Happy Hour

Where does the term HAPPY HOUR come from?
Yes, we all know it all started because it was supposed to be on Fridays, around 5pm, when people usually get off work and go out for a drink or 2...
However, we know now that happy hour is not only on Fridays anymore (which I'm completely thankful for!) and I think we may have found a new meaning for this term.

I went out with my T&I friends today, we went to Chili's because they have Happy Hour from 4-8... Well, we weren't there for an hour, so the term happy 'hour' doesn't quite fit in this context... However, the term 'happy' sure as hell does!
Aside from all the alcohol involved ($117 to be exact), happy was the exact word we could've used to describe the moment...
Any other person would've or could've thought we were some geeks making jokes nobody could understand, but the truth is, every single joke has its own background and its own little HILARIOUS meaning...

We had an AWESOME time today, I have to admit I hadn't laughed this much in a veeeeeeeeery long time! --> and it was not just because of the alcohol, i swear...
Here are some of the things that were said this afternoon:
- Vicky: Mafer, cual vieja de mierda? Mafer: La de facebook pues!
- Daniela: Carlos que? Donde dice eso? Chuuucha soy miooopeeee!!!!!
- Vicky: Mera! (instead of mira)
- Johnny: *shocked* Y eso no es pecado???
- Mafer: Wino (instead of wine, or vino)
- All 4 girls staring at some guy and talking about his skinny legs as he turned around and looked directly at us.
- Daniela: Johnny es una roca rápida... Angie: Una roca en monopatín!
- Vicky: Alo? Quien es mami? Tu no eres mami... Mami? Hola mami!
- Angie: Hola mami! Recien llegue a chili's hace media hora.
- Daniela telling the story of "Un ojito, dos ojitos y tres ojitos"
- (and I should probably remember more, considering I laughed for about 4 hours, but I'm afraid the beers and the margarita are playing tricks on my memory at the moment)

Some people tell you when you start college that it is really hard to find friends there because at some point, those friends you made will be the ones competing for a job position with you...
I think that applies for those whose majors are those with a huge demand... For instance, medicine. Yes, some kid in school may be my friend, but in the end, you have thousands of doctors graduating every year... So, yeah... I'm pretty sure competition will be pretty high in that situation... The same happens with engineering, architects, computing engineers, lawyers, etc...
But T&I? hmmm... I don't think so. Even if at one point somebody gets a good interpreting job, maybe the other will get a good translation job... I don't know.
All I know is we don't have hundreds of classmates like everybody else does. We're a tiny group... We gotta look out for each other... I can't say I can speak for the rest, but if one day I hear one of them finally made it to the UN and is a permanent interpreter there, instead of feeling jealous and/or pissed, I honestly think I will feel proud, and of course, incredibly happy...
I love them and I wish them all the best! We have all been through the same, all the sleepless nights, nerve-racking exams, stressful reading controls, horrible tapes, uncomprenhensible speeches, fast-paced speakers, horrible accents, and so on...
I think after going through all that with them, even if they are in fact your competition, they are also the ones who helped you get where you are...
So, to my T&I friends: THANK YOU!
Thank you for being there through this whole life-consuming experience :)
I love you all and I will see you all @ the UN General Assembly! hahaha :)