iTunes. "Flight to Neverland" from Hook has come up... That makes me happy.

I practiced my flute today.. The audition music is going okay, I guess. My scales are pretty good. I have to remember that not ALL of the audition is baised on this music, there are scales and sight-reading to do as well. That gives me an inkling of hope. Sometimes I get tired of people saying to me: "You'll be fine" or "I'm sure you'll do great." I know I'm my worst critic, but I've heard those phrases so much they just don't seem genuine anymore. I don't mean to sound like I'm calling anyone a liar, I'm just frustrated with my self-confidense.

I am excited for the season premiere of "House"...

I should get crackin' on my adventure cloak and decide what I want to do with that.

I think tomorrow I'll stop at Val's Specialties and to say hello and have some coffee and dessert.

I'm still insanely hungry... Mom made lasagna for dinner... Maybe I'll get myself some of that... Or get creative in the kitchen.

If I were at school right now, I know I'd be homesick... I feel the need to watch Pride and Prejudice.

"Twilight" is a super amazing book.... A strong "other-worldly," handsome, mysterious guy... of a vampiric nature... facinates me... That book gives me an amazing thrill... I love it!

Well, there's that. I blogged. And now I feel like I really didn't have anything to say at all.




My hands are cold, and I'm lonely....

I miss thinking that I'm in love.

There's always stuff for me to do...

Dad and I went and set up my loft today at Wartburg. It went fine, although we again got screwed over by our dorm furniture... 2 dressers with only 3 drawers each, and no shelving for the desks. Stupid. Oh, and while the walls and the ceiling are painted a standard drab tan, our closet walls are painted bright sunshine yellow. What's up with that? Anyway, we got my loft up, no problem and it looks like Leah will be getting one too, and our room is on it's way! *mutters* Stupid furniture...

I am in love with my iPod. :-)

Gah! I have been absolutely starving all day... And no matter how much I eat, I'm hungry again soon after.... What is up with me?

My old high school is doing "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown". I know it's going to be.... painful... There is no one at my school who can do a decent job playing any of those rolls... I think the only reason they are doing that show is because they did it... probably 7-10 years ago, so they might already have the script somewhere. I don't know what they're thinking.

Things I need to do this week:

1. Practice my flute.
2. Be on the computer less.
3. Clean my dungeon.
4. Sort through my stuff.
5. Pack the stuff I am going to take.
6. Make a list of stuff I need to buy.
7. Buy the stuff on the list.
8. Figure out if I'm going to stay with this perscription of contacts.
9. Finish reading "The Dark is Rising" and "Twilight"
10. Start and finish reading "Summerland".
11. Return library books.
12. Make birthday list.

I hate allergies.

*eye roll*

Working 6 pm to 6 am really really really really sucks. Especially when I only made about $45 in tips.

Bleh! >:-P



In other news, I got the iPod I bought from Heather in the mail! YAY!



I'm going to bed.

Summer list check-off!

Remember this list? It's time to check things off!

1. Learn how to make homemade rootbeer -Check! Jess and I did this last week! Taste update: TOO watery and WAY too much carbonation... Next time, less water and less yeast.
2. Teach Jessica to stage-swordfight so I can have someone to practice with. -I "kind of" got this when I taught Heather and Amanda what I learned, but I didn't practice it.
3. Eat as much Avocado Fetta Salsa with Jessica as humanly possible
-Definately check! I even actually have the recipe now, so I can make it on my own!
4. Make scotcheroos :-) -Jessica, Scott, and I completed this soon after I originally made this list. They were very good!
5. Go see Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest as much as possible -3 times... Pretty good, no?
6. Keep in contact with all my awesome friends -Facebook is amazing...
7. Practice my flute a lot to get ready for band auditions
8. Practice piano
9. Marathon as many as possible pirate-related movies with Jessica -We marathoned 4! :-)
10. Work on the 5K running plan with Jessica -This kind of petered out after I started working at Perkins all the time... And it pretty much stopped after Jess left to work at camp.
11. Hang out with Jill -We did a couple times!
12. Go camping with Jessica for the weekend
13. Survive municiple band -I'm alive!
14. Write to my friends and my sister at camp -I got one letter each to my sister, to Jessica and to Julia.
15. Participate in the summer movie -I was in an eensy-teensy bit.
16. Get coffee with Mike as much as possible -Well, we didn't get coffee, but we had lunch a couple times and definately hung out together!

Small world...

Somehow or other I have become Facebook friends with someone who at least WENT to the world Premiere of RENT and the party after.... And evidentially Anthony Rapp is her brother..... She does have pictures....

Is my world cool or what???

Somewhat accomplished...

1. I got up at 10:11 am.

2. I got my student loan stuff on it's way... Which involved calling Wartburg twice, within 10 minutes of eachother... And talking to a Wells Fargo person for 3 minutes after being on hold
for 15. Now I just have to get cosigner things.

3. I managed to practice for 20 minutes. It was painful. And not cool.

What I got done that WASN'T on my list:

4. I registered my laptop battery and signed up for the free recall-replacement. It supposedly will get here in 20 days.

5. I balanced my checkbook.

6. I returned a library DVD that was due today.

7. Went over my past and future classes with mom.

I also Facebooked, AOL'ed, and checked e-mail/various blogs in a very OCD-ish fashon.

I didn't get to call Jessica, but I talked to her on AOL. Tomorrow is the start of the:

Official Sarah and Jessica Hang Out as much as We Possibly Can Together before Jessica Leaves for College.

On the agenda for tomorrow:

1. Giving Keeley (my Yellow Lab) a bath.

2. Watching RENT

Wednesday, starting in the Afternoon:

Starting the Pirate Movie Marathon with: Pirates of the Caribbean, Muppet Treasure Island, Treasure Planet, and Hook in the line-up.

Going to see "John Tucker Must Die" that night.

Sleepover????? (What do you think Jessica? If not, we should at least do facials...)

Thursday:

Cabin Coffee for breakfast. (One last time for the summer...)

Haircuts for both of us!

Swimming???

Then continueing whatever movies we have left to watch. Or whatever we feel like... Right now, I vote for Pride and Prejudice.

Friday:

Jessica moves into Drake. I may or may not be able to come along.

And Sarah mourns.


Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that this is a one-sided tentative schedule. It is subject to change after Jessica reads it.


Well, I work tonight, from 5-9... So I'll probably (hopefully) be home around 10-11pm.

Stupid radio...

Dear Rihanna,

Your song "Unfaithful" is Dumb. I can't believe it's been in the top 5 in the Weekly Top 40 for... pretty much a long time. Why would anyone like your song? The words/phrases are irregular and there's all the stupid "ahaHHHAaahahhaooooOOOO"-type of vocalizing. And most of all: the situation you sing about in your song is stupid. Why don't "you" just break up with "your boyfriend" and go out with the "other guy"? Why do you have to sing about killing "your boyfriend" just because he know's " "you're"cheating on "him."

I hate the fact that your song is played ALL THE FREAKING TIME on the radio. It makes me agnry. Again, your song is Stupid. I change the station everytime it comes on.

Why don't you cease and desist already?

~Sarah


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Jessica and I watched "She's the Man" yesterday.... It was awesome!!! Soooooo cute! Movie about guys who play soccer = major swooning. I think I want that movie for my birthday...

Rootbeer update: It's fermenting nicely! I've been checking them... I have to open them periodically, to let out the built up air pressure caused by the yeast... It's called "burping"... LOL! The other day, I didn't pay attention and the rootbeer definately fizzed up and out of the bottle and all over me... Haha!

Ug... My allergies have been really bad lately... Like, I am on Benedril almost 24/7...Claritin doesn't kick-it like Benedril. So now I can breathe and not blow my nose every 5 minutes... My allergies irritate my eyes too... I love Benedril.

Jessica moves back into Drake on Friday. I might get to go help her move in. That will be nice.... I will have week of Jessica-less-ness... What will I DOOOOO????

On Thursday Jessica and I are getting our hair cut together... And I think over Wednesday and Thrusday we will do our marathon of all things piratical. The movies I'm thinking are a MUST are: Pirates of the Caribbean (duh, lol), Muppet Treasure Island, and Treasure Planet. Feel free to suggest movies, although I REFUSE to watch Swiss Family Robinson. I am so tired of that movie. *eye roll*

Things that I absolutely must do tomorrow:

1. Get up by 10 am at the latest

2. Do my STUDENT LOAN!

3. Practice my flute

After that, I will allow myself to call Jessica. Maybe she can come over and we'll make Avocado Fetta Salsa for my mom.

Rootbeer Pictures!

Okay, so these are the pictures from the infamous rootbeer making! :- D You can also view them HEREand then watch them as a slide show. That way the captions will be included. Oh, and they're also on Facebook.

I'm not dead!

1. It's my dad's birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

2. I'm not dead, I just haven't posted.

3. I'm still trying to finish the post about the State Fair. Which is pretty much why I haven't posted a lot.

4. Jessica and I made rootbeer tonight. It has to ferment a week so it will get fizzy. Expect pictures and updates.

5. I bought new pajama pants and a new PotC vintage-tee today at Wal-Mart.

6. I'm hungry, and I'm going to bed.

Discouragement

Okay, so I just finished practicing the band audition music. One of the pieces is really hard. And like 6 freaking pages long. I buldozed through the piece and I don't like it. Or more accurately, I don't like how I play it. As of right now, I don't even want to practice. But if I don't then it won't get better. And if I don't practice and I don't improve I won't make it into Wind Ensemble.

It's a vicious cycle.

And student loans are dumb.





[RANT]
I am NOT a doctor. No one should be asking me about meds and whether they should take them or not. (Even if it's ibuprofen... Geez, just read the directions on the bottle.) Just because I passed Psychology 101 I am not licenced/qualified to diagnose anyone's mental or physical health. I am resposible for me, and those who are trusted under my care. I cannot and will not solve all your problems. Unless the issue is specifically with me, there is nothing I can do. I am not responsible for the choices of others. Talk to your parents and your doctor. Not me.

Also, friendships take time. You can't expect to gain close friends instantly. There is no "just add water." You also can't expect the other people to do all the work it takes to maintain friendships. If you're worried about your friendships with others, do something about it. They're not going to know if there's an issue unless you tell them. If you've called someone and they're busy or seem to be ignoring you, maybe give them the benfit of the doubt and try again some other time. Trust strengthens friendships, not paranoia.

Drowning yourself in insecurity and self-pity is not going to help anything. Wake-up and deal with it. To help build stronger friendships it might help to gain more confidence in yourself.

If you feel alone now, college is going to be worse. If you want friends, go out and make them. Don't expect people to come to you. Because then you could be waiting forever. And if people do seek you out and make friends, treasure it, and work hard to maintain it.

Friends fight, disagree, argue and get mad at eachother. That's just how it goes. There's no way around it. No one see's 100% eye-to-eye. You just have to be mature about how you handle it. Life thrives on differences.

And I am under no obligation to talk to anyone just because they are "online." (or even if they are listed as "away.") It's nothing personal. Sometimes I just don't have anything to say. If I'm mad or annoyed with anyone, I'll block them or appear offline. Likewise, anyone can start a conversation with me whenever they want, and if I'm there I'll respond. Keep in mind that there are some days where I am more talkative then others. It also helps if people don't ask questions that can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no." And yes, I do talk to some people more then I talk to others. That just depends on what I have to say, my mood and the other person's ability to carry on a conversation online. Intelligence and interest play a factor too.
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Still here!

Okay, I'm still here! I know I haven't updated for a bit.

I'm working on a post about the escapades of this weekend which I hope to have up soon! Yay!

Meanwhile, for our dorm this upcoming year we have:

A couch
A phone
A rug
A fridge
A loft
A floor lamp
A fan
Various posters

We still need:

A microwave
A TV and DVD player

I work the overnight at Perkins tonight. Tomorrow I am going to sell my soul----I mean figure out this year's student loan.... heh.


Countdown to my return to Hogwarts: 29 Days

Master List

A while ago a friend of mine also made a "master list" and I've wanted to make one too. I've been musing over this for a while and finally decided to post it. Keep in mind that this list may shorten or lengthen at any given time. It's not posted to make fun of anyone, or to point out any particular person. I don't know if a person like this even exists or if I've met him already. Oh well. This is my Master List.


1. He will be taller then me.

2. He will be a strong Christian.
--Bonus points if he's actually Catholic.
----If he's not Catholic, he will respect my beliefs and not ridicule them.

3. He will sing.

4. He will tell me I'm beautiful and mean it.

5. He will look into my eyes and smile, and when I ask him "What?" he will hug me and say nothing.

6. He will join in on my randomness.

7. He will like Harry Potter.

8. And Lord of the Rings.

9. AND he will enjoy Chronicles of Narnia

10. He will like the original STAR WARS.

11. He will like adventure movies.

12. He will be at least tolerant of "warm fuzzy" chick-flicks. Like Pride and Prejudice.

13. He will make me laugh.

14. He'll know that even though I get grumpy and moody it's nothing personal, and he'll love me anyway.

15. He will be heroic. Even if that only means squishing spiders for me or opening a pickle jar.

16. He won't make comments about woodwinds or brass and whether one is superior to the other.

17. He will surprise me.

18. He will take me on long rambling walks.

19. He will understand when I am utterly content.

20. He will share my love of music and Broadway, but he won't be annoying or arrogant about it.

21. He will argue with me.

22. Sometimes he will let me have the last word.

23. He won't let me be passive aggressive.

24. He'll understand that no means no and stop absolutely means stop.

25. He will be Conservative.

26. He will indulge and join in on my random whims... Like making rootbeer, learning to speak Elvish (From LotR) and anything else I want to do. And he will think of his own random stuff for us to do together.

27. He will hold my hand, no matter where we are.

28. He won't care that I can't sing very well.

29. He'll rock out with me in the car to the tunes on the radio.

30. He'll let me drive instead sometimes.

31. He won't laugh at me when stupid things make me cry during PMS.

32. He'll help me deal with things that I think are scary. Like vaccinations.

33. He'll be aware that needles and other medical related things make me feel ill.

34. He'll tell me how lucky he is to have me.

35. He will stand up for me. Whether I'm there or not.

36. Sometimes he will play silly jokes on me.

37. He won't be afraid to ask for help.

38. He'll remind me to lighten up.

39. He will keep my secrets.

40. I won't ever have to say "No, not until we're married." because he already holds that belief himself.

41. He will play duets with me on the piano.

42. He will let me blast classical music out of the car as we drive along in the summer with the windows rolled down.

43. He will have "standing on one foot" contests with me.

44. He will like M*A*S*H.

45. He will enjoy hanging out with me and my friends.

46. He will understand the storybook characters in my head.

47. He will take me on my first rollercoaster ride.

48. He will do his best to alleviate every discomfort when I am sick and in bed.

49. He will help me with math, and be very patient about it.

50. He will be able to incorporate quotes from "Pirates of the Caribbean" into everyday conversation.

51. He will keep a tally of how many times he can make me laugh so hard I snort. Tickling doesn't count.

52. He will point people out to me and say "They look just like how I picture [so-and-so-character] from [so-and-so book]."

53. He will call me on the spur-of-the-moment when:
A. He wants to tell me how much he loves and/or misses me.
B. Something brilliant occurs to him.
C. He sees something hilarious.

54. He will let me be over-dramatic sometimes.

55. He will help me be realistic sometimes too.

56. He will understand me when I use long words.

57. He will give me ideas for my artwork.

58. He will be theatrical.

59. He will know about the Code of Chivalry.

60. He will know what it means to "uphold and defend a lady's honor."

61. He will know that I'm not a morning person.

62. He will be a good storyteller.

63. He will know where the lyrics: "...I'm the chappy to make you happy/I'll tie your shoesies and chase your bluesies away..." comes from and sing them to me. And mean it, even though the song is terribly corny.

64. He will listen to me rant and ramble about everything and nothing.

65. He won't be afraid to correct me when I make mistakes.

66. He will know that I don't like horror movies and that I have no desire to watch them. Pretty much ever. Not even with him.

67. He will listen to the crazy dreams I have when I sleep and be thoroughly entertained.

68. When I ask him how his day went he will say more then just "fine" or "good". He will elaborate and tell me all about his day. The good and the bad.

69. He will take me to sports games and let me wear his favorite hat.

70. He will remind me to put on sunscreen.

71. He will understand that there are certain times when I absolutely cannot do anything until the ibuprofen kicks in.

72. He will only say "I told you so" in jest.

73. He will have an amazing vocabulary so that he will hardly ever feel the need to swear.

74. He'll know what I mean when I say "music makes me high."

75. He'll understand that sometimes I get jealous.

76. He will make decisions about what to do together.

77. He'll remind me to breathe and not be nervous.

78. He will love my family.

79. And know all the names of my siblings.

80. He will like home cooking, and play taste-tester when I try out new foods. If I ever make new foods. Or cook at all...

81. He will be tolerant of things that were once food but have been rendered black through some cooking mishap or other. He won't be afraid to suggest ordering pizza and renting a movie instead.

82. He will be able to finish my sentences for me sometimes.

83. He will roast marshmallows for me and won't comment how weird it is that I like mine burnt black.

84. He will know when to tease me and when to freaking-not.

85. He will put his arm around my shoulders when we're at the movie theatre.

86. He will have a rapier wit.

87. He will understand intellectual jokes.

88. He will enjoy old movies.

89. He will admit that he's not perfect... But sometimes he'll insist that I am.

90. He will dance with me. Real dancing... i.e. BALLROOM dancing.

91. And sometimes dance spontaneously with me when the there is music playing.

92. He won't make fun of me when I say "ewww gross..."

93. He will know when to give me my space.

94. He'll tell me to stop pulling my hair back because it's harder for him to run his fingers through it when it's in a ponytail.
---Sometimes, when it is pulled back in a ponytail, he'll walk by and "swish" it. Just for fun.
-----But he'll know that whether it's in a ponytail or a braid, my hair is not a bell-pull.

95. He'll be tolerant of my mechanical ignorance, and teach me about it instead of ridicule me.

96. He will let me fall asleep in his arms.

97. He will write in complete sentences.

98. He will know the difference between the words "your" and "you're" and when it is the correct time to use them.

99. He won't wear pants that hang off his backside.

100. He will recognize my "Look of Death."

101. He will often have overdue library books.

102. He will like Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

103. He will know the original story of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson

104. He will know who Danny Kaye is.

105. He will be gentle.

106. He will play croquet.

107. He will take me on picnics.

108. He will tell me when I am being irrational.

109. He will notice with I change.

110. He will not wallow in his insecurity.

111. He will be self-sufficient.

112. He will know what it's like to work hard for a living.

113. He will know what it's like not having enough money for "frivolous" purchases.

114. He will always want to improve.

115. He will help me carry heavy things.

116. He will share my excitement for getting new music.

117. He will not say things like: "That's because you're a girl."

118. He will make me feel safe.

119. He will like Christmas music. Even if it's not Christmas time.

120 He will take me outside in the summer to play in the rain, and in the winter to play in the snow.

121. He will know why I identify with Wendy from Peter Pan.

122. He will remind me that everything will be all right.

123. He will tell me that he trusts me.


124. And he will say "I don't know how I survived before I met you."

Road trip!

I went and saw Superman Returns again tonight, this time with my friend Mike. It was a good time. Especially since I always have some sort of trouble getting to Forest City. It's always an adventure. I don't know why. It's probably because I never remember the *exact* roads, so I guess and eventually get there. LOL! I actually got there with very little trouble other then running a stop sign. Which was in front of some railroad tracks... Mike saw it.... Because he yelled "STOP!!!"... lol... But I didn't notice until I was over the tracks.... Good thing there wasn't a train...

Anyway! We got there and both thoroughly enjoyed the movie! It was Mike's 1st time seeing it. Aaaaaaamazing! I love love love it! Admittedly, part of it is in a very fangirly/warm fuzzy/swoony way, but it *is* a well-made movie I think.

And then came the drive home.

Oooooh the drive home. What an adventure THAT was! Partially because I have about as much trouble getting OUT of Forest City as I do getting there and finding the theatre. I know, I know, the most logical thing being "Just go the way you came in." Well, it's not that simple. Not when I'm driving at least. So I follow this road... And come do a dead end. It was steep and paved with bricks. And Mike said: "If we go down this dead end and die, I'm going to be very ticked off." And I had to pause my turning around because I was laughing and we discussed how funny that statement was. Finally we came to an intersection except it was insanely weird. I knew the road across the intersection was one that would start me on the way home, except that I didn't know HOW to cross the intersection. This may sound weird and odd, and you definately had to be there, but in involved all the other lanes having a stoplight except mine. So I pretty much just gunned across the intersection when all the cars were stopped, still being terribly confused.

So we're on our way back and I'm telling Mike about Eddie Izzard and his "Death Star" routine which is very complicated as it involves me speaking in a very poor British accent.... And that causes me to miss the turn to head back home. And then I miss the next road to use to turn around because it was dark and I couldn't see where the road was. I finally come to a 3rd road and I turn on it and decide to pull over and look at the map instead of turning around. So Mike gets the map out and we figure out what road we're on... (Luckily I stopped right in front of the sign.) And as we're consulting the map, this conversation takes place:

Mike: *looking at the map, then outside* Hmmm... I wonder which way is West...

Me: *points to the right* That way. The moon is setting.

Mike: Touche.

Oh silliness... anyway... So we decided to continue South down the road as it was heading in the direction we wanted anyway. And then we come to another intersection.

And we both pretty much went: "Drat. Now what?"

So again we break out our trusty not really rusty map and look at it some more. And Mike says that we should go right, but I explain that that would take us pretty much back to Forest City. I pointed to the way we should go on the map and Mike still disagreed slightly and indicated the way he thought we should take. I then proceeded, through bouts of laughter to explain that even though the front of our car was facing South, the map was not. I think I said something along the lines of: "Look! *pointing to map* This is Minnesota! Minnesota is North! We're facing South!" So then Mike turned 180 degrees in his seat, looked at the map and then agreed that we should indeed turn left.

It was pretty hilarious. :-D

I love road trips too! And I am happy to inform you that we made it home safe and sound and without further incident.