Laughter

On Thursday evening a friend came up from Ogden. She was going to Cru and beforehand stopped by the dorm to drop off a book she's letting me borrow. I wasn't planning on going to Cru with her, but I did.

And I'm glad.
Really glad.

Darcy is, by far, one of the most hilarious people I know. That's a simple fact. She can practically pull joy and laughter out of people - just by being herself. It's great. So we're driving over to the church where Cru is held and just talking about things of little importance. Listening to music. But laughter fills the car like oxygen. I had not laughed like that in a long, long time. And it was much needed.

We arrive at the church, but the laughter didn't die. From rocking out to music that wasn't playing to acting like stealthy spies by reclining the seats and "hiding" - the laughter continued.

The group at Cru was small. We were locked out of the church, so we sat in a circle on the front lawn. Time for an ice-breaker. "What are your plans for the summer? And if you could be any bug, what would you be and why?"

Great.

I dislike ice-breakers with an extreme passion.

But that didn't bring me down.
Because Tyler Otto, apparently, wants to be a male ladybug. You know. "Like the one in A Bug's Life."

Laughter ensued.

I returned to the dorm with a light heart and renewed spirit.

And I'm still as light-hearted today as I was that night.