Awards & Friends~~

So tonight we attended the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards ceremony at the Boston Athenaum. It was impressive. When we went in there were these coat racks, and by the time the ceremony started the room was crammed with people. Many authors were pretty funny in their speeches. Afterwards they had a autograph session. I hadn't and didn't plan to buy the books, so I decided to use the back of the program. At first I was kind of embarrassed, but one author exclaimed that she liked to do had her programs signed and never knew anyone else who did so. I was really happy, but I couldn't come up with anything intelligent to say so I just grinned and nodded dumbly. I wanted to talk to these amazing people real bad, but I didn't know what to say. I marveled at how some of my classmates could chatter and joke around with them so easily. Then I went into this other room and found my classmates there....there were crackers and all sorts of cheese on the tables. I tried one. Blech.
Our next stop was to this bar called Fajitas and Ritas. This was such a great night. I tried out margarita (blech blech), and I ordered a cheese quesadillas for dinner. Oh my gosh it was soooooo good! I'm definitely ordering it again. We all laughed and talked and everyone thought this was great because we're making friends and found out we were all very much timid in doing so. And I learned so of them would be happy to form a study group^___^ One girl named Amy actually lives around my area. Ain't that cool?
After that one girl was going to Jake Ivory's to celebrate her friend's birthday and welcomed anyone to go. I struggled between having fun and my paper due Monday. What the heck. I went in a cab with them. But.....(sigh)....I DIDN'T HAVE AN ID. SO I COULDN'T GO IN. One girl had stayed outside, and she was willing to accompany me to the T. I told her it's ok I can find my way. "But I don't want to leave you alone outside by yourself." Isn't that sweet? She ended up going home too. Afterwards a girl named Nicole that had gone inside called back, and said they weren't having too much fun. So it's ok. I still had lots of fun. That feeling is too good for words. And I'm sure more is coming^___________________________________________^