Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to the most wonderful sister in the world! Hope you have a fantastic day and fun celebrating!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Stephanie for getting into her school program! I'm so proud and happy for you, now you can relax!

Home

After a long trip from Sacramento, I am home. I left early Saturday morning and flew from Sacramento to LA to Cincinnati to Philadelphia, stayed in the Philadelphia airport for the night, then to Manchester on Sunday morning. I was a little tired after all of the traveling so I took a nap and then started to get ready for the surprise party we were having for my Mom. My Dad organized the whole party so all I really did was pick up some of the food and set it up once all the guests arrived. The party was a lot of fun, my Mom didn't suspect it at all and it was good to see everyone who was able to come.

Monday, my Mom took the day off from work so my Aunt, my Mom and I went into Boston for the day. It was a very relaxing day as we didn't have any plans, we just walked around, going through the park and into some stores. Today was another nice day, relaxing by a pool for a while and catching up with friends for dinner and drinks. My time is certainly going fast but I'm enjoying myself while I'm here.

Red Sox and the Zoo

This weekend was very busy. Friday night, I drove down to Oakland to see the Red Sox play the A's. We went there and back in one night so it was a little tiring but a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the Red Sox lost that night, and then the next two games also. I didn't go to the Saturday game but I did get to go on Sunday and because the A's beat them all three games, a bunch of Oakland fans had brooms out because of the sweep. It was still fun to go down there though even if the Red Sox didn't win.

On Saturday, I went to the zoo which was a lot of fun. The weather was pretty good, a little overcast but it didn't rain and it wasn't too hot. Because it gets so hot in Sacramento, the summer's aren't the best time to go to the zoo because the animals don't come out but Saturday was good weather. Today, I enjoyed Memorial day by going into work in the morning and then napping and watching movies the rest of the day. It was nice to have a down day after such a busy and fun weekend.

Bad News

Today, I went to the dentist because the back right side of my mouth had been bothering me for a few days. Manny recommended the dentist to me and he was very nice, except he told me that I needed to have a root canal. He hoped that I would have it tomorrow but because I'm going down to Oakland for the Red Sox game, I had it scheduled for next Tuesday. I have a feeling it will be a rough day.

Plans

It's official, I will be spending next year volunteering at Clean and Sober again. A lot went into this decision and after a lot of thinking and going back and forth, I have decided that volunteering a second year is the best decision for me right now. It was hard to decide to stay out here again, away from my family and friends for a second year but it's the right place for me to be to continue to grow and learn.

Bike Ride

Today, I went out for a bike ride with the intention of finding a spot along the river to lay out on. I had planned on biking for a while and had an idea of where I would stop but...it didn't happen. The one place I had planned on stopping wasn't that nice so I turned around and was going to stop at a place I had seen earlier but I couldn't get there. It was across the river and after biking in circles, without realizing it at first, I gave up. It was a little too warm, over 100, to be biking around in circles so I ended up going home. Despite being a little sweaty, I felt good having biked ~20 miles! We'll see how good I feel tomorrow however when I try sitting down. Also, today my Mom graduated from grad school, Congratulations!