Small-town fun :)

So, Friday's get-together went quite well. I always make plans, start to dread them, and then end up having a good time. I didn't dread this event, but I did get a little nervous about it. Anyway, by 7 pm, everyone who was in town came by. We hung out and played Apples-to-Apples, and talked. I didn't get to bed until almost midnight.
On Saturday, Natalie and I met Claire, Beth, Marissa, and Lynda at the Sweet Corn Blues Festival in Normal. We wandered around and checked out the street vendors. It was like a mini-fair, without the rides! Plus, the corn was 50 cents an ear (for cooked corn, that is) and the first one was free for ISU students. Delicious.
After the corn festival, I came back and worked on homework. I had 11 things (chapters, pdfs, etc) to read for one class, and 4 chapters for another, plus a reaction paper on those 11 readings. Ha. So, basically I spent most of Saturday reading.
Natalie had to run home for a while on Saturday, so I studied and then ran to the grocery store. We had some chicken, so I decided to make parmesan chicken. I was, however, lacking ingredients. I drove to Kroger (since it's only a few miles away!) to get stuff and also to drop off recycling. I was almost in an accident on the  drive there, making that the fourth time this week that people have almost HIT ME. Can no one drive here? This is ridiculous. I love having everything close by (that novelty has yet to wear off) but I HATE the drivers around here.
After nearly being hit, I was a little stressed so I decided to bake. A bit random, I know, but I found this recipe on StumbleUpon for chocolate chip truffles, and they look so good. I kept forgetting ingredients, so I ended up running to the store THREE times. Ugh. But, both the truffles and the chicken parmesan turned out great. Score one for me :)
On Sunday, I continued to read. So exciting. At 4:30, Christine and I went to the Annual School Psychology Picnic. I did not really want to go--I would just like some free time for myself. Natalie had too much to do, since her family stuff took up most of her Saturday, so she didn't come. After a slow beginning, I ended up having a really good time at the picnic. We played games, had a white elephant silent auction, and ate food. The weather was great and the people were fun. So, all in all, a good choice.
One last thing I really wanted to do this weekend was remove my nail polish from Becca's wedding. The lady at the salon informed me that I would need to use pure acetone. However, she did not inform me that it would take me FOUR HOURS to get all this stuff off. I had to soak one finger at a time. Let's just say, tonight has been less productive than I would have liked.
Luckily, I don't have class until noon tomorrow. I'll be getting up to run, getting some random things done, and possibly painting my nails. I almost have more time than I know what to do with...almost.