First off, sorry for the lack of posts. My mind has been blank for posts.
Well, this weekend was lots of fun. Yesterday I went to Kelly's for a pool party. The weather was perfect! The water was still pretty cool, but it felt nice after being in the sun. We had a few friends come over and spent the afternoon by the pool. Afterwards we went back to Kelly's apartment and had an amazing dinner. Kelly cooked steak, chicken, corn on the cob, and home fried potatoes. We all had such a great time just hanging out. I can't wait to do it again!
Today Kelly and I went downtown to the Greek Festival. This was the first time either of us had been. It was real neat. I ate a traditional Gyro. I had never had one before. It had lamb in it. It was actually real good. A gyro is similar to a taco except in a pita and with lamb. We listened to Greek music and watched some Greek dances. It was a lot of fun.
We had a wonderful weekend. I look forward to more like it.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Family Night
Last night everyone came over, Kelly, Jill and David, and Amy. We had a great time! Amy and I played cards. We all remininsed about growing up. All the memories...wow!
Jill and I used to go to my grandparents house every summer for two weeks. Her twin brother Mike would also go. Andy, one of my other cousins who lives near my grandparents house, would stay at my grandparents houses also. We would have so much fun. We would play with Barbies in our room. I remember one time when we went into the room Mike and Andy were in there playing with the barbies. They said that they were playing with G.I. Joe also. We still pick on them about it.
Last night we also talked about the summer of 1990. We were out in Ohio. Now let me explain that they live on a farm with a 110 acers. They have a pond, barns, etc. We had decided to have a water balloon fight. Jill was chasing my dad through the fields with the water balloon. My dad couldn't believe how much she kept up with him. I don't remember if she actually got him or not but it was fun.
One thing we liked to do while we were in Ohio was to ride the riding lawn mowers. We would have races and chase each other on them. At the time I was 8 years old. I was driving the red riding lawn mower . We were back in the woods when all of a sudden a BIG tree jumped out in front of me! I slammed into the tree. I was so scared. I had just smashed my Uncle Larry's riding lawn mower. I, of course, was crying. When we got back to the house I ran into my Grammy's arms and sobbing I told her that I wrecked the riding mower. My uncle was taking a nap at the time so my Aunt Kandy went in and told him. All he said was "That's okay." I was shocked. Everyone knew that if it had been one of his kids they would have been in a lot of trouble. The damage to the riding lawn mower was $400! I said it that summer that I would NEVER drive a riding lawn mower again and I haven't.
Those are just some of the memories that we shared last night. We had a great time, like we always do. I love when my family gets together and shares memories. Everyone remembers something different. It is always so special.
Jill and I used to go to my grandparents house every summer for two weeks. Her twin brother Mike would also go. Andy, one of my other cousins who lives near my grandparents house, would stay at my grandparents houses also. We would have so much fun. We would play with Barbies in our room. I remember one time when we went into the room Mike and Andy were in there playing with the barbies. They said that they were playing with G.I. Joe also. We still pick on them about it.
Last night we also talked about the summer of 1990. We were out in Ohio. Now let me explain that they live on a farm with a 110 acers. They have a pond, barns, etc. We had decided to have a water balloon fight. Jill was chasing my dad through the fields with the water balloon. My dad couldn't believe how much she kept up with him. I don't remember if she actually got him or not but it was fun.
One thing we liked to do while we were in Ohio was to ride the riding lawn mowers. We would have races and chase each other on them. At the time I was 8 years old. I was driving the red riding lawn mower . We were back in the woods when all of a sudden a BIG tree jumped out in front of me! I slammed into the tree. I was so scared. I had just smashed my Uncle Larry's riding lawn mower. I, of course, was crying. When we got back to the house I ran into my Grammy's arms and sobbing I told her that I wrecked the riding mower. My uncle was taking a nap at the time so my Aunt Kandy went in and told him. All he said was "That's okay." I was shocked. Everyone knew that if it had been one of his kids they would have been in a lot of trouble. The damage to the riding lawn mower was $400! I said it that summer that I would NEVER drive a riding lawn mower again and I haven't.
Those are just some of the memories that we shared last night. We had a great time, like we always do. I love when my family gets together and shares memories. Everyone remembers something different. It is always so special.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Update
I know it has been awhile since I have posted. I have been very busy with school. I have completed the semester! I am just waiting on grades to be posted. If I have calculated correctly I have three A's. I have no clue what my math grade will be. That class was a nightmare! It was so frustrating because I am normally awesome in math. It had been eight years since I've taken a math class, so that definately made the class more difficult.
I talked to my counselor for O.T. a couple weeks ago. I asked her if there was anything else that I needed to do for the application process. She told me that I was all set. They will look at grades once they are posted and make the decision on who will be accepted. Only 25 people make it into the program. I will find out the first week of June. I am nervous. This is such a big deal for me, I mean, this is my dream. I have worked so hard to get into OT school.
On a different note, my cousin, Amy, came into town this week. She is visiting from northwest Ohio. Her sister, Jill, lives down here. It has been great visiting with her. Yesterday Amy, Jill, Kelly, and I went to lunch at Firehouse subs. I love those subs! After lunch we went to Color Clay Cafe. I had never been there before. It was a lot of fun! I picked out a sun to paint. Once I get it back I'll take a picture of it and post it, as long as it comes out alright.
Tomorrow night my family is going to the Drive game. It is Bausch & Lomb night, my dad works there. They are recognizing people that have worked for the company for 25 years. My dad has been with the company for 26 years. My dad is excited about all four of us going to the game. It is going to be lots of fun. I'll post pictures of the game too.
I hope everyone is doing well. Have a great weekend!
I talked to my counselor for O.T. a couple weeks ago. I asked her if there was anything else that I needed to do for the application process. She told me that I was all set. They will look at grades once they are posted and make the decision on who will be accepted. Only 25 people make it into the program. I will find out the first week of June. I am nervous. This is such a big deal for me, I mean, this is my dream. I have worked so hard to get into OT school.
On a different note, my cousin, Amy, came into town this week. She is visiting from northwest Ohio. Her sister, Jill, lives down here. It has been great visiting with her. Yesterday Amy, Jill, Kelly, and I went to lunch at Firehouse subs. I love those subs! After lunch we went to Color Clay Cafe. I had never been there before. It was a lot of fun! I picked out a sun to paint. Once I get it back I'll take a picture of it and post it, as long as it comes out alright.
Tomorrow night my family is going to the Drive game. It is Bausch & Lomb night, my dad works there. They are recognizing people that have worked for the company for 25 years. My dad has been with the company for 26 years. My dad is excited about all four of us going to the game. It is going to be lots of fun. I'll post pictures of the game too.
I hope everyone is doing well. Have a great weekend!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
My day with JP
On Friday I was able to watch JP all day. I had a blast! We played real hard. I don't know if I wore him out more or he wore me out more. We had a great day of playing, playing with my animals, and going to the park.
Here are some pictures, there are a lot of them!
Giving Sandy a kiss
After two hours of playing hard
Still sleeping at my house
After nap, "Oh let me get my hands on you!"
Chico and JP
I was going to draw my mommy a picture, 
"Kitty!"
Posing at the park
"Let me out!"
Getting ready to slide
After a day of playing!
Here are some pictures, there are a lot of them!
JP watching The Wiggles
Giving Sandy a kiss
After two hours of playing hard
Still sleeping at my house
After nap, "Oh let me get my hands on you!"
Chico and JP
I was going to draw my mommy a picture, but I would rather dump the crayons and
put them back in the box!
"Kitty!"
Rolling all over Chico
Posing at the park
"Let me out!"
Getting ready to slide
After a day of playing!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Our birthday!
Grampy and I had a wonderul birthday together. We enjoyed spending time together. My Grampy told us many stories. He talked about being in World War II. He told us all of the different places he had been.
One tradition in my family is that the whosever birthday it is gets to choose dinner. We chose to have a pork roast, carrots, peas, macoroni and cheese, and speciality bread. It was delicious! Afterwards we opened gifts and then had lemon meringue pie.
We had a great birthday. I hope that we are able to spend our next birthday together!
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Evelyn and Grampy
Mom and Rachael
One tradition in my family is that the whosever birthday it is gets to choose dinner. We chose to have a pork roast, carrots, peas, macoroni and cheese, and speciality bread. It was delicious! Afterwards we opened gifts and then had lemon meringue pie.
We had a great birthday. I hope that we are able to spend our next birthday together!
Grampy and Rachael
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Evelyn and Grampy
Rachael
Mom and Rachael
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Grampy is here!
I'm so excited! My Grampy and Evelyn came into town today. They are on their way back up to New York. They stay in Fort Myers Flordia for the winter. They are staying until Sunday! It is also extra special because we will be spending our birthday together, tomorrow! I will post more later and post pictures soon.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Time
I got to thinking this week about how fast this semster has gone by. I mean it is already April! I have four weeks left of school. It seems like yesterday I started these classes. I also got to thinking about being a kid and the anticipation of school being out for the summer. The day would then come when I could play with my friends all day. We would play outside all day and all evening. The only time we would come in was to eat lunch and dinner. We would do all sorts of things. We rode our bikes, played house, hide and seek, tennis. Of course we would have Kool-Aid sales, what kid doesn't. We would spend the night at each others house staying up late watching movies. The days would fly by. Soon it would be the end of the summer and time to get ready to go back to school. No more playing all day. No more spend the night parties. No more staying up late. It was time to get back to the routine of things. Then school would start and it would seem like an eternity until the following summer.
Now not only do summers go by fast, but also the entire year. It amazes me how fast time goes by. There never seems to be enough time in a day. At the end of a day you are always left wondering where the past 24 hours have gone. That is how I'm feeling with the past four months. Where in the world have they gone?
I have definately enjoyed this semester more than I thought I would. I enjoy going to school. I have met so many neat people in my classes and at the gym. I have learned so much this semester. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend school full time and have the college experience without the stress of working full time. I have been able to focus 100% on school, which is something that I have never been able to do before or wanted to do. I have to say that I have no regrets about going back to school. I am very focused about being in school. I look forward to August when I start my classes for Occupational Therapy.
Now not only do summers go by fast, but also the entire year. It amazes me how fast time goes by. There never seems to be enough time in a day. At the end of a day you are always left wondering where the past 24 hours have gone. That is how I'm feeling with the past four months. Where in the world have they gone?
I have definately enjoyed this semester more than I thought I would. I enjoy going to school. I have met so many neat people in my classes and at the gym. I have learned so much this semester. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend school full time and have the college experience without the stress of working full time. I have been able to focus 100% on school, which is something that I have never been able to do before or wanted to do. I have to say that I have no regrets about going back to school. I am very focused about being in school. I look forward to August when I start my classes for Occupational Therapy.
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