Books and T-shirst

It's been a great but busy week. I went to Chapel Hill for a couple of days to hang out and see Tim, who's been abroad all year, which was wonderful. It kind of made me wish I was there for the summer! But I'm also really excited about camp. We start tomorrow, which is crazy. It's such a huge change, I feel like my summer is either ending now or only beginning. The past two years of M-Staff have been completely opposite of each other but both were blessings in their own ways. I can't wait to see how this summer ends up; I think it's going to be awesome. 

I spent some time cleaning my room more and getting rid of some books I didn't want. The piles of books were getting out of control, and I knew there were some that I didn't want or need to keep. The basic criteria I was using was whether I would a) recommend this book to someone else and/or b) wanted to read it again one day. I figured there would be twenty or thirty books that I could give away; I ended up with one hundred and fifty. I had one hundred and fifty books that I didn't want. That is completely ridiculous. I'm so glad they are gone and I promise never to let it get that bad again. 

Here's the ones that were going:

My bookshelf looks so happy now! It's crazy to actually have extra space - I ended up putting extra notebooks on that shelf. 

Also, speaking of awesome things, Katy and I screen printed dinosaur t-shirts while I was in Chapel Hill. I was then inspired to create a llama one, of course. I love the way it turned out. I pretty closely followed this tutorial to figure out how to do it.

Family Beach Trip 2012

Last year we stayed in a hotel. It had one room. There wasn't quite enough personal space, nor enough sleep since my parents wake up very early. This year, we got a condo. It was wonderful.

 I got to sleep as late as I pleased, we had a kitchen and there was still a pool to sit beside. Really, it was awesome. I did almost nothing except read two books, three halves of books (finished one, started two) and a couple dozen sudoku puzzles.

Ashley finally read the entire Harry Potter series - about time. Now she's started Eragon, which I loved as well. I'm so proud of her!

This was a sad year for jellyfish though; I must have passed a hundred washed up on shore every time I took a walk down the beach. 

Ashley & Michael

Got back from the beach this afternoon! It was so much fun. Ashley's boyfriend Michael was able to come with us this year, which was really nice - they're awesome together. 

I took some pictures of them to commemorate a year and a half of dating. 

More beach pictures later on!

Grama's House

Today has been great. Went over to Grama's house to have lunch and play some cards. She was having her washer, dryer and refrigerator looked at as part of her warranty so we met James, a pretty interesting service man. He's a Carolina fan! :) 

We're both pretty equally good at cards, but she totally creamed me today at Phase 10. She was so pleased she even wrote the date on it and said she was going to keep it forever. Hmph.

Eh, whatever. I beat her at Uno. 

Friends

I love my friends. Seriously. 

100,000 miles

Back from the beach, it was so much fun. :)

I realized in the grocery store parking lot today (after going to the dentist and finding out I have a cavity) that my car is getting old! I missed it's birthday by five miles! It made me wonder how long we've been together. My parents bought it for me to use as I was going off to college, and it has reliably taken me to and from school and camp many times. There have been many good times; here's to many more! Thanks for everything, car! 

Also HOW DO I HAVE A CAVITY? Probably all the soda I drink - I take such good care of them though, otherwise. Hmph.