"Last Friday Night..."

I know, I KNOW! I can practically hear Sheila all the way over here,

"Where Have You Been!?!?! xoxo"

I have been LOVING my time off. I can't even explain it. One might ask what I've been doing since graduation, and I would be most happy to answer.. I just hope you have a few minutes (:

First off, Happy 18th Birthday My BFF Jess <3 Her birthday party is this weekend and I am definitely looking forward to it!

Jess <3

Next, I started my job at the MRC this week as a substitute for the Summer Rec Program. But don't let that fool you. I still have jobs lined up for weeks. The sub list isn't long enough! This week I have been working in cooking with Jess and Nicole and I LOOOOOVE it. It is the perfect job; I don't even mind the getting up at 8 am. I adore the kids and my co-workers and the money. :) duh... lol I will post pictures as the summer goes on.

This summer, I vowed to spend time with my boys as much as possible before they sold their souls.... I mean joined the military. :D James and I watch a lot of Family Guy, American Dad, Futurama, South Park... anything that rots my brain and lowers my IQ. However, he did get me attached to a great show called Dexter! It's gory and disturbing... just my type ;) It has so much mystery and thrill involved, the rest just isn't so bad. We make a lot of late night Derby runs too: Dillons, McDonalds, etc. I give him up July 26th and I'm probably going to lose a huge chunk of myself too. 39 percent of my life is a huge part of a short eighteen years to know and care about someone... I'm just thankful it's San Antonio and California for the first seven months... Although the California is a little worrisome... :P

Chris leaves for New York in just twenty days. We have a lot of texting conversations (and late night prank phone calls) and  I'm going to miss him as well. I am now starting to feel bad for all the fighting and bickering.. when we could've been a lot closer. But, since it's nothing I can fix now, I just try to make it better... I tell them both I'm proud of them and that I love them whenever I can because I know that gift will vanish soon... <3

Chris :)

James :)

JESSICA STOP READING NOW IF I HAVE NOT GIVEN YOU YOUR GRADUATION GIFT.

My girls are not a different story. I am the only one of our bunch leaving for KU, so while they all get to go off and be with each other... I will be all by myself. So we have to party while we can! For graduation, I made the four (see side panel or graduation speech) DVDs of every picture I had of the two of us and put it to tear-jerking music. (Obviously, I have yet to give Jess hers.) Nicole and Katie both cried. I cried. James is heartless. :) So that was the easy one *Not Really.* But it was so much fun looking back at the last five years with them and laughing and crying and more laughing all at the same time.

We go to Cherry Berry... A LOT. Like, at least twice a week. So far this summer, Katie and I have seen the Hangover 2, Cherry Berried, and watched So You Think You Can Dance. Nicole joined us for Tallianos, Cherry Berry and Teen Wolf (Another New Favorite!!) recently, and the boys took us to Final Friday a couple weeks ago. I've applied to seven places and not one has called me back. I volunteered at the River Run with my mom and loved every minute of it! Even the 5:00 am wake up call. :P I have started packing my room (seriously) and it's fairly clean now. Three tubs full of crap (and a box of books) now reside at my grandparents house. I am on my iPad alllll the time and my mom gave me her old Nook! 50 bucks later I am the proud owner of all four Twilight ebooks and a few other novels to entertain me for a few days ;)

Mom and I at the River Run.. yes I am that tired looking lol

Katie and I at the Hangover!

It was a pretty sunset.

Cherry Berry!

We saw our friends Allyson and Rylee at Cherry Berry :)

The girls at Final Friday

I am trying to get back onto a schedule of sleep, work, working out, hanging out, repeat. I am trying to get everything done I want (need) to this summer... Trying. trying...

I really am starting to appreciate time more now.. It seems like just yesterday I was making plans for June 10th and suddenly... it's here. Scary...

But it's FRIDAY! Not that that means anything anymore.. But I am planning on dragging James to Derby Days with me tonight and hopefully getting my midnight curfew taken away.. lol yeah I am seventeen (eighteen in one month!!!) and this is the first time I've really ever had a set curfew. The last time I just bent it when I needed to... lol I am totally ready for another Awesome Friday Night. (:

<3