What Happened Coming to Minnesota

Minnesota YAF Conference Diaries, part 4

Because both cars of College Republicans had left UIS fairly early on Friday morning, we were all fairly hungry. Because we were so pressed for time, we didn't really have time to pick up anything from the Food Emporium that morning. We wanted to make it to the conference as on time as we possibly could in order to register everyone and make sure that everyone had somewhere to sleep for the night.
Knowing that the ride was going to be long, we decided to stop somewhere so we could get breakfast. Originally, the thought was that we'd get breakfast to go, so we wouldn't have to lose time on getting to Minnesota later that afternoon. However, we actually ended up going to McDonald's and getting our breakfasts in a to-go bag, as if we wouldn't be eating there.
What a nice way of making everyone think that we probably wouldn't be sitting down for breakfast. Although we put our breakfast items in to-go bags, we all sat down and enjoyed breakfast together- like one big family. That was a really nice bonding experience. After all, we were going to be together the entire weekend.
All of us ordered different things. Some people ordered lunch items- like a big mac meal. It's too early for lunch, I thought as I heard some of my friends order their food. Knowing that I was hungry, I decided to order something that I had never had before- an egg mcmuffin. Boy, was it ever delicious! Knowing that I'd probably also want something to drink, I also had an orange juice. Luckily, there was no disgusting pulp in the orange juice.
After everyone had finished their breakfasts and used the bathroom, we proceded on our journey. Luckily, we all enjoyed our breakfasts so much, not many of us were really hungry for lunch. However, we never actually stopped for lunch, as we were worried about missing "check-in".