The Freshman Reunion

I am currently taking a first-year writing class at BYU and it has finally dawned on me that I am terrible at writing. So just wanted to say thank you to those who read this and stick it out to the end. I do have fun posting.

Last weekend, I attended a reunion with the girls from my Freshman ward. The main topic of discussion was the massive amounts of weddings and engagements that have happened in the past two years. Those that are married love to talk about their husbands and the married life. To that I say, enjoy being single while you can. Why be tied down to one guy so early in your life? Have fun because once you are married, your knight-in-shining armour will soon be middle-aged with a belly. Not too soon I hope. Then there were those conversations with the engaged people. Wedding plans were discussed as well as the all-important first date. To a single girl, this says, "Watch out while on dates, he could soon become your eternal companion." What I would really like to hear, however is, "The engagement just jumps up and bites you in the butt, don't worry about anything, it is only the most life-changing decision you will ever make." And finally, we single girls liked to stick together. I heard excuses such as, school is too time consuming, I want to serve a mission, or my favorite, "the right guy just hasn't come around." Of course, after the dating status was taken care of, the topic of conversation became about life. Questions like, "How is life?", "What is your major again?" and "Do you still play tennis?" were thrown around but only given half a thought. Face it, the whole purpose of the reunion was to establish who was married and who wasn't. At least I got a free breakfast out of it. Actually, I did enjoy the reunion, it was nice to see those that I haven't seen in a long time and to go back to the disaster that was my freshman year.

Okay, now I would like to compare the female freshman year reunion to the male freshman year reunion. As I exhibit all the qualities of a female, I only make guess on behalf of the males. This is what I feel the reunion would go like:
Talking about the mission. This will take up most of the time because most of them would be fresh off their missions when the reunion actually happens. This is normal, nothing wrong with mission talk.
Reliving stupid pranks/special events from freshman year. This would include stealing someones clothes while in the shower, jumping out a window, stealing the microwave, sliding down stairs on a mattress, the gallon challenge, and being idiots. I think we are all in agreement that freshman boys do exhibit very unsophisticated talents.
Playing sports and/or video games. I understand the fascination with getting together and throwing the football or playing ultimate Frisbee, I myself enjoy those activities, but video games? Why sit in front of a television/computer screen for hours on end shooting at aliens or trying to make the little pixel-ated ball into the goal. This accomplishes nothing except, of course, better gaming skills. I will admit that recently I watched two teams playing Halo and teamwork and communication was required, but in the end, they went back to grunt-communicating males.
The last topic to come up would be the dating life. If anyone was married or engaged, a "congrats" would be shouted and then the refreshments made up of Doritos and Root Beer would be quickly devoured.