We're Back On!!

We had a big, busy week at Our Place!


On Tuesday at HeARTWords, we wrote stories based on the question, "What would I do if I could fly?" Scott and Matt both penned Superman adventures worthy of a Hollywood treatment, and Jenna reminded us that sometimes we're lucky enough to feel like we're flying: she wrote about a particularly romantic scene from the movie Titanic.

On Wednesday we took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to go for a stroll around downtown Evanston. The biggest attention-getters during our window shopping excursion were the Campus Gear store, with its hundred and one ways to proudly wear "Northwestern," and the brand-new Andy's Frozen Custard shop. Jaws dropped and demands for future plans were made. Outside of Market Fresh Books, Derek found a Nicolas Sparks novel on the bargain rack and used the occasion to tell us about how much he liked the author, as well as the movies based on his books.

Thursday, Veteran's Day, the school holiday meant that we had a big group of friends to hang out with all afternoon. To celebrate the occasion, we all marched down the block to neighborhood eatery CJ Arthur's for an afternoon feast, where some of our more cosmopolitan participants ordered caesar salads instead of CJ's renowned hamburgers. Thank goodness for the walk back to Our Place in the fresh air- it may have prevented a serious outbreak of food comas! In order to wake ourselves up, we got busy with bean-bag bowling outside and broke a serious sweat playing Just Dance on the Wii. Keenan caused a sensation when he selected the 1978 disco hit "Rasputin" for us to dance to. And during our "What's New" discussion, true to the spirit of the holiday, Zack furnished us with a patriotic image when he announced plans to climb to the top of the Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore and, once there, to stroke his chin in a moment of silent reflection.

Friday was Week Two of our new basketball program! Frank truly shone on defense and was also the leading scorer for his team- our secret weapon under the net! Josh wowed us with the speed of his cross-court dribbling and the accuracy of his shots from the free-throw line. Travis pulled off some excellent shots and kept our spirits high with his songs and smiles. Matt and Derek were both on fire from the 3-point line and set a good example with their energy and team spirit.
Saturday we spent a chill night together at Our Place, making grilled cheese sandwiches and a giant caesar salad (apparently a group favorite- see above). We did a lot of dancing and played some exciting rounds of Uno and a little Bingo. Sarah,Jenna and Annie improvised an awesome song and dance number to the Journey song "Don't Stop Believing."

Throughout the week, we made group phone calls to our great friend Matt R, who- along with another Our Place star Jesse M  made the exciting move last week to Misericordia.  We can't wait to see you both again soon!