Girls Just Wanna Have...

... bruising contests, apparently. Which is what we had. In the CVE kitchen. The traditional place for family to gather together in love, fellowship, and joy...

And we were punching each other.
Yes... we are all technically adults... lol.

You see, it all started very innocently - as these things naturally do - with a conversation about whether or not each person bruised easily. Rough, tough woman that I am, I divulged that I get bruises on my arms from people's fingers when they guide me somewhere (and also - sigh - from softballs that my sisters gently tap against my arm for ten minutes). Gloria also admitted that she bruises instantly - especially on her legs.

So... we decided to test our bruising-capacity. This was, of course, a natural result of the conversation. No, no, no... it really was. And since we all decided (except Gloria) that bruises kind of make us feel "extra-tough," we weren't opposed to hitting ourselves at all... lol.

Amy had a wooden spatula and smacked herself on the arm... and then me on the arm... and then Carissa on the arm... and then Gloria on the arm... (I think she was enjoying this temporary position of power)... and then punched Jenean in the arm... who punched Amy back in the arm... who then managed to smack Gloria on the leg... who fell on the floor... and somehow Amy chopped the lotion bottle top.... which shot off (broken)... and sprayed lotion on Carissa's eye... and...

Well... I think you see how things quickly spiraled into hilarity... a slightly painful hilarity, but hilarity nonetheless...

When told what had transpired in the kitchen while they were safely in the boy's dorm, Seth and Joel raised their eyebrows, and said something to the effect that that kind of thing sounded more like something "guys would be doing"... however, I think I detected a slight note of jealousy... ;)

Warning muchachos... these women can be ferocious!

Jenean punches Amy back... pretty much we all decided we aren't going to fight her (Jenean)... ever... no, really... ever. ;)

I don't know if you can see the welts on all our arms from the spatula Amy's holding... but as far as vivid color, I believe that Carissa was the winner...!

There were a couple points when Gloria's legs were set upon by a spatula-wielding Amy or Jenean... and this was the result after one such attack...

Carissa gets "creamed" (literally) in the eye with the lotion...

Toward the end of our bruising contest, we all looked over and Magda was standing in the open doorway in her pajamas, staring up at the refrigerator with this comical look on her face, patiently waiting for her "mentors" to quit hitting each other... oh dear... positive role models??? lol...

Although this picture of Timi has absolutely nothing to do with our bruising contest, I had to include it.

Jenna has this hobby... she likes to purchase 97 cent cans of shaving cream and decorate her kids' faces... lol. Hence, we have (pictured above) a March Santa Claus who eventually lost the melting bottom part of his beard... you gotta love it!

p.s. Anyone interested in having a "bruising contest" is invited to our CVE kitchen... and guys, no need to worry... we won't be too hard on you... ;)