I'm home :-) Yay for home... it's just lovely. Trying to take it all in while I can, because I'm not sure when I'll be back. I leave for Ecuador next Friday, and after that, well, between work and class, I probably won't get back except for a random night here and there for the rest of the summer, and then school will start, and I want to keep my job through the school year, so yeah, won't be seeing much of this place for awhile. Kinda makes me sad. I love Milledgeville, don't get me wrong, but it's not my kind of place for the long-term. It sounds dumb, but I thrive on the activity and bustle of this area... I love it. For instance, there's a bluegrass festival in town this weekend. Now, I just think that's the coolest thing ever, but we don't have stuff like that down in Milly. The only cultural stuff that happens is connected with the school, and I need a bit more than that.

Ok, got that out of my system, it's all good! I did some more shopping for my trip today. Got some really awesome running shoes... paid a pretty penny for 'em too, but for as many miles as those things will see, it's worth it. Turns out that the reason my feet have been hurting so bad is because I have a super high arch and my feet roll in when I walk, so this special foot place got me all set up with these awesome shoes that will prevent me from rolling in and special insoles that will support me feet properly... should keep my feet from hurting and reduce the pressure on my knees and straighten my back and hips out and just overall make my body happy which makes me, well, happy :-) Sorry, I know you all wanted to know about my new shoes...

I got some really awesome skirts and shirts and shorts and sandals and I finally got a travel alarm clock and I got some cool pullover fleece things from LLBean. I'm going to get snorkeling stuff tomorrow, and I have a doctor's appt to get a tetanus shot and more motion sickness goodies. Then I have to run back to Milly to work tomorrow night... exciting... should get some decent tips which will help pay for all of the things I squandered my money on today ;-)

A big ole storm is rolling in... I love storms... gets the blood pumping and makes me, as silly as it sounds, excited. Maybe someday I'll go back to school and get that meteorology certificate from Tech or something. Who knows? I still think it would be really cool to work in the Hurricane Center... I will forever be a nerd!

I'm so excited about my trip, I can hardly believe that I'm gonna get to see and do all of this stuff! Oh yeah, so La Cumbre erupted this week, isn't that exciting?! We were supposed to hike that one- I think we still will.

Ok, so about that storm, it's super close and I think my daddy would be very displeased if he knew I was still on the computer, so I'm signing off. Night all. I love and miss y'all so much!

I am tired. No, scratch that. I am exhausted. Just plain pooped out.

Not really sure, once again, where I left off, and to be honest, I'm not sure why I even bother to keep writing/typing in this silly thing. Only reason I'm doing it now is b/c I'm on duty, and I don't feel like studying, so yeah, here I am.

I cut my hair yesterday. It's gone, all of it. Yay for Locks of Love and for my new bob. It's weird. I can't get used to it at all- I like it, it's just VERY different. I've never had hair above my shoulders ever, well, maybe when I was two, it was a bit short. It was a very scary experience. They put it back in a ponytail, and then just hacked off the whole thing! It makes me laugh, because all of the girls who have seen it are surprised and at least make some comment about how I have no hair left, but I don't think a single guy has said anything about it yet- while running around today, I've passed about ten guys who I know fairly well, and none of them actually verbally acknowledged that a foot of my hair is gone... they just look genuinely and profoundly confused... I'm amused :-)

Went to the Braves game last night. Fun. No really, it was. If you take out all of the rain and the terribly cold temperature, it was incredible. Went with Gretchen, and we met her brother and some of his friends from way up in NC. We got seats way up in the nosebleed section, which was actually good, because we just moved up a few more rows and we were under that little (?) overhang thingy, so at least we were somewhat (??) dry. Then went to Longhorns. I miss Atlanta. A lot. This summer will be good, but boo hiss, I'm gonna be working and studying the WHOLE summer. That's alright. It's necessary. Gotta make some cash money and gotta get a few classes out of the way so that I can finish here sometime soon. Places to go, people to see, don't ya know?

I want to sleep.

I moved just about all of my stuff our of my room today into the house. I'm excited :-) The house is super cute. Nice little front porch, wood floors, backyard, free laundry, you know, the works. I'm so stoked about not eating in Saga this summer- I'm gonna actually be able to be so healthy, which makes me really happy. Did a fitness test yesterday- that whole aerobic exercise deal, yeah, I've got that one down super good (eh, what's with "super?"...), but body composition, not so much. Gotta eat better and keep workin' out like I'm doing already- it's all good, but a little discouraging. Ok, I'm over it :-)

Gotta clean my room. Badly. Stickiness from tea and lemonade all over. Long story. Ask me later.

I want to sleep.

I got the job at Applebees (hehe, I typed Appleboos accidentally, struck me as hilarious, almost laughed out loud, almost). Yay. I really am excited about it. I think it'll be fun, and hopefully I'll be super good at it so I can get loads of tips ;-) Could sure use a little cash money. At least, if I wanna stay in school. But who wants to do that? It's so overrated.

I want to go to Ecuador. I say, no way! to classes- let's just get on a plane and go. So there.

...so... tired...

Hey hey, guess what? I love Jesus ::happy sigh::