It used to be that August meant the end of the summer. Then, August meant it was almost the end of the summer. Now August means that there are still several weeks left in summer.
Here's Kelsey and I before the wedding. She looked absolutely gorgeous, despite the heat. We repeatedly asked her why anyone would get married on July 22 in South Carolina. Anyway, it was raining that morning, so we were very pleased to come outside and see that it was sunny as could be. I guess we'd rather sweat like mad than be soaked from the rain. I didn't fall on my four inch heels, although the guy I walked out of the wedding with practically dragged me out. I had to run to keep up with him.
I have tons of pictures from the day. All of them turned out to be pretty darned good. Anyway, I am now come to grips with the fact that Kelsey is what she's taken to calling "an old married woman" now. Alrighty... moving on...


And here we have Amy and I, looking as cute as ever...
I have, at this point, rejected the tall heels in favor of my brown flip flops. How is a girl supposed to dance in heels like that?!

Mo is in Pascagoula, Mississippi (or, as Lori likes to say, M1551551991) this week with the youth group from Northeast. They are removing and replacing the drywall (and painting too) in the sanctuary of the congregation at which they are staying. Should be a great time for all of the kids. There are around 36 going (including adults).

I am leaving tomorrow for Texas for the National Campus Ministry Seminar in Dallas. I'm going with the boys (Danny, Matt, and Mooch). We'll be leaving in the afternoon and staying in Nashville with Danny's family, then going the rest of the way on Wednesday. On Thursday, the guys are defending our honor in a golf tournament (or something like that). Then the conference starts that night. It should be an awesome experience, and I hope to gain some knowledge from it that I can put to use in the girls' Bible study. Speaking of that, it's time to be working on ideas for the year, since we're not using a book this time. I think it'll be alright, since Julie and I seem to prefer the "whatever we feel like discussing" lessons.

Gotta run. Time to get out of the lab and run some errands.

So, this is what I tend to spend a lot of time doing: chilling. Yep. In case you can't tell, this is a photographic example of me chilling.
I get the lovely privilege this weekend of being in the wedding of one of my best friends since 5th grade. We promised each other in the 8th grade that we'd be in each other's weddings, but I didn't expect to have to hold true to my promise quite so soon. I've come to grips with the situation, though, and I am truly very happy for Kelsey and Allen.
I will be 20 in exactly one week. I always love my birthday. Who doesn't love their own birthday? I always love Amy's birthday, because it means mine is coming up soon. My birthday always signifies that the summer is nearing its end. This birthday is an odd one. Nobody makes a big deal about 20. It's got a lot more significance than we give it. My mother has been going around, talking about how strange it will be not to tell people that she has 2 teenage daughters (although, teenager always makes me think of the kids Amy's in school with, not people my age). Sadly, my 20th birthday also marks the end of Julie and Rachel's last hope for a teen mom in the triumvirate. We shall have to pass the torch on. Maybe to Holly or something like that. Being 20 is going to make me feel so old. Despite the fact that most of my friends are older than me, and a lot of them are already 21. It's an odd birthday, though, because it bears no significance.
There's Blake, who has very recently turned 27. He's unhappy about that, because it means that he is only 3 years away from being 30. Then, we'll officially label him as an old man. Poor Blake.
I'm getting off of work in five minutes and I am going to go to the pool. I hope very much that the pool will be open this time. Especially since I have no other way to find out except to drive all the way over there. Augh. I really hope it is open. It is way stinking hot here.
Gotta run!

oh, and by the way

by the way, my nails are quite long now. one of them is kinda brittle, so i had to file it down a bit, but for the most part, i'm doing exceedingly well. no desire to bite. i finally quit. yay!


mind you, i'm sure i'll bite them all the first instant that i feel any stress.

No, I don't want coffee.

I realized this morning how repetitive my life is in the summer. I went home this past weekend. As I do every weekend. We had a shower for Kelsey. It was more like a girls' night, but it was way fun anyway. She's getting married next Saturday, the 22nd. I've decided that it's okay, that I can let her go. I'm really truly happy for her. Anyway. We had our little party on Saturday. We had these cute little girl cookies. I've decided that this one looks like me.

Anyway. We had the Mercy Center on Sunday, so that was fun. I realized that I have now been going to the Mercy Center for 10 years. We pretended to have a cake for Amy's birthday (which was yesterday), since we get all of the cast-off cakes from Publix. I came back to Clemson after that. Monday, Jon came into town, which was cool, since we haven't seen him in a while. He, Mooch, Cole, Beth and I went to the Astro to see "Stick It". Yes. That's the gymnastics movie. Anyway.
Tuesday was a rather poopy day for a while. If you must know why, you'll have to ask me. Most everyone (except my roomies) was back from Mexico by then. We went to see Pirates of the Caribbean after I got off of work. That was fun. We then went over to 103H and watched tv and chatted until the all-star game. We ordered chinese. Yum yum.
Yesterday was Amy's birthday, so I went home after work and surprised her and gave her her birthday present. We all went over to PF Chang's for dinner, cause Amy loves that place. We went to church after that so I could help mom with some work camp stuff, then I went and got Amy's cake and we had ice cream cake that was as hard as a rock. I figured it out: the trick is to cut it with a knife that you soak in warm water.
Today is Rockhoppers for trivia night. That's all I got planned. Gotta go home this weekend and clean the house and change the sheets on my bed so that kids can stay in it next week. Then, I'm helping Mrs. Suzy with registration on Sunday.
Oh, and the reason my life is repetitive. Every morning, about 9:15 or 9:20, BD tells me he's going to Java City and asks if I want anything. Every morning, I say no. Go figure.

i would like to lodge a complaint

I would like to issue a formal complaint against those members of my family (immediate and extended) who have not posted on their blogs in a while. it is the opinion of the author of this blog that those who have blogs should use them once in a while. there. point made.

8:35 am...

Yes, it is 8:35 am. I am grumpy already. Wouldn't you be if you got up at 6:15 and walked across campus for no reason? I'll get to that in a minute...I've got to back up first...
my Ju-bear came to see my 2 weeks ago, so YAYYYYY for that. We had wings in G-vegas when she came...very ecclectic group that went: Mooch, Holly, Ju, Me, and the Germans. And Eric. We went to the pool the next day. (now THERE'S something I'm trying to do less of. Now that I have a tan, I'm really trying not to spend a ton of time in the sun, cause I'd like to A) not get skin cancer and B) not look like a raisin when I'm old) Thursday, we went to Six Flags. Woo Woo!!!! I'd never been. I had forgotten how much I like rolley coasters (yes, I spelled it wrong. I know, I know...). We got nice and roasted in the sun, I nearly passed out in line for Superman, and I drove in Atlanta for the first time. Party!!! I just realized how not-fun I made it sound there...it WAS fun...I promsie!
I didn't have to work from June 28 until tomorrow (the 7th), so I went home last Tuesday and just came back last night. It was nice to move a little slowly for once, just roll out of bed when I want to (even if it is 8:30 am...). I got the invitations sent out for Kelsey's shower finally, I worked on the housing list for work camp (and made the name tags), and we went to
Commerce to go shopping on Friday afternoon. We cleaned on Saturday and painted on Monday and Tuesday (it's time to paint the house...eek!). I got Mo's birthday present yesterday (her b-day's next Wednesday), and then drove back juet before church. There were 11 people at church last night. Quite the party.
I got up at 6:15 and went to the Hendrix Center for orientation (since no one else is here to go). I got there to find out that our day was yesterday...odd, since orientation starts on monday and thursday every other time. Oh well. I got my coffee, wandered back home, and I am now watching the today show...okay, regis and kelly is on now (i don't like that show)...and I am waiting until it is late enough for me to go and get my to-do list done. I have NO FOOD and a party on Saturday. I am going to clean out my drawers today. I am going to take home all of the clothes that I don't need, then I'm going to deal with all of the stuff in my closet at home that I haven't worn since I was 12. Yeah. That stuff's got to go.
I think that's all I've got...