Every Girl is a Princess

I live on a rather large quad. My dorm is on one end and I have some friends that live diagonal from me on the other. We've decided that our "quad" is really a castle. We live in different wings with a courtyard in between. So, a few nights ago, Ellen, Mary, and I (we all live in the same dorm--the East Wing) decided to dress up like princesses and walk through the courtyard to "air out our dresses" while speaking in British accents -- as any lady would-- and standing tall in perfect princess posture. (we took our lessons from the Princess Diaries.) We waved to the peasants that walked past us and went to venture through some of the vegetation (in a very lady like way of course) in search of pebbles to throw at our fellow princesses' windows across the courtyard. After some interesting conversations with some service men (where we continued to speak in a British accent and talk as if we were really princesses) and some really strange looks from other students returning to their dorms from a long night of studying in the library (how lame...you're in college. i mean for real.) we managed to rustle up some stones. The other princesses were so happy to see us and invited us into their wing of the castle. And we all lived happily ever after.

Now, let me just paint you a little picture here. These are just a few of the things that occurred on this outing:

1. I was wearing a long night gown (which is supposed to be my Halloween costume this year), Ellen was in a princess prom dress, and Mary was in a long cotton dress. We all had on heels or cowboy boots. (I looked more like grandma down on the farm than a princess, but since we all wore tiaras, it was clear. I think.)

2. I tripped (hard) over my cowboy boots while walking the courtyard. Very lady like let me assure you.

3. We nearly broke a window with our pebbles. Who says princesses aren't strong?

4. When a boy walked past us in the West Wing (the other dorm) I said "Thank you for being here today" and gave a good Princess Mia wave. Mary said, "You're welcome to look."

Definitely princess material.