the jammed door knob encounter part 2

if you read my post from a few days ago you should know that i was locked in the bathroom in the middle of the night and had to call for help.  well, i submitted a work order for this obvious issue. no one came immediately. however, katlyn forgot and let the door latch. from there it all spiraled down. she got locked in. i tried and tried and tried to get the poor girl out of the bathroom! we called the SLCs, the RAs, the RD and eventually the LUPD. it took about half hour, but we did eventually get her out of there!

church and tea with hannah

so i know this really nice girl and we were looking for somewhere to go to church. i was able to get the address to the same church my uncle went to while he was here at liberty and we plugged it in to the gps:) it was great! we went to panera after church for some rainy day soup and salad. from there we went and got some tea, truvia (because we try to be healthy;) and 2 mugs. we went back and had a nice cup of green chai tea...it was so yummy and perfect for the last relaxing day before classes started.

college, paris, and jammed door knobs?

My first week is about to start up and i'm getting excited:) It was hard to say goodbye to my family and i have to try not to think about Leah too much because when i do i start to cry. it's the worst! My room is looking more like i wanted it too and my paris theme is working wonderfully! :)

The kids i supervised in ct before i left sent me with a package to open when i was alone at school and i opened it yesterday after my parents left. it was the most precious thing! they all wrote down or drew pictures of something we did together that was a fun memory for them or something new i taught them. i cried. hard. for a long time because it was just that sweet! i miss them so much. My friend Jessica did the same thing and i am just amazed at how much love and support people have shown me. amazing.

also...want to hear a funny story? last night i decided to take a late shower. i turned on the water and the faucet thing started whistling wicked loud. i thought it would explode. i finally fixed it though. (super woman, yes i know.) after my shower i went to open the door and, much to my terrifiedness (which i know is not a word.) the knob was jammed and i literally could not get out. i tried and tried to turn that darn handle for like 5 minutes and my hands were bright red from trying! finally, i yelled enough to get somebody's attention who got someone who had some tools and i was able to get out. i do not wish to experience that again any time soon!

berry picking

Last saturday i went with the reimers family to a berry picking farm in Connecticut to get red raspberries, black raspberries and blueberries! they were so yummy:) on the way home we stopped at moolicious ice cream to get a pre-dinner treat (i got my usual strawberry cheesecake in a sugar cone). It was great! when we were going to get our picture taken it was funny that they said "would you mind taking our family's picture?" guess i'm their other daughter :)

Summer

Summer is in full swing and it is great! I'm getting a little but stressed with handling some of the final details for school in the fall, but it will all turn out fine. (i'm hoping!) Many of my summer days, lately, have been spent by the pool and it is wonderful. There is precious little that is as refreshing as a cold drink or ice cream by the pool in the sun. seriously. i love it. I can't believe it is already over half way over for me!

Distance makes the heart grow fonder...

Someone once said that distance makes the heart grow fonder. Although being away from Erik has been one of the most difficult experiences of my entire life, it has caused me to treasure, even more, every second I spend with him. He came to visit for the fourth of July weekend. Honestly, i'm pretty sure the amount of excitement built up in me when I meet him at the airport is one of the most fantastic feelings. ever. It was a short visit, but we sure made the most of all the time. We had some nice little dates at panera, our favorite local Chinese place, the pool and a few others. It was very special. Each time he leaves I have a terrible time saying goodbye, so I usually go get a burger and fries with Jess and Shan, then go begin a new countdown for the next time i will see him again! That new number is 31 days! (When I move down to VA for school.) I am so excited for the many more memories i will make with him in the years to come.

What to get for my birthday boy...

Usually, i have a very difficult time choosing gifts for that boyfriend of mine. But this year i was determined to get something that could hold some sort of sentimental value. So i began to think--then i came up with the idea of making a basket of some stuff that i knew would show that even if it was kind of lame...i tried and meant well. I got a basket, (like the plastic ones that are everywhere.) an assortment of some of his favorite candies, a card, a book on different ways to tie a neck tie, and make him a whole passel of "open when" letters. I call it the all about you basket. Just with special things that reminded us of certain things or memories, or just things that would show that i listened and payed attention to the things that he would comment on that he likes. Now, knowing me, it should come as no surprise that i forgot to take pictures of everything i put in there or of the finished product (which i was surprisingly happy with by the way.) but it turned out well and he liked it so i thought i'd share:)