sure. right. that happened, huh? well, i'm a little late, but i'm back. i have a lot of stuff to catch up on, so here's the bullet list...
*got back in july, early july. came home just in time for the fourth of july celebration/bbq at my folks' place. good times! we played in the pool, had some kalbi ribs and a lot of fun, and got some sun on my white, white skin.
*the following sunday was my mom's birthday. i don't think we did much, i think i just went over there and had some time with the folks. we celebrated the next friday night.
*ah, the dreaded monday. back at work. i went through all my emails and got caught up with the whole bunch of nothin' that was going on.
*the next friday...this was a good day, actually. not only did i get to go have supper with my mom, older sister, and younger sister (with family), but i was also informed that i was selected as the nominee for the ambassadorial scholarship award for district 5510! i was also informed that the paperwork is not due to rotary international headquarters until september. but, for $24k, i can wait!
*the rest of july was normal, i guess. plenty hot. i'm not a fan of hot. just so you know.
*let's see, what's next...august was filled with ups and downs. jury duty. the evening? a call to tell me that my grandma died. rough.
*highlight of august? my birfday! holy cow was it great. many of my friends, my mom, and older sister all came over to sam's house for a celebration. that in and of itself was enough to be fantastic, but the gifts i got were outlandishly spectacular: alky (always good - vino and jack, can't go wrong), season tickets to the cardinals, and a signed first edition copy of fight club.
*a signed. first. edition. copy. of. fight. club.
*the first of september i received news that my roommate was going to put in notice on the house. that month was spent looking for someplace new. how stressful.
*after the first cardinal game, g suggested i cruise by this one place.
*we moved into that one place the first of october. moving is also stressful.
*november, hot. i hate the heat. good month, though. oh - and i got to buy new tires and register my truck. woo.
*we hosted another hold 'em poker charity fund raiser tournament, raising almost $2300 for toys for tots and save the family. good times.
*starting the 7th of december, i attended a difficult week-long to understand training for information technology. good times. i passed the test, that's what was important. barely. but i passed!
*after class on monday i received word that i was approved for the ambassadorial scholarship and rotary told me that my first choice, instituto de empresa in madrid, spain, was just fine.
*i. got. the. ambassadorial. scholarship.
*now, christmas is breathing down my neck and i have zero gifts. zero. here's to procrastinating!
