growing up.

well. its happening. come party with me and mara at our new place

its scary, growing up. but i am getting ready...my past week included..

yeah! look who Katie ran into when getting our tickets? i know. i missed it. story of my life, but still!! AHHH

and

a nice bike ride and morning read here. peaceful.

and thats about it. not very exciting...hopefully your summer is great!

9 weeks.

well the time has come. follow brian as he is in africa!

as for me, here are some things to look forward to.

• kappa get together

• apartment searching

• toy story 3

• BACKSTREET BOYS CONCERT. seriously. i am going. hahaha. remember high school tricia? she is coming back for one night only. monday june 21. lucky you

• golfing.

• not sleeping in until 11...people do things early here in KC.

• lake for 4th of july.

• nashville? hopefully

• family trip to dallas. shopping for grown up clothes...exciting

• rochelles wedding

and then start work.

and then in 9 weeks, i will be a working graduate, see my boyfriend, and live with mara.

LETS DO THIS!

success.

so.

in this economy, i'd say i got a job.

technically an internship but from august to may, instead of school, i will be working for the NAIA!!!! I will be living somewhere here, with this great friend. i think God is going to use this experience to show me so much, and I am really excited to start this new chapter in my life. (i know, cliche) but really. It wasn't at all what or where I expected to be but I think this is what I am supposed to do. so for now, i will hang out with this guy for another week.

and that is what i have been doing.

oh and i went to the lake. and i loved it. and i love the lake. and it is so great.

and i am currently waiting for Glee to come on, so i am watching Americas Got Talent.

i don't think that talent was very good.

the end is near?

well, three weeks left of "summer" -aka when i move back to manhattan. and i can't wait. i miss that place.

i miss being close to all my friends, i miss being able to be on my own time and not have to worry about anyone else. i miss not having to drive 10 minutes to see someone. and all this talk about senior year is strange. i will go to my last first day of school this year. and its strange to think that in a year from now, i have 0% of an idea as to where i will be. i think God will open doors that i didn't think he would open for me, and he will give me a place to live and enough money to eat and such. and for this i am excited, because of the mystery of it all. but i am also scared that i will be alone? which is strange but recently it has been in the back of my mind. i thought that about this summer, and at times i have been alone-but i have also had some good times with friends, old and new. there are so many opportunities out there in the world, and if you would have asked me last summer where I thought i would be this summer i would have said lots of things that are definitely not the case.

i guess what i am kinda learning this summer is there is no reason to think about what you are missing out on, or what is to come in the next months, but live in the moments you have now, because who knows if those moments you dream about in the future will ever be true.

and keep your options open, especially in this economy.

on a different note, if anyone needs a date to the fray concert-i can clear my calendar...

half way done.

summer is pretty much half way over. sorry to upset anyone having the best summer of their lives.

i finished my cooking class today. so if you need food, call me.

i am getting tired of selling furniture, so if you need some come and buy it from me so i can run out, how about saturday from 9-1. that is my next sale.

i am getting way excited for one week from today where i will be reunited with friends at the nations capital.

and recently i have been obsessed with watching friday night lights. i am almost done with season 1-glorious.

and tonight i want to go dancing.

What's up gas prices?....you are.

Well guys, i have been extremely busy the past week. I am ready to get back to manhattan so i can be less busy. but i have two months. here is what i have been doing..

•started class. and dressing in the following: (not by choice, but i don't mind.)

-chefs outfit complete with white coat, floppy hat, chef pants and ugly shoes.

•babysitting. this is enjoyable, and easy money

• selling accessories and working for my dad.

•visiting the melting pot with some friends for 3.75 chocolate. greatness.

• celebrating k-tyler finally turning 21 and catching up with friends.

• catching up watching one tree hill season four.

• hammering my finger while putting up a sign. now it is a purple color, go wildcats.

•filling up with gas. hence the title of the blog

• getting a new wireless card, hoping it will solve all my problems.

some things i have not been doing.

•playing golf

• pool.(this is fine by me)

• shopping ,which is good for my bank account.

don't get me wrong, i am really enjoying summer, and have done lots of things, but i am busier then i have been in so long. i get up early, go to class, work, then STUDY! which is something i am not used to (thank you A.Q miller school of journalism). I have had fun hanging out with friends, but i am so ready for.

•D.C.-three weeks.

•chicago- mom booked the tickets today

• kearney.

• a left six reunion ( this might not happen soon but i will dream)

ok. my bedtime is now, which is sad, but like i said-i am a busy woman!

flying by.

well summer has been summer for one week, and its been busy. texas was way fun.

working hard. going to texas. now back and figuring out the rest of summer. as i look at my calendar to figure out when i am

a. going down to the lake

b. babysitting

c. having little random sales

d. play golf

i am realizing that a. may never happen. which is a major bummer, considering that is the only place i will attempt to tan. every weekend i look at i am either doing b. or c. which is fine, because that means i am making money, but still. i love the lake and don't get to visit much. and then once school starts i won't make it cause i will be doing my sweet internship pretty much every weekend. so bummer. blah.

i am glad it is summer but sad at my discovery. class starts next week. early.

thats all.

sweet summer time.

so its summer. right? i have had a great kick off to summer-i am hoping that it is forshadowing my future. i moved into a new room at home. finally settled. went to oklahoma joes, and a the Royals game. Went shopping and ate with some Kappas and watched ace of cakes. perfect.

i am starting to sense that God has something really cool for me this summer and i am excited.

i start working tomorrow morning, getting all set up for the furniture sale. all the hard work will pay off when i go visit sister in texas this weekend. and watch a little golf tournament. lovely. *side note. if you are strong please call me, as i have some furniture to move and could use your help.

i forgot how my body says when i come home "i don't like to sleep during night so i will stay awake until 5am." this is not okay with me. i will work on it.

sorry for the lame post. but soon there will be adventures from texas. pastry school. D.C. and more.

peace out.

happy mothers day.

while talking to my mother on the phone in honor of her day, another witty comment from my stepdad that i felt like you faithful readers should know. 

me. (i talked about dating. thats all you need to know)

mom. well maybe you will find someone in your pastry classes this summer, a fellow baker.

rick. (yelling so i can hear it from the phone) someone who makes a lot of dough!

(Laughter for five minutes on the phone)

mom. he was very proud of that comment. 

so funny.

my last weekend in manhattan was a success, could have used a little less drama/freak outs but i only have myself to blame. now onto finals every day of the week and then summer.

dear nickel creek-how have a survived this long without you? 

love. peace. and summer.

this is what i have been doing.

hello blog world.

i recently downloaded last.fm-go there, it is like pandora but greater. and it tells you fun facts about yourself, like this is what it has told me about me.

•I have played David Crowder Band 1,155 times from my itunes. that is a lot of david crowder.

• after DCB comes Rascal, John Mayer and then Shane and Shane.

•My top track played is From The Inside Out by Hillsong, which has been played 103 times.

thats all. i have not figured out all that last.fm offers, but it is way fun.

another thing i have been doing-surfing the web on an ethernet cable cause my wireless decided to stop working-great. oh well, it gives me more time to work on this paper.

my summer seems to be falling together, thanks to my dad. here is what i think i am going to do--please comment and say if you would support this, or think it is a terrible idea.

PLAN:

My father has a lot of furniture he needs to sell. this furniture is lightly used, in model homes, and would be sold at a very discounted price. My job would be to run the business, make the ads, get the word out, and be at the store and sell the stuff. Would you buy it? It is a risk, but life is about taking chances right? unclear. but i think that it would be a good fit for my summer, cause then i could still

a)take pastry school classes at JUCCO

b)go to the royals games...alone cause no one will be in KC-but i won't touch on that.

c)visit people in

1)Manhattan

2)Branson?

3) D.C.?

d) go to the lake.

e) golf--once again, alone, but it will be fine. i will make friends or something.

f)babysit my little sophie.

thats what i have been thinking. and doing. and living.

thanks for reading.

on a whim.

this past weekend, i went to arkansas to visit her. it was so fun. it was like, [n.i.m.b.y.] fun, dont know what that stands for? j.f.g.i.---right? haha.

and then i came back to cold kansas, which shouldn't be cold cause its april 6.

and then i cut off all my hair. i'm turning 21, i had to do something crazy.

now i am just trying to figure out this summer- either

a. in Kansas city, doing something with my life

or

b. in Manhattan, doing something with my life.

but i have no clue what i will do in either.

overwhelming.

help.