The Timeline of A College Reunion, Late Night Pizza Run and All

6:30 pm- reunite with college friends.  Lots of hugs, lots of laughs, and lots of "do you remember that time when..." statements.

7:30 pm- Dinner downtown at a favorite Mexican restaurant.  More reminiscing and laughing.

9:00 pm- Stop into another restaurant when you hear live music coming from within the building.  Lots of laughing, although your not quite sure at what because it's hard to hear over the music. 

9:30 pm- Wilmington friends show up and meet said college friends.  This inevitably leads to immense amounts of high pitched laughing and story telling as lots of your favorite people end up in the same place.

10:00 pm- Pile into someones Jeep and take an impromptu drive on the beach (because this is just one of the perks of living in a beach town, and your friends are amazing).

10:34 pm- Climb out of said Jeep onto the beach and attempt to watch the stars.

10:39 pm- Realize that no one in the group can feel their fingers or toes because it is March 2nd, 30 degrees outside, and you're are standing on a beach.

10:40 pm- Load back into the Jeep and explore the beach a little more, this time, from the comfort of a heated vehicle with Drew Holcomb playing in the background.  Ahhhh...much better.

11:20 pm- Convene back at a friends house to start up a bonfire in the backyard.

12:03 am- Realize you are starving and warm up the only thing you can find in the frig/freezer, Stoffers Macaroni and Cheese.

12:30 am- Sit by the bonfire and enjoy not only reminiscing about fun times in college, but also what is new in your friend's lives.  Start making plans about the next time you can all get together again.

2:15 am- Realize how late it is, but it's been such a fun night, and since you're already reliving your college years tonight, why not end it with a late night Pizza run.

2:30 am- The five of you finish off a large pepperoni pizza.

3:30 am- finally crawl back into bed, exhausted and happy.  Look at the clock and think to yourself, "I haven't been up this late since college."

10:00 am- Alarm goes off.  Promptly turn off, roll over, and go back to sleep.

10:30 am- Wake up and think to yourself, "I'm too old for this."

Sometimes in the Year of Do, you say "yes" to random opportunities and it's some of the most fun and unexpected times in your life, and other times, you say "yes" to random opportunities and wake up thinking, "How did I do this on a regular basis in college?  Did I not love sleep back then?"  Luckily, this past Saturday was mostly extreme amounts of fun, with only a little exhaustion thrown in.  And if I had the opportunity to do it again, I'm pretty sure I would.