Tuesday, June 29, 2010

So much has happened since the last time I posted anything. I went to my Aunt Sharon's and my dad ended up coming through. He gets upset when he feels like he has to share me and my sister with anyone, and I can see where he's coming from. I want to spend lots of time with him too. My dad came by later on in the evening and ended up spending the night. We watched lots of movies and I got to spend some good quality time with my amazing cousins. The next day, my Aunt Sharon cooked an amazing breakfast and we went to the pool. After that, we got cleaned up and made a trip to Best Buy to pick up some more movies since we had all decided to spend another night together. The highlight of the Best Buy trip is that I found and bought Mary & Max, one of my favorite movies that I haven't been able to find ANYWHERE! It's a film from Australia, so I thought I'd have to order it online if I wanted it. Anyways, after that we watched more movies and my cousin Kate came down for the night. Eventually, I drifted off to sleep. The next day I spent some time soaking up the sun on "Sharon's Beach", her back porch. It really was an awesome weekend.

When I got home, I showered, packed up, and bounced on over to Megan's house for some quality time and adventuring with my two best friends in the world. I love Megan and Shelby dearly. We took a spontaneous trip to Snellville that night, and stayed up far too late. When planning for an adventure for Monday, we were almost as a loss for what to do. We considered Chattanooga for the day, but didn't want to be totally broke. We ended up at The World of Coca-Cola. None of us had ever been to the new one, so it was fun. My favorite part is still the tasting at the end, so fun! I finally plucked up the courage to try the Beverly. It wasn't so bad at first. I was thinking, "Why does everyone go on and on about how disgusting this stuff is?" That's when it hit me. The after taste left me feeling like I had drunk bug spray.

On the way home, stalling, we made our way to a few thrift stores, which have become my guilty pleasure. I bought the movie In Search of Dr. Seuss, mainly because it reminds me of my childhood. It also got me excited about teaching again. Visions of Dr. Seuss week in my elementary school classroom of the future are already dancing in my head. After Goodwill, we reluctantly made our way back to Megan's house, and I took Shelby home before heading to my house and getting in trouble the second I stepped in the door. I took a shower and went to bed.

The highlights of today were a Goodwill excursion with my sister and my record-breaking run, for myself at least. Twelve minutes and fifty four seconds to run one point two miles. Score. During my Goodwill trip, I bought a VCR that is now broken, Chasing Amy on VHS, The Pagemaster on VHS, and a Bart Simpson coffee mug. Good thing I only spent five dollars on the VCR. You win some, you lose some I guess. I'll be buying another one soon, I think.

Tomorrow, I'll be going to Six Flags with J.R. and some other friends. Friday I spend the night at Megan's and then head to East Tennessee for the weekend with the two people who complete me.

Before I forget to say this, I'm so proud of myself. I took the time this weekend to step back, take a breath, and be a better, bigger person. I'm so proud. I was myself, and I liked myself. Guess what else? Other people liked me too.

"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try."