wam bam thank ya peg!

sooooo it seems like summer is over.

even though its not.

in an email i read today (from the librarian from school) we have about one month until school starts. which to me= 3 weeks until i go back to harrisonburg. in NO particular order, here is a list of things i must do before i return:
1. continue/ expand a lot on research (h.k.) with dr. peabody
2. help my best friend get married
3. figure out my life for after this year
4. maybe get a car
5. work 2 more weeks
6. go to canada
7. introduce my parents to my boyfriend's parents
8. go to VA
9. plan how to decorate my room at school
10. finish reading the book of daniel
11. read a thousand splendid suns
12. finish reading my tim keller book

my current plan is to accomplish some of this list on the 6.5 hour train ride to VA Beach this sunday, beginning at 4:51am.

reUnion '09

3 words: i bleed friendship. those 3 words are also written in purple puff- paint on my new men's size M v-neck t-shirt, jealous? three of my best friends aren't, because they've got them too, of course some wrote theirs in gold, and lowercase lettering, but you get the point. the shirts are in reference to our incessant joking on the large amount of school spirit that we lack just take a look at this: http://image18.webshots.com/18/8/84/83/217388483PTYZVE_ph.jpg you'll understand what i mean.
this weekend we did a lot of shopping. we went out for pizza on friday with my mom and dad, and came home after getting rita's water ice. we played a game called 'things' it is sort of like loaded questions but more straight forward... or at least thats how we decided to play it. in the morning we had my dad's famous waffles and my mom made friut salad. after enjoying a nice breakfast with them we drove into the city for some shopping and quality time with my newly married sister. we went to the italian market for an overwhelming lunch take out and ate it in rittenhouse sqaure park where we met up with my sister & colin. we then parted our ways and and shopped at h&m, anthro, & urbam outfitters. we came home for dinner at my house, and the girls got to meet my aunt debbie and her family. we the rushed out to walmart to get t-shirts and paint and made our beloved t-shirts, that was a weird weird night! we fell asleep to a thunderstorm, some faster than others. this morning we took our time... LAZY SUNDAY! and went out to the king of prussia mall, all feeling a little weird not going to church but going shopping instead. when we came home we took some pictures for the 1st time all weekend and i fed them and sent them home. i miss them already, but am glad i will see them in about 2 weeks! yay!
also, if MGMT comes to my school i'm going to see them> even if i have to go alone.

welcome to the north.

i am so excited! 3 of my best friends from JMU are currently stuck in traffic in Washington, DC... on their way to visit me!!! [more to come later]

hold on.

this may come as a shock to most of you reading this, but i've been running alot these days.
as i was doing 2 minute abs (because i'm not strong enough for 8 minutes at this point in my athletic career) i ran into this little tid bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pVmmsuuc5U&NR=1

is she serious? can't tell.

well well well.

so its been quite some time since i've written and a lot has happened.
my sister and colin moved into their lovely apartment near rittenhouse sq., got married and went to Montreal for their honeymoon. i finally have an older brother now! the wedding was really perfect, we had been praying and praying that God would grant us just a few hours of nice weather and He really answered our prayers... all day was gross right up until 4pm an hour before the wedding. during the ceremony the skies were blue and the temperature was perfect! i got to see and spend time with my main man, which was so much fun. he took the train up from newport news VA, and got to come to the rehersal dinner party and meet my whole family. then on sunday he helped my brothers and my dad get things all set up at the wedding while my mom and sarah and i got dressed and in loew's hotel in philly- beautiful! it was so great to see almost all of the important people in my life in one place. i got to meet a few little people as well... Jamie's son Aaron and my new cousin Christopher. i can't wait to see the pictures!!! our friends the MacArthers from Scotland came to visit us for the wedding and then stayed at our house starting monday night. while here they got to visit and number of places... my mom as they're wonderful tour guide took them to: Washington DC, Lancaster PA, Philadelphia PA, Dallas TX, Cape May NJ, and now they are off to New York city. It was nice to have them here the week after the wedding because i think it sort of eased us back into a normal life after being incredibly busy with the final details for the wedding. I also had a nine year old roommate for the week which was a good fill in for my sister being gone! :] one of my best friends turned the big 2-1 so we took the train into philly to celebrate that night! on sunday (a week after the wedding) sarah and colin came over for dinner with mrs. leaman and opened thier wedding gifts and ate the rhubarb pie i made! yesterday was a great beach day--- no one got too sunburned even the scotish skin. today is a work day... and an attempt to sell my bike ONCE AND FOR ALL! now i am looking forward to july 4th!!

my eyes have seen.

today i saw funny things and things that reminded me of people. here they are:
1. while running i saw a bumper sticker on a car that read, "i'm not in shape enough to exercise."(funny?)
2. in the grocery store i saw circus peanuts (hayley)
3. in the grocery store i noticed that AMP was 3.00$... absurd (hayley & paige & katie)
4. in the grocery store i saw moroccan bizarre air freshener... and asked myself AGAIN, "why would anyone want their house smelling like that?" (hayley)

this week is filled with getting ready for sarah's wedding which is on sunday! we are praying for good weather, but i really think no matter what the weather is like, it will be beautiful and fun! i am working tomorrow and wednesday and then family and friends start arriving so i'll really be getting down to business with the final details AND enjoying the last week with my whole family in one place. more later.

the south will rise again.

so today i kept telling everyone i am from the south.
1. at work (told people i was used to the humidity b/c "i'm from the south")
2. my family... i made an excuse for saying "ya'll"
3. at rita's water ice... to a boy who worked there named gabriel. i forget why, but i told him, "i was from the south"
moral of the story, i wish i was actually southern sometimes. AND katie & paige you win [for now]!