OUTFLY!!!

So last Tuesday was Outfly, the amazing Wartburg tradition where classes are cancelled!  I was actually very relieved to havve it that day because it allowed for more study time for my biology lab exam, which was then moved to Friday.  I was just feeling overwhelmed and the break was nice.  Actually, after standing outside in the cold for about an hour, I went back to my room since the breakfast line was so long and worked on homework.  After I went to breakfast, I went back to my room and finished the majority of my homework, at least all of my high priority homework.  I felt so accomplished since I had the rest of the day to celebrate the holiday.  Then I went with a group of friends with Kristen, our orange exceleration leader, to the wash house to get pink hair (or in my case a pink feather) and the proceeds went toward finding a cure for breast cancer.  Then Kristen went back because she had other things to do, but the rest of us, and a few tag-alongs later on, went to Wolf Creek, where the majority of us got piercings.  I got my nose pierced and was surprised that it did not hurt as much as I had expected it to.  Then we all went to Duo's and got ice cream, which was absolutely delicious!  Outfly was a great day and gave me a little break from schoolwork.

A few important things occured to me that day as well.  First of all, when I say I felt accomplished to have finished the majority of my homework in the morning, I felt genuine happiness that I haven't felt in a while.  It was truly a great feeling.  Although it was a rather expensive day spending money I don't exactly have, some of it did go to a good cause in supporting breast cancer research, and another part of it went to personal identity (I think that's a good way of describing that).  I have wanted to get my nose peirced since my senior year, but I was pretty sure my parents would say no, so I didn't bother asking.  Now that I am becoming more independent (and paying for college myself, so I don't think they should complain anyways), I figured their opinion should not influence my decision because it is my nose and not theirs.  With that said, I am a little scared to find out what happens when I go home this week because my mom does hold grudges sometimes, but I hope she won't be that upset about it.  We will see...