A Little Patriotic Pizazz

A few weekends ago my roommate and I sat in her home on her couch (she lives nearby) and watched the news as minute by minute the BPD and so many others discovered the Boston bomber was in a boat. It is one of those moments I will never forget--the sort of where were you when JFK got shot--where were you when 9/11 happened? We all looked around in disbelief that the nightmare was finally over. In that moment we felt we had to bring a little spirit back to our campus, which was slightly dampened by the weeks events.

Our window sits right on Easy Street... the main street on campus and the ONLY flat ground you will walk on while here. We live in Lehy- a dorm notoriously spirited and fun that has a spark of life to it each year. We couldn't let these circumstances pass us by, so we promptly drove to WalMart to purchase an American flag.


Though it took us hours to properly secure, (making sure it didn't fly away--lots of string and tape was involved) we could not be happier with the final product. Technically it is illegal to hang things outside your window, but not one complaint has been filed, nor has campus police asked us to remove it.

We had a minor incident when someone tried to jump up and rip it down, but I rushed to the window and yelled at them. Though they tried to fight back they soon realized you do not want to challenge me... especially when it comes to patriotic entities. think again honey....

We are pretty proud of our pizazz hanging outside the window.. it will surely stay there until we move out on May 15th and I think this flag may just make it into my suitcase to Ireland. A great wall decoration in my opinion.

God Bless America!
xoxoxo