Day 2: campus visit and more friends

Saturday morning started out with some more friends showing up at Ashley's and Brian's apartment and all of us cooking breakfast and hanging out. It was really fun and reminded me of our good ole times as Campus Crusade---these crazy kids definitely know how to have a good time.


We then headed off to the High Point University campus...I had heard that the new president had been on a major fundraising/building/renovating kick, so I was curious to see the campus. However, when I first drove into the campus, it looked sooo changed and different from when I was there, that it was emotionally difficult to be there since I couldn't recognize where the old buildings and paths were. There are definitely some positive changes (like wireless internet), but the school now looks a bit like a country club. I did like this new statue of a mean panther, our school symbol:

and this globe (with Gena doing her "wave my hands in the air like I don't care" act):

After saying good-byes to this group of friends, I headed to the usual stop on my visits to High Point: the Wal-mart (to stock up on cheap laundry detergent and the like). There, I spent a good chunk of time at the $5 DVD bin rummaging through it and at times almost diving in to find some good movies. The minute I approached the bin, about 5 other people surrounded the bin and began digging, which reminded me of a scene I remembered from a show on Animal Planet of lions feasting on a dead antilope:)
After about an hour, I headed to see another dear friend and her baby daughter. We had a blast catching up, reminiscing about our college days, and some of the fun/crazy things we did. Her and her husband have done a wonderful job with their daugther, who is not even a year, but is already walking, talking, and doing sign language.