I birthday passed since the last time I wrote, I turned 20! No more being a teenager. With this birthday I've decided to take a new view in life, hopefully to help me stress less and be a healthier me. My parents came to visit for my birthday, and my roommate was out of town so Dan came over to stay for a few days. It was a lovely week.
And then the following weekend Dan and I went on a trip, which was his birthday present to me. He surprised me and took me to see House on the Rock. I had a wonderful time, it is a very beautiful place and I love antiques and architecture. We met with our friends Jim and Amanda for dinner at the Bravo, an Italian restaurant, and then had our usual Frasier marathon to end the night. We're already on to season 6! That's over half way done, I don't know what I'm going to do when we finish, Frasier's been one of the things getting me through previous terrible semester.Finals went well, I pulled off a 4.0 semester (even with all the distractions at home). After school ended I went home for a few weeks, saw my friends and family. I went back and forth between campus and home for another two weeks for work and family parties. Dan and I took our summer vacation trip to see the the Biltmore Estate. 8,000 acres of land and a 250-room mansion with amazing gardens and tons of other things to see.
I got stung by a bee that flew up my pants, I was so freaked out because I didn't know what it was until I got to the bathroom so that I could take off my pants. It's a nice way to find out that I'm not allergic to bees, I guess. My dad's 50th birthday passed in the beginning of June, so I went back home for a surprise party that my mom didn't hide too well. It was fun, I saw some extended family that I hadn't seen in a while. All in all it was a good party.I'm trying to train for a 5k. I know it's only 3.1 miles, but it will be my first race and I'm just going to build myself up to however far I feel satisfied (half marathon?). I had a 2 mile run this morning, I need to get faster somehow. My goal is to run the 5k in 30 minutes, and right now that's how long it takes me to run 2 miles. I'll get there, it'll just take time.
I got my Parkland student id yesterday, I start summer school on Monday. I'm taking Physics and Astronomy so that I can pursue a Science: Physics endorsement for secondary education alongside my mathematics endorsement. Hopefully it all goes well, I imagine a lot of work ahead of me.
