firstly, and most important - my brother FINALLY got married!!
it was suuuuuch an awesome day. we started out at becca's parents house, to get our stuff together and ride over in the limo together to the church. once we got to the church, everyone was flitting around making sure the last minute details were set, and before i knew it we were lining up to process into the church. i didn't trip, i made becca's dress appropriately frou-froued (that was my job) and everything went off without a hitch. matt and becca went out the old stone steps of our church, which was way cool. instead of rice or bubbles, we lit sparklers for them to go through to the limo. we went back inside the church to take pictures...
we also went over to the square to get professional pictures. we still had a bunch of time to kill before going to the reception, so we actually went to the bar because one of the groomsmen is a barman and they got a discount on all the alcohol. so we hung out there for a while.
finally, we got to the reception where lots of dancing
and frivolities
and fireworks to be had.
a week after the wedding, my family and i headed up north to canada, where we spent two weeks on a gorgeous lake.
most of the time was spent reading books and listening to music, taking naps and cooking. it was really great to spend a lot of time with my cousin, because ever since i went away to college i hadn't seen much of her besides holidays. we giggled a lot and made friendship bracelets the whole time.
the last day i got sick, some kind of stomach flu from my cousin, and i threw up three times in the cabin. it was not fun at all. hence, the car ride was hell because i couldn't put anything in my stomach. the adults got pizza for dinner that night at the motel, and i seriously had to leave the room because it smelled so good but i couldn't eat it. finally, the next morning i tried chicken nuggets because i was feeling better. they were the best chicken nuggets i have ever had in my entire life.
after we got home from canada, i just kind of layed around until yesterday. the EMC went to put-in-bay to spend the day together. i had such a fun time. we walked a hell of a lot, laughed, took lots of crazy pictures, and just basically enjoyed each other's company in the sunshine. we went to perry's monument, perry's cave, and the beach, not to mention in a lot of the stores.
after we got home, i spent the night at stephanie's house. Dawson stopped by and we watched Meet The Robinsons, which i had never seen before. and holy crap, i LOVE it. it was so funny and random and just up my alley. we finally fell asleep around 3am.
i'm going to really miss everybody when i go back to school.
today i got my trumpet back from being serviced, which is great because i haven't played in almost three weeks because of canada. i really need to get back into it, because knowing my teacher he'll be all nazi-ish the very first week.
tomorrow i'm going to help at my church's food pantry in the morning and then going to see Dave Matthews Band perform at Blossom!!! AHHHH!! i'm so excited!!
and then --- jessica called me today, and her parents have an extra ticket for the indians game on friday. get this - CLUB seats. super close to the field, and everything is included, the only thing that you have to buy is alcohol. ohmygosh i am SO pumped. if i'm not mistaken, it will also be Tom Hamilto appreciation day, which is uber awesome because he's my favorite announcer.
this summer has been one of the most fantastic times of my life. so many things to do, so many things to remember and appreciate and love.
and school is less than three weeks away! i bought a lot of my books today - $160 altogether except for my essential elements books. i think i made out pretty well. and hopefully i'm not going to have to make up any tuition this year - with my renewable scholarships, i might just about break even. maybe have to pay a couple hundred bucks. but when it's overall $43000, i'd say i'm doing pretty good.
well, i must wrap this up. my dad is hovering and it's kinda awkward.
1 comment:
hahaha! your dad and his hovering.
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