Sunday, May 18, 2008

tomorrow is the day.

i don't feel ready in the slightest, but tomorrow is the day i finally leave for Ecuador, and i cant wait. i'm spending today at my parents house, trying to clear my head a little so i dont explode trying to pack when i get home tonight.

this week has been a good one, with only a few ups and downs.

my 21st birthday came and went, without me ever feeling like it was any different than most. i had to work at 9am, the morning of, and the morning after. work was slow, which leaves me bored and feeling like the day will never end. i did get to see a few of my favorite clients throughout the week though. after work i got my hair cut again, just a little off the top (all i can really afford these days, without pulling the clippers out) and went out to dinner with all the girls from the salon. its nice knowing that the people you work with love you, even when they dont have to.

Adam gave me a turtle for my birthday, which i named Bleeker. he's a cutie. Rad is still getting used to the idea of a weird looking green thing stealing some attention.

last night i had a dinner with some amazing people, non-work friends, most of which i hadnt seen in at least five weeks, maybe even more. it was wonderful. i miss seeing them almost daily.

tonight, i will pack. clean up the house a little. leave bleeker with a clean tank. and hopefully get some sleep. tomorrow morning i'll leave, early i think.... i'll have to check my tickets. two hour flight to Houston tx, then a six or seven hour flight to Ecuador, i'll arive there around 9pm. Lys will be at the airport waiting for me, which is a relief, a familiar face will not be taken for granted at that point, and of course I'm dying to see her.

this is going to be a good time to clear my head, worry about things that aren't going on in my world, trying to help out in another world.

Monday, May 12, 2008

holiday.

today my family celebrated....

-mothers day.
as did most people. my mom is the greatest. i love her, she is my best friend.

-dad's birthday.
every so often these two holidays fall on the same sunday. happy birthday daddy. i also have the greatest dad. i love him.

-my birthday.
is really on friday, but my parents will be out of town, so while we were celebrating things, my mom decided to throw that in. i got birthday cards, birthday money, and my parents bought me a camera. happy birthday me.

-a farewell to my sister, dude, and baby scotty.
dude drives to arizona tomorrow, to get started at his job, and to get the house situated. jessi is leaving friday with scotty. and who knows when we'll see them after that. still crazy to me that they are leaving, kind of surreal.

what a sunday yeah?

i went to church with my mom, it was her mothers day request, how can you turn that down? i got a twix for being a mother in relief society (rad counts as a child) and skittles because my birthday is coming up. if i got showered with candy everytime i came, i'd consider being there every week.

after church i helped get dinner ready, trying to let my mom take the day off.

we ate steaks as big as our plates. delicious.

after dinner grandpa and kay, cole, and the lybberts came over. we ate cake, opened presents, and "ooh, ahh"ed over the baby. also my parents built a pretty sweet swing set in the back yard, (it just got finished) so cole and i swang for a minute or two. everyone seemed happy to see cole around again. i think they enjoy seeing me happy too.

Cole and i tried to hurry back to his house to see Jade and Allie, but we were too late. they had left already. bummer. hopefully next week.

tomorrow i have the day off, so i'm staying at my moms tonight to spend the day here. dunno what's on the agenda, but we'll figure something out.

i leave in six days.
i'm freakin out, i'm so excited.
couldnt come fast enough.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

feels good.

having no hair is the best feeling in the world. i get an extra half hour of sleep every morning, due to the fact it takes less than a minute to do. every girls dream, right? (not the no hair part, the getting ready fast part)

the weekend and this week have been decent. nothing too crazy happend. just hanging out. i'm really enjoying the time i'm spending at my parents house. my family rules. and i know my mom really enjoys it when i'm here, so its good to keep her happy.

work is getting busier and busier with summer coming. i've done so many blonde weaves the past couple weeks, i bet i could do one blind folded. (everyonce and awhile i can talk someone into going dark instead, i prefer it.) i got a raise at the begining of this month too, its so nice when hard work starts paying itself off.

i turn 21 so soooon. eight more days. i dont think i'm doing anything major for my birthday, which is kind of a bummer, but i work so early the next morning, it would be an even bigger bummer going in like a zombie.

three days after, i leave for Ecuador. everyday i get more and more excited. and i know lys does too. its going to be the most amazing trip. all i need to do, is buy a camera before, gotta document this to the fullest.

rad got a hair cut yesterday. he is so cute when he's shaved. and much more cuddly. what a doll.

i also got to see emily for dinner yesterday, she's the best. hadnt seen her in weeks, it was good to have a catch up.

i'm doing good. life is good.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

wow.

the "f" at the bottom of my previous blog.

just appeared out of nowhere!!!!

ok.

first. i cut my hair off.

second. cole loves it.

third. the zoo on monday was amazing, we saw the elephants perform. it was warm and sunny, and it only took us over an hour to find.
we also got lost looking for a sandwhich shop. (and when i say "we" i mean "i got lost, but cole had to bare it cause i was driving")
we walked around ikea. they didnt have the towels i want.

fourth. i didnt have to work today, and it was a good day off.
...cole bought birds.

fifth. its the first day of may, which means?

-i'm almost 21. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
-i'll leave for ecuador soooooo soon. words cant explain how excited i am.

sixth. thats it?

f