It's been longer than usual for me...
I haven't been up to anything unusual this summer. I've been working - still not making enough or working enough hours - what else is new? However, I have been able to see Chris more than I had expected to. Drunk on the Lake (aka: go to Phil's house in NY, which is right on the lake, and drink/have fun with friends) was the weekend before last and it was a ton of fun. I loved being able to see everyone again (especially since it won't be happening often, if at all, during the school year). It was also nice to be able to spend the night with Chris again - we were so spoiled while at school... I mean, we practically lived together. I've been rollerblading a few times, which has been fun... felt good to break in the skates I bought last summer. Also, aerobie-ing has been fun, though we must do it much more than we do now. A few things I still need to do this summer include: finding some type of furniture for my house at school (cause, you know, a bed might be nice), looking up stuff about the GRE(such as when I can sign up to take it)going putt-putt, seeing more friends more often, seeing a few movies, and going to CP.
I actually saw a few of my old friends on the 4th of July... errr... 3rd, sorry. We ended up at the same fireworks and I saw them walking back to an old friend's house afterwards. It was really nice to talk to them again. It was uber-weird to be asked if I was going to be joining them at the same old friend's house actually. I haven't talked to them in so long, I figured we just wouldn't hang out again. Plus, last I heard, at least one of them wasn't fond of me (which is weird because he's one of the people who wanted me to come hang out...). Makes me wonder if I should make an attempt at contacting them again. It's not like we ever had some horrible falling out... we just lost touch.
In other news, and I'm sure it's something I've mentioned before, but my little sister is now a member of the St. Ignatius Flag Corps. I'm proud of her. I hope she enjoys her time there as much as I did. I had some of the best times of my high school career while being a part of that squad and wouldn't trade it in for anything. Sure, some of the girls got on my nerves, but 3 in particular made it all worth it. :-) In conjunction with this, I must mention that the person who was the halftime announcer for the Wildcat Marching Band for a number of years passed away about a month ago. So guess who the new announcer is? No, it's not me.... it's my dad. I don't know how my family gets in to these things, but alas, we're pretty good at it. Oh well, he'll be at the games anyhow for my sister. I guess this just means more tickets for me :-) Haha.
School starts in about 5 weeks and I have mixed emotions about it. Am I excited to go back? Yes... I love going to school now (sue me... I'm a dork); however, I don't know how it's going to be. Last year was pretty much the best of my life and I just don't know how I'm going to go from that to something less. I keep hoping and wishing for it to be like this past year, but I know that it can't be... too many people have left... too many people who can't come back as much as I'd like them too. I won't be able to spend an entire weekend at a friend's house or have big parties or have BBQs like we used to or play in a random pick-up football game or get shoes caught up in trees due to trying to retrieve an aerobie or kill time in the SPS room even though I'm not involved with Physics. Things just won't be the same and I hope the people who had that kind of stuff for their senior year realize how lucky they truly were. I'm not expecting my senior year to be boring, but I don't foresee it as being quite as good. Actually, in some ways, I'm nervous. For one, I have to take a big Psych test (MFAT) just so I can graduate. Forget having enough credits... if I don't pass this test, I can't graduate - that's a lot of pressure. Then there's the GRE that I need to take. I'm not totally worried about that, except that I haven't done high school type math since high school and I'm worried I won't be able to remember the simple things. Then I have to look even more closely at grad schools and apply to them - going through that whole ordeal of "did I get excepted or not?" all over again. I'm pretty sure I want to go to Kent, but who knows if I'll be excepted. If I don't get excepted, what do I do? Do I take a year off? If I take a year off, will I ever go back? I guess the point is that I'm nervous about a few things this year - I just feel more pressure. I just hope it doesn't overshadow the fun things. I know it's all a part of growing up, but I really wish someone could talk to me about this and give me real advice. I don't just want to hear "well, it's time to grow up" or "welcome to the real world"... I feel like I need actual advice - and even people in the "real world" can get advice.
Me... a senior in college.... I can't believe it. Time has just gone by so fast...
I actually saw a few of my old friends on the 4th of July... errr... 3rd, sorry. We ended up at the same fireworks and I saw them walking back to an old friend's house afterwards. It was really nice to talk to them again. It was uber-weird to be asked if I was going to be joining them at the same old friend's house actually. I haven't talked to them in so long, I figured we just wouldn't hang out again. Plus, last I heard, at least one of them wasn't fond of me (which is weird because he's one of the people who wanted me to come hang out...). Makes me wonder if I should make an attempt at contacting them again. It's not like we ever had some horrible falling out... we just lost touch.
In other news, and I'm sure it's something I've mentioned before, but my little sister is now a member of the St. Ignatius Flag Corps. I'm proud of her. I hope she enjoys her time there as much as I did. I had some of the best times of my high school career while being a part of that squad and wouldn't trade it in for anything. Sure, some of the girls got on my nerves, but 3 in particular made it all worth it. :-) In conjunction with this, I must mention that the person who was the halftime announcer for the Wildcat Marching Band for a number of years passed away about a month ago. So guess who the new announcer is? No, it's not me.... it's my dad. I don't know how my family gets in to these things, but alas, we're pretty good at it. Oh well, he'll be at the games anyhow for my sister. I guess this just means more tickets for me :-) Haha.
School starts in about 5 weeks and I have mixed emotions about it. Am I excited to go back? Yes... I love going to school now (sue me... I'm a dork); however, I don't know how it's going to be. Last year was pretty much the best of my life and I just don't know how I'm going to go from that to something less. I keep hoping and wishing for it to be like this past year, but I know that it can't be... too many people have left... too many people who can't come back as much as I'd like them too. I won't be able to spend an entire weekend at a friend's house or have big parties or have BBQs like we used to or play in a random pick-up football game or get shoes caught up in trees due to trying to retrieve an aerobie or kill time in the SPS room even though I'm not involved with Physics. Things just won't be the same and I hope the people who had that kind of stuff for their senior year realize how lucky they truly were. I'm not expecting my senior year to be boring, but I don't foresee it as being quite as good. Actually, in some ways, I'm nervous. For one, I have to take a big Psych test (MFAT) just so I can graduate. Forget having enough credits... if I don't pass this test, I can't graduate - that's a lot of pressure. Then there's the GRE that I need to take. I'm not totally worried about that, except that I haven't done high school type math since high school and I'm worried I won't be able to remember the simple things. Then I have to look even more closely at grad schools and apply to them - going through that whole ordeal of "did I get excepted or not?" all over again. I'm pretty sure I want to go to Kent, but who knows if I'll be excepted. If I don't get excepted, what do I do? Do I take a year off? If I take a year off, will I ever go back? I guess the point is that I'm nervous about a few things this year - I just feel more pressure. I just hope it doesn't overshadow the fun things. I know it's all a part of growing up, but I really wish someone could talk to me about this and give me real advice. I don't just want to hear "well, it's time to grow up" or "welcome to the real world"... I feel like I need actual advice - and even people in the "real world" can get advice.
Me... a senior in college.... I can't believe it. Time has just gone by so fast...