Saturday, July 24, 2010

My Summer in a Nutshell

Well so much for an uneventful summer and counting down to DC. Since May I have been to North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Maryland (twice). Sounds busy. I have even been to Washington to visit and see where things are and will be returning this coming Wednesday.

So where to begin. Let's see...

The rest of May was consumed by the threat of life after graduation. The loans. The deadlines. Terrible things really. Dark places. Needless to say the school wasnt exactly helpful in those departments.

June started off rough given the previous month's adventures. But, the World Cup began and my life was taken over by sweaty foreign guys running around a big green field. I look forward to that every four years. In the middle of the month my family and I headed west. Mom and I followed Dad out there for one of his summer jobs. We started in North Dakota but had to cross the border for Wyoming and Montana just to say we had. We spent a few days in South Dakota trying to see as much as we possibly could. It was fun, even if we were all sick of nature(trees, fields, rocks) by the time we returned. All this while I watched/followed the World Cup like a religion. We ended up spending 10 days out there. Once we got back I resumed my position of not doing anything. Okay, only when I wasnt working on school requirements.

The beginning of July was spent trying to surprise my Dad for his birthday. We succeeded. That same week he left for Connecticut and I left for Maryland. Leaving Mom all alone (she enjoyed every second). I spent a week in Maryland returning the next Thursday. I drove my aunt up and had to bring her back. That Saturday my Mom and I left for Maryland (again). We spent a week at the beach where Dad joined us. We had to take our cat with us because she was sick and required medicine. Dad and I drove back once the week was over and my Mom drove to visit my Grandmother for a few days.

Of course, once I was finally back home I started to realize that I only had TWO weeks until I left for DC. And in that time I was going up there to get my ID and talk to financial aid (no loans went through! not a good sign). So really I only had a week.

I hate packing and have to actually repack my life for the fourth time since starting school. This should mean I am an expert, but unfortunately no. Each year requires new things and different things. This year I'm completely on my own. So I seem to need EVERYTHING.

Here's to new adventures. Hopefully, I wont neglect this for another two months. Until next time...