I will do my best to summarize the past 2 weeks. On Fri Aug 7, I went to Six Flags with my best friend and her family. That night, I picked up Crunch from the airport and we stayed at her Papa and Nana's house. They are such kind and loving people. It was nice hanging out with Crunch again. I didn't think I'd see her for much longer...though it was my doing that I was able to see her. The Next day I went fishing for the first time. We went out on the boat and sat for a while catching nothing. It wasn't until I got ready to quit when I was fishing on the dock that I caught 2 diff fish with 1 worm! Crunch and I went to church with Papa and Nana then headed to Carrolton to her Aunt's house. It was very chaotic there with 5 kids living there. We stayed up late playing Halo. I don't play it much but it gets addicting quickly. The Next day, on Mon, we headed to Ryan's new apt. We all played Uno then Phase 10. We were all saying really crazy things cause of how tired we all were. It was hilarious and fun!
On Tues I left Crunch there and I drove to Gainesville to see Scott. It was a 5 hour drive. I ran into 4 diff downpours on the way. There was a surprise party for Skipper that night. I felt bad that I was going to miss it but I promised Scott I would visit and couldn't go back on that. It was nice to see Scott again. It's been over a year. I was really tired and started falling asleep watching a movie but when I got to the room I slept in I couldn't sleep a wink til a couple hours later. On Wed, Scott and I went to the sunny beach! As always, it's an amazing experience to be at the beach. We went in the water then threw the frisbee. I tried to lay out but Scott wasn't thrilled about gettting tan, as most guys aren't. After about 3 hours we headed back to his house. After getting cleaned up and eating we went to play putt putt with his mom and dad. It was fun. Scott and I watched Dan in Real Life.
I headed back to Atl on Thurs. The drive didn't seem that bad this time. When I got close, I stopped at Walmart then noticed I had a flat tire. Luckily it was fixable and didn't cost me anything. Since I couldn't get in touch with Crunch, I rode by my old neighborhood. Everyone was at Skipper's house so that's where I went. We played Uno for a while. Skipper worked on fixing her Xbox. She ended up getting it fixed by herself. It was full of dust. Since it got fixed, they decided we would stay there and play Rockband. I picked up what little skill I have at it again. Something about that game is fun. Later, Crunch, Skipper, Anna, and I went to Josh's house to watch Obsessed. Very creepy movie, kinda like Fatal Attraction. When we got back to Skipper's I noticed something very wrong with my hood. Looked like someone backed into my car. The sides of my hood were bowed up. I was so furious I hit the hood but had to walk off to keep calm. They tried to figure it out but I already had my ideas. Jeena was parked in front of me. I didn't want to accuse her without knowing for sure so Skipper drove me to her house so I could see her vehicle for myself. No doubt about it, she backed into my car. I can't believe she drove off and didn't say anything. The next day I got the police to come over and make a report. I let Jeena know what was going on to see if she wanted to take responsibility. She came over. The cop verified what I already knew. A report was written up and Jeena called her insurance company to get things in order for my car to get fixed.
That day, Fri, we all kinda hung around playing Rockband for a while. It was decided we would go to the pool tonight. People were playing frisbee but I went to Anna's house with her. She had to let her dog and her sister's dogs outside. She's a very fun person. So the plan was for us to play this game they got from somewhere. Vasoline was spread all over a watermelon. It was kinda like water football. 2 teams fight to get the watermelon to their end of the pool. All the while, everyone is fighting to get the watermelon. It was a VERY intense game and I tried to stay in the middle of it all. I actually scored 2 points which I was happy about considering I've never played. Everyone played in the pool for a while then we went to Skipper's. After I got out of the shower we went to Anna's to drop off things then to Waffle House. Very interesting experience. People were dancing all over the parking lot, it was freezing cold inside, Anna and I got our food last, and one of the guys with us almost got in a fight with another guy in the parking lot for something rude he said to Crunch. Everyone went back to Anna's and played Rockband. Most people passed out. I stayed up for a while then fell asleep too.
On Sat, we didn't do too much until later. They wanted to go to a stake youth dance. I am too old for youth dances but I pretty much had no choice in going. I saw Brett Richards a counselor from EFY last year. I kinda stood around til later when I loosened up and danced just a little. After the dance Crunch, Skipper, Josh and I went to Skipper's house. They cut up the watermelon from our game last night. It was such mush. Then we watched The Green Mile, good but long movie. It wasn't done til about 4 and Skipper had to take Josh home. I talked with Crunch while they were gone. I love talking to her cause our convos are both funny and serious. She is such a great friend to talk to. I finally went to sleep. Sunday we went to Grayson ward's sacrament meeting so Crunch could see people in her old ward. Then we went to the single's branch so she could see people there. We got there late then there was a meet, greet, and eat after. Rodney, who has been texting me lately was there and hung around me. Back to Skipper's house after church. We hung out and talked. Crunch and I left out to go back to her aunt's house. Their goodbye's were so emotional. Tears flowing like rain. It was precious. There was so much love between them. I have enjoyed my time with them. I would have liked to have spent more personal time with Skipper but other people there prevented that. Oh well. Back to her aunt's crazy house we stayed up a long time. Her 2 cousin's Cameron and Drew stayed up a long time with us but passed out watching Meet the Parent's, as did I.
I woke up first and took a shower. I let Crunch sleep. I started highlighting my new scriptures starting with scripture mastery. It took a while to do but I completed that then started highlighting FSY scriptures. We didn't leave until after the kids got home. More goodbye's were hard for Crunch. We headed back to her Papa and Nana's house. They took us to Dreamland and we ate some really good ribs. They took us by the Bama campus and told us the story of how they met. They are so cute. I hope one day I'm as happy with my husband as they are with each other. We watched some things on TV they recorded. Crunch and I went downstairs. She couldn't find her mp3 player so she made a mix cd from my music to take with her on her flight. I downloaded some cds as well. I couldn't get to sleep til about 4am. then woke up at 9:30. It is Aug 18th, Nana made us eggs benedict. It was delicious. She's practicing to be a gourmet chef. She's doing well with it. Crunch spent time washing and packing and I downloaded cds. Papa gave her an extra mp3 player he had for her to put music on and take with her. That would work much better for her than just the one mix cd she made. We left for the airport around 1. Her grandparents thanked me for bringing her to them and invited me to their home any time. They are so nice and cute. I hate goodbye's. I don't handle them well. It was hard for me to say bye to Crunch. Even though it was short, I still cried. I think it's when people start talking saying 'I'll miss you' and 'it was fun' and other such things is when I get teary-eyed. I left and finally made it home sweet home.
Today has been kind of emotional. I have experienced happy, sad, excited, and stressed almost all at the same time. Happy because I got to see friends I haven't seen in a while. Sad because I won't get to see them for a while and like stated before, I'm no good with goodbyes. Excited because I'll be in Vegas Thurs for my family reunion and meeting family I never knew existed. And stressed because I have to deal with packing quickly and taking care of bills before I leave. Wow it's crazy being a woman and feeling all those things at once! That shouldn't be possible. So as I talked with Sarah on the phone all she had to do was ask if I was ok and I started tearing up and told her to call me back in a bit. She told me about her vacation at Palm Beach and how much fun she's having. I'm happy she's having a great time and getting away from all her stress here. She met an Egyptian girl that reminds her of me. I'm glad I have her as my best friend :) She knows just what to say for me to feel better. So I feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life. Sometimes I am a sucker for them like Crunch. I saw her in need and couldn't help myself. I don't like seeing people unhappy if I think I can do something for them. I might have put myself in a bit of a bind financially but it's nothing I can't bounce back from in a short while. It was worth it to me because it was worth it to her.
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