Day 101: Of Parties and Fun

The weekend brought with it more social engagements than I could ever handle. Homecoming weekend has hit our mountain and the campus is crawling with alum. In the spirit of my attempted hobbit lifestyle, I invited friends over for tea and visited with former students at dinner. A brief respite in the afternoon was all the time I had on this busy day to hike the trails. Though I managed 4.07 miles (6.55 km), I was not nearly ready to be done when it came time to turn back. Later in the evening I dressed up in my best and attended the school production of Pride and Prejudice. The play was over all too soon and time still remained to attend the jazz dance held on the overlook every year in honour of homecoming weekend. This dance is often considered one of the favourite events of the year by the majority of the student body. 

The dance was just as much fun as I had remembered. A live jazz band played late into the night as students danced on the overlook. Far below the lights of the valley twinkled brightly and far above the light of the moon shone through the clouds. I’ve never been the best at dancing, but I have always enjoyed it. There’s just something about staying up with friends, dancing to great music, eating good food, and telling stories late into the night. This year was no exception and I had fun cavorting about the dance floor and raiding snack stations until well after midnight. But eventually the night did come to an end and I made my way back to my room to sleep away the few hours remaining until dawn. 

For the hobbits, the party was just ending and their journey beginning again. The time spent in the Last Homely House was coming to a close. Though the hobbits likely never dreamed of going beyond Rivendell and were quite relieved to have made it to the Last Homely House with the ring, they were now faced with traveling beyond even the scopes of their imagination to the land of Mordor. Their quest: to destroy the ring. The journey promised to be long, arduous, and full of peril. I doubt the hobbits fully knew what they were getting into when they agreed to undertake such a task. 

The road goes ever on and on, 

~ Daisy Buttons