Y’all Conference 2003

It’s been an extra long weekend, and I’ve been keeping odd hours for the duration but it’s been fun.

Y’all Conference was a great time. UA brought 16ish (plus an adopted Pennsylvanian) and from what I can tell, everyone basically enjoyed themselves. A few different car-loads made the 5-hour drive down and back without incident. The accommodations were lovely except for the fact that lots of folks took cold showers (and not by choice) if they didn’t get up “before-God-was-awake-early” in the morning.

The leadership development part of the weekend got mixed reviews. Lanton Lee did a great job, but a decent number of people expect Y’all to be “purely social” and didn’t think that 3 hours was enough free time. Oh well. The service projects went pretty well and the band was good. (The band gets bonus points for singing “Roll Tide Roll” in the appropriate place in their cover of Sweet Home Alabama).

I’m sure this list will grow as I remember them, but here’s a little sampling of quotes taken dubiously out of context. (This list doesn’t include the things people said when stepping into a frigid shower for the first time) The quotes are intentionally not attributed to protect both the innocent and the guilty.

“Go for the gold, but don’t steal anything!”

“Wow! For a little thing you sure do get around!”

“We don’t want the game to degenerate into senseless bat-whacking.”

“It’s not you, it’s the burger!”

“I thought ‘ghetto booties’ were beat-up shoes for little kids!”

“Are you supposed to eat that or wear it?”

“Lanton, I think the hot water heater needs a pep-talk!”

“That depends on whether the noises were genuine or faked.”


Additions Courtesy of Cathy:

“What does that have to do with a loogie?”

“Rules for Dana in the Car:
1. Can’t touch this.
2. Don’t touch that.
3. No singing.
4. No putting your arm where Jonathan’s arm goes.
5. No hocking loogies.”