I spent 5 hours in the computer lab on Saturday and 7 hours today. Plus when I got home today (at 7pm), I spent the next 4 hours working on finishing up my speech and powerpoint for the colloquium with Sandy.
I have to go to the computer lab again tomorrow to write an essay and do my take home exam...
Sunday, May 30, 2010
A Secret
Ok, I swear this is my final post tonight...
I have a secret. Ok, so for Christmas my parents bought me a DS. I LOVED it. I asked for it, of course, because I love video games. I played it all through break, and at least a few times a week during winter quarter. It was the perfect bedtime activity.
I took it to Edmonds one of the times I visited. When I came back up, I looked for it everywhere, but didn't see it. I didn't think too much of it - I assumed I left it in Edmonds. I was sad, but it wasn't the end of the world. I'd be back home in a month.
A few weeks ago when I went home, I looked for it. I assumed it would be out and about, on the bed in the bedroom or something. Clearly I had just forgotten it, why would it be hard to find? I looked for awhile, but eventually decided I must be crazy, that I did bring it back, and it must be in my horribly messy room (refer to previous posts).
So, I got back up here. I have spent the last few weeks searching my room endlessly, and I see it no where. Because my room has been so ridiculously messy, I knew that no matter how hard I search, it COULD still be in here. But cleaning my room tonight made me think... I really haven't seen it up here. And that is scaring me.
As I mentioned, I didn't search tooooo close when I was at home, because after not seeing it right away I assumed it must be in B'ham in my messy room. I still have hope its hiding down there somewhere, and that its just taking me horribly long to find it because in a search that would normally be back and forth, it takes a month between looking in one place or another.
But I am so scared. What if it isn't down there? Where else could it be? I know I carried it to school with me a lot, and kept it in my bag. The last time I remember having it in my bag was one of the times I went to tutor, right around the last time I saw it at all. Maybe I didn't bring it down to Edmonds at all? Maybe I accidentally left it at my bosses house? Though wouldn't she have told me if another DS showed up at her place?
And now that its been so long, I feel silly. Like maybe Dad saw it and put it somewhere. But since its been 2-3 months since I lost it, won't it be weird to just now ask? I mean, this quarter has gone by SOOO ridiculously fast, but still... thats a long time.
And I'm sad. I have torn this room apart, looking and looking. I WANT my DS. There is a REASON I asked for it. I feel guilty because I'm so poor and its really one of my only recent possessions of worth. So yea, that's my secret. I lost my cool new toy only months after getting it, and that was months ago...
If any of you guys have any ideas on where it could be, let me know. I refuse to believe it was stolen, it must be SOMEWHERE. I will find it. Eventually. :(
I have a secret. Ok, so for Christmas my parents bought me a DS. I LOVED it. I asked for it, of course, because I love video games. I played it all through break, and at least a few times a week during winter quarter. It was the perfect bedtime activity.
I took it to Edmonds one of the times I visited. When I came back up, I looked for it everywhere, but didn't see it. I didn't think too much of it - I assumed I left it in Edmonds. I was sad, but it wasn't the end of the world. I'd be back home in a month.
A few weeks ago when I went home, I looked for it. I assumed it would be out and about, on the bed in the bedroom or something. Clearly I had just forgotten it, why would it be hard to find? I looked for awhile, but eventually decided I must be crazy, that I did bring it back, and it must be in my horribly messy room (refer to previous posts).
So, I got back up here. I have spent the last few weeks searching my room endlessly, and I see it no where. Because my room has been so ridiculously messy, I knew that no matter how hard I search, it COULD still be in here. But cleaning my room tonight made me think... I really haven't seen it up here. And that is scaring me.
As I mentioned, I didn't search tooooo close when I was at home, because after not seeing it right away I assumed it must be in B'ham in my messy room. I still have hope its hiding down there somewhere, and that its just taking me horribly long to find it because in a search that would normally be back and forth, it takes a month between looking in one place or another.
But I am so scared. What if it isn't down there? Where else could it be? I know I carried it to school with me a lot, and kept it in my bag. The last time I remember having it in my bag was one of the times I went to tutor, right around the last time I saw it at all. Maybe I didn't bring it down to Edmonds at all? Maybe I accidentally left it at my bosses house? Though wouldn't she have told me if another DS showed up at her place?
And now that its been so long, I feel silly. Like maybe Dad saw it and put it somewhere. But since its been 2-3 months since I lost it, won't it be weird to just now ask? I mean, this quarter has gone by SOOO ridiculously fast, but still... thats a long time.
And I'm sad. I have torn this room apart, looking and looking. I WANT my DS. There is a REASON I asked for it. I feel guilty because I'm so poor and its really one of my only recent possessions of worth. So yea, that's my secret. I lost my cool new toy only months after getting it, and that was months ago...
If any of you guys have any ideas on where it could be, let me know. I refuse to believe it was stolen, it must be SOMEWHERE. I will find it. Eventually. :(
My 21st Year
I really want to start a photo project where I take a photo everyday during my 21st year. Its just another 365 project, just based off a year to ME, instead of just average man. I think it could be a really good project, but made me start thinking about things I don't have, but want....
-A camera
-A laptop
-A smart phone
-Money?
-Video Games
Some of those are more important than others, but the point is: I want a camera, especially for this project, but I need a smart phone or laptop more. Can't afford any of them. Still haven't even bought bras yet! :)
-A camera
-A laptop
-A smart phone
-Money?
-Video Games
Some of those are more important than others, but the point is: I want a camera, especially for this project, but I need a smart phone or laptop more. Can't afford any of them. Still haven't even bought bras yet! :)
Not ready for June...
Next week is dead week and I think there are multiple reasons it has this name. Of course its supposed to be dead silent, but I think it goes beyond that.... I'll be lucky if I make it through this week alive!
Though writing that means I'll somehow end up dead and everyone will see that those were some of my last words.
Luckily MENTIONING that will make it not come true, leaving me safe and alive.
Though now I'm just tempting fate.
Sorry, are you even following my logic here? Its 3 am. Not sure how much logic I have.
As you know, times are busy. But, a 3 day weekend is nice for spending the days on campus and the nights having fun. Its a good combination. I'm not getting much sleep, but I'm getting work done. This weekend I have to prepare for the colloquium, do a take home test and write an essay. And interview people for my sociolinguistics project.
But more fun stuff....
I officially turned in all my graduation papers, so I'm going to graduate in 2010! Awfully close to the end of 2010 though, but 2010 nonetheless. Automatically I would be considered a 2011 grad because I'm graduating in the 2010-2011 school year, BUT I have connections and have already arranged to have that changed so I get recognition for the year, not school year. Muahahah I knew I loved my job.
I cleaned my room. Ok, well that's an exaggeration. The reason that I'm up at 3 am when my body is more used to waking up in the early hours is because I drank coffee at 11pm. Why, you ask? Because I didn't feel like going to sleep, because going to sleep means waking up and going to campus. But I felt guilty just staying up without doing good. Plus I have been HATING how messy my room is, feeling horribly embarrassed, and just not wanting to spend time in my room. Having a clean room just makes me more motivated to be clean, healthy and productive. So, I drank coffee and cleaned. There is still a lot of work to be done, laundry tomorrow, and organizing throughout the whole summer. But, I can see the floor. For the first time in a month at least.
I joined an online writing group. I don't know why. I want to write, or be able to write, but can't. Or don't. I've never actually tried to write more than just a short little thing. But I saw this offer to be part of an online group of amateur writers, and took it. We'll see how that goes...
Though I am writing a gay love story, so *sigh*, loves!
I'm trying to think if there's anything else really going on. I don't think so, considering how much school is taking over my life. I am ready for summer though! I'm going to work full time, have fun in the sun as much as possible, travel to California, Idaho and Spokane. Spend time with Annarose before she leaves. I'm going to write and read. I'm going to organize and decorate my room. I'm going to live with Rachael, and I'm sure fun stuff with come from that. Overall, I have a lot to look forward to, if I just try and see through these next two weeks. Oh, did I mention, I now have LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL I'M 21. Yea, this will be a good summer.
I know I'm going to look back on this blog and laugh at my immaturity. My excitement for being 21 reminds me of being excited to start my period, just age x 2. I hope this doesn't turn out to be a similar drag... :P
Oh, and I FINALLY took the math placement test and decided to take Math 114, because who needs to take a hard class on a subject they don't remember during their final quarter in college? Oh, btw, that is horribly sad and scary, there are so many classes that I would still love to take! But I can talk more about that and my already beginning job search in later posts.... Now I'm going to either watch some TV show (superman?), read Harry Potter, play Sims or write a gay love story. Don't I sound SOOO cool? :P
Though writing that means I'll somehow end up dead and everyone will see that those were some of my last words.
Luckily MENTIONING that will make it not come true, leaving me safe and alive.
Though now I'm just tempting fate.
Sorry, are you even following my logic here? Its 3 am. Not sure how much logic I have.
As you know, times are busy. But, a 3 day weekend is nice for spending the days on campus and the nights having fun. Its a good combination. I'm not getting much sleep, but I'm getting work done. This weekend I have to prepare for the colloquium, do a take home test and write an essay. And interview people for my sociolinguistics project.
But more fun stuff....
I officially turned in all my graduation papers, so I'm going to graduate in 2010! Awfully close to the end of 2010 though, but 2010 nonetheless. Automatically I would be considered a 2011 grad because I'm graduating in the 2010-2011 school year, BUT I have connections and have already arranged to have that changed so I get recognition for the year, not school year. Muahahah I knew I loved my job.
I cleaned my room. Ok, well that's an exaggeration. The reason that I'm up at 3 am when my body is more used to waking up in the early hours is because I drank coffee at 11pm. Why, you ask? Because I didn't feel like going to sleep, because going to sleep means waking up and going to campus. But I felt guilty just staying up without doing good. Plus I have been HATING how messy my room is, feeling horribly embarrassed, and just not wanting to spend time in my room. Having a clean room just makes me more motivated to be clean, healthy and productive. So, I drank coffee and cleaned. There is still a lot of work to be done, laundry tomorrow, and organizing throughout the whole summer. But, I can see the floor. For the first time in a month at least.
I joined an online writing group. I don't know why. I want to write, or be able to write, but can't. Or don't. I've never actually tried to write more than just a short little thing. But I saw this offer to be part of an online group of amateur writers, and took it. We'll see how that goes...
Though I am writing a gay love story, so *sigh*, loves!
I'm trying to think if there's anything else really going on. I don't think so, considering how much school is taking over my life. I am ready for summer though! I'm going to work full time, have fun in the sun as much as possible, travel to California, Idaho and Spokane. Spend time with Annarose before she leaves. I'm going to write and read. I'm going to organize and decorate my room. I'm going to live with Rachael, and I'm sure fun stuff with come from that. Overall, I have a lot to look forward to, if I just try and see through these next two weeks. Oh, did I mention, I now have LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL I'M 21. Yea, this will be a good summer.
I know I'm going to look back on this blog and laugh at my immaturity. My excitement for being 21 reminds me of being excited to start my period, just age x 2. I hope this doesn't turn out to be a similar drag... :P
Oh, and I FINALLY took the math placement test and decided to take Math 114, because who needs to take a hard class on a subject they don't remember during their final quarter in college? Oh, btw, that is horribly sad and scary, there are so many classes that I would still love to take! But I can talk more about that and my already beginning job search in later posts.... Now I'm going to either watch some TV show (superman?), read Harry Potter, play Sims or write a gay love story. Don't I sound SOOO cool? :P
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Math Placement Test
I'm taking the math placement test tomorrow.
I don't want to. I know that I can make lots of mistakes and still have enough points, but I'm still scared of screwing up my registration stuff.
I've studied. I feel a lot more comfortable with the intermediate level than the advanced level. Its amazing how easy it is to forget the language of math.
I'm comparing it to a language because its a similar concept to losing a foreign language. Things sound familiar. You remember some things better than others. You know you SHOULD know it.
I want to take the lower level test and take the easier class. But if the lower level class fills up, I'd be screwed w/o the option to take a higher level class. If I take the harder test, I have a higher chance of failing, but I also don't need as many right answers to get into the same classes.
I proooobably should have done this over summerstart instead of skip all the events and hang out with my sister. Oops?
I don't want to. I know that I can make lots of mistakes and still have enough points, but I'm still scared of screwing up my registration stuff.
I've studied. I feel a lot more comfortable with the intermediate level than the advanced level. Its amazing how easy it is to forget the language of math.
I'm comparing it to a language because its a similar concept to losing a foreign language. Things sound familiar. You remember some things better than others. You know you SHOULD know it.
I want to take the lower level test and take the easier class. But if the lower level class fills up, I'd be screwed w/o the option to take a higher level class. If I take the harder test, I have a higher chance of failing, but I also don't need as many right answers to get into the same classes.
I proooobably should have done this over summerstart instead of skip all the events and hang out with my sister. Oops?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
So ready to be done...
There are only a few weeks left in this quarter. I am SO ready to be done. On a side note, my fingers were going on automatic and I managed to write porn instead of only in that first sentence. That was just too funny not to share.
I have a test tomorrow, the math placement test Thursday and another test Friday. I still have the colloquium (presentation + major research project). After this week, I still have 3 tests. And 4 essays. I have a final project for sociolinguistics that requires me to record 300 minutes of speech with 10 different people. Have 3 appts made, 7 more to go. Then I have to analyze it write a paper on it.
There isn't much point to this post, just thought I'd complain. Bye bye! :)
Oh, on a happy note - I turned in all my graduation papers!!
I have a test tomorrow, the math placement test Thursday and another test Friday. I still have the colloquium (presentation + major research project). After this week, I still have 3 tests. And 4 essays. I have a final project for sociolinguistics that requires me to record 300 minutes of speech with 10 different people. Have 3 appts made, 7 more to go. Then I have to analyze it write a paper on it.
There isn't much point to this post, just thought I'd complain. Bye bye! :)
Oh, on a happy note - I turned in all my graduation papers!!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Another wonderful weekend...
I am so tired so I'm going to make this quick. Which knowing me, means it'll be 20 paragraphs or so. :P
Well I had another good weekend! I went down to Edmonds again, this time to housesit. I arrived around dinner time on Friday. I would have left later but because of max being home alone since the morning, I rushed. I ended up joining Anna at a concert at her church for little kiddos, which was cute. Afterwards we went to Brad and Brittneys and watched house.
Saturday morning was Anna's graduation, which was extremely boring but it was nice to be able to visit with her and her family. If I hadn't gone I would have just slept in, and it would have been "lost" time. After the graduation we went to lunch at El Puerto (we being Anna, Brad, Janet and I). It was very yummy! After lunch we went up to BBEs and played some games until Evan woke up, then played with her. It was beautiful and sunny out and just the walk from El Puerto to BBEs was nice. I love Edmonds!
Around dinner time I was starting to feel realllly bad for max (he'd been left alone since 9am...). I went home and let him out, but that didn't feel like enough because I planned on going back to bbes. SO! I brought him with me. Which went really well! Evan loves Max, I was able to go on a walk with Brittney and Evan where Max was able to run around a lot and get all his energy out. He thoroughly cleaned their kitchen floor, and by the time Evan went to bed and the house calmed down energy wise, he was curling up and sleeping on the floor.
I didn't get home til late and then caught up on some TV shows on Hulu, so I got to bed real late. I was sleepy and successfully freaked myself out sound wise. I thought I heard talking, and when I went into the kitchen to put my food in the fridge I thought I heard footsteps in the laundry room. I ran all the way to the bedroom, turning off the lights on the way and locked the door and went to bed. (I had already gotten ready for bed, luckily!).
I slept in til 2pm (!!!!), which considering my sleeping schedule this quarter is ridiculous. It's also kind of ridiculous considering how little daytime I got today. But, probably I needed it.
I went over to BBEs, again (I hope they don't secretly hate me, it would suck for them how much I go over there :P). I brought Max and we played in the backyard (well Evan and Max and I played, Brad mowed the lawn and Brittney washed toys and the car). It was beautiful again outside. Loved the weather!
Anyhoo, now I'm really sleepy. Sadly my weekend wasn't filled with HW as much as it should have been, so I may have to skip work together to work on some HW. :(
But thats ok, because it was another great weekend. And next weekend should be great too! Not only will it be my first weekend in B'ham in a long time meaning I can finally visit with B'ham friends, but also Laura is coming to town! :)
Well I had another good weekend! I went down to Edmonds again, this time to housesit. I arrived around dinner time on Friday. I would have left later but because of max being home alone since the morning, I rushed. I ended up joining Anna at a concert at her church for little kiddos, which was cute. Afterwards we went to Brad and Brittneys and watched house.
Saturday morning was Anna's graduation, which was extremely boring but it was nice to be able to visit with her and her family. If I hadn't gone I would have just slept in, and it would have been "lost" time. After the graduation we went to lunch at El Puerto (we being Anna, Brad, Janet and I). It was very yummy! After lunch we went up to BBEs and played some games until Evan woke up, then played with her. It was beautiful and sunny out and just the walk from El Puerto to BBEs was nice. I love Edmonds!
Around dinner time I was starting to feel realllly bad for max (he'd been left alone since 9am...). I went home and let him out, but that didn't feel like enough because I planned on going back to bbes. SO! I brought him with me. Which went really well! Evan loves Max, I was able to go on a walk with Brittney and Evan where Max was able to run around a lot and get all his energy out. He thoroughly cleaned their kitchen floor, and by the time Evan went to bed and the house calmed down energy wise, he was curling up and sleeping on the floor.
I didn't get home til late and then caught up on some TV shows on Hulu, so I got to bed real late. I was sleepy and successfully freaked myself out sound wise. I thought I heard talking, and when I went into the kitchen to put my food in the fridge I thought I heard footsteps in the laundry room. I ran all the way to the bedroom, turning off the lights on the way and locked the door and went to bed. (I had already gotten ready for bed, luckily!).
I slept in til 2pm (!!!!), which considering my sleeping schedule this quarter is ridiculous. It's also kind of ridiculous considering how little daytime I got today. But, probably I needed it.
I went over to BBEs, again (I hope they don't secretly hate me, it would suck for them how much I go over there :P). I brought Max and we played in the backyard (well Evan and Max and I played, Brad mowed the lawn and Brittney washed toys and the car). It was beautiful again outside. Loved the weather!
Anyhoo, now I'm really sleepy. Sadly my weekend wasn't filled with HW as much as it should have been, so I may have to skip work together to work on some HW. :(
But thats ok, because it was another great weekend. And next weekend should be great too! Not only will it be my first weekend in B'ham in a long time meaning I can finally visit with B'ham friends, but also Laura is coming to town! :)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Assistance-ship
Oh yea, only problem with the assistance-ship is its just like a normal job. Meaning they don't provide anything. I would have to procure my own living arrangements. That means I expect Laura (and Diana, if she desires :P) to come live with me in France. I would request a medium busy place (IE not Paris, but not sooo empty that theres nothing nearby - In the middle, where its cheap but with some life!)
Just so you know. :)
Just so you know. :)
What to do next?
I'm still talking to my boss about Nannying. She's worried about taking him out of the daycare for a year and then losing a spot. They're also reducing hours at the elementary (budget cuts). We'll see about that.
Either way I'm going to need another job. I can't keep working at Western because its a student only job. I'm starting to look around now because I know it takes awhile to find a job. Problem with that is that even if I find a place I could work, I wouldn't be able to start working there until January 2011. But alas, it can't hurt to look.
I went and talked to both the Linguistics and French department. I seem good to graduate in both. Going to the Psych department either tomorrow or Friday.
I need to take the math placement test next week because registration is the week after that. I am going to study this weekend.
From next week on, I have at least a presentation per week. Plus I have a couple papers due.
Back to the long term... When I talked to the French department, they got me interested in either working in France for 7 mos as a teacher, or going to grad school. Weird, aye? (Different from my previous plans circulating in my head, but I can't seem to get these new ones out.)
So next fall I'm going to apply for a 7mo assistance-ship where I would help out in a class room for kids ages 8-11. I would be teaching them English, but I would need to know French because they won't be very good in English yet. If I do that, I would leave Fall 2011, at the end of my lease in Bellingham. (Good timing).
If I decide not to do that or don't get in, starting Fall 2011 I think I'll start either further studies in French or my Early Education degree. I can imagine doing both. I would probably do both of those being in the Seattle area.
I still plan on volunteering in Africa for a month in an orphanage and visiting Anna for a week or two in China.
I will need to make lots of money (see above paragraph). I really hope I get the nanny job and another more official job, because that way I should actually be able to raise some money.
I am going to Audit 1 french class per quarter during Winter and Spring to stay completely in that mode.
I found a daycare in Seattle that is French Immersion, pretty much exactly what I want to do. I feel like trying and working there once I live in that area again.
So that means things that will be on my resume/possible fun future things...
Education:
BA French
BA Linguistics
Minor Psych
MA Linguistics or French? (Everyone now is telling me to do this. Everyone = adviser and coworker)
Early Ed Degree (No idea what level)
TESL ?
Experience:
1 mo African Orphanage
7 mos French School (paid job)
3 years Office Job
Nannying
Daycare job?
Lots of fun possibilities! I need to focus on the more immediate stuff though. Math placement test! Register. Make sure I'm cleared for Graduation. Secure job for next year. All big choices after that can wait until Fall when its time to apply!!
Either way I'm going to need another job. I can't keep working at Western because its a student only job. I'm starting to look around now because I know it takes awhile to find a job. Problem with that is that even if I find a place I could work, I wouldn't be able to start working there until January 2011. But alas, it can't hurt to look.
I went and talked to both the Linguistics and French department. I seem good to graduate in both. Going to the Psych department either tomorrow or Friday.
I need to take the math placement test next week because registration is the week after that. I am going to study this weekend.
From next week on, I have at least a presentation per week. Plus I have a couple papers due.
Back to the long term... When I talked to the French department, they got me interested in either working in France for 7 mos as a teacher, or going to grad school. Weird, aye? (Different from my previous plans circulating in my head, but I can't seem to get these new ones out.)
So next fall I'm going to apply for a 7mo assistance-ship where I would help out in a class room for kids ages 8-11. I would be teaching them English, but I would need to know French because they won't be very good in English yet. If I do that, I would leave Fall 2011, at the end of my lease in Bellingham. (Good timing).
If I decide not to do that or don't get in, starting Fall 2011 I think I'll start either further studies in French or my Early Education degree. I can imagine doing both. I would probably do both of those being in the Seattle area.
I still plan on volunteering in Africa for a month in an orphanage and visiting Anna for a week or two in China.
I will need to make lots of money (see above paragraph). I really hope I get the nanny job and another more official job, because that way I should actually be able to raise some money.
I am going to Audit 1 french class per quarter during Winter and Spring to stay completely in that mode.
I found a daycare in Seattle that is French Immersion, pretty much exactly what I want to do. I feel like trying and working there once I live in that area again.
So that means things that will be on my resume/possible fun future things...
Education:
BA French
BA Linguistics
Minor Psych
MA Linguistics or French? (Everyone now is telling me to do this. Everyone = adviser and coworker)
Early Ed Degree (No idea what level)
TESL ?
Experience:
1 mo African Orphanage
7 mos French School (paid job)
3 years Office Job
Nannying
Daycare job?
Lots of fun possibilities! I need to focus on the more immediate stuff though. Math placement test! Register. Make sure I'm cleared for Graduation. Secure job for next year. All big choices after that can wait until Fall when its time to apply!!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Interesting Article...
http://www.alternet.org/story/146616/what_if_the_tea_party_were_black?page=entire
Sunday, May 2, 2010
A long 2 day weekend....
This weekend felt ridiculously long, considering it was only a 2 day weekend.
Anna had surgery Friday morning. It went well, but it was still distracting all day long. I just wanted to be by her side!
Instead I was a bad person and went to a Mariners game that night. Brian asked me last minute. I had previously planned on using my Friday night to clean and do laundry, something I really needed to do. Basically a chance to breath and catch up before going down to Edmonds. (It was a very busy week). But no, right after class I got in the car and went home! The car ride wasn't too bad, I had Lindsay to entertain me. :)
The Mariners game was awesome! Pretty much the instant I got home and had a bite to eat, we were out to Brian's to pick him up. Even with that, we were still running horribly late and took forever to find a spot. We drove round and round and round and round. BUT, we did, of course, find a spot. Eventually. The game itself was really suspenseful. It was 0-0 until the 12th inning. We decided they were making up for the fact we missed the first few innings. We didn't end up winning, however because I'm not following the season, their loss doesn't effect me too much. The game was fun and exciting, but the W-L doesn't matter.
Saturday morning I FINALLY got to see Anna. We went to pick her up with Janet and "Grandma" (Which I call her cause its so much easier, and thats what everyone else I interact with call her). We were able to hang out for a couple hours, but then we had to go to my Aunts 60th birthday party. (Did I mention yet that the only reason I planned on coming home this weekend was to see Anna, yet everything else ended up happening at the same time?!)
A few cousins and my aunt and uncle came to down from Vancouver and Cashmere, and we ended up having a pretty good sized get together. We had good food and dessert and really good visiting. I thought it would only last a couple hours because they would need to get back, but they ended up staying til 7pm. We rarely see these folks except for Thanksgiving and maybe once over the summer, so it was definitely nice to be able to see them! There was some family news that you can ask me about in person. It definitely helped make it feel like everything was happening this weekend. While we were visiting we talked some about my Grandpa (Dad's Dad, who's Death Day is the same as my Aunts Birthday) who I really haven't heard too much about. It was really cool. From just the stories I heard, I can totally see how its my Dad's Dad! :)
After the guests left (well I left before Brian and Britt because I was real anxious to go see Anna), I went over to Janet's and played Dutch Blitz. I love that game, btw. We also watched Juno, which I haven't seen since the first time I watched it way back when, so it was really nice to see it again. :) That took us to midnight, and Laura had already gone home cause she was sleeping, and both Anna and Janet fell asleep... :)
Sunday morning we had a celebratory birthday celebration for my Dad, who's birthdays this week. My Aunt, and Brian and Britt both came back over and we had a very yummy Brunch. We were able to video chat with Jeff, and it was like the whole family was there!
Once Anna was out of church she came over (kind of overlapping with video chatting) and we fed her some food before going back over to her place to hang out and play some more. We then went to Brad and Brittney's to see them and Evan, who we'd only seen for a short awhile Saturday morning. Just before dinner I came back home and ate with my folks and visited some more. I left Edmonds at 9, had a relatively uneventful ride up (good). It was the first time I've driven that whole way by myself. Kind of boring. :P
Now I have a lot of HW to do, I'm really tired and its almost midnight. The weekend had a very strange feel to it. It reminds me of when our family went away to a cabin for a few days. It was like I was on vacation. Visiting. It felt long, but in a good well. Extremely productive and full. And fun. Though there were more negative aspects too, like Anna having to have surgery. Though, as she said, she'll have a scar, so thats cool!!! :)
Anna had surgery Friday morning. It went well, but it was still distracting all day long. I just wanted to be by her side!
Instead I was a bad person and went to a Mariners game that night. Brian asked me last minute. I had previously planned on using my Friday night to clean and do laundry, something I really needed to do. Basically a chance to breath and catch up before going down to Edmonds. (It was a very busy week). But no, right after class I got in the car and went home! The car ride wasn't too bad, I had Lindsay to entertain me. :)
The Mariners game was awesome! Pretty much the instant I got home and had a bite to eat, we were out to Brian's to pick him up. Even with that, we were still running horribly late and took forever to find a spot. We drove round and round and round and round. BUT, we did, of course, find a spot. Eventually. The game itself was really suspenseful. It was 0-0 until the 12th inning. We decided they were making up for the fact we missed the first few innings. We didn't end up winning, however because I'm not following the season, their loss doesn't effect me too much. The game was fun and exciting, but the W-L doesn't matter.
Saturday morning I FINALLY got to see Anna. We went to pick her up with Janet and "Grandma" (Which I call her cause its so much easier, and thats what everyone else I interact with call her). We were able to hang out for a couple hours, but then we had to go to my Aunts 60th birthday party. (Did I mention yet that the only reason I planned on coming home this weekend was to see Anna, yet everything else ended up happening at the same time?!)
A few cousins and my aunt and uncle came to down from Vancouver and Cashmere, and we ended up having a pretty good sized get together. We had good food and dessert and really good visiting. I thought it would only last a couple hours because they would need to get back, but they ended up staying til 7pm. We rarely see these folks except for Thanksgiving and maybe once over the summer, so it was definitely nice to be able to see them! There was some family news that you can ask me about in person. It definitely helped make it feel like everything was happening this weekend. While we were visiting we talked some about my Grandpa (Dad's Dad, who's Death Day is the same as my Aunts Birthday) who I really haven't heard too much about. It was really cool. From just the stories I heard, I can totally see how its my Dad's Dad! :)
After the guests left (well I left before Brian and Britt because I was real anxious to go see Anna), I went over to Janet's and played Dutch Blitz. I love that game, btw. We also watched Juno, which I haven't seen since the first time I watched it way back when, so it was really nice to see it again. :) That took us to midnight, and Laura had already gone home cause she was sleeping, and both Anna and Janet fell asleep... :)
Sunday morning we had a celebratory birthday celebration for my Dad, who's birthdays this week. My Aunt, and Brian and Britt both came back over and we had a very yummy Brunch. We were able to video chat with Jeff, and it was like the whole family was there!
Once Anna was out of church she came over (kind of overlapping with video chatting) and we fed her some food before going back over to her place to hang out and play some more. We then went to Brad and Brittney's to see them and Evan, who we'd only seen for a short awhile Saturday morning. Just before dinner I came back home and ate with my folks and visited some more. I left Edmonds at 9, had a relatively uneventful ride up (good). It was the first time I've driven that whole way by myself. Kind of boring. :P
Now I have a lot of HW to do, I'm really tired and its almost midnight. The weekend had a very strange feel to it. It reminds me of when our family went away to a cabin for a few days. It was like I was on vacation. Visiting. It felt long, but in a good well. Extremely productive and full. And fun. Though there were more negative aspects too, like Anna having to have surgery. Though, as she said, she'll have a scar, so thats cool!!! :)
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