Well it is a glorious day. As most days should be in the summer. Currently I am sitting in my blazing hot room, after a delighful day of food, friends, fun and festivities. Well, not really. But the food was for sure there. And I guess it was pretty festive. And I can't lie, I did have a little bit of fun. And if family counts for friends, then gosh darnit they were there too!
Luckily my cousin and I got in a water fight, and besides embarassing some family members, it was a jovial time in my life. Mostly because I am feeling rather cool right now. Well more so than I would be had I not gotten in a fight and had water poured all down my back. Thus making it wet and cold, and me just a little bit happier. For now at least.
I woke up yesterday morning at the early hour of 11 intending on writing a peice of my mind in here. Yet my plans were interrupted when my dad made me do acutal work. So I did that for a while, and then just kinda sat around all day until I got to go to...CPR class! It was bad but good. And by that I mean, not good, but better than I thought. I'm beginning to remember things better. Either that or I've just done it so many times, and I am getting so old that I should be able to know everything by heart. Which I do now. I really do. People's lives are in my hands!
So after class Lauren and I ventured to her house, and then went to a park to meet some friends. It was a hardy good time had by all, bbq, LIGHT UP FRISBEES, and things of that nature. Frisbee will always be fun. I don't really know how or why, but it always will be. After that and some inital debating on what to do, I went home, talked on the phone to my good buddy Ashley and went to bed.
Today as I said was a festive day. My brother's graduation. And my cousin. So that was long, yet weird to see it from a different perspective. I mean I remember mine like it was yesterday. I remember sitting where my brother sat today, and it just seemed so surreal. It was interesting to see how it felt sitting in the stands this time. I don't really feel like I'm that much older, yet at the same time, I feel too old. Time is going by too fast, and there are days where I wish I could put them into slow-mo, or rewind and replay the good parts. Those days have become more frequent lately, and I have a feeling time will do nothing but speed up.
Thanks a lot time. Ruining my life.
Anyway, after that we ate at the clubhouse with the fam, and then I came back here and instead of cleaning my room I decided to get on my lovely computer. My room is a huge pit. I mean just horendous. Ah the joys of moving back home.
Oh, and did I mention I just about ripped my hair out yesterday? Either that or strangled almost every member of my family. They were driving me nuts. Straight crazy. It's been better today, but I know I will have my days. I love them, but man, can they get under my skin.
So being home has its' perks such as not having to buy anything for myself, and being able to drive (although that is not going as smoothly as I planned either) and getting paid....
Besides that, living on my own is so wonderful. I feel so much more free and surprisingly organized. I usually like to do things without people breathing down my neck. And here they are definately breathing down my neck. It's been worse though. High school was way worse, and I didn't know it at the time, but oh Jessica, if you would have known then, you would have no hair by now. It would for sure be all ripped out.
I have also been a lot more grateful lately. Not just with my living situation, since I'm not saying a lot of good about it anyway, but with my life. A girl on my old swim team had to have her leg amputated after it got ran over by her limo at prom. I seriously think about her everyday. Even multiple times a day, just putting myself or my family in that postition. As well as thinking about how she is feeling and how her family is coaping with it. I hope to go visit her when she gets better, she has no idea how many people care for her. I have become more aware of myself and how truly lucky and blessed I am to be what I am, and have what I have. I know I already talked about this a little bit, but it's been on my mind a lot lately. I will continue to think about her, as I have with my swim coach who got in a car accident a few years back, virutally everyday. Life is so harsh, and so unexpected at times and that is why I feel that I do want to live life to the fullest, and although it does sound cliqued, I want to experience things full-heartedly and truly admire the beauty this world has to offer. And the beauty of the people in this world and what they have to offer. I do realize that not everyone can be trusted, but I have found the most caring, compassionate and fun people up at school, and I am beginning to realize what kind of person I want to be, and what kind of person I am. I don't feel there's any reason not to be kind to everyone you meet, and I feel that if I put a little bit of myself out there people will gain trust in me as well. And that, my fellow bloggers, is how you make friends.
Well I am tired and sunburnt, but that's never stopped me before!
I have decided, since I made a list of goals for myself last year that I am going to do it again. I think they were something like film my own fishing video and something about making pies or something with food...needless to say, I don't think I accomplished any of my goals. SO! We begin again with a fresh batch of SUMMER GOALS! Here goes:
Summer goals '06
1. Make up a tricky game that consists of physical agility as well as creative tactics to become champion
2. Learn a one-handed cartwheel
3. Have a dance-off with a worthy competitor
4. Hike a 14er
5. Begin my own business that has something to do with smoothies, a mister, cabanna boys, giant leaves, the beach, some brews, and some tasty grilled shishcabobs (I have no clue in neptune's name how to spell that)
6. Teach my rabbit how to shake. As well as stop pooping in that same dang corner.
7. Try to run or bike 2-3 times a week as well as swim 3 times a week.
8. Be able to walk ten steps on my hands (doing a handstand obviously)
9. Become weight lifting champion of the current universe in which I dominate.
10. Hit it and quit it
11. Not really number ten.
12. Have dreams where I am able to test out different lifestyles and see which ones I would like to keep in mind for the future.
13. Make money
14. Get a tan
15. Laugh in the face of adversity. As well as laugh mockingly in the face of danger. And also have the last laugh. And just keep laughing until I have rock hard abs.
16. Make an orgami swan.
17. Skip a rock 3 times across a sess pool or any stagnent pond or body of water.
18. Build a chapstick empire
19. Brainwash my parents so they think I am the best daughter ever and they pay me for being such a kind and generous soul
20. Out tap dance my arch enemy
Ok well that is a lot to have to get done this summer, and since I will be working everyday, it will be tricky to be able to fit those in. Most of those I will be conquering. Some I will not get to, but a girl can dream. And some I will just flat out dominate. It's a simple as that.
Cleaning my room should have been number one. But that is one of the ones that I will dominate, so I don't see much reason to write it down. But before I clean, I am going to rest my eyes so I can rejuvinate my endless powers and once again DOMINATE THE WORLD. Or just have enough energy to sort my clothes. Tis a sad story when you have to take a nap so you can clean your room. Leave me alone, I was up at 7:30 and that's the earliest I've been up in ages! Eons if you will! So for now, I bid you farewell fellow bloggers. We shall meet another time in a dark and dismal future when we look lovingly back on these glorious days of sunshine and laughter.
Until then, good luck and good riddens.
