TGIF

I finished my last day of work on Wednesday. It is amazing how much I can get accomplished at home when I am not spending ten hours of my day at the golf course!

Yesterday I purchased a toaster oven and my first printer. This was a big step for me, but as move is only over a week away, it's time to get cracking. I have begun packing all the necessities (if anyone has suggestions that I may overlook please let me know!)

I also got a chance to see my dance group which I haven't seen all summer. Goodness me I missed those ladies! So if they're reading this, I just want you girls to know how much you mean to me, how how much I have counted on you through the years. Please stay fabulous, you all have so much to offer the world and so much to look forward to. It was an excellent way to spend the afternoon and I enjoyed myself more than you can ever know.

The sista and I also went on a cleaning rampage and my room is cleaner than it's ever been! Not even kidding anyone who has seen my room would be so impressed!

Today Lex and I are heading to the pool with one of her friends. It is so easy to make that little girl's day. I have forgotten how rewarding it was to see that smile when I would ask if she would like a girl's day out!

This weekend marks my last truly carefree weekend and it's shaping up to be one for the record books.

The best of luck to all my friends getting ready for college or university, crazy isn't it? I am already resenting the grocery shopping, and the bills. But we all have to do it sometime right?

This summer has been so memorable up to this point, and I want to thank everyone who has been a part of it.

Most Successful Road Trip I've Ever Went On...

On Friday afternoon, my brother and two of our friends took a trek down to Provincial Judging in Vermilion. In reality this trip was supposed to start at four, but Travis decided he had to check out the calf crop, so we started about two hours later...

Taking this trip was definitely the highlight of my week even though these three boys requested haystacks (which I complied to) and that I drive on the way home (which for anyone who knows me, I don't like driving but it was Ty's truck).

We came out of the competition with three trips, Ty and Trav getting the trip I took last year to Denver, CO and I getting my senior agribition trip.

I'd like to take this oppotunity to thank all the organizers and sponsors, especially ATB Financial for providing all 4-H members with a chance like that. They award 17 trips at each Provincial Judging. I honored to have recieved my first choice trips both years, and know I am extremely lucky.

Me & One of the Guys Who Will Be Hitting Regina this Fall

With that being said, we got home about Midnight after the awards ceremony, packing and all our goodbyes. We head to our next show today, and we won't be back until next week sometime. This will be one of my last shows as an actual junior, as I am now done 4-H.

So with the summer already three quarters done, I don't know where the time has went. However I plan on making the best of the other 14 or so days I have left.

Safe travels and warm, good haying days to all!

Accepted

Yesterday the best thing happened... Well one of the best things, along with determining my future of Redron and realizing blonde's have more fun. I got accepted! Actually accepted too, not like the movie accepted, which I have been thinking a lot about reenacting as I painfully waited for my envelope.

As a side note, conditional acceptance is like being told you can go in the bouncy tent when your ten as long as the twelve year olds don't show up. You know that eventually you will get your turn, but who knows when!

Any how, let's set the scene. I had just finished work, as I do everyday I'm not showing, super greasy but on the other hand smelling of burgers, and went to check the mail as I have everyday for the last two weeks... There it was, an envelope from RDC....

Now I have spent much time trying to figure out what a thick and thin envelope is. And which would I rather have? But back to this envelope... It was one sheet of paper I could tell, probably cheap staples paper, because they send out hundreds of those things right? Just plug in a different name... Who knows this letter could include a congrats to McLovin.....

I thought about waiting until I got home to open the envelope, but that would be embarrassing if it contained an, ohh better luck next year.

So I began to tear it open when Tam Tam walked in, one of my friends mothers. I look at her, she looks at me.... I awkwardly continue to slowly tear open the envelope.... Finally I tell her, "this is my letter telling me if I'm in or not!" and she is surprised I'm opening it right in the post office. However I had already thought this out... I would've broken down and tried to open it halfway home which would lead to potential driving hazards.

After this process (which in reality took more like two minutes, not the twenty I'm making it out to be) I finally see the word congratulations!

HOLY GEEZES!

Tam Tam gives me a hug, and I then go on to buy myself a vitamin water and lottery ticket (which I won $4 on). I think I earned it after those thirteen years of education.

Seems like everything is falling into place. Karlee and I have our house all arranged, and I've been practicing on my house wife skills at the golf course, vacuuming, cleaning and cooking...

I'm even starting to look forward to it all. But right now it's just pretty great to be accepted!