Stay Out Late

This past weekend I headed toward the aptly named “Manhappenin'” with Stephanie and Beth to do some quality control at the university and make sure everything was still running smoothly. I hadn’t been back to K-State since my reign ended there one year ago. With a big basketball game on Saturday afternoon and nothing but time to kill and buddies to hang out with, good times were certainly upon us.

For fear of ruining my reputation and shaming myself into seclusion, I will refrain from sharing the grisly details. But, it was a spectacular time that involved an extraordinary amount of laughs and reminiscing. Over lunch, at my all-time favorite burger joint, So Long Saloon, Beth, Stephanie, Elizabeth, and I rehashed some of the best times we had while living together our senior year. We commented on what it would be like to zap back to those years when  concerns drifted toward essays, tests, potential date party suitors (commence eye rolling), and how we could fit in all our shows on a week night. Besides this past year living in Switzerland, I can say with full confidence that those were the best years thus far.

Go CATS!!

I’ll leave you with this gem from Tom Petty,

“You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You’ll never remember class time, but you’ll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don’t have. Drink ’til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does…”