A Sledding Adventure

Sooo, back to school in time for an adventure! :)

Having arrived at school early because I am keeping the books for the basketball team this weekend, I have been rather at loss what to do with myself during some of my days, so last night some of us that were here (couple guys, couple girls) went out to get something to eat (they're not serving meals here until tonight). When we got back, Tom and I were going upstairs when we met Danny.

Danny: Hey, do you guys want to come sledding with us?
Me: Oh, yeah!
Tom: Well, I guess.
Danny: I'm taking the Korean guys sledding. They've never been sledding here.
So, we piled into Esther A's car, which she let Danny borrow while he was here over break and she went back to Switzerland. It's a big car, made for 6 people, but I don't think the manufacturers meant for six people AND three big purple tobaggans to fit into it, which is exactly what happened, because the sleds wouldn't fit in the trunk.

Our school is situated right next to a golf course that is perfect for sledding on. The best hills are about a half mile from the school, though, and that's why we had decided to drive around to the other side of the course instead of trekking across it.
Danny: Oh, this works, if we put them like this!
Me: (gigggling) Um, yeah, I can scrunch down like this.
Tom: (grunting)
Me: Are you okay, Justin?
Justin: Yes, I'm fine.
Danny gets in the driver side, starts going: Ug, this sled is digging into my neck
Tom, Justin and I lift it up higher towards the ceiling
Me: Is that better?
Danny: Yeah!
Coming to a stop sign...
Danny: Is it clear? I can't see anything
Tom: (from the window side of the front seat) I can't see anything - the sled is in front of me
Me: (craning my neck to see around the parked SUV in front of us) Uh, yeah, I don't see anyone coming
Danny swerves around the corner
Justin: Too fast!
Danny: He doesn't like my driving.
We all laugh.
Finally, we arrive and have a blast sledding. The hills were so slick because the snow is more like ice at this point and we had a bunch of crazy rides. It was fun...several near-collisions and all. We sledded and looked at the stars. Delightful. Then the trip back.

We were more practiced this time getting into the car, so that was no problem. We drove a mile or so, then came to the stop sign of Clarke and Asbury (the school is on Asbury). There were two snowplows and a couple cars in front of us.
Danny: Uhoh, I think there's a cop car up there.
Me: It'll be okay, he won't see us
A little bit later
Danny: I think something's going on up there
Tom: (from beneath the sled) I can't see! What is it?
Danny: I think it's an accident
Me: There's a bunch of police cars!
Danny: Uhoh. I don't want them to see us. This isn't even my car.
We all sit thinking for a minute. Danny says "Uhoh" a few more times.
Danny: Tom, would you, uh, mind getting out and walking past those cops so they don't see us like this? We'll pick you up down the block.
Tom: Sure.
He gets out.
We watch this one policeman trying to direct traffic by himself, getting madder and madder at cars that wouldn't listen to his directions. Tom stopped on the sidewalk past the cars.
Danny: Daniel, would you mind going and telling Tom to keep walking? I won't be able to stop on the road and pick him up.
Daniel: Sure.
He jumps out and runs ahead to Tom.
Finally, we get to move, and drive past a very irritated policeman and a line of waiting traffic. Tom and Daniel walked the next two blocks to school while we kept driving. :)
Danny: (pulling into the school parking lot) Well, that was an adventure!