grape drank

This beautiful warm, spring weather has me longing for that feeling of freedom and summer that college used to bring. Now, in the real world, where warm weather just means...warm weather and in DC tourists galore I'm missing those days of heading off to work at camp or the excitement of a new internship and a new city, or the fun of working part time and spending my freedom dining on Rosie's patio and late nights at OTR  in my favorite city on the river.

Another thing I miss hanging out with my friend Melanie Harris! She is an awesome middle school math teacher who, although only two years older than me, became a true confident while she was my adviser during my term as SGA 2nd Vice President in college. I've been thinking of Melanie a lot lately because she is just a girl that loves to have fun and be around LOTS of people. The best thing about Melanie's house is that there is ALWAYS "purple drank" in the fridge which most people know as grape Kool-Aid. While at the grocery store a few days ago, I kept thinking about how much I was loving the warm weather and I wanted fruits and salads to fill my cart. I also wanted some "grape drank." I purchased a fun turquoise plastic pitcher and FINALLY found the Kool-Aid and loaded up on packets of grape. 

Every time I go to get that pitcher out of the fridge I think of Mel's house and summer time movie dates, late night chat sessions, and SUPER random group hangouts. You can always count on Mel to bring an interesting crowd together. So pour up some Kool-Aid and enjoy the sunshine. It's that time of year!