Does that make you crazzzzzay?

Friends bring out different sides of you. We all have our "normal" friendships. Those who we meet for coffee and talk about the ongoing events of life. Maybe we catch movies or drinks or just do nothing at all. I love these friends. They are my rock. 

Then....

there are the friends who are an adventure waiting to happen. People whose energy and enthusiasm for life is contagious. These people can convince you to jump into a lake in the middle of winter. Not one type is better than the other as we need all different types of people in our lives. We all need to be reminded of both our stability and our insanity.

I have this friend, Katie, who bursts with life. She is creative, funny, intelligent and CRAZY! I don't get to enjoy her company often anymore as she lives in Kansas City, but when we get together I am reminded of what it means to truly be a free spirit. 

This weekend she drove north and I south, along with a few other friends for a girls overnight. It didn't take but an hour for her to rope us into her infectious world of random entertainment as the four of us walked to her car for a late night round of hula hooping. Yep, adult-sized, multi-colored hula hoops. Katie is a FANTASTIC hooper and can perform some pretty awesome tricks. The rest of us looked like an awkward junior high dance team swiveling our hips in big circles. Be assured, there was plenty of wine and laughter involved which made us a bit nervous as we were approached in the parking lot by a police car. 

  The car stopped and two officers stepped out from the vehicle. Sure that we were getting busted for loitering or noise, we stopped our hooping and greeted the officers. Imagine our surprise when, instead of being reprimanded, we were greeted with an outstretched hand and a "Hi. I'm officer so-and-so. Mind if we give it a try?" For ten minutes, we hooped and laughed and joked with two police officers in a hotel parking lot! They wore their guns and all (needless to say they were less that stellar hoopers). We got honorary badge stickers prior to their departure but, alas, no photos. 

Another hysterical adventure courtesy of Katie! I love you, girl!