{"id":3996,"date":"2016-08-10T21:03:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T02:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2016-08-10T21:03:07","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T02:03:07","slug":"so-much-blonde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3996","title":{"rendered":"“So Much Blonde”"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Before I get started on this post, credit goes to #1 Son for this title.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I drove to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. to meet up with #1 Son. \u00a0It was tour day at the University of Alabama and he had invited me to tag along on the tour and see the campus. \u00a0It was an…entertaining tour.<\/p>\n

I met #1 on at his apartment. \u00a0We were kind of crunched for time so we popped in at a little Mexican restaurant for a quick lunch before driving on towards the campus. \u00a0We both ate re-fried beans and were hoping that there wouldn’t be any repercussions from that during the tour. \u00a0*and I am happy to say we didn’t have any problems from the beans*<\/p>\n

Once we arrived at the campus, it started to rain. \u00a0We met at the Welcome Center and waited for the rest of the group to arrive. \u00a0They had decided to bus us to different locations on the tour instead of walking due to the rain, so we were actually waiting on people and the buses.<\/p>\n

Anybody who knows me knows I love to watch people and there were quite a few that piqued my interest right away. \u00a0The primary person was a woman. \u00a0She was very much a mom sending her first off to college. \u00a0Instead of chatting with her daughter and husband (who looked bored to tears!), she was on her phone to somebody criticizing the fact that almost all the girls were wearing pastel shorts. \u00a0For some reason this was very important!<\/p>\n

Of course, the first thing I did was check to see that color shorts I was wearing! \u00a0LOL!!! \u00a0*gray*<\/p>\n

Soon we piled on the buses and were off on the tour.<\/p>\n

I was your typical college campus. \u00a0It is a large campus. \u00a0Very pretty!<\/p>\n

We drove around, all told, about 1.5 hours. \u00a0As we were driving, #1 Son was telling me about how you can tell what part of college “life” the students identified with by what they were wearing. \u00a0He was pointing out the various “uniforms.”<\/p>\n

These are not uniforms like in a high school or anything like that, it’s more of the case of in people’s quest to be different, they dressed all the same. \u00a0Go figure.<\/p>\n

The one that tickled my funny bone were the sorority type girls. \u00a0The signature thing with them was the sparkly Nike shoes that are not used for running. \u00a0Those shoes have never been worn on a run. \u00a0Ever. \u00a0Aside from the shoes there was the hair. \u00a0Long. Straight. Hair.<\/p>\n

Blonde Hair!<\/p>\n

It didn’t matter if you were a natural blonde. \u00a0You must have blonde hair.<\/p>\n

Thank goodness for Miss Clairol!<\/p>\n

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#1 Son kept saying, “So much blonde!”<\/p>\n

Our bus driver would drive to a building of interest and our tour guide would have her stop. \u00a0We would pile off the bus and walk into a building and act impressed.<\/p>\n

As we stepped off the bus at the first stop, I noticed our bus driver grab her book and she was reading immediately! \u00a0When we returned to the bus, I saw her reluctantly put the book away. \u00a0I was curious as to what she was reading.<\/p>\n

When we reached our second building, I peeked over her shoulder to catch the title. \u00a0When I saw what it was, I about doubled over laughing. \u00a0It was just too funny!!! \u00a0No wonder she was reading it as soon as she could and grabbing it as soon as we stopped!!!<\/p>\n

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We finally got to the last building and our tour guide led us through it, extolling the virtues of the school (he had great school spirit! \u00a0Good for him!) when we reached the gift store. \u00a0We stopped walking there but our guide kept talking. \u00a0#1 Son leaned over to me and whispered, “Betcha’ a nickle he ends the tour here so we can go shop.”<\/p>\n

I said, “No way! \u00a0That’s too obvious!”<\/p>\n

As soon as I whispered that to #1 Son, our guide wrapped up the tour! \u00a0Hahaha!!!<\/p>\n

In all seriousness, it was a very nice tour. \u00a0It was great to see the campus because I’ve never been on this campus before. \u00a0I was able to see the building where #1 Son would be taking classes and working in his TA position as he works on his Master’s Degree.<\/p>\n

Had a great time!<\/p>\n

Now, it’s next to impossible to get a pic of this kid of mine. \u00a0I gave him plenty of advance notice that we WOULD be taking a selfie while I was over there yesterday. \u00a0We were being silly and I was laughing like crazy but~I got #1 Son to crack a smile! \u00a0#WINNING<\/p>\n

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He’s done well and I’m super proud of him! \u00a0Good luck on Grad School!!!<\/p>\n

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