Blood, Sweat, & Tears

Hmm, where to start? Bryan and I spent last weekend with my family camping at Cultus Lake. My parents and younger siblings are there for two weeks, and we went up for a little taste of camping. I miss going for two weeks! Darn adulthood! Anyway, we decided to hike to our campsite, which is on the far side of the lake that you can't drive to. We generally take everything and everyone over in the boat. Quite a process! So anyway, this hike should take about an hour with packs on. Well, Bryan and I are both very directionally challenged, although I'm not blaming anything on him because he had never been there before! My best friend Raechel and I hiked last year (from the other direction, where we were camped with her aunt and uncle), and for some reason I remembered walking right through our campsite on the main trail. This turned out to NOT be the case! Long story short, we spent four hours hiking about seven miles in 90 degree heat (being eaten alive by mosquitos and ditching our packs about 3/4 of the way through!) until we finally found it; but not before I cried--twice! I was so frustrated but, bless Bryan's little heart, he never got angry at me for being so stupid! Needless to say, we were very relieved when we finally got to my family!

Bryan & I pretending to look happy mid-hike

Aside from being extremely sore from our super-hike, the rest of the weekend was fantastic! We did a lot of wakeboarding, swimming, sunbathing, reading, sandcastle building, eating, and relaxing! The recipe for a good weekend. =) I'm really sad thtat I could only go for one weekend, it's the least amount of time I've ever gone during a summer! I guess it just makes me that much more excited for next year!

Bryan wakeboarding!


Hangin' out


Bryan's sand castle


Bryan, Emma, & Jonny playing on the beach


Beautiful lake!


Love!

This weekend, Bryan and I are headed to Seattle to hang out in the city and see the Indians, Bryan's favorite baseball team, play the Mariners! I bought these tickets for him for his birthday in May (and I actually bought them months before that), so I'm excited that the game is finally here! We're going to have a lot of fun!!

Really Quick Update..

Finally finished my classes, whew! I am a little sad because those were my last OSU classes ever, but I am also excited for a new adventure! Now I'm just keeping busy with work and friends (a.k.a. Bryan). We are headed over to meet up with my family Cultus Lake this weekend. They're there for two weeks! Then next weekend we get to go to Seattle for the Indians/Mariners game. I'm excited! I bought the tickets for Bryan soooo long ago, so it's exciting that the game is actually almost here! We have a busy next couple of weeks!! =)


Boating over Fourth of July weekend (Jonny, Emma, Raechel, & I)


Bryan & I at the reenactment on the Fourth of July

School! (Eew)

Well, Sue keeps checking this in hopes that I'll write, so I decided to give in. Maybe because I don't want to do my chemistry homework? Yeeeah. Anyway, I don't really have many exciting things to write about, but let's see...I'm currently re-taking a chemistry class. Blah! It's horrible, summer classes were never a good idea! The good thing is that they don't last very long. I haven't gotten to go boating yet this summer though! =(

My weekends have been pretty busy though! Two weekends ago I went up to Port Gamble, WA with Jenna to see the boys reenact, that was super fun! A long, tiring weekend, but very worth it. Then just this past weekend was Erica's bridal shower (a good friend of mine whose wedding I'm a bridesmaid in in August), so I spent all evening/night Friday and all day Saturday busy with that! I was exhausted (and am still recovering)! It was a very successful tea party though, very fun!

Basically right now I'm just trying to be cheap because I'm finding myself incredibly poor lately! It's quite outrageous, but that's what happens when you opt out of student loans. I know I will be happy for it in the long run!

That's all that's even semi-exciting right now. I have MUCH planned for the rest of the summer though, and I'll be done with school on July 10th so I will definitely be able to post more on here then.


tea party all set up..whew!

Lately?

Well, I was looking at Jenna's blog the other day & it made me want to start writing on mine again! Then I realized I haven't written on here in almost a year..wow, time flies by!

Let's see..I guess the most exciting thing going on currently is that I'm moving to Missoula, Montana at the end of August! It will definitely be interesting for me because I am such a homebody! I'm sure it will be fine though, my best friend Raechel is moving with me so that's great! We are going to be living in a house with two other girls, Whitney & Nicki, who are really nice! I'm going up there in order to establish residency for pharmacy school (gonna save some major bucks!), & Rae is going for their athletic training program.

We are excited..that's about it. I am sure I will be writing on here more when I move, I will only be taking like three credits! Best thing ever!!

complacency?

So, I just saw my cumulative college GPA, & it's a 3.07. & I was excited about that. Then I thought about it, & a little over a year ago I was in high school, & I almost cried when my GPA fell below a 3.70. Well, I just got depressed because I feel like a totally bad student! Even though this year it seems like, if anything, I've put more effort and emotion into my school work, (I mean, I am paying for it out of my pocket!), I still come up short. Way short. I've just been trying to put grades out of my head and focus more on the fact that I tried my hardest, but then I feel like I'm being irresponsible or something. Shouldn't I just be trying harder? Surely this wasn't the best I could do. I wish there was some sort of happy ending to this, but this is really where I'm at right now. I'm just feeling kind of crappy about it. Hmm..that's all.

I just realized recently that this song is amazing..I don't care about the fact that it's Kanye West or that he uses language that's not exactly choice..I just have a serious appreciation for it. That's all.

We at war
We at war with society, racism, terrorism, racism and most of all we at war with ourselves
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me) with me with me with me [fades]

You know what the Midwest is?
Young & Restless
Where restless Niggaz might snatch your necklace
And next these Niggaz might jack your Lexus
Somebody tell these Niggaz who Kanye West is
I walk through the valley of the Chi where death is
Top floor the view alone will leave you breathless Uhhhh!
Try to catch it Uhhhh! It's kinda hard
Getting choked by the detectives yeah yeah now check the method
They be asking us questions, harass and arrest us
Saying "we eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast"
Huh? Yall eat pieces of shit? What's the basis?
We ain't going nowhere but got suits and cases
A trunk full of coke rental car from Avis
My momma used to say only Jesus can save us
Well momma I know I act a fool
But I'll be gone til November I got packs to move cuz

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long

To the hustlas, killers, murderers, drug dealers even the strippers
(jesus walks with them)
To the victims of Welfare for we living in hell here hell yeah
(jesus walks with tthheemm)
Now hear ye hear ye want to see Thee more clearly
I know he hear me when my feet get weary
Cuz we're the almost nearly extinct
We rappers is role models we rap we don't think
I ain't here to argue about his facial features
Or here to convert atheists into believers
I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way I need Jesus
So here go my single dog radio needs this
They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus
That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes
But if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
Well let this take away from my spins
Which will probably take away from my ends
Then I hope this take away from my sins
And bring the day that I'm dreaming about
Next time I'm in the club i want everybody screaming out

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now

My mom just said to my brother, "You're up kinda early, why don't you go back to bed?"
Why doesn't anyone ever say that to me???