Life

Life has been crazy busy lately - hence, no posts. =( I apologize.

I worked a lot. Which is really good. I really do love working, and the extra money is a good thing. I am scheduled for more work, plus I am dog sitting for some neighbors, which is also wonderful.

Working at Root is a lot harder than it looks. Lots of hours standing, some physical labor, plus having to be friendly and happy all the time. But I think I do a good job. I will be working Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of this week, and hopefully some the week after.

There was this lady that came in and wanted some votives. She didn't want them to burn black, which I told her ours didn't. Then she wanted to make sure the candles would smell like they did once she burned them. I kept reassuring her that they did, but I don't think she believed me. I am pretty sure she is from either New York or New Jersey, based on her accent. She kept calling me 'hun' or 'girlie'. It was really funny.

This past weekend, Kelsey, Lindsay, Lynnee, and I went down to State College to visit our friend Nadia who is doing research down there. It was so much fun. After we got there late Friday night, we just hung out and caught up with Nadia. We all crashed - sleeping on a hard floor is not so fun, fyi.

On Saturday we had breakfast at the Waffle Shop. Really good food - I really enjoyed it. I had a waffle - surprisingly, nobody else did. I thought it was ironic. After breakfast, we walked around campus, and I was able to see where my classes were held, which was really a great thing! The campus is so beautiful - I cannot wait till I get to go there! Since it was a hot, sunny day, we decided to go to the pool. We had such a fun time goofing off in the crisp cool water. Since Penn State has a diving team, they had the really cool diving platforms. Most people jumping off were just jumping, doing nothing cool. But then this really scrawny guy in a Speedo got up there. He did a really cool tucked somersault that spun about 4 times. It was really cool. After the pool (hey, that rhymed!) we went out for ice-cream. Penn State has the best ice-cream I have ever had! I had cookies and cream, Kelsey and Lindsay had Arboretum Breeze, Nadia had Peanut Butter Cup, and Lynnee had Death by Chocolate. All were amazing! After we got back from the Creamery, Lynnee and I got some movies from the HUB and we just hung out the rest of the night, after eating dinner at Olive Garden of course.

Sunday was a little slower, we had breakfast at Irving's, then did a little shopping. We took pictures at the Lion Shrine, then we went back to the Creamery so I could get some ice-cream to take home. Yum-o!

Another piece of exciting news - my roommate e-mailed me! Her name is Dominique, but everyone calls her Nika. We are living in Simmons, which is a Scheryer Honors College dorm. Hopefully it is nice. Once I get to know her a little bit more, I will fill ya'll in with the details! Till then!

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It's July!

I can't believe it is July already! It seems like just a few days ago, I was packing up my room ready to come home for the summer. Now I have less than 2 months home! Wow. The time has flown. It hasn't been all that bad, but I don't really want it to end. A lot of things will happen in July, and that will make it go by very quickly.

To kick it all off, my grandma and my aunt are coming to visit this upcoming weekend! I am very happy to see them. Of course, since they are arriving tomorrow, my sister and I had to clean the house. Ugh. It wasn't too bad to start off with, but there are still things that need to be put away which neither she nor I could do. So that's up to my parents. After this weekend, I'll have a few free days, though I will inevitably be seeing friends, reading, and, eek, cleaning my room. I really just need the motivation to do it. It is not that messy, but I find other things more important to spend my time doing.

Then I work again! Just for 5 days, but hey, 5 days is better than nothing. My dad's birthday is after I work, so we'll celebrate that then too. I will hopefully be babysitting 2 full days that week, and then I am off with 3 friends to visit Nadia at PSU! That will be a wickedly awesome drive and time. And since by then I will know where I am living and where all of my classes are, I can scope out the campus and figure out how best to arrive at my classes! Woot!

At then end of the month we will be visiting my other grandmother for her birthday, and then I'll have my birthday! And I want to visit Angela from Pittsburgh as well, since I won't see her next year. My oh my, July will be c-razy! But well worth it.

Side note! (Picture a former teacher Mrs. G tapping the side of her smart board so a music note appears) I am excited to have my first follower! Of course I know her, but it is still awesome nonetheless! I want to thank lynneelu for her awesome comments, even though the one from my cable story seemed odd. I'll have to inquire about that... Hmmm....

Well, nothing else is really up for now. I will probably not blog this weekend, as it is the 4th of July and all, with relatives coming, so if I don't talk to you in that time, I would like to say have an awesome weekend and be safe! Have fun!

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