Late to PA

Somehow it took me all day to pack for a five day trip. I think I just need to admit that I can’t pack…

We got to PA in decent time despite leaving late to avoid traffic. I know we’re not here to necessarily have fun, but I’m still glad we’re here. Hopefully we can be useful. Even though we told my aunt not to worry about cooking and things like that, she made chili. Of course I didn’t refuse, and it was delicious, but I wish she’d relax more. We’re here to help!

Anyway, it should be an interesting rest of the week at the very least.

Back to school too soon

I pretty much did nothing today. Woke up late as usual, and was kind of annoyed with myself, so, I texted my mom and offered to help her at work. I’ve been worried about her adjusting to everything, but I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in to find her classroom almost finished. I helped put up the alphabet and number line, a “word wall”, and then I put the the background paper on her bulletin boards. It’s weird being in an elementary school classroom after being so removed from that world for so long. It feels the same. It smells the same. The chalk taps against the board the same way. It’s comforting, but I still can’t believe I’m so far away from it now.

Mom and I have been bickering a lot lately, so it was nice to be able to get along again.

It rained all day. Was pretty blah… I don’t like this weather because I always feel so cold and stuffy. It makes me grumpier than usual. Dad cooked burgers on the grill, and that cured this “blah” feeling for a while.

A little rain delay

The skies were gray when I woke up… in the afternoon. I think I’ll work on my sleep pattern next week. Anyway, I finished my little Degrassi marathon. It’s such a stupid show, but I have fun watching it for some reason. Hey, it makes me happy.

Got to see my cousin and her two kids today. The kids are such smiley and cute little things! I’m glad my grandma and mom got to see them and spend time with them. I didn’t think she’d be leaving so soon, so I caught my cousin as she was leaving. I was a little bummed out, but it’s my own fault for dilly-dallying around the house all afternoon.

Dad missed them completely because he was out. When he got home the Yankee game had resumed even though more rain was coming through. We watched it together, and I was reminded why I love baseball so much. I like when my dad explains little details of plays that I would never have picked up on. I love when my dad starts telling me about when he played baseball, and about the Yankees games he’s been to. It was nice being able to watch a 10-o victory, too.

The rest of my day was pretty blah. Watched a few storms, some t.v, and read a bit. I really want to write, but anything good is always so personal, and everything else resembles the stuff I write for classes. I wish I could find a happy medium sometimes. I have so many ideas swimming in my head and I just can’t seem to write them out. You’d think a rainy day like today would’ve inspired me or something.

Degrassi… Yeah, I went there.

I spent nearly my entire day marathoning the most recent season of Degrassi. I’m still not caught up and will probably watch the rest of the episodes tomorrow. I really hope my weekends start becoming more productive!

Today wasn’t a total waste. I got to help take care of my cousin’s cute dog again, and I did manage to sneak a short run in before it got dark. On my back from my run I saw a mother deer and two fawns. I sat and rested out of their view for a while so they didn’t get spooked and I watched them eat and jump around a little bit. By the time I got home it was almost dark out.

And then I watched some more Degrassi…

Chicken and Ribs

I wish I could say today was exciting in some phenomenal way, but it wasn’t. I helped dad take care of my cousin’s dog. Took care of my two little buds. Went to Lowes with dad to pick up a new tank of gas for the grill and then…

Dad grilled chicken and ribs! It was nice because my grandma joined us for dinner. Everyone seemed in a pretty decent mood, too!

I guess that’s all I ask for sometimes. Good food, and good moods!

Kings and idiots

Today I ate good food and had a lot of fun. If I could give a thumbs up to this day, I would. However, I do not want to drink soda again for a while.

Mean E suggested we play kings. This is after I had eaten two cupcakes and dug into amazing chicken curry and rice (homemade). I don’t like soda, but we played with soda and iced tea. I think it might have been less painful to play with alcohol,  but that was out of the question. Mean E had to drink the most anyway, so I can’t complain too much. However, I felt like bursting from the carbonated evil.

Of course my complaining is a lame attempt at making today seem less fun than it was. In fact, I had lots of fun! I didn’t play poker, but I enjoyed watching Mean E get beaten by someone who never really played before. Most of all, I enjoyed being around good people. Days like these make me believe the world really isn’t as lonely a place as people seem to think. Or maybe I’m more lucky than I originally thought.

Cupcakes and adventures

The cupcakes turned out to be a success, though they turned out a bit dry. Mom ended up helping me with little things which actually ended up helping in a big way. Thanks, mom! I ate a lot of the raw batter and probably would have continued if my mom didn’t scare me with salmonella. I thought she was joking until I turned on the news. Ahh!

Well, the batter was good, and so was the end result. Mom tested one and said it was really good. My mom is not like normal moms. If the cupcakes really didn’t taste good, she’d tell me and suggest I try again! Anyway, I tasted one as well and thought I didn’t do such a bad job. In fact, they were gooood. Just hope N and anyone else who eats them thinks so as well.

After that I went out and walked around the same small city with the same lovely friends I’ve had since middle school. We actually committed to hanging out again and that seemed to amaze all of us! We didn’t do anything particularly exciting, but I laughed a lot! I hope I always have friends like them in my life.

And I hope tomorrow is really fun. I kind of wish I had spent more time with friends this summer, but you can’t change time that has already passed. I’m happy today, and somehow that seems to be all that matters right now.