story#1 So It was the middle of my second day of classes I was walking back to my dorm room to watch the Tuesday devo after my book of Mormon class so i was feeling very uplifted and somewhat joyous I had even forgotten my hatred for how cold it was outside. So I get to the top of freshman hill it looked particularly slippery at this time so I decided to walk on the white snow on the sides of the path because that was not packed down and slippery yet. I took on step over to the side and..... pew!!! crash!!! smack!!! I fell directly on my backside. It was like a perfect movie fall. I had my phone out and in my hand and as I fell it flew out of my hand and in the the snow about two or so feet away from me. So right after I fell not only was I covered in snow from my waste down but I had to hunt through all the powder about a foot of it to find my phone that had sunk to the bottom of the snow. Like five minutes later I found my phone dusted my self off best I could and continued walking to my dorm with my pride completely crushed and my lower half all wet.
story#2 so this is where the second story comes in. I made it down the bottom of the hill after my horrendous fall and was about ten feet from my dorm when I stepped on a sheet of black ice and again plop right on my behind!!! Thinking that I was all alone I let out a desperate groan! right then a boy I knew from my summer walked by and asked in a very concerned voice if I was OK. I replied yes and picked up my bruised bum of the sidewalk and then walked shamefully back to my room. At this time I was completely soaked and had to change my outfit and then slipped int the family room (our hall's lobby or TV room) and watched the rest of the devotional.
story#3 So all in the same day I went to tap dance and then walked to the bookstore to by the book for that class. and on my way home I was getting to the cross walk and just as I was almost there stepped on another slippery spot but thankfully this time someone was behind me. Some stranger girl who caught me. I gratefully said thank you so much for saving me from my third fall of the day! I hope I can do that for someone else sometime. I'll keep my eyes out for the people slipping all around me and maybe next time I'll
catch them.
So because of these three stories I have been thinking a lot about ways to not slip.
1. I saw a man walking with a stroller. I think that I would like that like something to lean on. I don't think I would love to have the baby that comes along with that but the stroller maybe I could push my books or laptop around in it.
2. Football cleats... those things have spikes that if I were to get a pair I would not be able to go anywhere. Solid as a rock that would be me.
3. The perpetual buddy system. If you fall your friend goes down with you... at least you'll have someone to laugh or cry with just depends.
Thought this was funny I typed buddy system into google image and these were the first two that came up.
4. some sort of elevator escalator system or tram subway system underground campus that way you wouldn't have to walk or slip
5. Just learn the art of hibernation from the bears and stay in the dorms as much as possible.
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