I went to Wichita for 4th of July weekend and Drew's family reunion... it was a fun time! We were going to go ice skating as a last minute thing but I didn't bring jeans and I've never been ice skating before soooo I wasn't really into falling on the ice with no pants on, lol. AND I everyone was wearing jackets or coats and I didn't bring one of those either. Booo. Recently, we just went to Colorado for vacation and my family reunion. We spent a day in Denver on the 31st and then went up to Grand Lake the 1st- 4th. I had a complete blast! I love being outside and doing things of that nature. In Denver we ate real sushi (the fancy REAL kind... not that nasty kind at super buffets lol) It was quite a treat! Ellen and drew didn't like it so much I don't believe but I loved it. I was pretty proud of Drew however because he ate about 5 pieces and he never even threw up! I went white water rafting for the first time. The really scary courses are closed this time of year so we took a two person 'duckie' out and that was pretty fun! Since I have never been and didn't know what to expect, it was a good experience. Drew and I got freakin soaked to say the least and we hit a rock and about got dumped in the water. But luckily I am awesome and saved us, hehe.
We finished summer school on the 30th. That was such a relief. I got four credit hours... one from a field trip and 3 from world geography. I hate how some gen eds are so freakin hard and have so much information. Really? They're gen eds! But it definitely paid off because I ended up with a 78% and my teacher bumped me up to a B... very pleased! Of course we went to Russell and Kensington a few times, went to the lake, hung out with friends.. the norm. Besides all of that, I have been working like it's going out of style and so has Drew. He loves his new(ish) job and I love being a CSL, even though I am getting slightly burnt out. Drew has a truck now instead of a car and bought an 82 or 83 (can't remember) Camaro and is working on refinishing it. He is also doing some furniture refinishing as well. It's been hella hot outside and just cooled off yesterday so he definitely hasn't been working outside as much, especially when he works in the shop all day instead of the office.
School starts next week and I'm pretty excited. I'm sure that will wear off soon though. I'm taking 18 hours and the first week of school I work 32+ hours so we will see how that pans out... I'll TRY to keep everyone posted. (AND yesterday was my gpa's bday! we went out to eat)
I have an interview tomorrow to be a recovery worker at the Schwaller Center and Westside but I'm not exactly sure if I'll take that job if it's offered to me. It really depends on a lot of different factors.
Well, I must be getting off of here to finish up dinner. I hope everyone is winding down their summers appropriately and you will hear from me soon!
☮gretchen elizabeth
p.s. here is the link to my colorado pictures! enjoy
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=197044&id=500894426&l=9890930ca3
sushi in denver!
