WOOHOO!

"Yes" is the key to happiness. "No" keeps you on the couch watching One Tree Hill re-runs where "Yes" wins you $100.
Yesterday, I spent my Thanksgiving travelling: two hour drive from home to the airport, two hour air plane ride, two minute shuttle ride to air park, forty minute drive back to Providence. Therefore, I was in no position to travel some more after I settled back in dorm. However, one of my friends was in desperate need for a ride back to Winnipeg. At first I said no, knowing how tired I was that I could not possibly drive another two hours or so. Unfortunately, she was having no luck in finding a ride and thus, my guilty conscience grabbed a hold of me. I told myself I would be a good friend and take her home, even though deep inside I was completely dreading it. Three of us girls hopped into my car and drove towards an unexpected adventure. We stopped at McDonald's in hopes of adding more acne to our faces in order to win the Monopoly million. As always, we were unsuccessful and as true gamblers went elsewhere to happen upon a small fortune. Luckily, there was a convenience store neighbouring McDonald's so we went there for scratch and wins. Our first round was a disappointment, each of us only winning up to $3.00. Feeling embarassed about claiming such a small amount, I refused to go back in. However, my friend convinced me to go back in and it proved to be the best decision ever. I told myself I was only going to buy one more scratch and win. Since I love the show the Amazing Race, I bought that ticket. The arrowed path led me to the exit with the $100 prize amount and I thought I must have scratched wrong. To my surprise, the machine screamed "WOOHOO" when the cashier ran the winning ticket through. This rather large sum of money for a college student was handed to me and I bounced out of the store. As I turned on the radio, "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas rang through my speakers triumphantly. Tonight was truly a good night. Moral of the story: the good samaritan is rewarded. If I would have stuck with "No", I wouldn't have been $100 richer. WOOHOO!