Florida 2013!

I'm a little under a week into my Florida trip 2013, and so far it has been a blast! I'm not as "in the clouds" as I was last year, but I've still had a wonderful time. I think I was so happy last year because of the boy I was just starting to date than because of the vacation itself. Or maybe it was just the perfect combination. It's all irrelevant now.

The good news is, my sisters have spent a few days with me here this year so I actually have some pictures to post where I am in them. :) Aubrey was only here for a few days, and I was really, really sad to see her go home, but Hailee is here until next Tuesday.

Hailee and I took the redeye flight here last Tuesday night and arrived Wednesday morning. I brought Levi with me this year, and he did really well on the flights. I wasn't sure what to expect, but he pretty much slept the whole time. Hopefully I'll have similar results on the way back home.

Aubrey and I went parasailing on Thursday. I think that's going to be the highlight of the trip. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed my time in the air last year, but this year was even better since she was with me! We plan to try and come do it again next spring. Maybe next year we can get Hailee to go up too. :)

I'll leave you with a few pics I've taken so far. They are uploaded in no particular order because I'm in a bit of a hurry. Enjoy!!

 

Another Entry In My Diary

I entered my 7th Singsnap contest called "Should You Be Famous". I gotta be honest, I don't know if I'm going to place, let alone take 1st. There's some mad talent in this contest. I made it to the top 20, and I think I'll make it to the top 10, but after that . . . ??? Here is the song I entered to try and make it to the top 10:

 

So . . . we'll see what happens. I only have one or two days left of work. I hope they hire me back next winter. I've really enjoyed working with all the adorable babies. I work tomorrow and then Saturday (if they need me on Saturday) and then it's off to Florida next Tuesday.

Tomorrow is my baby sister's 17th birthday. 17. That's crazy. Sometimes I feel like I got stuck at 17, but then I realize that I'm almost 30 and it blows my mind. You have to understand, though . . . 17 is when I first got cancer and when things in my life sort of unravelled.

Remember when I said I wasn't going to do blog posts that resemble diary entries anymore? Yeah . . . I failed. Oh well.

It's Been HOW Long??

Wow. I haven't blogged in ages. When I've had time to write lately I've devoted it all to my book. Or school projects. Mostly school projects.

I had a brutal couple of months there starting back in December, but all is well now. I think I have been focusing too much on all of the aspects of my life that I wish I had better control of (but don't and can't--at least not now) and letting it get me down. I've since come to accept the fact that I need to "unclench". And since coming to that realization things have run soooo much more smoothly.

I've been skiing a bunch of times this winter. I only have two weeks of work left and then it's off to Florida for a month. It's a bitter-sweet situation. On one hand . . . It's Florida. But on the other hand . . . I'm not sure I've done all the skiing I want to do for the season. I plan to head up on Tuesday and possibly tomorrow if I can make time. This week is mid-terms, though, so I'll need to devote a fair amount of my time to my studies. (Which, btw, I'm happy to report my lowest grade in any of my classes is a 95%.)

Let's see . . . what else has happened this year? Hmmm . . . I entered (and won) 6 Singsnap competitions. I was proposed to (and very politely declined). I met an adorable firefighter/EMT whom I hope to date when I get back from Florida. Oh, and I "unclenched" (but you already knew that.) ;)

I finished the Smallville series. (A glorious waste of time.) I actually really enjoyed it, but I hate devoting so much time to television. But now I've seen it and I don't have to watch them ever again if I don't want to. :) (Another waste of time, and not in a glorious way: Safe Haven. Barf.)

Well . . . It's currently almost 11 pm and I am itching to get back to reading my book. I have been plowing through books lately. This is my 9th one already this year (not including my books for school). The one I'm reading now is called Two Graves. It's the 3rd book in the final Pendergast trilogy by Child and Preston. In fact, it's the last Pendergast book in the entire series. I've enjoyed them. Perhaps they aren't going down in history as my absolute most favorite reads, but I have to admit that I've grown quite fond of our albino super agent. I'll be sad to see his story end, I think.

Alright, folks. There you have it. That's what's new and exciting in my world. I fully intend to get back to blogging more once I hit Florida, but I think I'm going to revert back to my old style of blogging (the more appropriate way to blog). You guys remember when my blogs used to be about something other than my life, right? Remember? It used to be at least a little amusing and witty. My blog has since become a public diary that, for some reason, people want to read. Well . . . have at it, but just be warned that I intend to try and steer away from that in the future.

Good-night, all.