Ten on Wednesday

1. This past week has been full of people celebrating all kinds of exciting things. First and foremost, Scotty & Emily celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary, and their 11th anniversary of having known each other. They had a great night out, while my parents and I tended to the boys for them for the evening. On Saturday, Tevis's little sister, Symphony, celebrated her 3rd birthday! (More about that in a sec...) Finally, on Sunday, my friend Audra and her husband Zach celebrated their sixth (I think) anniversary, and my friend Abbey's daughter, Maggie, celebrated her 3rd birthday! Congratulations all around to everyone!!!

2. As I mentioned above, Saturday was Symphony's birthday and party. Since she has recently taken to mini-golf, her mom decided to have a birthday party for her at Putt-Putt. Thankfully, her party was earlier in the morning, because by the time it was over, it was unbearably hot outside. We all had a wonderful time, and enjoyed some fun times mini-golfing. Also, no one wanted to keep score, so it was all the more fun! Symphony got all kinds of awesome presents, including a sand and water table, princess dress-up clothes, a mini drum set, sand toys (from me), and a few other things that currently escape me. She loved all of her presents, especially her dress-up clothes, which she put on as soon as she had opened them! Even though Tevis wasn't there, I still had a great time with his family, who were all in a quandry as to when he would be home. With any luck, that will happen this weekend, and it can't come any too soon...I miss him a lot!!!

3. This past weekend was the tax-free holiday. I did find myself a few bargains at the running store and at a consignment store. Also, I got Cody's birthday present at Old Navy, which was a total madhouse on Saturday. If it hadn't been for the fact that I was already in town, I probably would have skipped that trip and just sucked it up to pay more in a few weeks. However, I was already in town and fairly close by, so I powered through and got some good deals! Honestly, I think the worst part of the whole excursion was the parking lot, because I almost got run down by a massive Ford pickup twice. Because of that lovely happening, I decided that I would end my trip there before I lost my sanity! Sometimes it makes you wonder if these things are really worth it...just saying!

4. I had supper with Shea and Tonisha on Friday evening. We enjoyed a nice supper at the Sidewalk Cafe on the square. It was a good thing that I happened to be running way early, because I noticed that their sign said that reservations were suggested, and none of us thought to make a reservation. I decided to go in and get a table, which ended up being the only one available for the meantime. I enjoyed a nice supper of tortellini with crab, scallops, and shrimp in light lemon sauce. It was a tad more expensive than I had hoped, but it was well worth it! Unfortunately, our times of getting to have fun outings like this are coming to an end, since Shea will be moving back to Norman in a week or so. Even so, we are enjoying it while it lasts!

5. So this past weekend was the school retreat that I had mentioned earlier. I wish that I could give you a wonderful recap of everything and say that I feel refreshed and ready to go for this coming year. I wish. It didn't have the greatest start, because our bus broke down twice on the way out there, and we had to wait about 45 minutes for another bus to come get us. From there on out, I can't say that it got much better. I won't go into specifics, but suffice it to say that I was generally unimpressed with most (not all) of the people and the events of my time there. I am having a bad attitude, and I really need to change that, but that is kind of a struggle for me right now. I guess I have a week or so to shape up, so hopefully that'll happen for me, and I can give you a better report as time goes on.

6. I met with my roommate last Friday, and we got some things squared away. I enjoyed meeting with her and catching up. I am hoping that we will have a good year together and generally be good companions in this coming year. Oh yeah, there is a new tidbit about her that just came about this weekend...she is engaged. I have come to the conclusion that if someone wants to become engaged, all they need to do is be my roommate, because I am currently two for two on that front...just saying. I should start by saying that I am very happy for her, and I am not jealous or trying to be a total downer about this, but it does make me hope that she will not be preoccupied by this, because I know that we will be having lots of other important obligations, school-wise. Let's just hope that we will still have a great year!

7. Yesterday, I saw on the college website that they have class information posted. I was able to get a sneak peek at what is to come in my classes. I will be taking Calc II, Physics I (with a lab), Late British Literature, and Bowling (one of my PE classes). This adds up to be thirteen hours, but I know that it will be very intense. I can't say that I am overwhelmingly excited about any of these classes, but I hope that I am pleasantly surprised. I guess that we shall see! Like I said before, I am in desperate need of an attitude adjustment!

8. I haven't quite been keeping up with the Olympics like I had been last week. Oh well, that happens. Now I am enjoying watching the track competitions, along with the finals on the gymnastics front. I was pretty impressed by the men's high bar competition last night, although it was a bummer that Johnathon Horton didn't quite make it on the medal stand to represent the USA. Even so, it was a big night for the Dutch, who got their first gymnastics medal last night! The women's balance beam was surprising. It seemed like everyone was tired and losing focus, because there were quite a few falls and missteps. Also, I was hacked off at the judges who almost cheated Aly Raisman out of another medal, because she honestly looked like she had one of the better routines of the night. Thankfully, the tiebreaker went in her favor last night, because she definitely deserved it. Lastly, I would like to say that I wish you could watch the events and hear the background noise, but not the commentators. I could do without them putting in their two cents most of the time. Oh well, such is life!


9. For the past few years, my parents have been getting peaches from a family farm in Colorado that comes to Oklahoma a few times in the summer to sell them. They are always delicious and taste so much better than what you can usually find in the stores. Yesterday, they came to Kingfisher, and we designated a family friend to pick some up for us and Mimi. We came out of the deal with three boxes of peaches, and I am pretty impressed with them! There are some that are literally softball-sized! They have great flavor, and nice texture. Soon, we will have to freeze some of them, but I know that they will make great pies, cobblers, and snacks for the future!

10. On a final note, my mom made our usual summertime treat of grape sherbet yesterday! It is one of my favorite treats, and it is so refreshing in this endless summertime heat. I will probably be posting the recipe soon, so be on the lookout for that!

Here's hoping that everyone has a good week!