A picture is
worth 1,000 words. I’m here to prove
that true. This Adventure Day post is
1,000 words long. All besides this
introduction, for the purpose of describing my day through the eyes of the
picture I chose to capture it. No, this wasn’t
my intent because I got lazy and decided I would just take one picture. Definitely an intentional act, so don’t think
otherwise.
But here I
am. A Saturday morning, bright and
early. How early? I’d estimate about 7:15am. No, not of my own doing. Believe it or not, my Saturday Adventure Day
was a work day in both the morning and evening.
I had a writing workshop to get to, of which I am a workgroup member at
CoFo and must be there to provide the delicious Panera donations that I had
picked up. That’s right, a late night
venture (but scheduled with Panera, of course) had me driving off the night
before to retrieve our breakfast goods to be offered to coaches and students at
the workshop. It was my last time
performing such duties, and I found it to be mildly bittersweet because the
nighttime drive on a typically undriven route for me was relaxing in a way, and
I found myself calmed by the waiting period at the restaurant/bakery while the
employee prepared the box of baked items that would have been thrown out
otherwise.
But all of that
was a tangent at its best. Basically, I
needed to ensure that I was at the event and there on time—and I assure you
that both were achieved. I followed
event dress code and wore my College Forward t-shirt, of which I have two. In my opinion, Austin is still quite chilly
here in January, and I chose to layer up with a long-sleeve white shirt,
too. The big frizzy hair is due to me
needing to wash it today, but it behaved itself fairly well with the aid of
that thick white headband that I’ve had for ages. (I probably don’t use it often enough!) Always matching with my attire/accessories, I
popped my green studs in my ears to stick with the day’s CoFo theme. But wait—a no-toothed smile? We’ll just blame it on me not having brushed
my teeth yet since breakfast was going to be eaten half at home and half on the
car ride to work (yep, I ate grapes with my mug of tea at home and then munched
on a Panera pastry as I drove to work—I got first choice of the
deliciousness!) I did decide to brush my
teeth before heading off to the CoFo office, especially since I didn’t want to
scare off Lauren P. in the car with my morning breath (I drove her to the
workshop yesterday morning).
Oh hey, see that
gray piece of fabric on the counter behind me?
Well, that’s not a mere piece of fabric at all! It’s my newly acquired CoFo sweatshirt that I
actually wore for most of the day! That’s
right, my hoodie-hating self actually chose to wear a hoodie! Typically I love zip-ups and don’t like
pulling sweatshirts over my head, but it was a SATURDAY work day, and I was
feeling especially lazy, so pulling a sweatshirt over my head and keeping it on
for hours on end was ok with me—besides, how could my hair get any
frizzy-er?! It’s quite a warm sweatshirt
though, and I appreciated it’s comfort throughout the day as I worked on
scholarship essays with a student at the workshop.
You may wonder
why it was a full day of working for me…
It’s because it was the day of the grand event: the College Forward Collegian Winter Reunion! We had been promoting it like crazy to our
students, trying to get the word out this past week that this free, super-fun
event was happening just for them and if they could be available and get
themselves there, then they SHOULD! I’d
say it was an overall successful event, with us meeting our goal of 150
students in attendance (that may be a record for the event, too!), and I think
I had at least seven of my own students show up, so I was happy to hang out
with them, other students, and of course fellow CoFo coaches. The event venue was pretty awesome, with
bowling, roller skating, and a meal of pizza, all of which was free for our
students, thanks to the event budget set aside.
The venue also had a small movie theater and arcade games available, but
it wasn’t part of the CoFo reunion package for the night. You know what was especially cool?! One of my students bought me a package of
Lindt chocolate truffles! You know what
was especially not cool?! While I was
roller skating (first time for me since elementary school!), some random girl
came up behind me and tried to use me as a balance aid…ended up knocking me
down flat on my back! I caught myself
with my hand but skinned up my wrist pretty good. I had thought I’d wake up this morning with a
sore back and a bruised wrist, but all I really have is the skinned spot that
had been there the day before. Let’s
just say though that I did not appreciate being the thing that slowed down this
girl as she rampaged the rink with her high speeds!
Well, it seems
that my word limit is approaching, and I must wrap up. The picture doesn’t have a lot more to offer
except for the fact that I feel my fresh-looking face is deceiving. This has been a taxing week for me in the
sleep category, and this morning I LOVED getting the opportunity to sleep in as
long as I wanted (sure, it was only until 9a.m., but that was all I really
wanted and was MUCH better than the previous morning’s 6:45a.m. wake-up!). Happy Birthday to me!
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