Easter Sunday with McAlister & Friends

Trafton B.

April 24, 2011 - 8:23 PM

Happy Easter Sunday!

I hope all of you are enjoying time with friends and family on this joyful (yet overcast) afternoon. It's not quite the weather you'd usually envision for an Easter Sunday, but it's nothing that can't be fixed by moving the Easter egg hunt indoors.

Earlier today, all of our friends that didn't head home for Easter had our own orphans' Easter Sunday potluck brunch, as I like to call it, at Emily and Emma's apartment. Ross and I made hash browns. Emma and Steph came with a fruit salad. Sarah brought some fresh veggies (she lives in the University's vegan co-op, the Lorax, so they were delicious!). Lizzy made a dish of cinnamon rolls that she called monkey cake, which is probably the tastiest dish you've never heard of. And Emily made quiche. It was all absolutely delicious.

We weren't very quick to get up after eating. We probably finished around 1 o'clock, and then went into a collective food coma for another hour and a half. That ought to give you a pretty good idea about how good the food was.

It was exactly what I was hoping for actually. Good food and great friends. We actually did have an Easter egg hunt. Ross and I arrived early so we had time to hide about dozen eggs in the living room. It didn't last too long, but it was still pretty hilarious. What's Easter Sunday without an Easter egg hunt, really?

After brunch, Ross and I headed home to get ready for our softball game. This one went a whole lot better than last week. We brought home our first victory of the season; 17-8 was the final score. Cam pitched a great game for us, striking our four batters (which generally doesn't happen in softball, so that was pretty sweet). Jordan hit a blast to center field that practically landed on the other softball diamond. I went four-for-for with two triples and an inside-the-park homerun.

Gosh, now that I think about it, this was a great way to spend Easter! Too bad I actually have work to get done before class tomorrow. Oh well. I guess I won't be saying that too much longer. Graduation day is coming closer every day.