a quick summary...
Soooooo, here's what I've been up to:
This years trip also reinforced some things that I've come to realize over the past year. That there is not much left in Jefferson for me. Peoples viewpoints here infuriate me sometimes. And that I just can't deal with being around some people anymore. But I guess this happens as you grow up and grow out.
Continuing on:
So I went back to work on Wednesday and that's been about it. My birthday is in a week. (oh ya-Ben got me Red Sox ticket for my birthday!!!! :-D ) August 11th and Coldplay and Marisa and Laura are 2 1/2 weeks away, yay!!!. September 4th is a month and a week away.
That's about it, I think. Goodnight.
<3
- The Friday before John's Island, we had a surprise party for my mom. It went extremely well, and she never had a clue.
- Saturday the 9th through the 16th was John's Island, easily one of my favorite experiences every summer. This year we had 45 people and worked on 11 different sites in 4 1/2 days. So crazy and so amazing. It was hot and humid and worth every second of it. I worked on the same site all week where we: took apart the bathroom, tore out the old floor, jacked up and leveled the house, drained 6 inches of water from under the house, installed a sump pump, reinforced the floor joists, put down new plywood in the bathroom and bedroom, put down linoleum in the bathroom, re-drywalled the bedroom (including 3 coats of mud), put the bathroom back together (Margot and my vanity was GORGEOUS), fixed a leaky toilet, and put new plumbing under the sink.
This years trip also reinforced some things that I've come to realize over the past year. That there is not much left in Jefferson for me. Peoples viewpoints here infuriate me sometimes. And that I just can't deal with being around some people anymore. But I guess this happens as you grow up and grow out.
Continuing on:
- Ben came in the afternoon after we got back from South Carolina. That 15 minute wait after I got to the airport was the longest 15 minutes of my life. My heart was pounding so hard I thought it might just explode. "Absence, with all its pains, is, by this charming moment, wiped away" (James Thomson). That about sums it up. That first hug was the best feeling in the world. So we came back here and had dinner with the WHOLE family (grandmas, aunts, uncle, cousins).
- Monday we just kinda hung out at my house. I was still
really tired from the week before, so that worked out well.
Tuesday, we drove around most of the county. We went to the mall
(haha), Geneva on the Lake (Eddie's for lunch), Rapid Photo, the beach,
then to work for an hour while Jaymee had a meeting. We came back
for dinner and then took Rita back to the pool with us for a
while. Good times. Wednesday morning was a 4 AM wakeup
call, then off to the airport.
So I went back to work on Wednesday and that's been about it. My birthday is in a week. (oh ya-Ben got me Red Sox ticket for my birthday!!!! :-D ) August 11th and Coldplay and Marisa and Laura are 2 1/2 weeks away, yay!!!. September 4th is a month and a week away.
That's about it, I think. Goodnight.
<3