| Good very early morning, xanga. It has been a very long time since I last updated you. I really hope you don't feel neglected or unloved, because you are.
WOW. So much has happened since I last wrote. Well, obviously, it's been almost five months, but this is honestly the busiest summer I've ever had in my life. And yes, some of you may be thinking, "Well, in comparison to your past summers, Colleen, that probably means that you went to the beach this summer or something." And yes, yes I did go to the beach, but that's not all I did. =]
Okay, well, let's back-track to before school let out. If I remember correctly, I got saved about three or four days AFTER the last time I wrote in here, and that is the most amazing experience I've ever had in my life. Then everything was pretty cool for a while, I mean, I had my up's and down's, but then again, who hasn't?
I went to see Anberlin in concert in May, and that was a pretty freaking sweet show. Jonezetta was really good, too, Daphne Loves Derby was aiight, and PlayRadioPlay almost gave me heart failure due to the volume of their techno whatchamahoozit.
The house went up for sale, had the price lowered two times, and was taken off the market. On the parent front, the divorce will be finalized soon, my dad's keeping the house, and my mom's *hopefully* moving into one of the houses on Suzanne's lane. So, that's all fine and dandy.
So, this summer was crazzzzzy. First of all, pretty much two days after school left out, I went down to the beach and invaded Suzanne's senior week beach trip for a few days, but it was a lot of fun. Not too long after that was Kristin's graduation/birthday bonanza, and that was a lot of fun. I instigate an icing fight. Mwahahahahahaha. Then I had about a week and a half off, and I had band practice and what have you, and then I went to nanotechnology camp.
Nano camp was, surprisingly, a lot of fun. I learned a lot about computers and how they're using nanotechnology more and more in products; it was all very interesting. The dorm we stayed in at Penn State wasn't the greatest. However, I don't plan on going there so I'm not really worried about it.
The day after I got back from nano camp I went to Creation. Creation was amazzzzzzzzzzzing. I'm a little disappointed that I'm going to miss it next year, but I'm going to be in Germany, so really, I shouldn't be complaining. Anyway, Creation gets a definite Thumbs Up. Toby Mac is amazing. Actually, every band/artist/what have you that I saw and/or heard on the radio was really good. I liked it a lot.
I left from Creation and went on an RV trip with Suzanne and her parents, where we toured Northern Pennsylvania, and also went to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. It was fun. I like nature, but not the steep inclines the trails are made on. I met a German guy who was there with his family, and he gave me some advice and what have you. Pretty nifty.
Following the RV trip, I had a week or so with nothing planned, and then it was Suzanne's surprise birthday party. It was pretty kickin', if I do say so myself.
The day after the party I left for Ireland and England. That trip was... fantabulous. I absolutely adore Ireland, & I'm seriously considering moving there. It's beautiful there. Everything is so green, and all of my relatives were so inviting and kind... it was just amazing. I miss all of them a lot, but a few of them are playing with the Boston Symphonic Orchestra in November, so we're going to drive to see them. I'm hoping that after I get back from Germany, I can go there again for a few weeks. I really think I belong there.
England was pretty neat, too. We did more of the tourist-y stuff there, like the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Hampton Court Palace, stuff like that. AND I rode on a double-decker bus.
We got back from there, and I had a little chillax time before band camp, which was a fun experience, as it was the previous two years. The day after THAT, I went to the Poconos. I got home on Friday.
I still haven't handed in my A.P. Calc assignment, but it was only due Friday, and I plan on getting it done... today.
This entire week is packed, and then next Monday...... school starts.
My bus comes at 6:17.
Blech. |
