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So vacation in Missouri at Lake of The Ozarks was definitely another highlight of the summer. I could easily live there and be a permanent boat/water addict in no time at all. As always there were a few interesting and somewhat disagreeable conversations, but it wouldn't be the lake if that was absent. Grandma and Grandpa bought pretty much everything [quite literally we had to run to the movie ticket counter to pay for our own Superman Returns tickets] and Grandpa drove us around in the boat while Grandma sat and read on the deck, and scouted out good sales at the outlet mall. We didn't get back til the 4th and managed to set off some fireworks and sparklers and see a few friends. It was a blast, and I just wish I was there again this weekend with Bee =) Hopefully I'll squeeze in another trip before school starts. We'll see.

And of course I have had some drama of late. When is my life ever absent of it for long? Never. This last weekend one of my friends OD and scared the crap out of me. I've been around drunk friends and even high friends who have been out of control, but seeing someone completely gone and almost unconscience, has pretty much just made me depressed. I was angry at the time, and then I was just sad. I'm glad I was there and that he at least called me, but at the same time wanted to hit him and yell in his face. It wouldn't have accomplished anything, but it would have felt a lot better than wanting to break down and cry. I don't understand the whole situation, I don't understand it at all.

Added to that happening last weekend [it was definitely a crazy few days] was a night spent with old friends. Played some pool, caught up on life, got a lot said, and still managed to fit in a movie and some R&R until the crack of dawn. I miss days like that. Not a lot of sleep, but waking up and knowing that it was worth it anyways. It was a long time coming. I love times like that.

Um... what else. Well, my mom is getting married a week from tomorrow! I've been a music freak the last few nights trying to get every greatest wedding song known to man. And I actually think I've accomplished my goal, keeping in mind that my mother specifically told me not to go overboard. I swear I didn't add a few kickers in the mix just to make everyone laugh =) Lisa and Denny leave for England a few days after the wedding. My brother is doing a toughman [sort of] competition, just a bit more extreme than we Americans do. And of course Denny is an adventure/challenge addict so he'll be there for 2 weeks, and Lisa is tagging along to be moral support and the official trip cataloguer. Is that a word? Wow. I have no idea. Anyways, in other news, school starts the day after my birthday, which is not that far away and even tho it will end summer's carefree feel, it's scary that I'm actually looking forward to it. But just a little bit.

I guess that's about it . . . I can't think of anything else at the moment. I'll try and keep this better updated. I've been a slcaker in the journaling area of late and admit it hasn't been high on the priority list. But for some ppl, it's the only way they ever know what's going on, so I do what I can to accomodate :) Off to bed, work at 7 am, and believe me, I am not happy about that!