Just got back from the President's dinner--every year, the President of our university has a dinner with the RAs during training. Everyone dresses up and it's in the really fancy dining room on campus and the food is always to die for. You get the idea.
So this year, I wound up sitting with the new VP. He's so awesome--and he's BRITISH!! We're still trying to piece together exactly how a British former pro-soccer player wound up in Middle-of-Nowhere, Iowa. But whatever the reason, he was great conversation--especially detailing the story of how he got five degrees (including a doctorate) and didn't pay for any of them because he was working at the schools. He's British, he's charming, he's an athlete...Lorena said that if he's a Harry Potter fan, then she has found her dream man =D
The dinner itself was delicious, too: a spinach salad with hardboiled egg slices and bacon under a raspberry vinagrette for the first course. Second course had potatoes, green beans (I don't know what seasoning was on them, but oh LORDY it was good) and chicken with pineapple and breading on top. DELCIOUS! Now, the thing we all look forward to the most about the President's dinner is the dessert. It's always incredible, and this year they were taunting us about it. But when they brought it out, the entire room erupted into ooh's and aah's of appreciation. Picture this, if you will.
A chunk of raspberry cheesecake.
A chunk of turtle caramel cheesecake.
A chunk of fudge brownie.
A dollop of whipped cream.
All in a long-stemmed dessert glass.
I think several people orgasmed. Oh LORDY, was it good! I haven't heard a reaction like that since they served that chocolate mousse cheesecake at the dinner my first year as an RA. My entire staff moaned in unison. God almighty, that was a fantastic dessert...
Tomorrow is our day off from training...and I'm on duty. NOT BY MY OWN CHOICE, I might add. Soooooo I have permission to go home tonight. Stay at home tonight, and be back by seven tomorrow night. Jo's staying on campus, so she said she would hold the phone =D But yeah--I just have to grab my hamper, my bag, my pillow, and my purse, and I'm heading home! When I talked to Mom yesterday, I told her I couldn't come home until tomorrow morning...SURPRISE!!
So I'll catch y'all when I get home. Ciao for now!
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