As the first ACU baseball game of the double-header against Central OK started yesterday at 4:00, the weather was warm, sunny, and breezy. Ava had on her summer clothes and sunglasses. By the end of the second game, it was windy and frigid and about 40 degrees cooler. It must be time for Lectureship.
One of my favorite Lectureship memories is from my senior year. The powers that be at ACU were determined not to cancel school even though snow and ice covered the streets and every school within a 30-mile radius had been cancelled. As my roommates and I checked our e-mail that said, "Yes, we are having school today," we reluctantly got dressed and headed out. The campus center parking lot looked like a bumper car ride at the fair. Is it any wonder that West Texans don't know how to drive on ice? By 10:00 we got the exciting news that school had indeed been cancelled for the day, and by noon a group of girls had gathered at our house to watch "White Christmas" and eat soup for lunch. The rest of the afternoon was spent playing in the snow, sledding on make-shift sleds (the lids from any plastic garbage can we could find), watching Andrew ski behind Josh's car, and building snowmen.
This year I don't think we have snow in the forecast, but we might get a "wintry mix." Some of my old roommates and friends are coming in town and we're having lunch together tomorrow and going to Sing Song. I'm thankful for my friendships from college and the fun memories we have together!
