Skiing on Thin Ice

Yes. Skiing.

For those of you who aren't at Taylor University right now, the weather is quite atrocious. Rain is falling form the sky, hitting the ground, and immediately freezing, creating a super thin layer of ice on the ground. Needless to say, this creates a very hap-hazzard environment for those of us that are walking from building to building. Very intense.

I was hanging out in English hall's lobby, playing board games with a few of my friends, when Dan and Cortney, another couple of good friends, walk in from studying in the library. At this point, I didn't have any idea what the weather was like outside, but they were quick to inform me that my walk home was going to be crazy! When they left, I turned, without hesitation to the rest of the group, excitedly announced we must go outside and sled on the ice.

After a few minutes' preparation, we mozied our way to the door and walked outside. At first, it just looked like an average, rainy night. Then I actually tried to walk. My feet hit the pavement, and I nearly collapsed it was so slippery.

Again, for those of you who don't know, I have a very long, very steep, blacktop driveway. It was 100% ice. Oh. My. Gosh. We slipped, skied, and slid down the driveway for a solid 20 minutes waking neighbors in all directions. We didn't necessarily use the sled all that much, because it was much more intense to throw yourself at the driveway and "ski" down the entire thing on your shoes. The blacktop was as slippery as, well, ice. One would pick up speed going all the way down.

It was definitely an awesome bonding experience for me and some friends I haven't gotten to hang out with much! Thanks for entertaining my ridiculous ideas!

*raises eyebrow*