Merry Christmas-in a fort!!

We kicked off our designated Christmas eve night as an apartment with creating costumes as Lord of The Rings characters.  The reason?  We had tickets to the 12:05 showing of The Hobbit!
After the wonderful show (and meeting Gandalf) we came back and got ready for bed, still raving about our love of the movie.  Our blankets were all moved into the living room as well as all our pillows and all was spread over the floor.  The five of us slept in our Christmas fort made out of multi-colored sheets and a shower curtain and dollar-store ribbon hung crisscross across the ceiling.  And a wonderful night it was.  When we awoke in the late morning, waiting for us were the gifts we had all wrapped frantically the night (morning?) before.  And the apple cider was poured and presents opened and joy filled the house!  Though finals were still on our minds, our Bon-Bon dressed up as Batman to complete the morning, inspired by her brand new knee-high socks that each had their own cape.
After our celebration we parted ways until the new year, but are looking forward to the adventures that await our next semester of college together.

Merry Christmas to All!

-Mellie

The Boy Contract

We, as roommates, like each other a lot and thus like to spend crazy amounts of time together.  Therefore, there have been several conversations in which we have expressed something like, "Guys, I'm so glad we're all single.  That means we can hang out more."  As this is the pervading sentiment in the apartment it has produced a list for when one of us inevitably begins dating someone, poor girl.

I. If a girl holds hands with a boy, she owes each of the girls in the apartment their own bag of M&M's. 

II. If a girl kisses a boy, she owes each girl in the apartment ice cream (including the expensive lactose free stuff) in payment for her transgression.

III. If a girl makes out with a boy, she owes each girl in the apartment her own whole pizza (including gluten free).  

IV. If a girl gets engaged while living in our apartment, she owes the apartment a group trip to Salt Lake, preferably overnight. 

V. If a girl kisses a boy 200 times, she owes the apartment a reunion trip/epic sleepover with ice cream and pizza and a blanket fort with Christmas lights and Nutella.  Because that's not random....

I am the morning and the evening star.  If I say day is night, thus it shall be written!

- Manda