I am sitting back in good ol' KP12 tonight and I love hearing my room mates giggle again :)
I leave for Holland on Thursday and YES I am very excited. I will post more about that soon.
First, I must reflect on these things:
I will miss being here at Dordt in KP 12 with them this semester.
They will now have normal shaped dishes because I'm not here to melt them in a dishwasher ;)
However, the community bowl has gone missing so there is no where to put the rest of the things you don't want to eat yourself (aka nuts and mint m&ms)
Anyways -- I made a list of KP12s "Lessons Learned" which became more like Katie Schaap's "Lessons Learned" :)
I want to share some memories we've made so I remember and you can be amused by my little mistakes ... but after each of these mistakes there was a learning moment... so they are not all complete mistakes.
1) Don't turn on the dishwasher when there is already sitting water in the bottom...
The dishwasher fixer man had to be flown in from a southern state to fix these dishwasher issues- he so happens to show up after I come back to my room from teaching swim lessons - still in my swim suit. SURPRISE!
2) Don't put a lame video on Facebook. People will watch it in class.
The video I posted is called Salt 'n' Pepper - Sarah De Jong and I created it. It is pretty lame but we enjoyed making it. It was created the first evening we ever had salt and pepper shakers in our room. Pretty exciting for us.
3) Don't put plastic on the bottom of the dishwasher; especially the back rows= morphed dish. Sorry Sarah. It was a really cute dish. Good thing it still works as a bowl - just a little oddly shaped.
4) Do ride NAAATHAN as much as possible. He was cheap.
Nate came to Chicago with us over Tri-State. He had a lot of adventures with us. Gas station exercise and poking his head out the car window while we were going down the interstate. Hold on tight!
Nathan is our stick horse. He was abandoned all Christmas break in KP12. He's still recovering from the trauma. Sorry Nate.
5) Don't put someone else's nuts in the community bowl. It will play tricks on your mind.
This is a long story. Ha ha Janelle. Sorry.
6) Look carefully at your bottle of "body wash" its not lotion.
Yikes. I used my lotion on my face over Tri-State and I thought it was a weird consistency.
I should have lathered up with some water instead of trying to rub it in.
7) Always make sure your pen is clicked off before rubbing it no your leg to itch it. This one was not me -- :)
Good thing hairspray works wonders to get out that ink stain ;)
8) Always unplug things before fixing them.
I was attacked by the mixer - I suffered minor injuries. Don't worry - I kept the blood out of the cookies.
9) Be sure the coffee pot is below the coffee maker. Otherwise the counter floods with coffee ... bad news bears :( = no coffee.
Quotes:
"That's so dope"
"If I was having any more fun I'd have to sit on my hands to keep from clapping"
"I hardly even recognized you with your clothes on."
"What time is your tush getting out of bed"
"Hi Jarred, this is Dad ... hope you're not at the fruited tree!"
"That waterfall has never looked so good."
Timeless Marcel:
"That's what the community calls you."
"Treats and snoozin'... snoozin' and treats."
Needless to say, KP 12 had a lot of laughs and fun memories last semester. I am going to miss you wonderful friends but I look forward to hearing about the new memories you will be making this semester.
Remember,
"The most beautiful discovery friends can make is that they can grow separately without ever growing apart..." Elisabeth Foley
I can't wait to update you from Zwolle, but first I must turn in my tuition check, eat lunch at the grille one last time, stop at the bookstore for a souvenir, and say good-bye to some wonderful people in my life.
Let the journey begin!
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