The Easter Egg Hunt From Hell...The Dance Party From Heaven

For those of you who aren't in the loop (and by "loop" I mean the "what Bailey and Matt spend their time doing loop"), here's an update:

So Campus Crusade for Christ, or some other similar Christian group hosted this University-wide egg hunt. You might have noticed; everyone got a freebie in their mailbox. So apparently there were also like 500 eggs hidden all over the campus, all with raffle tickets inside. The idea was you bring your tickets to the Passion of the Christ and for each egg you find you get a chance to win something.

So I'm thinking that like, they went all to this work, these are going to be some sweet prizes. I might even get my hands on a free iPod. Or something better. So Bailey has like 17 already, and I'm like, "Hey! I want more! I only have one!" She tells me that they hid an extra 300 the night previous, and so we don our outside garb, grab some flashlights, and plunge into the darkness.

The problem is, to desperate people in the dark, every rock and tree branch looks like an Easter egg. About 15 minutes into our search, we finally strike gold: An egg in a bush! As we grab it, the girl who coordinated the whole hunt comes up the path. Fortunately Bailey knows her and we pump her for information. Fresh on some new leads, with renewed spirits, on we search. Bailey calls out when she sees an egg shell upturned on the ground, we head for it, but no luck: it's open. Hopelessly, she turns it over and behold! The raffle ticket is still inside! The lamebrained idiot who stumbled upon that rare gem cared only for the candy! Little did he know that while he was boosting his cholesterol, we would be listening to some phat beats.

We stumbled upon (noticed I did not say "found") about three more eggs, with a total of five finds for the whole night. What a bust.

Needless to say, we went to the movie in high spirits. Those high spirits were soon dampened by the er..."mood" of the film, but we were able to stay until the raffle began. I got quite a shock when the prizes were pulled out: a play-dough set, a Finding Nemo towel, and other various trinkets that cost no more than.......$5?!?!?!?!

Oh well. It didn't even really matter anyway, Bailey was the only one who won anything, TWO things to be exact, and I walked away empty-handed. What a bust.

THAT WAS WEDNESDAY. THEN FRIDAY CAME.

Dee's hip-hop dance party got off to what seemed to be an honestly depressing start. But once 10:30 rolled around, the fun got under way. The next two-and-a-half hours was a virtual non-stop groovefest. I must admit I was a little downhearted when I discovered that my song, "Shake Ya Tailfeather" wasn't on the playlist, but nevertheless the night was a rousing success.