A week ago, my family left. It was tough saying goodbye, and still it's tough to think about those goodbyes. I know I will see them in 4 more months. I know I can talk to them whenever (as soon as they get internet, which I hope is soon!), but it still gets mighty lonely.

It's been a crazy week. Last tuesday (the day my family left) was a very long but good day. I had to wake up at 3:55 that morning to drive my family to the Denver airport. I then rushed home to get a short nap in before going to Elitches. At first I was regretting deciding to go to Elitches, but it actually turned out to be better than staying at home. So I had a fun, friend filled, sunny day at Elitches. It kept my mind off of my family (for the most part), and I really enjoyed it.

Since then, I am not exactly sure what I have been doing. I have done a lot of just preparing to go back to school. Part of the problem is that I am switching schools, and I still have to withdraw from my old school! It's been exhausting to say the least. It's not everyday that a Senior in high school has to withdraw herself from high school... I'm going in tomorrow to try to withdraw myself... and I am starting to wonder if they will let me do that.

Today was an exciting day! I had a trial run at watching the kids that I will be nannying in two weeks! I am so excited now! All three boys seem like such easy kids. It feels like it will be the perfect job for me. No joke.

On the left are several pictures of "my apartment". Enjoy!

Life

So, right now I am sitting at the Apple store at the briargate shops, waiting for a very long time hoping that the longer I wait, the more likely they will be able to "fix" my computer. I say "fix" in quotation marks because my computer is not broken, it's actually brand new (as of today). But, I would thoroughly enjoy having all of my pictures, music, documents, etc.. that were on my old computer, be transferred to my new one... and for some reason I couldn't manage to do that on my own. So I wait here.

In further and more interesting news, my family leaves me on Tuesday! I can't really tell you what emotions I feel about it, because I do not know myself. I'm not even sure if I have many emotions concerning their move. Yes, I will be sad that they are leaving, and I'll admit that with them leaving, I think about it every night, and usually shed a tear or two, but another part of me is excited. This is a new adventure. Something I have never done before. I also realize that this is a step towards me growing up. That is just simply crazy. I never thought I would be this "old". You know, in this stage of living on my own. I'm a college student and I am living on my own. Those words are ones that I repeat about every hour, and each time I think it, I think it is just plain crazy.

I remember when I was younger and my siblings would tell me that I would never live on my own, never go to college, and never get married. Well, I now have done two of those things... or I am about to. So in your face siblings ;)

There are really only a couple things that I am worried about, not having a washer and dryer are probably the biggest things (apart from missing my family). I know my brother said it was fine for me to do laundry at his house (that would mean I would get to see him as well, which would be good), but he also lives a good bit away. So, I'll probably switch off between going to my brother's house, and doing laundry at a laundromat.

Yesterday I received an email from the lady whom I will be nannying for, and she had her baby, Asher, about a week ago :) Also, I will be starting work the beginning of September, and I am SO excited. I feel as though I will really, thoroughly, enjoy this job. I love kids, and these kids are especially cute.

Anyways, I'm pretty sure people are starting to look at me weirdly, so I must bid my farewells for now. But I do ask that you pray for me while I start this new journey of mine, and maybe you will be a huge part of it.

I'm Free Indeed

So, my entire summer I felt as though I was working a 30 hour a week job... but not getting paid. Okay, in a way I did get paid... but not in the money sense of being paid. You have all read at least one post about me complain about having to do math, and trying to avoid it in. Also, some of you have heard me talk about it in a normal conversation. And there are also a few of you (mostly my immediate family) who have seen me cry, complain, and struggle through this math class. Although some of the time I probably overreacted, it was definitely one of my harder classes. Math is not for me, nor will it ever be. Also, this was a very quick semester, so EVERYTHING is crammed in. I was probably doing close to 30 hours of math a week. By the end of the semester I was even dreaming of math (GROSS), and Math was coming up in EVERY conversation that I ever had (ok, it was left out once in awhile).

BUT

I'm DONE!

I finally have my life back, and it feels SO good. :) I now have four more credits going towards my degree, and I have 2 1/2 weeks left of my summer. I cannot even describe how good it feels to be done. It will just be so nice to wake up in the mornings and not have to rush to do math. I also don't have to miss out on anything anymore because I am no longer in class, and I have no more homework!

I also found out tonight after taking the final (a very easy one at that) that I have a very nice grade in the class :)

I know I should expect to have a good grade, because I am naturally brilliant (ha ha), but there were a couple times where I didn't think I could do it. But I did it and I am done. And I just had to tell you all how wonderful it feels to be done!

In other news, I do start 3 more classes on the 23rd, but for now I will be happy to be done and I will enjoy it!

Thanks for letting me tell you all how glad I am to be done! I'll post a hopefully more interesting post in the near future.

The Big City

First, I would like to start by saying that the reason why I am writing a post now is because I am trying my hardest to avoid math. I should really be working on math homework, and studying for my test on Thursday, but it really doesn't sound all that fun. So, I will sit here and write about my fairy tale life so that my wonderful fans can read about me.

July has been a very busy month, but a really enjoyable one at that. In my previous post, I wrote about being able to spend time with some of my closest friends, the Brdickas. That was only the beginning of July. So much has happened since.

My family has almost finished getting ready to leave for Ecuador (Almost is relative though, because there is still much to do).

The basement is now ready to be lived in (I've actually been living in it for almost 3 weeks now). We painted the whole basement, set up the kitchen, and just turned it into a more apartment like place.

The upstairs is also close to being ready for the renters (who come in August 5th!). As I write there is someone above me painting the whole main floor. Also at the end of this week we are getting new blinds! Furthermore, we just got some wood floors put in upstairs. They will be wonderful! no longer do we have to avoid eating in the dining room because we don't have to worry about the carpet being stained.

Here is a picture of the wood floors in our

living room and dining room.

Also, the white walls are being painted

a somewhat gold color, and the dining room (or the green/blueish wall)

is going to be painted another color, although I am not sure what color.

All that we are doing to our house is so exciting, because we haven't done much to the house since we moved in. So it's going to be like a brand new house to us!

Although I have been busy with fixing up the house, and helping my parents pack, I've also been busy in other ways. July 14th I flew out to Chicago to visit my sister, and to go to a family reunion. Going to Chicago was probably the most exciting thing I have done all summer. I arrived Wednesday afternoon to a lot of heat and a lot of traffic! I will admit that after being in Chicago, I am very very thankful for Colorado's weather! It was hard to do anything but sit in front of a fan all day to try to stay cool in Chicago.

Being in Chicago was very relaxing for the most part. Thursday, the day after I got there, my sister (Rachel), her husband (Jason), my nephew (Judah), my older brother (Steven), and my younger sister (Julianna) and I went jet skiing on lake michigan. Okay, my nephew didn't go jet skiing, but he did sleep in the shade while the rest of us went jet skiing. On Friday, Rachel, Judah, Steven, Julianna and I drove (five hours) to Spring Hill Camp in Michigan for my grandparent's 50th anniversary. (My parents and 4 of my younger siblings had left the day before to visit some friends). At the camp, we spent a lot of time eating, swimming, zip lining, and doing other activities. I also spent a lot of time on Math. Probably about 14 hours.

My adorable little nephew, Judah. (2 1/2 months)

This face always makes me laugh :)

Judah with a couple of his loving uncles. This was soon after I arrived in

Chicago and I had just recently met Judah.

My entire family on my mom's side. I believe this is the first picture that we have

ever taken of all of us.

Sunday afternoon, we got back to my sister's apartment and from then until Tuesday we pretty much just lounged around and relaxed (I did some more math). I flew back to Colorado on Tuesday with Julianna. (Steven flew out the day before). It was a really good trip. It was great to see my aunts, uncles, cousins, and celebrate my grandparents anniversary. My cousins on my mom's side are all at least 5 years younger than I am, and we have never been too close with them due to being in Ecuador for most of my life, but we all get along for the most part.

Well I better run, because I have a 3 hour math class that I need to be at this evening, and I still have more homework to do!

My Brd Filled weeks.

So, two Sundays ago, I was privileged enough to pick up a Julie Brdicka from the airport and take her to Summit. I was able to take her to my house for awhile, and take her to my brother's house. This is an exciting thing for me, because in the 10+ years that I have known the Brdickas, they only came to our house once, and that was when we lived in Ecuador.

So, I was able to show Julie around my home, and also catch up and have some good times with her. I will admit that our time together was far too short.

Julie being... Julie

This picture definitely describes our relationship.

Anyways, to continue my story, I will tell you that I found out on Thursday night (late), that Rachel Brdicka and Mrs. Brdicka were coming to Colorado THAT Sunday (three days later), JUST to help my parents pack, and get ready for Ecuador. I was ecstatic. You must understand that the Brdicka and my family have always been very close. We're practically family to each other. So, when we get together, barely once a year, it's always a fun, enjoyable, and crazy time!

This time around, we have all been very busy. Since Mrs. Brdicka only came to Colorado to help us, Mrs. Brdicka and my mom are pretty much go, go, go. Although, Rachel and I have found time to have some fun, as you can see.

We spent a lot of time taking a photo shoot... we definitely stayed up way too late to have this fun.

We're crazy together, and it's ALL good =)

We got some fun pictures.

We also spent a lot of time trying to be creepers. I believe we did a good job. Agreed?

Craigslist

I have decided that Craigslist.org is such an intriguing website. There's the 'free' section 'furniture' section, and my favorite: the 'childcare' section.

Not only have a I found SEVERAL jobs off of craigslist.org (thank you 'childcare' section :)) but the other day I found a 32 inch, in good condition, tv for $10 bucks.

This tv is now sitting in my new, recently moved in, room.

I literally could spend hours a day on this site, but you should all know that I am too cool, and too busy being cool to do something like that.

I find it very interesting to look at what people may be giving away, selling, or looking for. I love to find other people's junk and make it my own treasure.

Yes, I'll admit it, my mom was always excited to see a garage sale whenever we were in the U.S., so I guess I was influenced by that.

Craigslist always (or almost always), if you look hard enough, has something for you at a really good deal.

That is why I like Craigslist... just in case ya'll wanted to know that.

911- My First Emergency Call

To make a long story short, I just thought I would let you know that the first time I was in an actual emergency, I forgot what number it was to call 911. Before you judge me for this, realize that I WASN'T thinking... "oh what's the number for 911?" But I was thinking more along the lines of... "What is that number that you call for emergencies?"

You also have to understand what I had JUST seen. I had seen one of my friends just start flipping and flopping down the incline. He literally looked like a rag doll. When I was hurrying down to get to him, I literally thought "he could be dead."

I was SO thankful to see him move.

Once I got to him, the fear of him dying returned... He was so bruised, scratched, and he kept moaning, and he could hardly move.

The next time I go up the incline, I will make sure none of my friends will run down, or do anything remotely dumb on it.

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