After the insanely not fun trip up to my grandparents house (see "The Trip-Part 1") it was very great to finally get there. Normally when we're up there we don't have much to do and we just hang around and relax and stuff, but this time we had so much to do I hardly had time to breathe. The very next day I got to go look at one of my top college choices. I must say I was extremely nervous. After all, I'd never been on an offical college tour before so I had no idea what it would be like. To make a long story short I LOVED it. I fell in love with the campus the minute I walked on it. I had already heard a lot about this college since my grandpa, mom, aunt, and uncle all graduated from there (yep I think that's pretty darn awesome) but I didn't know it would be this great until I visited it. I loved my admissions counselor, the facilities looked great, and there was just a certain "feel" to the campus that I just can't describe. I just felt completely at home there. So yes I've basically decided (unless something drastic happens) that that's where I want to go to school. I almost didn't even want to go look at the other school I was supposed to look at the next day, but of course I did (and tell about that in a minute). Anyways the tour was really fun except I made a really dumb mistake. I decided to wear some brand new flat, formal shoes with nothing else on my feet. Big mistake. By the end of the tour I was basically hobbling around like an old woman, I had big blisters all over my feet, my heel was bleeding, and my feet kept sliding off every few seconds and I had to keep reaching down to adjust them. So yep that was my idiotic move of the day. Moving on....
That afternoon we went house hunting for the first time. It was pretty fun, but not quite as fun since we haven't sold our house yet (stupid bad market....). I liked the first two I saw (in the first one I could have my own bedroom and bathroom downstairs and the second had a really awesome basment) and enjoyed looking at a few others, but the end of the outing was not too fun for me. Basically the realtor decided just to drive us around in his car and show us the different communities, and toward the latter part of the trip I happened to be sitting in the middle of the back seat between my brothers. Now you may not know this about me but I am very prone to motion sickness. When I was little I actually threw up twice in the car...So as the realtor wound his way through curvy neighborhoods (very quickly I might add) I put my head down on my lap and tried to ignore my churning stomach. Not only was my stomach churning, but my head felt very nauseated and heavy from sleep deprivation. When we finally arrived back at my grandparents house, I bolted for the door, collapsed on the couch, and swore I wouldn't move or eat anything again for the next million years. That lasted for about 30 minutes. Then it was suppertime and I wasn't missing that....hahahaha.
The next day I went to visit the second college, which was still pretty nice. The admissions counselor was great, the tour was impressive and in depth, and it was generally a nice school. However, it just didn't have that feel to it like the other place there, and for some reason I just didn't feel at home there at all. It just didn't feel like the college for me. Plus they didn't let first semester freshmen have a car. Not that I have a car yet, but when I do get one (after working my butt off) I'd like to take it to college with me for my first semester thank you very much....;) So I've pretty much decided on the first one, though I'll probably end up applying to both (and another one too) just for kicks....;)
Anyways, that afternoon we went house hunting again (no, I didn't sit in the middle again and thus didn't feel sick) and we saw a few more nice houses. However, like I said before it's just not as fun house hunting when you haven't sold your own house yet....*sigh* What scared me though was that the realtor said once we sold our house we could look for 6-8 hours a day with him if we wanted to. I immediately thought, "No way am I spending 6-8 hours riding in your car and tromping through houses with you my friend...." Nice guy but heck no way. I'd pass out from exhaustion or get really irritable and start smashing windows or something....hahaha. Anyways I guess I'll worry about that when we actually sell our house....
The next day we got to visit with my uncle, aunt, and four of my cousins (which was super awesome) and then Sunday we just relaxed (finally). So all in all it was a fantastic trip and made me feel better about a lot of things that have been troubling me lately. So basically I feel a lot better about life right now and am pretty excited to see how things turn out with moving and all. ;)
Later
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Trip- Part 1
We finally made it back from my grandparents house today, and I must say it was a very interesting (and very very fun) trip. However, the drive there wasn't so fun.....
First of all, as soon as we finally got everybody loaded in the van and had finally pulled out of the neighborhood after about an hour of everybody frantically running around the house and knocking over anyone in their way, my mom realized she had forgotten something. So back we headed toward our neighborhood. Thank heavens we were only about a mile down the road or I think we all would have been pretty dang upset. So as soon as we made it back home, my mom ran into the house to get the thing she forgot and my brother ran in to get something else he had forgotten as well. This left me and my other brother in the car with the side door open. Little did we know that leaving that side door open was a big mistake....Suddenly out of nowhere this huge black dog started running headlong towards the van. Now if you don't know this about me I am not a very big dog person. I don't mind observing them from a distance or maybe visiting with a friendly one who won't bark at me, but if a dog starts running headlong towards me I'm not going to be a very happy person. The dog stopped about a few feet from the van (and we were yelling at him the whole time to go away) and then the creature had the nerve to jump up in the van, trample on my brother's backpack and my mom's favorite pillow, and stamp on a whole roll of paper towels. Then he started making a beeline for my poor brother who was trapped in the back seat. By this time my mom had reemerged from the house. Boy was she mad. After all, no one tramples my mom's favorite pillow without paying for it. She burst out of the house and started pushing and hitting on the maniac dog while yelling at me to open the automatic door. Now I was in a big state of shock at this point in time, so it took me a minute to process this command. But pretty soon I caught on and pressed it, the dog jumped out and bounded the street, and my mom and brother reentered the van. My mom was pretty darn ticked to say the least. We all were actually. I mean what kind of owners would let their dog run around like that??....Anyways, our trip was already turning out bad and we hadn't even started yet. It just got worse from there....
About an hour down the road, a strange light started flashing on the van which read "Low Coolant". Now whenever a strange light flashes up like that you know something's wrong, so we all started freaking. I checked the van manual, and I discovered that if you had low coolant levels your engine could overheat. We weren't sure if that meant the van would explode killing us all right in the middle of the highway, but we sure knew it couldn't mean anything good. So we stopped at a service station and a guy named Chipmunk (yes his name really was Chipmunk) looked her over, said there was really nothing wrong with her but that he'd added some extra water just to be sure (I was a little confused about what that meant but whatever I guess), and said the engine should be fine as long as we didn't let it overheat. So basically we had sat there for 45 minutes to hear that the engine was fine. *sigh* So out we went again thinking that this trip couldn't get any worse....
As we went on, however, it did get worse. We ran into at least three rain storms so bad that you could hardly see the road ahead of you, and sat in two traffic jams because of road work and an accident. I think the fates were against us....haha. So yes we were not exactly the happiest people by the time we arrived (about an hour and a half late) in KY. But hey, we were just glad we made it. With all that bad stuff happening who knows what would have happened if the trip had been longer....
I'll tell what we actually did on the trip later. Trust me, the visit was much better than the drive there....;)
Later
First of all, as soon as we finally got everybody loaded in the van and had finally pulled out of the neighborhood after about an hour of everybody frantically running around the house and knocking over anyone in their way, my mom realized she had forgotten something. So back we headed toward our neighborhood. Thank heavens we were only about a mile down the road or I think we all would have been pretty dang upset. So as soon as we made it back home, my mom ran into the house to get the thing she forgot and my brother ran in to get something else he had forgotten as well. This left me and my other brother in the car with the side door open. Little did we know that leaving that side door open was a big mistake....Suddenly out of nowhere this huge black dog started running headlong towards the van. Now if you don't know this about me I am not a very big dog person. I don't mind observing them from a distance or maybe visiting with a friendly one who won't bark at me, but if a dog starts running headlong towards me I'm not going to be a very happy person. The dog stopped about a few feet from the van (and we were yelling at him the whole time to go away) and then the creature had the nerve to jump up in the van, trample on my brother's backpack and my mom's favorite pillow, and stamp on a whole roll of paper towels. Then he started making a beeline for my poor brother who was trapped in the back seat. By this time my mom had reemerged from the house. Boy was she mad. After all, no one tramples my mom's favorite pillow without paying for it. She burst out of the house and started pushing and hitting on the maniac dog while yelling at me to open the automatic door. Now I was in a big state of shock at this point in time, so it took me a minute to process this command. But pretty soon I caught on and pressed it, the dog jumped out and bounded the street, and my mom and brother reentered the van. My mom was pretty darn ticked to say the least. We all were actually. I mean what kind of owners would let their dog run around like that??....Anyways, our trip was already turning out bad and we hadn't even started yet. It just got worse from there....
About an hour down the road, a strange light started flashing on the van which read "Low Coolant". Now whenever a strange light flashes up like that you know something's wrong, so we all started freaking. I checked the van manual, and I discovered that if you had low coolant levels your engine could overheat. We weren't sure if that meant the van would explode killing us all right in the middle of the highway, but we sure knew it couldn't mean anything good. So we stopped at a service station and a guy named Chipmunk (yes his name really was Chipmunk) looked her over, said there was really nothing wrong with her but that he'd added some extra water just to be sure (I was a little confused about what that meant but whatever I guess), and said the engine should be fine as long as we didn't let it overheat. So basically we had sat there for 45 minutes to hear that the engine was fine. *sigh* So out we went again thinking that this trip couldn't get any worse....
As we went on, however, it did get worse. We ran into at least three rain storms so bad that you could hardly see the road ahead of you, and sat in two traffic jams because of road work and an accident. I think the fates were against us....haha. So yes we were not exactly the happiest people by the time we arrived (about an hour and a half late) in KY. But hey, we were just glad we made it. With all that bad stuff happening who knows what would have happened if the trip had been longer....
I'll tell what we actually did on the trip later. Trust me, the visit was much better than the drive there....;)
Later
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Out of Town
Tomorrow we are setting off yet another trip. The same place we always go. To see my grandparents....Even though we've been there so many times I still love going though. Not only do I get to see my grandparents, I also get my taste of the big city. haha. I would hate to live in the big city but I can't complain about the awesome restaurants, book stores, clothing stores, and all the other awesome places around. =] Also while we're there my uncle, aunt, and four of my cousins are coming up as well (which is the main reason we're going at this time) so that should be crazy and fun. ...haha. I would appreciate your prayers for a safe trip. ;) Also pray for me since I have to be in such close quarters with my brothers for a six hour car ride. I might need hospitilization after that....ha.
Later
Later
Monday, May 4, 2009
Retreats and Woods and Things...
This past weekend I went on a youth retreat with my friend's church, which I enjoyed immensely. Except for the part of almost killing myself in the woods....Okay I'm exaggerating a bit. It wasn't quite that bad (haha), but I'll explain in a minute....
First of all it was an in-town retreat, which I was very glad of. I don't understand why all these youth groups think they have to go hours away to have fun. Seriously is that long car ride really worth it?? Plus if I forgot to pack something or if I was having some kind of dire emergency home was just a few minutes away. I could get away from home and yet have it close if I really needed it. Best of both worlds. Okay end of that tangent...;)
Anyways, the whole weekend was themed around self-control, which was really good. I really needed to hear some of those things and now it's just a matter of actually applying them. Plus we got to stay in one of the girl's really nice house. It had an amazing basement (which I am so jealous of) with this awesome ping-pong and kitchenette and everything. Plus I actually got to sleep in a bed rather than on the floor in some sleeping bag which would probably result in me tearing up my back or catching my death of cold....NICE. haha. Anyways so that was all good. Then came the woods....
If you don't know this about me already, I hate (I repeat HATE) walking through the woods. I am find when it comes to sitting on a porch and staring at them from a distance, seeing them on TV, or reading about them. However, just don't expect me to go walking through them if I can help it. Not only did we have to walk through woods, we had to do this little obstacle course some of the leaders had set up. Another thing about me. I suck at obstacle courses. I'm scared of heights, climbing, woods, and getting scratched and having a horrible infection set in. So yeah this little woods "adventure" was simply not for me. But I had to do it of course. I mean I sure wasn't going to stand at the edge of the woods by myself for the entire time. I'm not that much of a wimp....haha. So anyways the course started out with all of us being hooked to this rope and going down into this little ditch like thing. Then you (and the person in front of you helped of course) had to hoist yourself up this little hill. I say "little", but it sure didn't seem little to me. I put my foot up there and immediately slipped and fell back down (yes I'm probably the klutz of the year). "I'm too short," I complained, hoping they'd let me get out of doing it....They didn't. So the guy behind me had to basically lift me up onto the embankment thing and then I grabbed my friend's (who was already on the top of the hill) hand with one hand and held onto a tree with the other for dear life and slowly got myself up. Yes I survived. But boy was it dang embarrassing. Everyone probably thought I was some hopeless wimp or something...But it wasn't over yet of course....
Later on in the course, (and by this time my back was covered with dirt from crawling under logs and such) we came upon something that almost made me cry. A tree. Yes of all things I had to climb a tree. At first I seriously considered demanding to be unhooked from the rope, but I decided I could at least give it a try. To make a long story short, I made it (though with a lot of help from the people behind and in front of me and not before getting my foot untangled from the rope and almost falling on my face.) So yes I did survive. But no nothing or nobody is going to get me to go in another obstacle course in the woods. No WAY. But the rest of the trip was pretty dang awesome and I'm very very glad that I went. Basically it was worth having to climb that tree...;)
Later
First of all it was an in-town retreat, which I was very glad of. I don't understand why all these youth groups think they have to go hours away to have fun. Seriously is that long car ride really worth it?? Plus if I forgot to pack something or if I was having some kind of dire emergency home was just a few minutes away. I could get away from home and yet have it close if I really needed it. Best of both worlds. Okay end of that tangent...;)
Anyways, the whole weekend was themed around self-control, which was really good. I really needed to hear some of those things and now it's just a matter of actually applying them. Plus we got to stay in one of the girl's really nice house. It had an amazing basement (which I am so jealous of) with this awesome ping-pong and kitchenette and everything. Plus I actually got to sleep in a bed rather than on the floor in some sleeping bag which would probably result in me tearing up my back or catching my death of cold....NICE. haha. Anyways so that was all good. Then came the woods....
If you don't know this about me already, I hate (I repeat HATE) walking through the woods. I am find when it comes to sitting on a porch and staring at them from a distance, seeing them on TV, or reading about them. However, just don't expect me to go walking through them if I can help it. Not only did we have to walk through woods, we had to do this little obstacle course some of the leaders had set up. Another thing about me. I suck at obstacle courses. I'm scared of heights, climbing, woods, and getting scratched and having a horrible infection set in. So yeah this little woods "adventure" was simply not for me. But I had to do it of course. I mean I sure wasn't going to stand at the edge of the woods by myself for the entire time. I'm not that much of a wimp....haha. So anyways the course started out with all of us being hooked to this rope and going down into this little ditch like thing. Then you (and the person in front of you helped of course) had to hoist yourself up this little hill. I say "little", but it sure didn't seem little to me. I put my foot up there and immediately slipped and fell back down (yes I'm probably the klutz of the year). "I'm too short," I complained, hoping they'd let me get out of doing it....They didn't. So the guy behind me had to basically lift me up onto the embankment thing and then I grabbed my friend's (who was already on the top of the hill) hand with one hand and held onto a tree with the other for dear life and slowly got myself up. Yes I survived. But boy was it dang embarrassing. Everyone probably thought I was some hopeless wimp or something...But it wasn't over yet of course....
Later on in the course, (and by this time my back was covered with dirt from crawling under logs and such) we came upon something that almost made me cry. A tree. Yes of all things I had to climb a tree. At first I seriously considered demanding to be unhooked from the rope, but I decided I could at least give it a try. To make a long story short, I made it (though with a lot of help from the people behind and in front of me and not before getting my foot untangled from the rope and almost falling on my face.) So yes I did survive. But no nothing or nobody is going to get me to go in another obstacle course in the woods. No WAY. But the rest of the trip was pretty dang awesome and I'm very very glad that I went. Basically it was worth having to climb that tree...;)
Later
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Long Time
Sorry it's been such a while. Things have just been really crazy around here lately, but I've finally found some time to post.So here's what's been going on lately...
*School wise things have been EXHAUSTING. I did take a spring break last week which was awesome, but I started back this week harder than ever. Also next month I'll be missing four school days to go to my grandparents house, so I'm having to make up those four days over the next several weeks (yes, that means that on four school days I'm doing two days worth all so I can get done by May 29th. Yes I'm a workaholic). Thank goodness I've already made up two of the days, and now just two more to go. augggh I just need summer badly. My brain is starting to go fuzzy from all this algebra and talk about Abraham Lincoln...*sigh*
*Anyways, like I said earlier we're going to my grandparents house next month and I'm really really excited because 1:My aunt, uncle, and cousins will be there and we haven't seen them in a while and 2: I get to visit two colleges while I'm there. Yep I'm kind of nervous about that one. I'll probably do something really stupid or fall on my face while I'm on the tour or something and look like a complete and total idiot. But then again I might not. I'll just hope for the best I guess. haha. Then this summer I'm visiting two more colleges real close to where we live (actually one's in our hometown) so that'll be exciting too.....(but still nerve wracking).
*As to this weekend, I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing yet except Sunday night I'm going to a party at my friend's house (unless I end up driving around her confusing neighborhood completely lost as to where her house is for hours on end which could probably happen knowing me.....haha) and then I might hang out with some other friends and of course go to the exceedingly boring grocery store....*sigh* Then a week from this weekend I'm going on an in-town retreat with my friend's youth group, so I'm pretty excited about that as well. =] It's on self-control, which is good cause I could probably get quite a bit out of that....haha.
Well I guess that's it for now. Later
*School wise things have been EXHAUSTING. I did take a spring break last week which was awesome, but I started back this week harder than ever. Also next month I'll be missing four school days to go to my grandparents house, so I'm having to make up those four days over the next several weeks (yes, that means that on four school days I'm doing two days worth all so I can get done by May 29th. Yes I'm a workaholic). Thank goodness I've already made up two of the days, and now just two more to go. augggh I just need summer badly. My brain is starting to go fuzzy from all this algebra and talk about Abraham Lincoln...*sigh*
*Anyways, like I said earlier we're going to my grandparents house next month and I'm really really excited because 1:My aunt, uncle, and cousins will be there and we haven't seen them in a while and 2: I get to visit two colleges while I'm there. Yep I'm kind of nervous about that one. I'll probably do something really stupid or fall on my face while I'm on the tour or something and look like a complete and total idiot. But then again I might not. I'll just hope for the best I guess. haha. Then this summer I'm visiting two more colleges real close to where we live (actually one's in our hometown) so that'll be exciting too.....(but still nerve wracking).
*As to this weekend, I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing yet except Sunday night I'm going to a party at my friend's house (unless I end up driving around her confusing neighborhood completely lost as to where her house is for hours on end which could probably happen knowing me.....haha) and then I might hang out with some other friends and of course go to the exceedingly boring grocery store....*sigh* Then a week from this weekend I'm going on an in-town retreat with my friend's youth group, so I'm pretty excited about that as well. =] It's on self-control, which is good cause I could probably get quite a bit out of that....haha.
Well I guess that's it for now. Later
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Worn Out
After having a pretty cruddy week last week, I had a pretty good weekend to make up for it. Saturday night I went to see a musical thing at our local college, and I have to say it was very well done. Though some of the songs and lines were a bit cheesy, (as to be expected though) and though the orchestra blew my eardrums out at a few occasions, and though the place was absolutely packed and you had to be careful if you left early because you'd sure as heck trip over someone in the dark, it was quite fun and I enjoyed it. Then Sunday night I went to my friend's youth group which was really fun. And then I just spent the rest of the weekend relaxing and wishing time would stand still and Monday would never ever come....haha.
So basically I am extremely burned out on school right now, but thank heavens next week I'm getting a spring break. I only have one more day left but I know it's going to be the longest day in eternity....Maybe I'll survive. Just maybe. ;)
Well hope everyone has a great Easter. Our church has a very wierd schedule on Easter (which I've probably mentioned before) where we have a sunrise service at 7 (yes, AM) and the regular service at 9:30 AM. Don't ask me why. I don't know and I'm not brave enough to question tradition....Anyways I have to get there a 8:15 to practice handbells because we're playing in the service (though I know the songs like the back of my hand and really don't want to have to play them more than necessary) so I'm not too happy about that. But oh well. As long as I don't have to go to the sunrise service I'll be all right....;) I would appreciate prayers for our family though on Easter. As you can imagine it's going to be a hard one for us.....
Later
So basically I am extremely burned out on school right now, but thank heavens next week I'm getting a spring break. I only have one more day left but I know it's going to be the longest day in eternity....Maybe I'll survive. Just maybe. ;)
Well hope everyone has a great Easter. Our church has a very wierd schedule on Easter (which I've probably mentioned before) where we have a sunrise service at 7 (yes, AM) and the regular service at 9:30 AM. Don't ask me why. I don't know and I'm not brave enough to question tradition....Anyways I have to get there a 8:15 to practice handbells because we're playing in the service (though I know the songs like the back of my hand and really don't want to have to play them more than necessary) so I'm not too happy about that. But oh well. As long as I don't have to go to the sunrise service I'll be all right....;) I would appreciate prayers for our family though on Easter. As you can imagine it's going to be a hard one for us.....
Later
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
ANNOYED
I am pretty dang annoyed and kind of worried right now....First my grandma was supposed to have heart surgery in the next few weeks, and the doctors said they'd talk to her about it on Monday. Well they did and they said that now they don't want her to have surgery at all (they just can't seem to make up their minds). They said the surgery's too risky for someone not in the greatest condition, and that instead they want to get an MRI and then decide what to do. So now my poor grandma has to wait till whenever she can finally get in for the MRI before she can get some help. Yeah the whole situation is worrisome and is getting on my nerves. I know the doctors know more about this than I do (of course) but it still seems like they could move a little faster.....Prayers are still appreciated.
I am also annoyed cause I can't find a job to save my life. I really really really need money at the moment, but how is someone like me supposed to get money at the moment when everyone is too cheap to hire? Earlier I emailed the guy in charge of the YMCA (which is literally just around the corner from our house), and he said they weren't hiring (typically) but that I could apply to be a lifeguard or camp counselor this summer. Ha. Can you imagine me as a lifeguard? I'd be the one the regular swimmers would have to save....And nope camp counseling isn't for me either. So the Y is out. Then I went online to the site of our local grocery store and filled out another application. (I had already turned one in several months ago but they said you had to fill another one out if you hadn't been contacted in 60 days). Now I know for sure they need help in that store cause everytime my mom and I go in there we have to bag our own groceries. Now that's just pathetic. I just sure hope this works out or I'm going to blow a fuse (literally).
On top of all this I have a heck of a lot of school and I'm NOT loving it. Plus I sent away to several colleges for some more information about a week or so ago, but have I heard anything back from them? NO. Of course not. You'd think they'd want to try to actually move a little quickly and get some stuff out to prospective students in these hard economic times. But who knows......
I can't really explain the other things I'm annoyed at because there are just so many right now. Let's just say I'm not having the best of days. I'm just in one of my cynical, "I hate the world", "I'm upset cause my dad's not here" moods right now and I just needed to vent a little. Thanks for listening.
Later
I am also annoyed cause I can't find a job to save my life. I really really really need money at the moment, but how is someone like me supposed to get money at the moment when everyone is too cheap to hire? Earlier I emailed the guy in charge of the YMCA (which is literally just around the corner from our house), and he said they weren't hiring (typically) but that I could apply to be a lifeguard or camp counselor this summer. Ha. Can you imagine me as a lifeguard? I'd be the one the regular swimmers would have to save....And nope camp counseling isn't for me either. So the Y is out. Then I went online to the site of our local grocery store and filled out another application. (I had already turned one in several months ago but they said you had to fill another one out if you hadn't been contacted in 60 days). Now I know for sure they need help in that store cause everytime my mom and I go in there we have to bag our own groceries. Now that's just pathetic. I just sure hope this works out or I'm going to blow a fuse (literally).
On top of all this I have a heck of a lot of school and I'm NOT loving it. Plus I sent away to several colleges for some more information about a week or so ago, but have I heard anything back from them? NO. Of course not. You'd think they'd want to try to actually move a little quickly and get some stuff out to prospective students in these hard economic times. But who knows......
I can't really explain the other things I'm annoyed at because there are just so many right now. Let's just say I'm not having the best of days. I'm just in one of my cynical, "I hate the world", "I'm upset cause my dad's not here" moods right now and I just needed to vent a little. Thanks for listening.
Later
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