Summer 2008

Yesterday I went to Lagoon. Which is usually pretty lame but, I went on all of the intense rides. My new all time favorite is, bum bum bum... the Sky Coaster. They hook you up to these cables and you are in this pouch contraption (kind of like a Stork's package), then they pull you way up high and count down 3, 2, 1 ... Soar! You then have to pull a cord that releases you at death defying speeds. You feel like you are going to plummet to your doom, then at the last second you are swooping in a giant arc. It felt like I was flying! My hands were stretched out and enjoying the moment while Brian was hugging my arm pretty tightly. It was hilarious!

I also went on a cruise this summer. I had an insane amount of fun (and stress)! We went to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico. The boat was huge! We kept walking from front to back marveling at how enormous this contraption was. I blindly went with my step-brother John, and if you know him you know how many awkward things he likes to say to get a rise out of people, so I was sitting there thinking, "Wow, that was really awkward." Then we would laugh. I don't think I would ever go on a cruise without another person in our group, because everyone kept asking us if we were engaged or how long we had been dating and I would say, "Nope! He's my brother." or "We're just good friends." That was pretty nasty and odd.

I've had an amazing summer, but I am excited to get back to school! Things always seem to come at me in chunks instead of pieces so, right now I am trying to set up my classroom and move at the same time. Crazy!!

Ann is now engaged, and I couldn't be happier for her! She is seriously one of the funnest people I know, when she's not trying to make me angry. She has a gift for saying things that make me laugh harder then I ever do for anything else. Another one of my very favorite sisters is prego (you know who you are) and she is the least flawed person I know. She has a way of making me talk and sometimes cry where nobody else can. She is an amazing mother and friend! I love my family!

I also wanted you to get a glimpse of how funny Neil is. He was at the car wash with me and decided to play with my camera and take a million pictures. Neil is growing up so fast, and he knows it too. He keeps touching his Adam's Apple and asking us, "What's this?" Although, he knows exactly what it is he's just trying to get us to notice he's growing up. He also like to compare his height to everyone else and is looking for the day when he is, "Tall as Gwen!" Not a compliment to me, but what can I say... He thinks I'm the coolest!