: And I am the luckiest
Today was pretty awesome, minus the whole part where I've been having a bad reaction to the amoxicillin I was prescribed.
I sounded really good in my voice lesson, and I walked out feeling pretty solid about things (plus I booked the auditorium for my junior recital, which was a big relief). Then Roxy, the boys, and I drove to Grand Rapids to eat dinner at her mom's house and swing dance in this crazy museum downtown. I got some pretty hilarious footage of Andy trying to line-dance to Cotton Eyed Joe, and I LOVE Grand Rapids.
Oh, and on the way there I got really randomly patriotic. I was all, "Dudes, this is America's heartland, and it's sunset, and I like where I live, you know? OMG check out those sweet grain silos!"
Plus it was pretty cool to go to a major Michigan city that wasn't slowly dying. They were building all kinds of new buildings, and people were actually downtown doing things- it's amazing what a 2 hour drive west can do. I guess it's because west Michigan is waaaay less dependent on the auto industry, but it was still pretty shocking to see the difference.
We also drove past Kendall College, which Stephanie has either applied to, or it considering applying to.
I have a super awesome Valentine's gift all planned out for her, I just don't know if I'll be able to get it done in time- I'm leaving for Indiana at like, 4 PM on Friday and won't be back til Sunday, so I'll have to make it, tinker with it, and mail it by then. I have a slightly less awesome backup gift in mind, but I would really prefer to send her the gift she deserves. <3
The weekend after this one we're thinking of going to Canada, because now Holtzman (the youngest) is 19. I love having debauched adventures with my friends. And we starting talking about road tripping out to Minneapolis sometime. I'm so excited.
The boys are back, Roxy's asleep, and I should probably be heading back up to my dorm soon.
Today was pretty awesome, minus the whole part where I've been having a bad reaction to the amoxicillin I was prescribed.
I sounded really good in my voice lesson, and I walked out feeling pretty solid about things (plus I booked the auditorium for my junior recital, which was a big relief). Then Roxy, the boys, and I drove to Grand Rapids to eat dinner at her mom's house and swing dance in this crazy museum downtown. I got some pretty hilarious footage of Andy trying to line-dance to Cotton Eyed Joe, and I LOVE Grand Rapids.
Oh, and on the way there I got really randomly patriotic. I was all, "Dudes, this is America's heartland, and it's sunset, and I like where I live, you know? OMG check out those sweet grain silos!"
Plus it was pretty cool to go to a major Michigan city that wasn't slowly dying. They were building all kinds of new buildings, and people were actually downtown doing things- it's amazing what a 2 hour drive west can do. I guess it's because west Michigan is waaaay less dependent on the auto industry, but it was still pretty shocking to see the difference.
We also drove past Kendall College, which Stephanie has either applied to, or it considering applying to.
I have a super awesome Valentine's gift all planned out for her, I just don't know if I'll be able to get it done in time- I'm leaving for Indiana at like, 4 PM on Friday and won't be back til Sunday, so I'll have to make it, tinker with it, and mail it by then. I have a slightly less awesome backup gift in mind, but I would really prefer to send her the gift she deserves. <3
The weekend after this one we're thinking of going to Canada, because now Holtzman (the youngest) is 19. I love having debauched adventures with my friends. And we starting talking about road tripping out to Minneapolis sometime. I'm so excited.
The boys are back, Roxy's asleep, and I should probably be heading back up to my dorm soon.
Current Music: Ben Folds - The Luckiest