Classes have ended. Finals are finished. Packing continues. Summer begins.

I am really glad that I am the same girl no matter where I am. I like that I do not have to change my language/ grammar, music or clothing when I am in different company. It makes life easier not to live a lie.

I had the nicest message sent to me today. I just love random messages that say something like, "Your smile brightens the room." Those messages make MY day bright. Sometimes the world isn't all bad.

On a different note... This semester was incredibly good and unbelievably bad. Maybe this fall will be a happy medium between the two of them? Rest assured I am happy as ever. I just wish I was able to get a little more stressed over classes. I took this anxiety test. Results: I have NO problem with high anxiety. In fact, I have the opposite. I don't have enough. This results in not attending class and not doing homework. I do not recommend this.

I have to admit. I bought Miley Cyrus' CD today. I bought it online. (Cheaper, even after shipping! And.. I don't have a car at the moment....) I should have it by Saturday. Tuesday at the latest. I am SO excited. I am pretty much in love with her song: See You Again.

I detest packing. I sat down and thought about how much moving/ packing I was going to have to do in the near future. This weekend: pack and unpack. 100 days later (Roughly August 20th) I will have to pack up the Jeep and unpack into my apartment. The end of December? Pack up the Jeep and unpack... while in Fort Wayne I will need to pack up ALL my stuff (Like all my mementos and things that I do not take with me from place to place) and put it into some sort of storage, because I won't be home at all for 18 months. Then, I will pack for a mission. Unpack at the MTC, assuming I go state-side, pack up again 3 weeks later... and then have the possibility to move every 6 weeks after that. I heard once: If you can't change something, change the way you think about it. Maybe I need to apply this idea to my situation.... *i love packing. I Love Packing. I LOVE PACKING!!!!!* Nope. Didn't work. I'll keep trying.

This summer should be good. On top of all the fun things I am doing (EFY counselor, Utah trip... etc) I have a to do list that me and the bests in FW are going to attempt to complete. Examples: hiking at Fox Island, photography in downtown Fort Wayne, watch all 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls, 3 Rivers Junction Concerts and a camping trip. On top of that, I have my own to do list. I want to ACTUALLY do my "study" of churches. It will be easier in FW when I have a car. I have oodles of scrapbooking to do. I want to make a few videos so I don't forget all the good times I have had here at Purdue- especially this semester. I will also wear lots of sunscreen.

This summer I plan to spend as much time with my family as possible. I am going to hang out with my sister a lot. She's 13... or 14? YIKES! I'll figure it out later. We're going to go to the movies, go on picnics, play at the park, go to museums, go to the zoo and throw things at boys. I want to go to my little brothers (almost 10) baseball games and then take him out for ice cream. I want to spend time at the garden with my dad and siblings. I want to go on walks at night with my mom. I want to spend my afternoon with my grandparents. I want visit my great-grandma in the nursing home. I want to go on midnight Taco Bell runs with Bryce and McDonald's runs with Joe. I want my family to know how much I love and appreciate them.

I know one thing for sure -- this summer will be what I make of it. So bring on the shared bedroom with the sister... the occasional argument with mom... and the shared vehicle with my hippie brother. I am ready for an exciting 112 days of summer.