Ahh, the painted cooler. This crafting trend has been sweeping schools around the nation by storm. The tradition of painting a cooler for a fraternity's formal is now withheld on most college campuses as a common courtesy to thank your date for taking you. Whether you're a long time cooler queen or a crafting novice, here are some thoughts that will run through your mind as you sign away your life for a week or two making a cooler.

1. "I guess I'll search Pinterest first to get some ideas"

2. "Alright well these are all way too complicated for my low artistic ability to pull off."

3. "Ooh let's check out the Cooler Connection!"

4. "Yep, all still too hard."

5. "You're telling me I have to SAND the cooler?"

6. "And prime it?"

7. "And seal it?"

8. "Alright, let's pick out the perfect cooler. This one will do."

9. "This sanding and priming thing is a lot harder than it looks."

10. "Now for the fun part, painting!"

11. "Just kidding, this isn't fun."

12. "I can't even draw a straight line right."

13. "What the heck is transfer paper?"

14. "Is it acceptable to paint a picture of myself on this?"

15. "This is so hard. Why the heck am I giving this to a boy?"

16. "Maybe I just won't go to formal and I'll keep it for myself"

17. "Never mind I totally want to go to formal."

18. "I give up. Can I just give him a goodie bag instead?"

19. "Is it safe to inhale this much paint fumes?"

20. "How do I get mod podge out of my hair?"

21. "I've gotta push through and finish so I can interact with the outside world again."

22. "Finally finished! It looks perfect for the fact that someone with the artistic skills of a Kindergartener did it."

23. "Wow, I'm such a cooler goddess."

24. "If this doesn't make me wife material, I don't know what does."

25. "Wait I have to seal it too... Darn I thought I was done."

26. "This stuff better make my cooler child indestructible. If there is one chip on the paint I'll be writing a really angry review online."

27. "Alright now it's really finished! Now I guess I have to stock it up with stuff."

28. "Well, there goes all of my money. He better worship me for this."

29. "Now is the moment of truth. It's time to give up this piece of my soul and present it to my date."

30. "Thank god he loved it. I'm basically the best date ever."

31. "Now let's go to formal!"