Inturrupted

Wednesday marked my last day of my first semester in college. It was definitely a success. I had my Psychology exam at 1 in the afternoon. It took me only 20 minutes to do and I aced that thing. I'm so proud of myself. I've done amazingly this semester, and I'm not just being cocky.

I started the day at Gina's because I'd spent the night before at her house with a bonfire with a couple of her guy friends from a town about a half hour away. It was pretty decent but it wasn't my favorite to be honest. The guys were nice and they were fun to hang out with and listen to. But at the end of the night they started to get racist and whatnot. I can take a joke about quite a lot. I just never found racism funny.

After my exam I headed out to Lauren and Chris' house. Lauren wasn't quite ready for me. She accidentally walked down the stairs, just out of the shower, half naked. It was pretty funny. We walked on over to the Family Store and ended up buying a couple Pokemon VHS tapes.

When Chris got home from work we headed on out to C-Burg. We went to their friend Jackie's place where we played some Dungeons and Dragons. It was my first time actually being able to play. A few summers ago I went out with my friend David and we'd put together a character for me. It took so long that by the time we were done, I needed to get back home. We just never really got to hang out again after that. He was at the D&D session though and it was great to see him again.

I had Chris and Lauren drop me off at Eric's house once we were all done at Jackie's and I spent the night there. We stayed up all night as usual and we just enjoyed each others company. Thursday we watched Oliver and Company and Thumbelina. I was so amazed to find out he knew Thumbelina so I decided that instead of watching Robin Hood, we'd watch that.

It was just wonderful to see him again after a week and a half. He went to ACen last weekend and we didn't get to talk while he was there. Then I was just super focused on exams. I was just glad to be there. Especially since I'm leaving for Utah early Monday morning.

This morning my mom and I left to come up and visit her friend from high school, Joy. It's been fun so far. We got to her place a half hour sooner than we'd expected so I got to take some sweet photos of the rolling hills behind their house. We went out to see Letters to Juliet, which I absolutely loved. I look forward to owning it. Romance movies are definitely my vice and I'm unashamed.


-Ashley Reyn


Took this today.
As I was taking
pictures of the
rolling hills I got
some dadelion
seeds on me, so I
put one on my
jeans. I think
it turned out
amazingly.

Summertime

I'm looking to make this summer the greatest I've had. Almost all of the summers I've enjoyed since I was fifteen have been spent in my living room, on the computer, talking to people from other states. Do not get me wrong – I love my friends from around the world. I just would love to have a summer spent outside with people in real life – in real time. I've been scrounging the internet to find small festivals Katie and I can go to. I'm sure one day we'll go to Summerfest, you can't live in Wisconsin and NOT go to Summerfest.

May:
May 19 – Last day of Exams
May 21 – Leave for Joy's
May 26 – Leave For Idaho
May 28 – Tour at BYU-I / Leave for Utah

June:
June 3 – Leave for Home
June 8 – Drivers Test
June 11 – Pride Fest with Katie (11-13)
June 17 – Vicky's 19 Birthday
June 18 – Vicky and James Visit
June 19 – Alec's 19 Birthday
June 26 – Strawberry Festival with Katie (26-27)

July:
July 4 – Fireworks with Eric and Katie
July 10 – Rachel's 19 Birthday
July 22 – Falls Fest with Lauren&Co. (22-24)

August:
August 10 – Leave for Rachel's (10-18)

The trip to Rachel's is completely tentative for now. We've got to wait until she checks on it with her mom, but once that's squared away, it's a done deal. I have the cash to do it, so I'll be buying my ticket the second I have the go ahead from her mom. There is talk of going to the beach in Daytona.

We're so excited to meet each other. It was three years ago that I added her to watch how much she was suffering since Mathew had broken up with her to be with me. She melted my heart with kindness almost immediately. We've been best friends ever since. She is such a strong woman, and I'm so happy to have her in my life.

This summer will be the greatest of my life. Even if (not to say I'll be happy) Florida doesn't happen this year. All of those events on my calendar are going to just add to what a wonderful place I'm in this year. I never thought I could be this happy this often. I really do have wonderful friends and family. The people who love me are some of the greatest people in the entire world.