Failure at Life.

Wow. I know, I'm a huge disappoint. My last post was August 1st! What the heck, Courtney?! Geeze. I'm so sorry. I'm very disappointed in myself. And a lot of fun things have happened, too. More exciting than all my other posts, for sure. I mean, a lot has happened these past two months. A lot of big things. But, no worries, because I'm here now! I'll try to be as brief as possible, while still being detailed about important things. But we all know my blogs can run a bit long, for that, I apologize. But I'll do my best at summarizing and including pictures of course! I mean, they're worth a thousand words themselves, so hopefully that'll help. Now, let's get started! (I'm going to do this weekly [monthly is cutting it close], instead of daily, so you can relax!)

August 1 - 7: Well, Monday, August 2, I went to the doctor. I don't remember the specifics, but it went well. Tuesday, the third, I had a party at Grammie and Papa's. It was a hit! Lots of people came. It was fun hanging out one last time before school started back, and we all went our separate ways. There was swimming, board games, food, and karaoke. I definitely plan on doing it again hopefully more than once next year. I think everyone enjoyed themselves. On Wednesday, the fourth, Vivi left for school, and Dad and I went to visit my brother for a week. The plane situation was awful, and both of our planes were delayed more than once for mechanical/technical issues. It was kind of scary getting on a plane that was delayed for two hours, but it was by far worth it! Seeing my brother was awesome. I'm sure Dad enjoyed having both his kids together at one time, too. Some other family friends stayed for two nights, and Bubby held poker night two nights in a row. I won $22 the first night and lost a little the second. It was like a $16 gain overall (with Dad's money, which is always the best!).

August 8 - 14: We were still with my brother under Wednesday, the 11th. Then we had to go to the airport. It was sad leaving my brother, but it was lots of fun. FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH Mel and I moved into our apartment! It was a fun and stressful day, with $300+ spent at Wal-Mart. Both our moms stayed over night, and we did some final things Saturday. Then Mel and I had our traditional fiesta. It was fun.

August 15 - 21: Classes started Wednesday the 18th. My teachers seemed cool, only two classes MWF. My HDFS teacher is funny and shares a lot of stories, and my World Lit professor is kind of scary, but he's chill too. I went to the orthodontist too and got my last eight weeks of trays! Woo hoo! My TR classes are bowling, math for elementary education majors 2 & 3. Bowling seems alright. My teacher doesn't really do much, we just bowl. So it's easy. Math 2 teacher is nice and her daughter came to class the first day. She's four and precious! Math 3 teacher bounces around the room like a crazy person. But each day is pretty easy. Math 3 is the most boring though.

August 22 - 28: Sunday the 22nd, Melanee and I went to this orientation thing for this program on campus like a Big Brother/Big Sister thing. I TRIPPED THERE! In fact, I tripped three times that day. At the meeting, I fell down the stairs and grabbed the girl in front of me; she didn't appreciate it. Then, in the parking lot, I slipped on some rocks and the only two people besides Melanee that I knew in the whole apartment complex were outside!! Ugh, it was embarrassing. I like totally fell too! It was awful. I then tripped when trying to put on my PJs, I fell on the floor. So yeah, great day. I bowled a 152 in bowling class the 26th (Thursday). Then on Friday the 27th, Mel's friend Nadine from England stayed the night with us. It was so much fun! We went to dinner at Ian and Chris's upstairs, then we went to our apartment and made videos and goofed off. It was fun. Then on Saturday the 28th, we took her to the airport. Even though I had only just met her, it was sad leaving her. The car ride was fun to and from though.

August 29 - September 4: On September first, Melanee and I went to see PARAMORE!! It was awesome. I drove in like six or seven lane traffic for the first time. In fact, I hit the five o'clock Wednesday and the eight AM on Thursday. Sweet, I know. They were lots of fun to see. On that Saturday, the fourth, I went to my first college football game! I got there early and went tail-gating, then we sat outside the gates for two and a half hours until they opened. Once we got inside, we still had two more hours to wait before the game at six. I bought a $4 water bottle because it was SOOOOOO hot outside! Then, like less than three minutes left in the second quarter, I PASSED OUT. I was with Ian, Chris, and them because I didn't know anyone else. I told Ian I thought I was about to faint, and in the process, I did. I came to and everyone was looking at me. It took me a minute to figure out what happened. I started crying because it hurt and I was embarrassed. Everyone was shoving water in my face, and I was chugging it! I decided to leave because I was too nervous it would happen again. It was awful.

September 5 - 11: There was no class on the sixth, so that was nice. Mom came and visited, Wednesday the 8th. Then on Saturday the 11th, I went to my cousin Cassie's wedding and stayed the night at my Grents' afterwards. It was a very pretty wedding, and I got to see lots of family.

September 12 - 18: On Wednesday the 15th, I had my interview for the Big Sister-ish thing. I was so nervous, and it took me like ten minutes to find it, but I felt good about it. Some of the questions were crazy, but I survived! I had a test in Math 2 on Thursday, and I made a 90! That was nice. That weekend, the 17th-19th, Dad, Chris, and I went to the beach with our bowling league. Our team finished in first place, and I won $5 in a drawing. It was fun. I got to eat at my favorite seafood place, so that was cool! And I actually got a tan! Who knows how long that'll last.

September 19 - 25: We came home from the beach on Sunday. No fun there. I made a 100 on my Math 3 test that Tuesday, the 21st. I also made an A-/B+ on my World Lit paper that Wednesday! How awesome is that!? I compared Beowulf to Batman in The Dark Knight. It was an awesome paper. I was super proud of it. Dad had surgery on the 23rd to get his prostate cancer removed. Everything went well, and he got out of surgery early. He stayed in the hospital over night and came home Friday. I was his nurse all weekend. I made a 92 on my HDFS test that Friday. Overall, it was a great week! [Although I didn't get most of those grades back within like two weeks, so that was stressful!]

September 26 - October 1: Mel and I held a dinner party at our house Monday the 27th. I made home made chili with my mom's recipe. Mel made "vegetarian chili" for herself and whoever else wanted. It was a hit, and everyone seemed to like it. Chris got to come too, so that was nice. Tuesday in bowling I bowled a 152. Dad had a doctor appointment Wednesday the 29th for a check up and to get his catheter removed. All went well, and they said he should be cured! Praise God! I went to our football game with Mel, Saturday the second. We had lots of fun on the car ride home.

Yay! All caught up. What a proud moment :) Okay, I'm signing off now. Haha.
[I'm going to make a post with nothing but pictures. I'm sure you were wondering.]

-peace.
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