We just finished the end-of-summer part of our vacation, which was to Martha’s Vineyard and it was a great closure before move in. Unfortunately, the remarks of various hurricanes were moving through Massachusetts this past week, so the weather was not what I would dream about for a beach vacation. Highlights of the trip
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Final Week at Home
After Spain beat England in the Women’s World Cup, we were able to switch our minds over to planning for school. I, for once, have been more prepared than I was in previous years and I think it was because I gave myself more time to be organized and even had less stuff because weContinue reading “Final Week at Home”
Preparing for School
I am officially on the Home Stretch of my summer and we are one week before we drive east and spend a week at the Vineyard. My class selection has been 99% finalized, although we may postpone the Theories and Personalities class until the Spring due to my busy schedule. I am officially taking SpanishContinue reading “Preparing for School”
Back to School Season
We have been able to settle in nicely after finishing my last COD class one week ago. All of my grades are posted and I have straight A’s. I am also very happy that I have my roommate and move in time confirmed. I am moving on on September 5th at 9am, so for theContinue reading “Back to School Season”
End of COD
I have just finished my College of DuPage semester. Yay! I am now trying to finalize my Lesley courses with help from my parents. Currently, I am signed up for six courses but would like to reduce it down to 3 or 4 courses. I am really excited about the fall. We are also planningContinue reading “End of COD”
Botanical Gardens
Yesterday, we went up North of the city to the Botanical Gardens. We had a lot of fun and even had a Bingo game with items that I had to find in order to put. a sticker on them. I really enjoyed the botanical gardens and we stopped at an Israeli place for lunch afterContinue reading “Botanical Gardens”
Women’s World Cup
The Women’s World Cup started in Australia this week and it was really exciting. I really enjoyed being able to watch the US-Vietnam game in our basement with my parents and in order to keep track of score, I created a poster with all the teams and their groups. I also created brackets with theContinue reading “Women’s World Cup”
Bastille Day
On Friday night, I went into the city with my friend Charlotte and we went to Bastille Day, which is the France version of the Fourth of July. It was nice to check it out in the United States, although it was just live music. We took the train to Union station and then walkedContinue reading “Bastille Day”
Fourth of July
We had a great modified Fourth of July celebration although we did not go to the big party at our local club like we normally do. Instead, I made kababs with strawberries, blueberries and pound cake. We still went to our friends house for fireworks and it was a blast. On Tuesday, we had aContinue reading “Fourth of July”
Power Outage, NASCAR
This morning we had our first power outage because of the rain. It was so bad that the NASCAR race that was going to happen got postponed. I, meanwhile did 2 straight days of heavy cardio in a row
Kate after School 