You have to LEAVE!

Well.
This week has been full and exhausting, but I've finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm so excited for a weekend that isn't packed with homework.


Tonight was an unexpected adventure.
Christie and I were peacefully working on things with our doors shut and Brie and Ashley were busily cooking in the kitchen. Harmless right? Not in our apartment.

I hear a blood curdling scream (again, not that unusual). So, I pause my stuff to go investigate and suddenly there is mad knocking and banging on my and Christie doors with a frantic Ashley exclaiming "You have to leave!" so I rush into the kitchen where it and the living room is filled with smoke and the oven door is open with a pan inside with serious flames shooting out. My first thought was oh my goodness we are going to burn down the apartment. We flung open all the window's and Ashley screams "get water" and I start screaming "NOOOO!!!" while Brie stares at the flames continuing to scream. I'm screaming "GET FLOUR GET FLOUR," Brie frantically runs through the kitchen, Christie yells "USE BAKING SODA" Brie grabs the baking soda and proceeds to layer the kitchen in a dusting of baking soda, putting out the fire. The fire alarms screamed at us as we all fanned the smoke encouraging it out the window. Praise God the building is standing and no one was hurt.

So....moral of the story:
* when you broil something...keep the oven door open and only broil for a few minutes constantly checking (this is not this first time broiling has led to smoke...the flames were a new element)
* NEVER ever never use water to put out a kitchen fire NEVER! - use flour or baking soda.

So...we and our apartment smells like we decided to start a campfire and roast marshmallows.

Goodness.
What a night.