After finishing my final midterm on Friday, my friends and I celebrated the inaguration of our weeklong break with a sunny ourdoor picnic and a 
huge homemade pot of jambalya for supper. My rooomates and I took advantage of the beautiful weather Saturday morning by going on a run around the neighborhood, which we followed by stuffing ourselves with pizza at Mellow Mushroom!
huge homemade pot of jambalya for supper. My rooomates and I took advantage of the beautiful weather Saturday morning by going on a run around the neighborhood, which we followed by stuffing ourselves with pizza at Mellow Mushroom!That afternoon, I went with Lauren and Sarah in to a local lake on a boating adventure. We rented a rowboat and sailed out to the middle of the lake, where the bolts holding the oar in place suddenly broke off the boat. After drifting towards rocks for a while, we eventually realized the only way to make it back to the dock was to use our oars like canoe paddles. Lauren and I 
paddled on each side of the boat up front, while Sarah alternated left and right in the back to steer us. The process was surprisingly slow and strenuous, and definitely made us use every ounce of upper body strength we had between us! We woke up Sunday with very sore arm muscles, but the experience was definitely worth it.
paddled on each side of the boat up front, while Sarah alternated left and right in the back to steer us. The process was surprisingly slow and strenuous, and definitely made us use every ounce of upper body strength we had between us! We woke up Sunday with very sore arm muscles, but the experience was definitely worth it. On Sunday we packed a picnic lunch and drove to Hanging Rock State Park for a fun day of hiking. The view from the trail summit was absolutely beautiful...totally worth hiking in the hot sun all day. I also sustained some wounds from the day, after I slid on my knees in some loose gravel on the descent. Blood was pouring down my legs as we walked the rest of the way down the mountain.....a nice visual cautionary reminder for the rest of the hikers passing us on their way up! One of the perks of having a professional nurse for a friend is having great access to medical expertise and supplies at all times, even in the middle of the woods. Sarah cleaned my wounds and bandaged me up with fancy
clear 
medical tape (I still currently look like I'm wearing patches of plastic wrap on my knees)!
medical tape (I still currently look like I'm wearing patches of plastic wrap on my knees)!
