"Craziness!!!!"

UIS has been hosting an IHSA speech/debate competition this weekend. I don't even remember the last time I ever saw so many high school kids in one place before. It was a bit chaotic, to say the least!! Because today was such a nice day, many of the contestants spent a lot of time outside- while they were taking a break from the competition or waiting to learn the results of the judging. It was odd. I can't believe our campus was teeming with high school kids on such a glorious day.
Because it was such a glorious day, I decided to spend some time outside this afternoon. I couldn't really sit anywhere because there where people sitting everywhere on the patio outside the dorm. The bench outside the door was full from time to time. All right, so were the picnic tables. Knowing that there wasn't anywhere to really sit down for a while this afternoon, I decided to take a little walk- and enjoy the nice day.
As I took a little stroll from the dorm to the fountain and back, I saw kids sitting on the quad, just talking. I also got in the way- just slightly- of a game of catch with a little tennis ball. I also saw some kids playing frisbee. Seeing these kids enjoying themselves really made me glad that spring had finally arrived. Hooray! No more winter.