I think the title speaks for itself. An update to my blog is long overdue, and I can't believe I really haven't updated since May! It doesn't feel it's been that long. So to make up for all this lost time, here's a little update on what I've been doing this summer.
Right after Spring semester ended, I took Sociology in Maymester at the community college here. It was ridiculous how easy this class was. I went to class four hours a day, Monday through Friday, for two weeks. We would always start with sociology, but we would inevitably digress and spend the remaining 3 and a half hours of class talking about something else. I got an A simply for showing up (not that I'm complaining).
Towards the beginning of summer I babysat regularly for the boys who live across the alley from me. The only pictures I have of them are on my phone and I haven't figured out how to get them on to my computer since my mobile plan doesn't include email. Anyway, their names are Cameron, who's 10, and Colin, who's 8. They're not too hard to take care of, but after a couple of days they start to think they can get away with anything. That gets annoying very quickly.
Anyway, babysitting has pretty much been my only source of income for the entire summer. I applied for three different jobs and got rejected all three times before I decided that babysitting not only pays better, but I also don't have to pay taxes which is very nice indeed.
I also took an English class this summer so I could knock out that second comp credit. I ended up making an A in that as well, although I'm not really sure how, because I put minimal effort into those essays. I guess that's just the difference between community college and university.
After that class was over I went on my church's Micah college choir tour, which was a ton of fun. There were only 15 of us so we all got to know each other pretty well. I think the best part about the whole thing was that we all became friends with people we probably wouldn't have in a larger social situation. We went to San Antonio, Brownsville, Matamoros, and South Padre Island. Here are a few pictures from that week.
We were all sitting in one chair at Starbucks :]
On the Riverwalk
The beach at South Padre
Me (right) and my roomie (left)
Artsy macro pic. :]
A couple weeks after I got back from Micah, my family and I went to Chicago. We had a great time and did pretty much every touristy thing we could possibly do. I think the only thing we didn't do was go to the top of Hancock tower because it was never clear enough for a good view, and when it was we were out doing something else. My favorite parts of this vacation were going to see Wicked (it's SOOOO GOOD!!) and going on a segway tour.
We actually got to go on Wrigley Field :]
Ok well I think that just about covers what I've been up to since May. I'm going to Oklahoma tomorrow so I will probably have some more stories and pictures to share when I get back. Toodles!
This is my baby. His name is Tippy. :] I'm really proud of this picture because Tippy HATES having his picture taken and it took me forever to finally get a good shot of him.
Today my friends and I took a mini road trip up to Davis, OK. There's a park there centered around Turner Falls (above). As you can see, there's not really much to them, but evidently they're the tallest in OK. We pretty much spent the entire day swimming in the river and slipping on algae-covered rocks. We all got a little sunburned and were exhausted by the time we left for home, but we had a fantastic time, and got some pictures to prove it.
