Summertime already

I cannot believe I have been out of school for almost three weeks. Considering all the schools around here are still in session. I'm really enjoying the break though, it was very much needed. And I still have a few weeks until I start my summer class at John A. Logan College. I have a feeling that this summer is going to fly by so quick.

It's been a while since I last posted. I shall update the blogger world. I finished up school obviously, and I got all Bs and one A. I was very happy with this. I did very well on my finals, probably because I studied so so so much for them.

Two days after school got out would be my 19th birthday.  This will go down as the birthday I will always remember. I went with my mom and Jackie to Carbondale.  We had lunch at O'Charley's, while it was raining super duper hard. We then headed on to Carbondale mall. I got my cartilage pierced at Claires as soon as we got there. That took about 15 minutes. As we were leaving Claires, we went into Payless Shoes. As soon as we got in that store, a security guy came in and told us to evacuate to the storm hallway because a tornado had been spotted. Talk about scary. So we sat in this tiny hallway with probably 50 other people were as well. We could hear the roof shaking and the walls. When they finally let us out, the damage outside was horrible. Trees and signs were down all over the place. Trees were in people's houses and had crushed cars. Lots of semis were turned over. I just wanted to be home. It took us about 2 hours to get home from Carbondale, because there were no stoplights because all the power was out. Some people just got power back this week. It was a crazy week for Southern Illinois.

The past two Mondays I have been following a PTA at my mom's school. Annette actually started at UE but then went to SIU. She's a really nice lady and I learned quite a bit from her. She works with kids from the Early Childhood Program and the Special Education classes. Kids with many diseases and disorders that she is trying to help. This specialty might be for me, but I don't know just yet. My mom knows a few PTs that I can follow and "shadow" this summer so I can get some hours of following in.

Last Monday, the 11th, my friend April finally had her baby. It was a baby boy and they named him, Liam Daniel. He is absolutely the cutest baby ever. Jackie, Angela and I went to see him last Tuesday. I can already tell that the three of us are going to spoil him so so much. He'll be like a little brother to me, which is what I usually refer to him as. :) 

This week I have been getting ready for Jackie and I's rummage sale this weekend. It's Raleigh Days so we think we should be getting quite a bit of business since she lives in downtown Raleigh. So I've been sorting things and then pricing them. There are a lot of shoes and clothes and picture frames and belts and hats and jewelry, etc. I have so much stuff, that I don't even care if people take it for free, just as long as I can get rid of it.

Well, I'm watching Leno and about to fall asleep. I promise to write soon :)

Summer's Almost Here

One final left, that's all. I took my anatomy final this morning, and I feel pretty good about it. I hopefully got a B in the class. Tomorrow is my psychology final, which should be pretty easy since it's not cumulative. The final starts at 10:15 am. My grandma and grandpa are coming over at 11 to help me move my stuff out of my dorm. My check-out time is 2:45 pm. My roommate, Rachel, left today at 3. My room is sadly empty. I've kind of expanded to her side of the room in order to pack up all my stuff, but its still empty. And weird to be alone in here. Soon I'll be at home and able to sleep in my own bed. I'm ready to be home, but at the same time I don't want to leave. I've become so close to the girls living in my hall and I probably won't see any of them until school starts again in the fall. Three-ish months is a long time to not see your friends. I guess I'll make it. Even though this summer is going to drag by, with the Biology class at John A. Logan and working somewhere.

My 19th birthday is in two days! Not a big birthday, except it's my last teen years. Kind of weird to think about. I'm getting closer and closer to being a real adult. I asked for an iPod touch, which is all I want. There is nothing I need, and I hardly want anything. I'll just be glad to be home with my family and enjoying life. God has blessed my life so greatly, there is nothing I could possibly need or want.

Well it's about my bed time. I'll probably post more once I get home and settled. :)