Well, it's been requested that I start blogging again. I can't say that my life is all that exciting, or that my blogs will be quite as interesting as they were when I was abroad, but I suppose I do have a lot that I could talk about. So far this summer:
1. I finished my final from Wales--it was emailed to me a few days ago. That's how I got to come home early! It was two essay questions, and I'm really just glad to be completely done.
2. Lissa graduated from college (whoa!) and moved into her new apartment. It's weird that we are old enough to do things like get an apartment. And it's really weird not having her at home. But at the same time, it's very exciting. She is looking for a part-time job, and then in the fall, she will complete her student-teaching in the Ripon area. Her apartment is in Ripon, which will be nice when I am back there. I'll have my own room next year, but I'm still looking forward to spending time in her grown-up apartment.
3. Mom graduated from college too! She graduated summa cum laude with a 3.9 GPA. Ridiculous, huh? Actually, it's very impressive, and she should be proud.
4. I bought a dress. I couldn't help myself. Becca convinced me to "just try it on" and, being as it fit perfectly and was on sale, I really couldn't resist.
5. I painted some walls in the house, painted the trim around some doors, and have been staining the deck. Pretty much the most exciting life ever. No really, I don't mind it. It's been a little...interesting, though. Mom's very concerned about keeping the new concrete perfectly clean, and I may have dumped over my white trim paint. About 45 minutes of panic, and scrubbing frantically with a scrub brush, it actually looks like new. Crisis averted.
6. My little brother made me dinner last night. Granted, it was basically a cheese burger (with much improvisation due to a lack of ingredients) but it was incredibly exciting. I mean, first of all, he is old enough that we can trust him to operate kitchen electronics. And second...I remember the days where he wouldn't even make himself food if he was starving. He offered to make food for me last night--like I'd say no to that!
7. I've completed my first attempt at making strawberry gelato. I'll be leaving it in the freezer overnight, and hoping it ends up alright. We don't have an ice cream maker, so for the last 4 hours or so, I've been taking it out of the freezer and stirring it by hand every 30 minutes. It tastes pretty much like strawberry ice cream, which is both bad and good. It's good because that means it tastes good. But it's bad because strawberry gelato is about 845962456 times better than ice cream. So, I'll probably try a different recipe next time.
8. I've applied to quite a few jobs now, and will continue to do so until I find something. I really need to work this summer, since I opted out of nannying so that I could be home with my family. I did have an interview with a temp agency, and hopefully that will lead to something. Wish me luck. And Lissa too--she had a summer job lined up, but somehow it was given to someone else, which is crap. But, we've both been applying to every job imagineable. I even applied at Harley-Davidson, since they were looking for someone to work in their clothing department.
I suppose that's all for now. I'm thinking that I'll blog again, early next week, hopefully with a few good stories. I do manage to stay busy somehow.
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