Abia Astept!

This is REALLY July 30th, by the way. My 1/2 birthday! Heheheh.
I am going back to Romania on August 14th! AHHHH yessss. I'm so excited, elated, jubalent, extatic, whatever word Rachael wants to use... :) So I'll be arriving in Bucharest the 15th, even though I know the people from my mission and the Mathers won't be there, but that's ok. I seems like it can't only be 15 days till i leave, cuz there's tons left to do: Keep working, till the 10th, pack everything, have last get-togethers with friends, and say good-bye. All that transition stuff we talked about this weekend at Re-entry. (but for me it's more like 'exit'). Speaking of that, it was so refreshing to be around mks again--esp guys. And even though i only knew them for 2 days, i already miss a couple ppl esp. :( But i'll survive. Emily should be bringing a full cd of pictures with her today. :D
AND i got to see Raymond this weekend! I also had to say goodbye to my friend who is leaving for germany today. Don't know when i'll see her again. But such is life.

Sonshine

Sonshine was awesome. There were tons of people i knew there from random places, and it was fun seeing all the bands, and lots that i'd never heard before too. I got to know the people from my youth group who were there better too. I have to start working again tomorrow, which makes me tired just thinking about it. I'm going to miss the Sr.high youth thing at my own house, on wednesday cuz i work. I don't think my mom thought of that possiblity when she signed up to do it.. :( That's really sad. I love going to church stuff so much more now, cuz it's my time to get refreshed with God, and to hang out with friends. I wouldn't mind it if school were going to start really soon. if it were time for school again, i'd already know what country i'm going to be in for it, and i wouldn't have to work. (maybe as much, at least). I still have to decide lots of stuff and get some stuff done between now and then, though. For just one more month.

Seven,seven,seven.

I've been at the front counter and registers at work the past 3 days. Time actually goes by a little bit faster up there, especially when it's busy. :)
I  get really indignant when i hear people around me swearing and stuff, which is a good thing, only I don't know if /when i should say something about it. :S Any help? I have gotten to just be myself-especially with one girl i work with in particualar-saying things like: "No, please don't go yell at that lady", "I haven't noticed he's had a bad attidude", "I don't just go flirt with strangers!", "um, no, that's ok. I don't want to go to the club with you", and yah, you get the point. I hope it at least makes her wonder why I'm like that. That same girl told me today that she got engaged last night, and how he asked her and everything, and showed me her ring, and I was truly very excited for her. :) I'll be praying for her too.
I finally got to practice violin yesterday for the first time since monday! (BAD me) I've just been really busy. :(

Bittersweetness

This morning we picked my mom up at the airport, and then took her to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory for her birthday/getting back with my grandparents. I'd never eaten there. It was really good, but really filling, so there were lots of take-home boxes. Then we got home, and my mom gave me my cell phone! :D yay. that was fun, cuz now i can read old messages :D hehe. But even more exciting was that she gave me the 06-07 BCA yearbook! :D And reading it, and looking at all the pictures of all my friends made me smile immensely and incessantly, and laugh out loud sometimes, but it also made me miss them all SO much, and sad that i hadn't been there to share those memories with them! But I am soo thankful i could get one-it meant a lot to me. :D