The August Adventure

It has been a crazy roller-coaster-of-a ride since the last time I posted! I bought myself a beautiful electric blue Coby mp3 player with my left over birthday money and let me tell you that was probably the best $40 I have ever spent. I've been slowly preparing for my third semester of college and final year of high school. I'm taking three classes at the H.S. and three at the college and I need to pick up my final books by the end of this week because class starts on the 23rd. And I can't help but repeatedly slam my head into a blunt object whenever I see how much my books are going to cost. Lucky for me I found them all on EBay and Amazon which saved me about $150. I seriously recommend getting every possible book someplace other than the college itself. They rob you of your money and then act like they're doing you a favor when they give you back $15 for a $150 book! But enough of that I have other things to tell you!

District conference was this weekend and it was awesometastic! {Don't argue with my language usage, just go with it.} For those of you who don't know what that is...
The Michigan District of the Church of The Brethren had their annual get together. Fascinating, no? We left on Friday morning after a hurried night of last-minute packing n' such. Friday was slow and quite frankly I didn't enjoy myself as much. But Saturday was amazing I met up with the youth group (see:ambush)and had a pretty amazing time. I even managed to find someone who's steadfastly becoming a solid friend. I can't explain how glorious it was to have worship everyday as well. And I went swimming...In a pool. *sigh* I like pools.

And now that we have returned home it's time to rush headlong into the 'before school' schedule. Which means an epic amount of cleaning on my part, shopping and a lot of lists because I like lists. Wish me luck!

Well, I should probably sign off now. NOAA is indicating a pretty wicked thunderstorm in our area and I want to post this before we lose power.

Spork On

Oodles & Noodles

So far my summer has been...slow. As stated previously I attended Camp Brethren Heights in late June with Sami. It was definitely not what I had been expecting. I had genuine fun! The food was good (not Prager good but close), the people were entertaining to say the least, and I just had a good time. Sadly that was just about the biggest thing I've done all summer.

My 17th birthday came and went on the thirteenth of this month. It was nice not a big party but then again it never is. My family got me a cowbell! Pretty wicked huh? I bet you wish you had a cowbell? Jealous? You should be!

My various gardens are doing well. This year's edible lineup includes: Zucchini, pumpkins (which I did not plant), bell peppers (green orange and purple), six variations of tomatoes, basil, chives, oregano, lettuce, spinach, raspberries, blackberries, and pickling cucumbers. What a list, huh?

On a side note I will be a senior come fall. Scary isn't it?

Well summer break is finally here. Took way too long if you ask me. It's gonna be a good one I can tell! What are my plans you ask? Well let's see...
I'm going to go to church camp with Sam in two weeks. Then we have district conference for our church near the middle of August and those are my only definite plans. But I have other things that I want to get done...Like finishing The Order, When the Music Ends, War Games, and Of Fairy tales, Birds, and Suspenders. (i.e. the stories I've been working on) I've recruited some of my friends to be my new editors/beta readers/plot bunnies/muses/whatever I need them to be. (If you would like to be a part of this select group, give me a jingle). I've also started a 'letter writing campaign' of sorts amongst my friends because I have a deep-seated dislike for the telephone. Oh I also plan on getting a heck of a lot more sun than I did last year. I refuse to be the color of printing paper any longer! Seriously I was the whitest person out of everyone I knew. It was both hilarious and kinda creepy. So ya that's about it. Check in with y'all later.

Spork On!

P.S. My gardening is getting better every year. I'll have to post pictures when everything hits full bloom!
P.S.S. I'm a senior now! I totally graduate next year. Just thought I'd let you know.

Thursday's Shirt of Pure Awesomeness!

Alright, so I was meandering around the Alma Highland Festival last Saturday, ogling all those beautiful swords n' such when this little beauty caught my eye. That's right Bagpipe Hero! And here I was completely oblivious to it's existence. And you though Guitar Hero drove your parents nuts!
(Note: I did not attend the highland festival just to see some exceptionally good looking men in kilts...for the most part ;)

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Hehhehehe!

Best weekend ever! Wolverine tonight and prom tomorrow! *squeel*