I've Become Immune to the Beeping.

So, I decided that I need to make a bit of an adjustment in my Summer 2008 (whoop, anyone?) plans. I want to go on a missions trip. I haven't been on one in a while, and I think it's time to get back into service. I'm hoping this is something the Lord has planned for me, and I'm already excited just thinking about doing His work!

My parents are coming back to town tonight... well, hopefully. My mom just called me a bit ago telling me that the plane she's on (she's coming home from Atlanta, and my dad from California) was just sitting on the tarmac because of the bad weather or something. Then while they were just sitting, the plane started experiencing mechanical problems, so they had to find an open gate to take the plane back to. I guess now they're just waiting to see how long it will take to fix. I hope she's able to get home tonight. She and my dad arranged it so that their flights would arrive in Houston around the same time so that they could ride home together. Well, at the moment, my dad will be waiting at the airport here for quite a while. He's about an hour away from landing and my mom hasn't departed yet! Eek!

We had another thunderstorm here this afternoon (surprise, surprise) and it knocked out the electricity (my poor house). So now the alarm is beeping every five seconds (no exaggeration) because it's still broken from when the lightening struck. The alarm guy came to fix it, but it looks like we're going to need an entirely new system (again I say surprise, surprise).

In other news, I'm officially classifying myself as The White House Computer Technician because along with being "buddy-buddy" with the DSL people, me and Linksys are like "this" now. Two of the ports in our wireless router were also fried from that fateful bolt of lightening (which we are yet to discover where in our yard it hit).

I went to the gym today and while I was on the elliptical machine, my iPod feel out of the "iPod holder" thing that is attached to the machine. I felt really dumb getting off the elliptical after going really fast to pick up my iPod. The earphones had unplugged themselves and only one was still left in my ear. So you can just picture the doofus moment I had.

My mom just called, and the airplane people have sent her to a different gate/plane but they're not letting them board it yet. Hopefully they will soon, though!

Well, I think it's scrub-a-dub-dub time! :)

-A

And Then the Lightening Struck.

I have been Internet deprived for about 3 days now. And this is because my house/yard/something in the vicinity of my homestead was hit by lightening. WHAT?!?! Yes, you heard correctly. We didn't loose electricity per se, but it hit something that fried a lot of our electronics. And by electronics, I mean: 2 phones, 2 TVs, the cable, a modem, my computer's network adapter, our alarm system, the air conditioning, and a couple of outlet plugs. It has been one crazy few days with a lot of phone calls to the DSL tech support. They pretty much know me by name now, and I pretty much know exactly what the automated lady is going to say before she says it. But God is good, and almost everything is fixed now! I'm actually sitting here waiting for the cable guy and the alarm guy.

In other news, I finally broke down and bought a new digital camera. It's an Olympus (like Olympus Fashion Week!!) and it has a really big screen (ohh yess) and it's super slim. My old one started to sound like it had crumbs or something in it, and I pretty much needed a microscope to see the screen. Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but I'm glad I finally got over my cheapness and justified this $200 purchase. My mom's already claimed dibs on my old camera, and it's so cute to see her so excited about it.

I just opened my email, and I have 15 unread emails. That makes me feel important.

So, I was talking to my mom yesterday about what I wanted to do next summer already. (Can't I just get through this summer first?? Haha) My idea would be to pretty much do absolutely nothing. I would really like to have a semi-stress-free break before I go out into the "real world." I would love to actually GO somewhere new (and my immediate idea is of course England or anywhere in Europe for that matter). Also, I'd like to spend a lot of time with friends because, let's face it, when people start jobs, life gets a little hectic, so I'd like to make the most of still being a "kid." And then also I'd like to spend next summer really doing something for me. My mom noticed that I always seem to be doing things that aren't really for ME. Like summer school... if it were up to me, I wouldn't be doing it! Haha. And working... granted the money is for me, but the stress of it definitely is not. So I was thinking that it would be kind of neat to take a class at the community college here that is actually something that interests me, even if it's a cooking class! Also, I think I'd like to join a Bible study at a church that I might be interested in attending after I'm out of the grips of my parents. I really want to branch out and meet new people that are from Cypress. I feel like I don't know anyone here anymore, and that's kind of sad. But that's my rough plan so far. Let's hope Daddy goes for it! :)

Well, this is kind of getting long, and I commend anyone who got through it all. I must go clean now.

Toodles!

TGIF

Ok, so I had to work the lunch shift today. I get there at 10:30, and we don't open until 11. I get put in the section that gets to leave the earliest (WHOOP). Guess how many tables I had my entire shift? *Drumroll, please.* ONE, UNO, EINS, ZERO + ONE. I was shocked that we weren't busier on a Friday. So my whole schpiel yesterday about all the money I'm making doesn't really compare to the $4 I made today. So sad.

But that's ok because now I'm helping my parents paint our office. I kind of like to paint. But sometimes I get a little bored with it (like right now, thus the posting).

Yesterday afternoon/evening I was mowing the yard, or at least attempting to before it started to rain. Well, I completely finished the front yard right when it started to pour. So I figured we'd just finish the back yard today. Well, my dad was determined to finish RIGHT THEN. So, I handed him an umbrella, and off he went!



So, that was interesting.

I started reading Lady in Waiting again. I never finished it the first time I started it (that's one of my bad habits. I did the same thing with Little Women and Pride and Prejudice. Someday I will finish them!), so I decided what better time to do so? Everyone seems to be reading something this summer, so now I am too! Well, something besides my biology book. Yuck!

Alright, I better get back to painting. Maybe it'll feel "new" again!

Missing Aggieland...

Wow, I am such a slacker! This is my first June post, so I guess I need to make it a good one.

A lot's happened in the past couple of weeks. I started summer school, I got a job, and I've been just as busy as I was during the spring semester (which I was trying to get away from, but I'll probably never be able to!!). However, I'd rather be a busy little bee with friends around me in College Station than one who hangs out with her parents ALL THE TIME! Haha, no I am really enjoying my time at home.

So, I'm officially a waitress now at On the Border. It's great. All the people I work with are really nice, and they help me out a bunch when I don't know what to do. And the money is GREAT! I think I made $500 just in tips my first week! And this past Tuesday night (and Tuesdays are supposed to be pretty slow), I made $93! I'm off today, but I'm working the lunch shift tomorrow and Sunday, and the dinner shift on Saturday. That's the best shift to work because everybody and their DOG goes to dinner on Saturday night... so yay for tips!

My biology class is pretty... boring. Somehow I'm always "lucky" enough to get foreign instructors. This one's from Jordan. Everyday she wears some very "interesting" outfits. And I'll just leave it at that.

I really miss everybody in College Station. No one's really here in Cypress to hang out with, and since I'm mostly free during the days, everybody's working or at school! So, in that sense I'm really looking forward to getting back to good ol' Aggieland! I'm really excited about who I'm living with. It'll be a new and fun experience. I also miss the accountability that I have up there. When I'm at home, I don't really have anyone to talk to about "stuff." I mean, I talk to my mom about some things, but other things are meant for people my age. I just feel like I get in a rut when I'm here for an extended period of time without any real contact with good friends. Plus, my parents make me go to our church here which is a Catholic church, and even though all of our friends there are wonderful people, I just feel like I'm missing something. But since my dad is HARDCORE Catholic, it's hard for me to say anything about wanting to try a different church. I don't think he'd ever consider switching, but my mom might. Every Mass I've been to since I've been home, our priest has talked about the "Catholic way of life." So during church I pretty much tune it out, and I start to feel bad about doing that. So, I'm pretty much conflicted right now.

In other news, I joined the gym by my house for the summer, and I've lost 5 pounds! Get excited. I had a "fitness orientation" with one of the personal trainers there, and she took all my measurements and that kind of stuff, and she said I could stand to lose 18 pounds! What happened to me?!? I used to be so skinny! Ok, well maybe not SO skinny, but fit! So maybe the next time whoever is reading this sees me, I will be skinny! :)

Well, on that note... IT'S LUNCH TIME! HA.

-A