Things Start Heating Up

The month of June means summer is officially here, and I'm STILL in school. Oh, well, that's what I get for being on the Spring track here at BYU-Idaho. Honestly, I don't even know why they call it Spring Semester if it eats into half of summer... But their reasoning is apparently beyond me so I'm not even gonna ask. I figure if I can get an update a month (if you still read these things!) I'm doing relatively well. School is busy, as expected. It's been a busy month as well; volunteering at the Legacy Flight Museum for this month was especially busy because of the air show. I had a blast at the biennial Legacy Air Show because for me, it two days worth of air show buzz; first we had the V.I.P. exhibition the night before the air show and then actual show itself.

They gave me a media pass and V.I.P. parking pass! Perks of being a volunteer!

What I didn't realize is that the day of the air show was Flag Day, which would've been my grandmother's 85th birthday. It's been such a busy month that it's hard to think about the little things sometimes... The weekend after the air show, I had to attend one of my numerous cousin's wedding, which happened to be in the area. The main venue: a riverside view of the Snake River near Ashton! I kid you not, it was a beautiful day and the scene around the venue really complimented. Oh, and of course I enjoyed the company of my many relatives as well as the new in-laws. Now, I'm not that into wedding or hanging around for long periods of time but I certainly did enjoy the company of my extended family members and I suppose that's what counts.

Funny story related to this: My dad was going to ask one my aunts or uncles to get my cousin a wedding gift on our behalf only to realize that he has a son (that's me!) going to school in the area. I was like, "Thanks a lot dad!" Seriously, I feel like he's forgotten about me! Long story short, I was relegated to getting a gift for my cousin, which I was happy to do, but at the same time hated and that's because of what happened last year, when another one of my cousins got married. It was the day I flew home from my first year at college; I remember my arrival into Portland was mid-morning (which was nice) and I got picked up at airport by my sisters. Only, we didn't go directly home. We instead spent the subsequent hours looking for and picking out a wedding gift for my cousin and his soon-to-be wife (which in turn, cancelled out the nice mid-morning arrival factor from my flight!). And when I mean "we", I mean my two sisters. I was dead-dog tired from the getting up earlier that morning, the flight, and the bus ride the day before my flight and was just anxious to get home after being away from school. I didn't set foot into my home until about 3 PM that afternoon. My thoughts about that were, "People go through ALL this trouble for a wedding gift?!" Fast forward to today, and I still don't get all the trouble people go through. And THAT'S why I'm not really that big into weddings.

Other than that, things are going rather smoothly here. Just one more month and I'll be heading home for the off-track, which will be a welcome sight.

Do you see the kitty camouflaged with the carpet in this photo?