This is it. Summer has arrived. To all my faithful followers (aka Charis and Dad), I apologize for not blogging a single time during spring quarter. It was one heck of quarter...10 weeks during which I was sick for about 8, my classes were killing me, and I was busily wrapping up PA things and getting ready for summer. And now it's here!
I'm home, home again, working at the pool for my 7th summer, which is as long as Jacob had to work to marry Rachel, so I really think I should get some kind of prize for my longevity (it's Biblical!). But I guess I'll have to settle for earning $12.75/hour. (not too shabby)
On top of that, I'm 21, I'm footloose and fancy free, and I have some great summer plans to make an epic Summer 2010. Here's the top three things on my To-Do List:
- Olivia and I have grand ambitions to try different coffee shops all over Portland and compare them. We're looking especially for coffeeshops that serve fair trade. Be checking back on the blog to see the results! (And I should credit Michael Frank for giving me this idea...and he's doing the same thing in Seattle this summer...can't wait to see the sweet places he discovers!)
- Secondly, I have been getting my craft on, just in time to sell at the Alberta Last Thursday Street Fair this Thursday. I've got frames with screen (perfect for hanging earrings), journals, and hair accessories galore. Whatever I don't sell will probably be put in my etsy shop...hopefully bringing in a little extra summer income.
- I'm having a garage sale! I'm clearing out old things I don't need (and a lot of floor decorations I got at garage sales last year) and convincing my family to get rid of things too. Last summer Erin and I became garage sale connoisseurs, so this year we're going to try our hand at having our own garage sale (with excellent sign coverage, of course).
Oh, and how could I forget? This month is World Cup, and that means soccer (I really should say football) almost 24/7 here, complete with "themed cuisine," meaning that at least one meal a day is an international dish featuring one of the teams playing each day. It's time to go eat Italian food, and watch Brazil play!
It's a SUMMER POST!!! I LOVE summer!! And I love reading about your goals and dreams and hopes for the summer. Coffee shop searching--sounds delightful. I ordered something at a coffee shop here that I thought was clearly NOT coffee but nope, I tasted it and realized my mistake. yuck. $3 wasted.
ReplyDeleteI hope there's a post-Alberta street fair blog coming soon...