My First Fit of Unrestrained Laughter

Breaking out in fits of unrestrained laughter for me is most often associated with my friends from home. I went to high school with all of them and have known the majority of them since I was in grade school. My closest friends from home are the people that have shaped my life and watched me grow into the person I am today. When I was home for Easter, the majority of us got together one night and spent hours watching movies and getting caught up on one another’s lives. We began to discuss funny memories from high school and I remember laughing until my stomach hurt. Our senior year of high school we had open campus so we could leave whenever we had free time to go get food or just spend time off campus. My friend Nicole and I left one day during our study hall to go get ice cream before physics class. We drove around for thirty minutes, trying three different restaurants that all ironically had broken ice cream machines. Time was running out before class started and we eventually had to get out of the ice cream line and head back to school so that we would not miss physics. I remember sprinting from the parking lot to the third floor of the building and realizing we had not made it in time. We got to the door of the physics classroom and our teacher had already begun lecturing. We spent at least five minutes arguing outside of the classroom about what we should do and who had to enter the classroom first. Eventually we slowly opened the door, attempting to walk to our seats as quietly as possible. Our whole class erupted into laughter as our teacher said “Where’s my ice cream?” One of our close friends had told the whole class that we were late due to an ice cream run. We were both so embarrassed but joined in the laughter with the class. Reflecting back on this moment almost a year later, we both laughed uncontrollably about it. We had both changed so much since then and could not help but laugh looking back at how nervous we were to walk into class late. All of the rules that we had in high school are completely gone now with the freedoms of college and it was hilarious to think back at how strictly we adhered to the rules of our high school. Being with close friends, especially those from high school that experienced the day to day life you experienced always brings unrestrained laughter for me. We all know each other so well and share many of the same memories. Reflecting back on our high school days and even earlier always brings laughter. The clothes we wore that we thought were stylish that look ridiculous now or the things we did to goof around in high school provides great entertainment. Being with my high school friends always brings unrestrained laughter as well as a smile to my face.