i'm in over my head...

stanford is awesome! i'm having so much fun! i miss my family, but i'm not homesick. i am excited that i will get to see grandma and grandpa tomorrow! grandma called - they're picking me up at 11:30 :)

ok, so i'm cold and tired and should go to bed, but i want to talk. i was very excited about my classes, i finally signed up! i thought computer science would be fun, but an upperclasswoman (a nice one who gave us a ride home from target) said i will die - it's so hard! i really hope i enjoy it enough to make the challenge worth it. we will see. she also said i have to take it for 5 units, only grad students can do three :*( i hope she's wrong, but she did take the class...

on a happier note: i had a lovely evening. it was weird, though. they guys were getting into high-school rumors/gossip. does he hate me? anyway, ignoring that part, walking around with jose was fun. just walking and talking (or mostly listening for me :)

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i wanna wake up where you are

suddenly i see

well, california is awesome! i love it here! i am so incredibly excited about stanford on tuesday, but i am enjoying this mini vacation, too. today we went to the beach and the redwoods. everything was so beautiful! then we had dinner with dad's old work friends and their kids - they were really fun. last night with the cousins was fun, too. tomorrow we will run around stanford, get a cell phone, set up banking, and eat dinner with katie. she seems to be doing okay. the other katie is having a blast, but she broke her finger. bummer.

well, that's all i have time for tonight. i'm exhaused even after a two hour nap today! buenas noches!

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welcome to the hotel california...

laughter is my soul's release

these are stressful times. only two days left! but i'm talking to katie and matthew now, and sarah and leann are coming tomorrow, so my friends will help me through this! and armando and mike and jose armando and lewis and just about everyone else are excited with me! i have been packing all day, but i seem to be making progress. i went for a swim this morning and it felt sooooooo good! i actually had to make myself get out of the pool to go shower.

so tomorrow is my last day. i will get my nails done, see sarah and leann, and hang out with my family. it should be a fun day! i'm just getting a little anxious now. it's so soon!

i think i might change my major, but maybe not. not that i've declared one yet - that doesn't happen for like 2 years. math and comp sci or bio and genetics? i shall see how classes go this year, then decide.

lewis pointed out that it's been 9 months since i got into stanford! wow - the time has passed very quickly. in that much time again i will be a sophomore! (hopefully :)

jennie guelda came by yesterday to bring me a present - 20 acrylic photo frames. how sweet. and anne campbell gave me $20! al clark sent me a "thinking of you" card. it's so nice to know my church family cares about me so much!

this will be a fun adventure!

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quiero estar contigo

i've been hanginaround this town

well...

last day of work today! it's gonna be a long, hard day; but at least it's somthing to do. not looking forward to the drive home tonight, but im sure it will be fine. i haven't found anything new about stanford lately. i really want to be there and start meeting people. i miss my friends. i had a nice chat with griffin the other day, though. it was fun - we talked about spanish projects and mr. haas' class. i'm really glad i have someone who knows me and my friends already. katie is lonely and homesick. i'm really worried about her. she says she can't eat. i don't want to call her because i want her to focus on making friends there, but i also want to help her and make sure she eats something. she talking to her parents, so i'm sure they are helping the best the can.

i have been making some progress with the html/web stuff, but i have been kind of busy lately, which seems weird, because i really haven't been doing much. still, it will be something to do this week.

• hang w/mom
  
• pack
  
• paint
  
• do web stuff/html
  
• type session minutes
  
• read
  

that reminds me - im reading the last book in the narnia series. it's different from the others, but i really like it :)

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i've been bumin' around this old town for way too long

p.s. the concert rocked! the goo goo dolls were amazing! the counting crows were very good, but i didnt know that many of their songs. still, it was awesome!

and i don't wanna call you

sometimes you just need a friend. i should call katie and see how her chem quiz went. i could call matthew and ask about fdos.

ten days and i will be on a plane to california! it still seems like forever. i'm mostly packed, but i do need to clean out my closet :) kat raided my room last night, but took less than i had hoped. that means i have more to get rid of myself. oh well, it will give me something to do. i should paint. i should read. i should go for a bike ride! maybe i will when we get back.

35 minutes and i will be on my way to the airport. we are going to houston. dad has business, and i need to get out of louisville! the farthest away i have been this summer is hubers. cedar ridge was awesome, tho; i wouldn't have traded it. i missed edgelake, tho. beckii said she will be in the area for halloween! i hope to see her then. it will be just after jenny and mom leave. i think jenny and i will have a great when she visits. she is getting more and more excited about college. she's started filling out applications; mom is good at staying on top of all that. poor daniel, molly had no idea what she was talking about. at least he's motivated to go to western because of michael, which molly avoided talking about all night. lol. why is it that all of a sudden i am realizing i have no straight guy friends? i mean i love my friends, but i need some variety. oh well, at least matthew is still matthew :)

quote of the day:
"life's a lot to think about sometimes, when you keep it all between the lines"