Yay Friends

One thing that I was really hoping for before I started grad school was that I would made some friends. Lots of my friends have gone through grad school already and none of them would have made it without some support. The first time I went through grad school, I had known everyone in my program for three years so it was a little different. This time, I was coming into something completely new and different. And all I wanted (along with passing, of course) was to make friends.

And I have! On Tuesday morning, I got a text from April, one of the ladies in my program who I go out with after class, asking if I wanted to do a wine and cheese night with her and Niki. Niki also comes out with us after class on Thursdays and when we found out that we both like thrift shops and Mexican food, she came out to Caldwell to go to the Acapulco and discover some new thrift shops. Of course, I immediately said yes. Several hours (and several frantic texts to Danielle) later, Niki and April came over to Brooke and Kevin's. I had bought some french bread and cheddar, Niki brought some other cheese and crackers and grapes and April brought the wine and pretty much every single Prince album ever.

It was such a great night, hanging out on the couches, eating bread, crackers and cheese, drinking yummy wine, listening to "Purple Rain" and talking about everything and anything under the sun. We discussed our class and our classes next year, the books we're reading, helping April out with her documentary, gender issues, concerts, the people in our class and how to get the remaining girl in our class to come out with us so we could teach her our ways. Niki mentioned that we were the "crone" (her), the "mother" (April), and the "maid" (me", like the Three Furies, and we would have a lot to teacher since she is a lot younger than all of us.

It was such a wonderful time just hanging out with these new friends. I look forward to Thursdays so much more now that I knew that I have people to hang out with afterwards. April, Niki and I have plans to get together again, including a night at Coyotes on the Creek which will be fun. None of us are getting everything done in two years so I can't wait to see what the next few years and classes have in store for us! Yay friends!