Here goes last semester of college!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is coming! I love thanksgiving, it is by a landslide my very favorite holiday. There's no stress of finding the perfect gift for anyone, no guilt of receiving gifts i don't need (not that I'm not grateful for the one's I do!) and it's all about spending time with my lovely family and all the wonderful food they make. One of my favorite online stores that sells things I certainly don't need and can't afford but love to drool over anyways, Modcloth, is hosting a thanksgiving Thank-a-thon Blog contest, here, where you can write about what/who you're thankful for and then win a gift certificate! Since I'm all about Thanksgiving and free clothes, I figured I can shamelessly enter and post about it.

Anyways, my what and or who I'm thankful for go together: I'm thankful for my college education (no really, now that it's almost over too I'm getting extra appreciative), and for my dad for making it possible for me. I do tell him this, and I hope he understands that I mean it and I'm not just saying it because I'm required to. Really, I'm so lucky to have a wonderful dad and an exceptional education.

the real world

I realized this morning that I have forgotten to declare my minor. Not that big of a deal, I think, I'm pretty sure I can just walk into the office later today and fill out some paperwork. The big problem here is that I discovered this while attempting to apply for graduation. From college. Graduation from college. I don't think this is ok. For one, I love college. Yes, it's challenging, but its also wonderful and I love my life here. I'm not ready to give up my roommates and my classes and my apartment downtown. It's not that I think life will never be this good, I'm not just done with this part yet. I'm gonna have to find a real job and have a real life and be a real person, I'm just not ready! Sigh... I guess I still have six months to prepare myself.

Bonnaroo 2009 Panorama!!!!

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2009 Bonnaroo Panorama

2009 Bonnaroo Panorama

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I'm going to a permaculture seminar! I'm very excited - I'm only recently getting into this and don't really anticipate being able to do anything meaningful until I get out of college, but for now I'm happy just to be learning. I also was offered free tickets right after I decided to go! Hooray!!

Yesterday, I had the chance to do something I've been dreaming about for ages - I got to witness the opening and inspection of a beehive! I love love love bees (and honey!) and seeing them all in action was fascinating. They were so organized and so chaotic at the same time - bumbling around while obviously intent on doing their jobs. The queens (there were three hives) were so different and I had fun finding them each time. I'm hoping maybe next year I can get my own hives - beekeeping is definitely a new life goal of mine. 

So I guess keeping a regular blog is harder than I thought.. I'll defend myself this time though with the excuse that I haven't been neglecting all my duties (blogging and otherwise) out of laziness, but instead out of complete lack of time. Really! I'm so busy lately, which makes no sense as a college student on summer vacation. I think the difference is that during the school year, I devote most of my time to school. It's summer now, so I want to spend all my time going places and doing things, but instead I have a job. So I add a busy social/vacationing schedule to an exhausting work week, and then further stress out because I can't take care of my house like I need to.  I'm getting better at it though, and managed to go camping last weekend and still get a lot of things done. 

Camping was another adventure altogether. My family has been going to a campground in Manistee National Forest for years, but I haven't been able to make it since middle school. I couldn't get off work as much as everyone else, so I drove up by myself later to meet everyone up there. So what happens? Just as I'm feeling proud for making a trip all by myself, my car dies! Getting a car towed back home is expensive. No joke. Fortunately for me, my wonderful boyfriend took pity and lent me his car for the weekend so I could still make it to the lake, and I had a perfect weekend of beach soccer, tent sleeping, beach parties, and campfire food. On the way home however, my car unluckiness is solidified: his car breaks too! About ten miles from where I was the first time, and apparently a crank shaft pulley falling off is supposed to be impossible? Who knows - but it did suck. Luckily, everything worked out in the end and both cars are now up and running again, but it was quite a situation for awhile.