so it's like fifty degrees outside, and everyone's rejoicing because the sun is out. it's that summer feeling - when you haven't seen or heard from the sun in about five months, and all of a sudden you're putting your visor down like, what is that bright thing?! definitely a mood-lifter; everyone on campus seemed a little bit happier today, and possibly more awake.
last night when I got home my dad had put up all the ivy in my room just the way I wanted it, where the wall and the ceiling meet, and it looks SO COOL!!!! I'm really happy - my room looks slightly like something from Jumanji but more like something from LotR. thank goodness.
today I drove myself to school because Becca skipped, and I left my house late so I ended up parking hecka far away in P12 (translate=the middle of nowhere), and decided it might have been faster to walk. closer too......
but driving out of the parking lot I saw this guy jump into the back of his pickup and start climbing through the back window....I think maybe he was trying to get his keys or something. he was in to the waist and his pants were falling down (why do guys wear pants that show half their underwear? NOT attractive...), and he tried to come out so his shirt was coming up too....it sounds gross but it was really really funny. just some random guy picking a different way to get into his car I guess.
I got home and my dad and I were planning to go to Denny's for breakfast, before I had to leave for piano. for those of you who didn't hear, Denny's was giving away free Grand Slams to everyone today from 6-2. We got there at 11:00 and the place was so packed....there was no parking anywhere......we ditched that idea and tried a little cafe instead. unfortunately, they stopped serving breakfast at 11:00 (it was 11:05, go figure), and it wasn't really a sit-down place either. "let's just go to Donut Star" I said.
Donut Star has the world's best, most fantabulous, amazing donuts EVER.
so we did. we got to this tiny little donut shop, picked out a couple, got a hot chocolate, and sat at a sunny table, and just talked.
you know in the Princess Diary when Lily says "my dad and I ran out of things to talk about when I was eight."? sometimes I feel like that too, with my dad. not often, but we haven't seen each other much at all in the last couple of months....he's been gone, I've been gone, and when we are together we usually just annoy each other. so we tried just talking about things, and had a good time together.
the sun helped.
that's been my day so far. tell me about your day.
seriously, whats to tell? Normal day. Normal times. Normal people. Exam. Ok, so not so normal to have an exam on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. But that’s beside the point. Lol.
ReplyDeleteIs your dad in the military?
maybe, the guy you saw was trying to BREAK INTO the pickup truck.
ReplyDeleteI don't think so. I thought about it, but he looked like it was normal procedure, locked his keys in the car or something. and there were about two billion people in the parking lot driving and walking around, so it's doubtful. you don't try to rob a car in between periods.
ReplyDeleteat least I hope not. I'm going to live in my happy daydream and assume it was just some guy providing all of us with a comic break.
I don't know Jacob. sometimes I feel like everything is normal, and other times I look at each little thing by itself and see how incredible it is. think about authors who take a tiny obscure thing and make it amazing. or that photograph of a drop of dew, like a whole other world.
or think Horton Hears a Who.
lol, no, my dad's not in the military. why? did I say something that made it sound that way? He was in the Marines for three years, but that was just before he met my mom - so a long time ago. I'm glad he was but I'm also glad he's not now, if you know what I mean.
i was just wondering why you don't see your dad much . . . or that was the impression i got from your post. i was mistaken then. sorry!
ReplyDeleteOh, I understand, lol. no, just lately neither of my parents have been home much, because my dad's office has been in the middle of moving. He owns his own company, and it's a family business, so through a long rather complicates series of events, they've been remodeling a warehouse into an office, and then moving everything into it, and trying to still work at the same time. So they've been gone a lot.
ReplyDeleteBut normally I see him quite a bit. That's why the past couple of months have been kind of weird.
:D
ok, i see now.
ReplyDeletedo you go out to eat with your parents often?
No, I wish we did more. My dad's company isn't exactly thriving, and my mom doesn't work, so we can't afford to go out a ton. It's cool though, we just like to make sure we eat meals as family at home each night...that's why it's been so weird not doing that. I'm not used to being home alone so much either. but my parents go out to Starbucks once a week, and every now and then one of them will take me on a "date." last time I went with my dad (before the breakfast escapade on tuesday) we people-watched at the mall and I made him come into Claire's with me and try on crazy hats. it was awesome.
ReplyDeleteyeah. long answer to a short question, lol.
I love how a total of two people besides myself have commented here.
ReplyDeletecatch the sacasm?
yeah - where is everyone? I am very very not happy. :(
harrummpphhh.
lol, you don't have to be happy, just put on a smile and pretend you have the world. maybe people will want a piece.
ReplyDeletebut don't feel bad either, because my blog hasn't had any traffic either. only sarah has been there since . . . lol who knows? people are busy, thats just the way is.
i think that most people don't really know what to say. they see the conversation, but they wait for someone to branch off to something more interesting, something they would enjoy talking about.
and who knows? people forget, people ignore, people are busy.
and your outing with your dad sounds like so much fun! i wish i had that kind of feeling. not saying my parents are lacking, just that . . . it's not "them". lol. but to each, their own, right?
i like how your parents take you out on "dates" :) do you do things like that with your friends?
wow . . . i didn't realize that would be so long . . . sorry . . . lol.
ReplyDeleteDefine normal. . .
ReplyDeleteWhat a day is like for me? I feel like I am in a valley where I belong but at the same time should be somewhere else. My heart is torn between two different lives. I try to sort things out in my mind but I keep coming back to I don't know. And faith. Sometimes I am fighting an uphill battle by myself. Some days I try to ignore reality only to have it slapped back in my face. Other days it is just a gentle reminder to remember Who to trust and come to. Right now things are climbing the tallest hill in the roller coaster and is just about to go down something steep that I have not yet experienced. This will be interesting...
yeah, I think family meals are really important. Since, (like Kacy) my dad owns a family business, (he's a lawyer) he often doesn't come back till like 7:00, which kinda messes up the family dinner idea. But we do a pretty good job of eating together most nights.
ReplyDeleteLike tonight, which is movie night. We'll either get pizza or fast food and eat it while watching a movie. :D
Oh, I'm so sorry Jacob, I totally meant to add your blog to my list of regulars. I've read some of the posts occasionally, and I was really impressed.
ReplyDeleteI know how depressing it is when no one comments on your blog though.
Wow...ask and ye shall receive, right?
ReplyDeleteWell, I haven't gone on "dates" per say with my friends, but we hang out you know. just like normal hanging out, going somewhere. when I was in Portland once my second cousin and his wife took me on a date - he's my mom's best friends and has watched me grow up, so we're pretty close.
Yeah, I consider myself pretty lucky as far as parents are concerned. :) That's one upside of being an only child.
yes! ask and ye shall recieve, especially if the givers are guilty of being ignorant or busy. ;)
ReplyDeletethats awsome. i've made a few trips to the movies with a batch of friends, but it's very rare.
do you dislike being an only child?
and eowyn, i wouldn't worry about not watching my blog. i'm trying to post for myself, rather then seeing how many comments i get, though i do tend to gear my posts toward the right audience.
but thank you for the complement! i'm glad i don't ramble along. :)
No, I love being an only child. Most of my friends love their big families though....so I guess it's all a matter of taste. When we had an exchange student for a year we acted a lot like sisters, but I still prefer being an only child. It's got a lot of benefits. :P
ReplyDeleteThough that's not stopping us from getting another exchange student...*grins*