Ok. So now I truly cannot believe that I haven't blogged in such a long time! Well. There have been several things going on, so again, as usual, another extremely long (probably boring) post.
Move-In
I have moved into my new apartment!!!! Elizabeth and I moved in the weekend before my sister's graduation. I had been living in a hotel and crashing on Ryan and Marc's living room floor until it was completed. We have completely unpacked and everything. We continue to move things around and hang up various pictures and shelves, so when we finally finish those things I will post pictures. (We should have it done before July 4th so my family can see the finished product.) This apartment has officially moved me into the adult world. I am paying rent, utilities, and making payments on my own furniture! It's exciting, fun, and tedious at times. I love my apartments, especially on days like today when I'm off work and have absolutely nothing to do (especially since Ryan has my car for work). I will continue to post updates about the apartment as things come up.
Graduation:
Going home for almost a week and a half was awesome! Christie's graduation was great! I can't believe that it's been two years since I've graduated. The party was even better. There were so many people and a ton of food. It was great to see all of the cousins and everybody. We had a blast!
Vacation & Christie's orientation:
About two weeks ago, the family went on a Caribbean cruise for a much needed vacation. My parents really needed one out of the four of us. Four move ins/outs, graduation, and graduation party all added to that. Our cruise went to the Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize, and Honduras. It was so much fun. The first day, we just hung out on the boat and got a lot of sun (yes, Mom and I were the ones who got sunburned on the first day, but hey, I'm darker than Christie now! ;) ). In the Grand Cayman Islands, we went on a tour that took us to one of two of the turtle farms in the entire world, Hell, and Stingray City. I personally liked Stingray City the most. We got to swim with, feed, and hold stingrays. It was a great experience. When we went to Cozumel, it was rainy, so we just went shopping for the day. Belize was my favorite place. We went cave tubing! It was awesome, especially because we had an awesome guide! There was plenty of shopping there too! In Honduras, Mom and I went on a catamaran excursion with snorkeling while Dad and Christie went on a snuba excursion. Mom and I had so much fun! It was a gorgeous boat and we had a ton of fun exploring the coral reef. We even saw a flounder, which our guide told us was a very rare fish to see at that particular coral reef. We both got a lot of sun (no sunburn) that day. Mom and I also enjoyed shopping there. There were some beautiful mahogany pieces there. We wished we had the money to buy something because it was just gorgeous! I have pictures of the trip on my Shutterfly, so click the link on the left titled "Random Pictures" (Those reading this on Facebook have to go to my original post on Blogger to see them).
After our cruise, we went to Tampa for Christie's orientation. After we left the port, we went to go see an apartment complex that Christie was interested in. It was great! It's like an off-campus dorm. Christie, of course, fell in love with it and signed a leasing agreement with them. It's just right across the street from her college and is going to be a great fit from her. The first afternoon we went to see Billy and Geri's new house. It is beautiful. I loved everything about it. We also got to hang out with the cousins at Olive Garden for dinner. It was very fun! Marcus and Joey are so big now. They are adorable. I can't wait to see the new baby soon! Monday, while Mom and Christie were at orientation, Dad and I went exploring with Christie's GPS. We did A LOT of shopping. I found my new favorite clothing store, Papaya. I have added a link to the left. Dad and I also went to the big International Mall closer to downtown Tampa. It was awesome! The shopping in Tampa is WAY better than here in Johnson City. I have to save up some money for when I visit Christie so I can buy some stuff there. Tuesday we pretty much the same as Monday. Dad and I got to join in on some of the orientation activities, like getting her ID made and going to the bookstore. It was fun. The campus is beautiful. It's so perfect for Christie. I know she'll enjoy it. I've already let her know that she has to start a blog, and try to keep up with it better than I have since she is really far away.
This past week:
I have pretty much been working and cleaning around the apartment all week. My family is coming up to visit on July 4th, so I'm trying to get some last minute things put up and organized. Today is my second day off since I got back from vacation. I just got some fish last night, so I will probably spend the next few minutes trying to name them. They will be in my next Shutterfly album along with pictures of my apartment.
That's all I can think of right now. Hopefully I will be able to update before a ton of things happen again! ;) Bye world!
