Lately, I've been in the mood for some serious adventure. But when you live in the city as a broke college student, it's kind of hard to acquire such a thing. Or is it?

I recently joined a "Rocky Horror Picture Show" shadow cast called Terrible Thrills, and I have met some of the most amazing people doing so. I never felt like I fit into any other group as well as I do with this one. This story involves only three of those people: Julia, Camryn, and Vivian.

Vivian, our director, used to live in Memphis, TN, where she performed in a shadow cast, as well. I'm not sure what exactly happened, but Vivian was needed as a last minute fill in for her old shadow cast back home. Me, Julia, and Camryn joked about going surprise her at her show for a while until we were all like, "Hey, no but seriously, let's go."

So we did.

Julia booked the Airbnb, Camryn provided us with her car (until we had to switch to Julia's — longer story), and I paid all my dues and packed my bags to hop into the backseat.

After 5 and a half hours, a few panicky moments, a weird gas station encounter, meeting our coolest little Airbnb host, and buying pumpkins, sharpies, a card, and three bags of rice at WalMart, we finally made it to the show.

I can speak for all three of us that we surprised the heck out of Vivian. (SHE CRIED)

The show was amazing, and we had a late night / really early morning breakfast at a tiny 24-hour diner across the street from the theater.

The next day, me, Julia, and Camryn spent the day visiting Elvis's house and touring Beale Street. The following day, we hiked in the woods of this huge park that I can't remember the name of before making our way back to Baton Rouge.

Looking back, this trip looks like it would be on some kind of cheesy movies. Three friends traveling the country to surprise a fourth one. Doing cute little activities together afterward. And honestly, it sort of felt like it, too.

Moral of the story is this: We are always talking about the "What Ifs" in life. What if I tell him/her how I feel. What if I don't. What if I apply to this job. What if I make that investment. What if I take this trip to Tennessee. Instead of wondering, do it. It might make some of the fondest memories.