and I will look for you in places/you cannot be found

my wedding Converse came! they are dark red like my other ones, and say “MaidofHonor” on the side. they’re pretty sweet.

we spend the weekend at the condo. it was fantastic, except that I ate a lot of junk food so now I need to exercise it all off. and the problem is that I always say that and never do it. :( *frowns* but I really do feel like working out. I got really restless in India because all I did was sit around, walk downstairs and walk upstairs and sit. after two weeks I really couldn’t stand it and just wanted some good exercise.

but anyway, about the condo. *grins at own sidetrackededness* hung out at Lauren’s wedding shower Friday night, which was hilarious as neither she nor I had ever been to a wedding shower. so basically the bride and the maid of honor had no idea what was going on most of the night. but then mom and I drove over to the condo to meet dad and Cosi, who had gotten a head start on us. we spent the weekend just hanging out together, hot tubbing and pushing each other into the pool, and watching movies, playing Yahtzee…..Cosi is teaching me to play the flute. :D I helped her out with homework (she has to read Of Mice and Men by that lackluster profligate Steinbeck, which is only slightly better than The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao which I have to read for English this quarter). I swear that’s one of the worst books I ever picked up. there’s absolutely no plot, and the writing isn’t that good either. in the very last chapter the entirety of the book’s excitement comes together as the main character kills his best friend to save him from getting lynched, or something like that. it’s pretty disgusting. poor Cosi….but she gets to read something cool on her own, like A Christmas Carol or The Hobbit or Treasure Island.
ok. I just talked for a long time. :P

ugghhhh. I really don’t want to start school. I have lots of cool things I want to do. and I HAVE to finish my TEFL course by October 2nd. and I have a LOT left. yech.
it’s really weird that I only have one class on campus. it just seems strange that I’ll be leaving my house so late in the morning, and an hour later I’ll be coming back again. and having two English classes is also weird – like no variety.
but of course I’m providing my own variety at home. I want to keep up my Hindi, Cosi is teaching me German, and flute, and I want to learn at least a little Italian this year. and resume my French as well. then there’s piano lessons, and trying to get more piano students…..and the ever-present possibility of a part-time job doing something else. it kind of depends on my schedule and how much money I’m making.
I have this trip to Europe that I kind of need to be planning and saving for.

so yes. life goes on. but seriously, having Cosi in the house is so much fun. :P we got into a pillow fight this morning while “making the bed.” riiiiiiight.

ugh. I need to go. I got stuff ready for school but there are still books and clothes and bags all over my room. I don’t know where they all come from….

on Tuesday I’m going to see Christy (the other lady who came to India with me), and give her all the clothes I carried back for her, and get my clothes from her that she carried back for me (it’s complicated), and all my pictures that are on her laptop. and then I’ll put the pics up for all of you to see!

ok. I’m tired. I want to clean up and drink something cold and then go to bed. you’ll probably get a nice depressing first-day-of-school post tomorrow.
you know. something for you to look forward to.