Police Encounter

I know you just heard from me, but I have a good story to tell. (You can tell from the title haha :)
Anyways, Wednesday night, there were a bunch of parties going on for all the different on-campus housing. Since I live in Heritage, I started out there. It wasn't a very happening party, so my roommates, Avarie, and I decided we would go to the Heleman party. The Heleman party was located just a little ways away. We started walking, and came to a major intersection. We crossed about 5 feet of pavement and then we were on a triangular median. I turned around and noticed that there was a sign (facing the other direction) that said we weren't supposed to cross there. I pointed this out to everyone in the group and one of my roommates decided to just run across the street. As she was running I turned to the other direction and saw a police car..uh oh. We turned to walk the 5 feet back to the side of the road and the policeman pulled up beside us (with flashing lights I might add)..
Police: "I need to speak with you over there."
Thoughts through Laura's mind "Uh-oh. How do I tell my mom that I got in trouble on my 3rd night here."

We walked over to the police and he proceeded to tell us that we couldn't cross the road there..obviously..we noticed the sign. He pulled us over for good reasons because there have been lots of accidents there, but he seriously told us the same thing over and over: Don't cross here! It got really scary when he said he needed to take down our information..what the devil? He wanted to have our "warning" on record. I asked where we could cross the street and then he went on another rant about where the crosswalk actually was etc. He finally told us that he would just let us go without taking our information and drove away. It was crazy! My favorite was Avarie after "I thought I was going to get a mug shot!" I wasn't thinking quite that drastically, but it was a scary experience. Now I am very cautious about finding crosswalks to cross at.

This has been a wild week. My room is beginning to feel more like home. There have been parties and events all week and LOTS of free food. No wonder there is such thing as the "Freshman 15" they give us free ice cream every night! I miss you guys. Have a great weekend! Laura