Things teenagers want to eat: chocolate muffins, Starbucks, hamburgers, Starbucks, chili fries, greasy appetizers, pizza, Starbucks, candy, goldfish crackers, Starbucks. After returning home from six days with teenagers, I decided that I was totally going on a diet.
I’ve been doing very well so far.
Breakfast: Coffee, Ruffles
Lunch: Coke, Zingers
Ridiculous Questions and Requests on the Trip to Annapolis with 35 Teenagers:
Airport check-in lady: Can you have all the kids arrange themselves in alphabetical order?
Student: The National Mall? Cool! What kind of stores do they have?
Student: Can we just go to a REAL mall instead?
Crazy lady at the competition: Can you please have your kids sit down and stop cheering when their robot competes?
Girl students: Can we have boys in our room?
Boy students: Can we have girls in our room?
No, no, no, no, no and no. But thank you for asking.
We took the kids to Washington DC on our way to Annapolis for some touring. The typical teenage response: Vietnam Memorial, blah, blah, Washington Monument, blah, blah, blah, National Gallery of Art, blah. We’re so tired. Soooo tired. HEY!! STARBUCKS!! VENTI FRAPPUCCINOS!! World War II Memorial, blah, blah, American History, blah, blah, Le Ballet Mécanique, blaaaaaaaah, another STARBUCKS!! WHOOHOO!! LATTES!! Can we go to the hotel? We’re tired. We’re sooooo tired. Caffeine has no effect on us. We want to go to bed.
Of course, as soon as we got to the hotel they immediately began jumping on the beds and running around the lobby and What? Tired? We’re not tired! Can we go buy candy? Can we go get STARBUCKS? Please. Please. Curfew? Why a curfew? Can we get virgin daiquiri from the bar? Can we have boys in our rooms?
I started playing my own version of a drinking game in which I took a drink every time a student missed check-in or drank a Frappuccino and, y’all, I am still drunk. Yup.
And now I am going to bed.
you deserve a medal!
Posted by: Stacy | March 20, 2006 at 06:55 PM
And while you sleep--they will have boys in their room. Really--who said you get to sleep? ;)
Posted by: Wende | March 20, 2006 at 09:44 PM
That sounds like my trip to DC with my husband. hehe
I miss Starbucks. No Starbucks in Italy.
Posted by: sara | March 21, 2006 at 03:44 AM
That was the funniest thing I've read in a long time! I really enjoy reading your blog!
Posted by: Jenvictoria | March 21, 2006 at 05:16 AM
Excellent post! Thanks for the laugh.
Posted by: Alison | March 21, 2006 at 06:10 AM
hilarous. :-)
Posted by: ally bean | March 21, 2006 at 11:05 AM
Cute, I remember when "boys in the room" was such a big deal. I couldn't even have my friend from across the street, Danny, in my room.
Posted by: amy | March 21, 2006 at 06:47 PM
I agree with Stacy, you deserve a medal.
Posted by: Jennifer | March 22, 2006 at 01:07 PM
This is a hilarious trip back down memory lane...I am really sorry for all of the hassle, but not really. Because it was one of my most favorite memories in high school.
And we SO did have boys in our room.
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