It's been a long time since I came around.
Been a long time but I'm back in town.
This time I'm not leaving without you.
I love Lady Gaga and this song just makes me happy. And makes me want to sing. No way right? I'm listening to it right now while I snack on some grapes. Just finished our first official dance club night and practiced trumpet for awhile. I think this song (or this part of the lyrics anyway...) speaks to me in my situation right now. Okay, if you know the song, forget the rest of the lyrics because they have absolutely NOTHING to do with me in my life. I spoke too soon earlier. I have no Nebraska guy, don't wear high heels, and I'm not a New York woman. Now that we have that settled, I am going to easily explain why my mind thinks these three lines relate to my life. It's been awhile since I have been back at school and I am back in town...wow, that was tricky. The third line isn't speaking about a guy in my case. It's speaking about how I am going to run my life this year. I am not going to let things out of my grasp this year. I am going to be organized, work hard, and reach every goal I set out to do. I am not leaving college after this year disappointed because I didn't do something I wish I had. No way.
My classes are tough this semester since I am starting education courses. They will be exciting, but a lot of work. On top of school, I am VP for our Dance Club that I started on campus, Secretary for TBS (my music sorority), I play with my church's praise team, bible study, and work. I feel like I barely have time to breathe, but it's the only way I know how to live my life. I have been busy and involved for so long now that I couldn't tell you the last time I was truly bored out of my mind. I can't imagine not taking this much on. Except this semester might be an exception. I'll let you know in about a month when my junior recital is just around the corner on top of all of the other stressors. Okay, that was kinda the downer part of this blog post. Moving on...
Arrived back up at school last Friday (so 5 days ago). I can't really remember everything that has happened in the last five days, but it consists of a lot of, "Oh my goodness!! How was your summer?! I've missed you so much!!". And lots of hugs of course too! We had 'band camp' this weekend and we learned the pre-game. When we were given the lead sheets to the pre-game opener tune, I didn't really look at it, but then the band started playing and the songs were as follows....America the Beautiful, God Bless America, and....wait for it....You're a Grand Old Flag. Now, if you weren't at FH this summer, this won't make a whole lot of sense. Or if your name isn't Matt it probably doesn't make sense either. But before every Hoot, we would sit backstage and sing along with the sing-along...oh great play on words. I would always tell Matt that I loved when he sang You're a Grand Old Flag because his voice is so deep and I would miss hearing him sing that. AND THEN, crazy part is, I get to hear it EVERY DAY at 4pm band rehearsal. Isn't that crazy?! And I am head drum major this week, so I get to conduct it. I love weird stuff like that. Of course I had to text Matt during band to let him know because I was so excited.
Vivi got home today. I am really curious as to how the surprise played out to her boyfriend and family. I hope that I get to skype with her soon because I really miss her. I even started teaching my roommates some Hungarian words because I don't want to forget them. I've talked to Katie on the phone too and she told me some crazy stories about the big wedding this past weekend and how everybody is gone so she is washing windows and such. Her last day was today...sad. Gosh, what else to say. My brain is going a hundred miles a minute. Oh! I finished The Hunger Games yesterday I think? Kelsey luckily has the series, so I am onto book two now and already a hundred and some pages through. I just can't put it down!! I need to finish it before hardcore schoolwork hits. Had jazz band auditions yesterday and think they went pretty well. Now just waiting for results. Symphonic band auditions are next week....hoorah....btw that was super sarcastic. Also, have an interview at Chocolatte tomorrow morning at 10am! I can't stand this anymore....I am going to get ready for bed and read some Catching Fire, I can't resist anymore. And then I need to sleep. I am going to try to be in bed before midnight every night. Hopefully I can do it :)
Hope this post finds you well and not overwhelmed with the start of a new school year.
Love forever.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Hardest Day
I'm home! Home. I'm not really sure what happened today but I know that I cried. A lot.
Last night was our last Tuesday night Hoot and my last night at Fair Hills. I just started bawling after the Hoot was over. It reminded me of high school when it was the last performance for our spring musical and the curtain closed. That's when we knew it was over. Everything we had worked for, friendships we had made, and time we had spent together was done with. I feel as if that exactly relates to my situation with the last Hoot. Vivi could barely look at me without completely losing it. We cried forever. Damla, Ozgen, Orhan, Ismail, and Vivi said that it is my last night so they would do anything I wanted to do and go anywhere I wanted to go because it was my night. How wonderful is that? They are all so amazing. We decided not to go to Pinky because I wanted to have actual conversations with these people on my last night. I didn't want to sit around a fire while everyone drinks. We decided to take a FH suburban and go to Perkins. It was around 11pm when we left and it was me and 8 foreigners. Vivi, Ismail, Damla, Ozgen, Hazal, Erman, Elman, and Orhan all went with me. I let Vivi drive because she misses it so much from home. I was sleepy anyway, so it worked out. Perkins was so much fun and Hazal was taking pictures of everything. It was hilarious. After we got back, I visited with Hannah, Katie, and Iliya quick and then headed to bed.
This morning I was toast girl, which was quite exciting actually. It was a bit more stressful than I thought, but I did well. I couldn't believe it was my last 'shift' and I kept thinking about how much packing I still had to do. I was making myself toast before my shift and I told Suzie how much I loved the cinnamon raisin bread. She went back and packaged up a loaf of it for me to take home :) How sweet!! I will miss her very much. So glad that Matt and I went to visit her that one morning at 3am. Good choice.
After breakfast, I headed up to my cabin and started the seemingly never ending process of packing. I was most of the way done when Vivi came up after she was off. She gave me the look of "I can't believe that you are packing up...I can't watch this". We decided to go down to the lobby to see if her pillow pets were here. My mom sent her a sheep for her and a pink bunny for her sister Brigi. When we went down to the lobby, they weren't there, so I went shopping for my last FH gear. Bought 2 tshirts and a blanket. When we were still standing there, the mailman came in and Viv freaked out! She ripped open the box like it was a Christmas present. It was adorable. She hugged that sheep forever. On our walk back to our cabin she told me that she was naming it Kaitlyn. That way, everytime she misses me, she can hug the sheep. When we got back up to the cabin, she helped me load my stuff in my car. Katie came over as well to return my workout shorts and we forgot we still had to write on each other's bracelets. On mine she wrote lyrics to one of the songs she wrote called "It Is What It Is". I wrote something inspirational on hers. We went down to staff lunch after that and it hit me. I was leaving in a half hour. Nothing looked appetizing for lunch (not unusual), so I just had a dessert and some lemonade. I went out to the dining hall and stood there while Damla, Ozgen, Helen, Vivi, and Katie ate. Everyone else was roaming around the dining hall or eating at other tables. I forget who I hugged first, but I knew I had to start saying goodbye or it would never get done. I started tearing up, then crying, then bawling. Vivi left the table and went into the kitchen because she just couldn't handle it. My heart literally broke right then. Everyone was taking turns hugging me and I was crying so hard that I squatted on the ground and buried my head in my hands. Damla, Ozgen, and Derek were all around me just trying to make me feel better. Every time I hugged a different person though, I cried harder. Saying goodbye to Lez was so hard. She hugged me forever and told me that I have such great faith and to just follow the Lord with all of my heart and soul. She has been a wonderful role model and I am so blessed to have met her. Katie was crying too, which is a big deal for her. I have only seen her cry once all summer. When it came time to say goodbye to Viv, we just stood and looked at each other, crying. We couldn't hug because we knew it was over. So, there we stood, in the dining hall, standing 3 feet apart and bawling. I finally hugged her and I never wanted to let go because I knew how long it would be before I was her again. She told me that I was one of the best friends she has ever had. I can't recall everything else that was said because I was crying so hard. She told me I had to come back when I was going to drive away so she could watch me leave. I didn't want to have to come back to the kitchen, but I knew I had to do it for her. Leaving the kitchen was a very odd and awful feeling. I have spent so many hours in this place and I didn't want to walk out. I could barely contain myself walking back up to my cabin because I knew I was walking away from everything. I gathered the rest of my stuff and put a note on Vivi's bed. I went back down to the kitchen to get Viv and she came out to my car with me. We hugged and cried again (no way right?). I told her (like I always do) that it isn't goodbye, but simply 'see you soon'. I told her that I loved her very much (in Hungarian of course) and then I got into my car. I rolled down the window as I was driving away and said "Ígérem hogy jönnek", which I hope I spelled right. That means "I promise that I will come." She always had me say that so I swear I will come to Hungary next summer. I couldn't look back after that. I got onto Highway 20 and decided for some stupid reason that it was a good idea to read the card that Katie gave me before I left. I open the card and see the tree on the front and she knows how much I love trees. The card was just perfect. I literally haven't ever had a more perfect card given to me in my life. What she wrote in there as well was amazing. I didn't get more than the front of the card read before I had to pull over on the side of the road. I couldn't drive anymore because I was crying too hard. After I sat there for at least 5 minutes, I started driving and just let the tears fall for about a half hour. I can't describe how I felt more than my amount of tears can describe.
The drive home was long. I was tired from lack of sleep as well as from crying. I talked to my mom, my sister, Matt, and Caitlin on my way home to keep me awake. I was on the phone for probably half of my drive. The other half consisted of me singing really loudly to the radio.
Now I am home. Had a wonderful home cooked meal. Sitting on the couch next to my sister watching tv...which I haven't watched in 10 weeks. Weird. Painted my nails with crackle...makes me miss my Katie. Skyping with Vivi soon. I couldn't have asked for more from Fair Hills this summer. Honestly the best summer of my life. The people I met there have changed me forever. I can't explain how much my heart aches being away from everybody. I will see them soon...
Love forever,
Kait
Last night was our last Tuesday night Hoot and my last night at Fair Hills. I just started bawling after the Hoot was over. It reminded me of high school when it was the last performance for our spring musical and the curtain closed. That's when we knew it was over. Everything we had worked for, friendships we had made, and time we had spent together was done with. I feel as if that exactly relates to my situation with the last Hoot. Vivi could barely look at me without completely losing it. We cried forever. Damla, Ozgen, Orhan, Ismail, and Vivi said that it is my last night so they would do anything I wanted to do and go anywhere I wanted to go because it was my night. How wonderful is that? They are all so amazing. We decided not to go to Pinky because I wanted to have actual conversations with these people on my last night. I didn't want to sit around a fire while everyone drinks. We decided to take a FH suburban and go to Perkins. It was around 11pm when we left and it was me and 8 foreigners. Vivi, Ismail, Damla, Ozgen, Hazal, Erman, Elman, and Orhan all went with me. I let Vivi drive because she misses it so much from home. I was sleepy anyway, so it worked out. Perkins was so much fun and Hazal was taking pictures of everything. It was hilarious. After we got back, I visited with Hannah, Katie, and Iliya quick and then headed to bed.
This morning I was toast girl, which was quite exciting actually. It was a bit more stressful than I thought, but I did well. I couldn't believe it was my last 'shift' and I kept thinking about how much packing I still had to do. I was making myself toast before my shift and I told Suzie how much I loved the cinnamon raisin bread. She went back and packaged up a loaf of it for me to take home :) How sweet!! I will miss her very much. So glad that Matt and I went to visit her that one morning at 3am. Good choice.
After breakfast, I headed up to my cabin and started the seemingly never ending process of packing. I was most of the way done when Vivi came up after she was off. She gave me the look of "I can't believe that you are packing up...I can't watch this". We decided to go down to the lobby to see if her pillow pets were here. My mom sent her a sheep for her and a pink bunny for her sister Brigi. When we went down to the lobby, they weren't there, so I went shopping for my last FH gear. Bought 2 tshirts and a blanket. When we were still standing there, the mailman came in and Viv freaked out! She ripped open the box like it was a Christmas present. It was adorable. She hugged that sheep forever. On our walk back to our cabin she told me that she was naming it Kaitlyn. That way, everytime she misses me, she can hug the sheep. When we got back up to the cabin, she helped me load my stuff in my car. Katie came over as well to return my workout shorts and we forgot we still had to write on each other's bracelets. On mine she wrote lyrics to one of the songs she wrote called "It Is What It Is". I wrote something inspirational on hers. We went down to staff lunch after that and it hit me. I was leaving in a half hour. Nothing looked appetizing for lunch (not unusual), so I just had a dessert and some lemonade. I went out to the dining hall and stood there while Damla, Ozgen, Helen, Vivi, and Katie ate. Everyone else was roaming around the dining hall or eating at other tables. I forget who I hugged first, but I knew I had to start saying goodbye or it would never get done. I started tearing up, then crying, then bawling. Vivi left the table and went into the kitchen because she just couldn't handle it. My heart literally broke right then. Everyone was taking turns hugging me and I was crying so hard that I squatted on the ground and buried my head in my hands. Damla, Ozgen, and Derek were all around me just trying to make me feel better. Every time I hugged a different person though, I cried harder. Saying goodbye to Lez was so hard. She hugged me forever and told me that I have such great faith and to just follow the Lord with all of my heart and soul. She has been a wonderful role model and I am so blessed to have met her. Katie was crying too, which is a big deal for her. I have only seen her cry once all summer. When it came time to say goodbye to Viv, we just stood and looked at each other, crying. We couldn't hug because we knew it was over. So, there we stood, in the dining hall, standing 3 feet apart and bawling. I finally hugged her and I never wanted to let go because I knew how long it would be before I was her again. She told me that I was one of the best friends she has ever had. I can't recall everything else that was said because I was crying so hard. She told me I had to come back when I was going to drive away so she could watch me leave. I didn't want to have to come back to the kitchen, but I knew I had to do it for her. Leaving the kitchen was a very odd and awful feeling. I have spent so many hours in this place and I didn't want to walk out. I could barely contain myself walking back up to my cabin because I knew I was walking away from everything. I gathered the rest of my stuff and put a note on Vivi's bed. I went back down to the kitchen to get Viv and she came out to my car with me. We hugged and cried again (no way right?). I told her (like I always do) that it isn't goodbye, but simply 'see you soon'. I told her that I loved her very much (in Hungarian of course) and then I got into my car. I rolled down the window as I was driving away and said "Ígérem hogy jönnek", which I hope I spelled right. That means "I promise that I will come." She always had me say that so I swear I will come to Hungary next summer. I couldn't look back after that. I got onto Highway 20 and decided for some stupid reason that it was a good idea to read the card that Katie gave me before I left. I open the card and see the tree on the front and she knows how much I love trees. The card was just perfect. I literally haven't ever had a more perfect card given to me in my life. What she wrote in there as well was amazing. I didn't get more than the front of the card read before I had to pull over on the side of the road. I couldn't drive anymore because I was crying too hard. After I sat there for at least 5 minutes, I started driving and just let the tears fall for about a half hour. I can't describe how I felt more than my amount of tears can describe.
The drive home was long. I was tired from lack of sleep as well as from crying. I talked to my mom, my sister, Matt, and Caitlin on my way home to keep me awake. I was on the phone for probably half of my drive. The other half consisted of me singing really loudly to the radio.
Now I am home. Had a wonderful home cooked meal. Sitting on the couch next to my sister watching tv...which I haven't watched in 10 weeks. Weird. Painted my nails with crackle...makes me miss my Katie. Skyping with Vivi soon. I couldn't have asked for more from Fair Hills this summer. Honestly the best summer of my life. The people I met there have changed me forever. I can't explain how much my heart aches being away from everybody. I will see them soon...
Love forever,
Kait
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Am I Moping?
Sitting in the lobby and typing on the lobby computer because my laptop thinks that it is okay to not turn on at the moment. Awesome. It better fix itself.
Yesterday was definitely a tough day. Ben, Nick, and Matt left in the morning. I haven't been close to Ben at all, but Nick and Matt were really hard to watch leave. The night before was a really late night thanks to Pinky town, star gazing, and visiting Suzie in the kitchen at 3am...so I woke up literally right before 7:30 when breakfast started the next morning. I was like half asleep when Matt left at 7:45 and it didn't feel real at all. I felt like I was just going to see him again when lunch time rolled around. So, untrue to normal circumstances, I didn't cry....right away. It hit me and Katie at lunch and KJ told me that I was moping in the kitchen. I was so sad and then my family decides to ask how my morning was...so I told them that one of my best friends on staff left this morning. Since the situation was brought up, I started crying. There were the tears! Once somebody notices I am upset, they hug me and then it is a chain reaction of hugs and tears for quite awhile. It was just an off day. I worked literally all day yesterday because I helped Vivien make food for international night. We made this dessert called Birdmilk (literally translated) and it took a couple hours. We had to make the food for like 70 people so we ended up cracking 56 eggs and poured 12 liters of milk and so on. It was nice to spend time with her and the other internationals in the kitchen. We cooked and jammed to music super loud :) International night was fun. It was nice to learn so much about the different countries and their culture. It makes me want to travel the world (nothing new in my life though). It also made me sad for a reason that I was unsure about at first. But then I realized that I was sad because I know I won't see all of these beautiful places before my time is up on this earth. There is so much to explore and how many times have I been to Disney World? How many times have I spent my money when I could have saved up to go on a trip? Why am I so scared to be spontaneous? All these questions can be easily answered but not as easily acted upon. Someday. I WILL be in Hungary next summer, I promise you. Also, when the 'show' was done, Ozgen was cleaning up and I went over to hug her. I just love her and Damla. Ozgen was saying how much she will miss me when I leave, compared to everyone else here that she will miss me most. She said I just can't go and started crying. She cried and then I cried and we hugged it out for awhile. Both of them are so adorable (I called them that the other day and now they know what that means).
Last night, after the international night, Katie, Hannah, and I were going to watch a sappy movie, but Hannah went to have a sleepover at Joey and Elise's. Viv, Steph, Katie, Hazal, and I had a good girl talk for like an hour or so in my room. We talked about everything and eventually got to the topic about what we are NOT going to miss doing when we leave. I really am not going to miss re-setting tables, it is actually getting annoying this week. I will not miss putting toothpicks in the sliced lemons and picking parsly. Those are just a few things I won't miss, but imagine all of the things I will miss. Not only will I miss all of my friends here, but I will miss the lake, laying out in the sun, being in a swim suit, the hootenanny, monday night trips to dl, pinkytown, karaoke nights at Zorbaz, casino trips, star gazing on the roof, speaking Turkish and Hungarian, and eating all of the wonderful desserts, of course. We were all really tired, so I went to bed sometime after midnight.
I woke up tired and cold this morning. Jonathan is a guest this week at Michael's table next to mine. He is 16 and has a sort of mental disability. He has such a big heart and I absolutely love talking to him. He invited me to play shuffleboard at 10:30 today, so I met him and Michael down here. Ang was supposed to meet us too but she was busy. Instead of shuffleboard, Jonathan wanted to do the scavenger hunt, so we helped him and this other girl Annika find everything on their sheet. I felt like the mom walking around with them because I was older and carrying a cup of tea around the resort...haha. It is after lunch now and I am in the lobby listening to Hazal speak to her mom on skype. I said hello to her mom and talked to her in Turkish for just a second. I am exhausted now. So tired.
So many things I want to say...but can't at the moment.
I am dancing my Jar of Hearts dance tonight, but my wish of having somebody sing and play piano for me is finally coming true. Katie is going to play and sing for me tonight! We have to work on it here soon, so maybe I will get up and go see where she is.
Leaving you with these words:
If you are questioning something in your life, just go for it because it wouldn't be on your heart if there wasn't a part of you longing for it. Love love, Kait.
Yesterday was definitely a tough day. Ben, Nick, and Matt left in the morning. I haven't been close to Ben at all, but Nick and Matt were really hard to watch leave. The night before was a really late night thanks to Pinky town, star gazing, and visiting Suzie in the kitchen at 3am...so I woke up literally right before 7:30 when breakfast started the next morning. I was like half asleep when Matt left at 7:45 and it didn't feel real at all. I felt like I was just going to see him again when lunch time rolled around. So, untrue to normal circumstances, I didn't cry....right away. It hit me and Katie at lunch and KJ told me that I was moping in the kitchen. I was so sad and then my family decides to ask how my morning was...so I told them that one of my best friends on staff left this morning. Since the situation was brought up, I started crying. There were the tears! Once somebody notices I am upset, they hug me and then it is a chain reaction of hugs and tears for quite awhile. It was just an off day. I worked literally all day yesterday because I helped Vivien make food for international night. We made this dessert called Birdmilk (literally translated) and it took a couple hours. We had to make the food for like 70 people so we ended up cracking 56 eggs and poured 12 liters of milk and so on. It was nice to spend time with her and the other internationals in the kitchen. We cooked and jammed to music super loud :) International night was fun. It was nice to learn so much about the different countries and their culture. It makes me want to travel the world (nothing new in my life though). It also made me sad for a reason that I was unsure about at first. But then I realized that I was sad because I know I won't see all of these beautiful places before my time is up on this earth. There is so much to explore and how many times have I been to Disney World? How many times have I spent my money when I could have saved up to go on a trip? Why am I so scared to be spontaneous? All these questions can be easily answered but not as easily acted upon. Someday. I WILL be in Hungary next summer, I promise you. Also, when the 'show' was done, Ozgen was cleaning up and I went over to hug her. I just love her and Damla. Ozgen was saying how much she will miss me when I leave, compared to everyone else here that she will miss me most. She said I just can't go and started crying. She cried and then I cried and we hugged it out for awhile. Both of them are so adorable (I called them that the other day and now they know what that means).
Last night, after the international night, Katie, Hannah, and I were going to watch a sappy movie, but Hannah went to have a sleepover at Joey and Elise's. Viv, Steph, Katie, Hazal, and I had a good girl talk for like an hour or so in my room. We talked about everything and eventually got to the topic about what we are NOT going to miss doing when we leave. I really am not going to miss re-setting tables, it is actually getting annoying this week. I will not miss putting toothpicks in the sliced lemons and picking parsly. Those are just a few things I won't miss, but imagine all of the things I will miss. Not only will I miss all of my friends here, but I will miss the lake, laying out in the sun, being in a swim suit, the hootenanny, monday night trips to dl, pinkytown, karaoke nights at Zorbaz, casino trips, star gazing on the roof, speaking Turkish and Hungarian, and eating all of the wonderful desserts, of course. We were all really tired, so I went to bed sometime after midnight.
I woke up tired and cold this morning. Jonathan is a guest this week at Michael's table next to mine. He is 16 and has a sort of mental disability. He has such a big heart and I absolutely love talking to him. He invited me to play shuffleboard at 10:30 today, so I met him and Michael down here. Ang was supposed to meet us too but she was busy. Instead of shuffleboard, Jonathan wanted to do the scavenger hunt, so we helped him and this other girl Annika find everything on their sheet. I felt like the mom walking around with them because I was older and carrying a cup of tea around the resort...haha. It is after lunch now and I am in the lobby listening to Hazal speak to her mom on skype. I said hello to her mom and talked to her in Turkish for just a second. I am exhausted now. So tired.
So many things I want to say...but can't at the moment.
I am dancing my Jar of Hearts dance tonight, but my wish of having somebody sing and play piano for me is finally coming true. Katie is going to play and sing for me tonight! We have to work on it here soon, so maybe I will get up and go see where she is.
Leaving you with these words:
If you are questioning something in your life, just go for it because it wouldn't be on your heart if there wasn't a part of you longing for it. Love love, Kait.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Great Day :)
Listening to some great Christian music that is reminding me of Oasis and BWC. I am so completely excited to get back to my school, band, friends, and church. Like, you have no idea how much I have missed all of those things. The hard thing is watching people leave this place and knowing that I am following close behind. RJ left 2 days ago I think? Michael Paul left today. Nick, Ben, and Matt I know for sure are leaving tomorrow. This just feels so awful. I have spent the past 63 days here, in this cabin, on this lake, with these friends. 63 days. I become attached to each family I serve after a week. Imagine how hard watching these people leaving will be. And who knows when or if I will see most of them again. It just kills me inside.
Yesterday was simply amazing. I worked breakfast and then Matt and I headed over to Lake Five to go fishing. Lake Five is perfect. It is gorgeous. It was an overcast day (great for fishing I have learned) and barely anybody is ever on this lake. There were maybe 2 other boats out. We loaded up the little fishing boat and headed out. Okay, don’t make fun of me if I can’t speak the fishing language, but we were ‘trolling’ (gosh I hope I spelled that right) and Matt caught the first fish, a pike. I caught the next one, a little bass. I think Matt caught another and then he told me to try casting. So, he shows me how to do it and on my first cast, before I really had a chance to start reeling in, something bites! It took like 50 years to reel in and it keep getting stuck in the weeds under the boat. Turns out to be this HUGE bass and Matt like freaks out. Apparently he hasn’t really seen one that big caught ever. And I caught it!!! Yay J I was shaking pretty hard, but I was so excited. Matt held it for me to take a picture because I was a little freaked out. I took pictures with the other fish I caught though, no worries. It started raining and we decided to slowly head back. On the way back, Matt caught the biggest pike he has probably ever caught! So happy for him. He was shaking this time though…haha. We stopped for ice cream on the way home (my kind of lunch for those of you who know me well) and I had to go teach 2 hours of swimming lessons. I worked supper and then I drove the internationals into DL to go to the liquor store and Walmart, same as ever other Monday night lately. Great day J
I work lunch today and then have the afternoon off until hoot practice. I also asked for the smorg off because I have never had it off…hooray!! I might actually look decent for a hootenanny!
I’ll write again soon hopefully. After the many tears I will shed tomorrow morning after some friends leave for home…
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Viv Wants a Coffee
Sitting in the library next to my favorite Hungarian Viv at the moment. Just showed her a video of Phantom Regiment and it made me realize how much I really love drum corps. I really wish I could have done it last summer. For those of you who don't know, I made it into the Phantom Regiment trumpet line, which is a HUGE deal. People come from all over the world to audition and I was offered a spot. I had to quit before the actual season started because of financial and family reasons. So sad. If you need a good pick-me-up, watch their 2008 show, Spartacus. It is one of my favs.
Everybody is going to start leaving this place and it is terrifying. RJ leaves tomorrow. Ugh. This past Thursday we had 'Prom Night' and we dressed up like we were from the 80s or something and it was great! We worked a wedding tonight and it was long and stressful as usual. Not much else to say at the moment apparently because my mind is drawing a blank.
Okay, Viv wants a coffee. Adios. Love love.
Everybody is going to start leaving this place and it is terrifying. RJ leaves tomorrow. Ugh. This past Thursday we had 'Prom Night' and we dressed up like we were from the 80s or something and it was great! We worked a wedding tonight and it was long and stressful as usual. Not much else to say at the moment apparently because my mind is drawing a blank.
Okay, Viv wants a coffee. Adios. Love love.
Monday, August 8, 2011
A Day Late
I actually wrote this last night, but my internet wasn't working in my cabin. Surprise, surprise.
The past few days have been just wonderful. Tiring, but definitely worth it. My family (dad, Julie, Tori, and Ethan) arrived around 7pm on Friday and came right to the dining hall. I cried when they walked in. Yes, once again, Kaitlyn cried. Tori dyed her hair and she looked absolutely gorgeous, as usual. That night was the dance and staff concert. Instead of working the dance like I usually do, I showed the fam around Fair Hills. Then I performed ‘Get it Right’ on piano and ‘The Only Exception’ on guitar. I bombed the first one because I had never sang with a mic at the piano before. It was just disastrous, but my family still loves me. That night, I went over to their campsite and had a campfire and talked. It was great to catch up with them. The next morning I had to get up early to work brunch and my fam came to brunch around 8:15. It was nice because Katie and I got our break to eat right around the time my family was eating, so I got to eat with them! Good food and good family time. After brunch, my family came back to the resort and we decided to go golfing for our first activity of the day. We played on the Fair Hills course and it started to rain on the 5th hole, so we quit after 4.5 holes. I wasn’t playing the greatest, so it was okay with me. When we came up to my room, Sydney was sleeping so we had to find somewhere else to hang out. I grabbed a few sack lunches and we headed to the lobby and went downstairs to eat and play some Apples to Apples and ping pong. Once the rain cleared, we went back up to my cabin to change into our suits and went out on the lake for awhile. Ethan absolutely loved the water bikes. Nick had a friend Michael here from Colorado so they rented the bayliner to take out for the afternoon. Sad I couldn’t go out with them, but I got to go out today, so no worries J. We played in the pool for awhile and then headed back up to change and go to town. I was going to take them to DL Fusion, but it was closed. So instead of eating really healthy like we were going to, we went to DQ. Good choice huh? I was then supposed to take a shower for work, but I was so tired that I curled up in my bed for a half hour instead. Yeah, who takes showers these days anyway? New families arrived today and I met them at supper. I love them already. Levi (the four month old baby) spit up on me the first time I held him. Awesome. His mom felt bad, but I really didn’t mind. The kids have beautiful names: Emily, Lennon (a girl after John Lennon), and Levi. The other kids are Cayden and Nadia. How pretty are some of the names?! I am giving Lennon a swimming lesson tomorrow. After supper, I hung out with Vivi for awhile. We went on a walk and had some really deep conversations. I love this girl and can’t wait to spend time with her in Hungary next summer!! Shortly after, I headed to the campsite to spend the night with my family. We hung around the campfire and then Tori suggested that we do star tripping (or tipping, whatever it’s called). It is hilarious!!! I fell over so fast it was crazy. We went inside to play angry birds on the tv (yeah, what has this world come to…haha) and also golf (the card game). I actually went to bed a bit before midnight which is a miracle and slept until 9! It was glorious!! We got up in the morning and went fishing around 10. My dad had already fished for 2.5 hours off of the Zorbaz dock before any of us were awake. He caught a Northern. I tried fishing today, but I didn’t catch anything. None of us did, sadly. I really want to go out and catch something before I leave. Matt said he would take me out, so I am holding him to that offer! We headed to Zorbaz for lunch after that. They tried the Lowden pizza (peanut butter, sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and jalapenos). So spicy but so good! I was so stuffed after all of the nachos and pizza. When I got back, we went out on the bayliner that Nick rented for him and his Colorado friend. Katie, Nick, Michael (friend), Ben, Hannah, Syd, and I all went out and tubed, went to the dam, and to the sand bars. Michael and I bonded while we rode from the dam to one of the sand bars on the tube while they pulled us slowly. Good chats with strangers. Love it J We went to work supper right after that and then it was volleyball and ice cream social night! Yum! I didn’t play volleyball for very long because Brandon annoys the crap out of me. He met my fam on the dock two nights ago and told them that he doesn’t think I like him very much, which is true. The two words Julie used to describe him were arrogant and uneducated. Ugh. That’s enough about him because he doesn’t matter in this blog. After vball tonight, Matt, Katie, Viv, and I hung out in my room and looked at pictures of our summer so far. It is amazing to think back to June when we got here. It is hard to believe how fast time has gone. Most of the staff is leaving in a week too. How awful is that? Can you even imagine the bawl fest that I will have? It will be epic crying I tell ya. Now I am sitting on my bed, blogging of course, while Viv watches How I Met Your Mother. Steph is still gone and Hazal is not in our room tonight, nothing unusual. I am so tired that I might actually head to be soon. Like actually be in bed by 11:30. It would be a miracle! Oh, I also got hardcore hit on the tube today. We hit a huge wave and I came down on Syd’s arm and my chin has a big bump on it. I look like I have a butt chin…bah!! As much as I would love to bore you with more of my life on the lake, I am seeing two computer screens right now and must brush my teeth. Hopefully we will chat again soon. Love and more love, Kait.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Road Trip
Sitting outside on our porch after teaching some swimming lessons. I only had two today :) So it was glorious! Vivi is talking to Brigi (her sister) on skype and I successfully said hello, thank you, and i love you very much in Hungarian. I need to start learning Hungarian if I am to visit Vivi next summer! Yes, mom and dad, do not act surprised at news such as this. So, magically, yesterday, Vivi, Katie, and I all got the day off. We planned a trip to go to Valleyfair and the Mall of America. We left at around 7am (almost left without Katie...hahaha) and we didn't arrive home until 1:00am. It was so much fun! We jammed out to music the whole way down and when we arrived, Vivi was taking pictures of everything. We rode the Steel Venom first and I sat by Vivi while Katie sat behind us. Vivi screamed the ENTIRE time. It was so hilarious. I could barely catch my breath because I was laughing so hard during the ride. It wasn't a normal girly scream, but loud and low and freakin hilarious. We proceeded to ride the Wild Thing and every other ride in sight. Hung out at the wave pool for awhile and took some great pictures. Katie and I had been looking at these leather looking bracelets that you can engrave earlier, so we went back to get them. We wanted them to say something that would make sense if the bracelets were together, but not if they were apart. Then, people would ask us what the bracelets meant and we could talk about our best friend at camp this summer :) Cute huh? So, we decided to get 'Light Up The World'. I took The World while she took Light Up. They are so adorable together. Well, HOURS later, when we were leaving the MOA, we realized that hers says 'LIGHT UP', get it? How awful is that to figure out?! Bahhhh! That sounds so bad, but hopefully people will ask about it so that she can explain. Oh, so funny. I still love them, and her. We shopped at MOA and Vivi was amazed, and it was actually only Katie's second time there. I only spent money at Forever 21 and For Love 21....if you know me, that's nothing new. Ate some good Qdoba and headed out. I stayed awake the whole way home thanks to ice cream, pop, and Katie. We had some really good chats on the way back. I love long car rides. Vivi and I both went right to bed when we got home.
This morning, I was actually really pumped to go to work and see everyone. I was in such a great mood. After work, I sat in the dining hall and played piano. I am performing 'Get it Right' on Friday and my dad, Julie, Tori, and Ethan will be there!!! Yay!! I had a good talk with Rachel in the dining hall about foreign staff and going to visit them. She is going to give me a book on Hungarian soon. Sydney is on her way over to stay for a couple of nights because her family has a lot of people coming to stay at her house for We Fest this week. So since she is pretty much kicked out, she is going to chill with me :) Maybe we will head out on the lake for a bit before I have to shower and work again. I am really excited for my family to be up here tomorrow! It will be weird having them here, especially because I am so used to this place and it feels like home away from home. I don't know what I am trying to say, but just believe me ;) I need to get my room cleaned up...and do laundry. Blech. Karaoke night tonight at Zorbaz! I might go, I might not. Time will tell. I am so tired right now that I barely know what I am typing. I apologize. Sydney just arrived! Hooray!! I am going to go entertain her and be a good host. Mmmhmm. Adios! Mucho amor.
This morning, I was actually really pumped to go to work and see everyone. I was in such a great mood. After work, I sat in the dining hall and played piano. I am performing 'Get it Right' on Friday and my dad, Julie, Tori, and Ethan will be there!!! Yay!! I had a good talk with Rachel in the dining hall about foreign staff and going to visit them. She is going to give me a book on Hungarian soon. Sydney is on her way over to stay for a couple of nights because her family has a lot of people coming to stay at her house for We Fest this week. So since she is pretty much kicked out, she is going to chill with me :) Maybe we will head out on the lake for a bit before I have to shower and work again. I am really excited for my family to be up here tomorrow! It will be weird having them here, especially because I am so used to this place and it feels like home away from home. I don't know what I am trying to say, but just believe me ;) I need to get my room cleaned up...and do laundry. Blech. Karaoke night tonight at Zorbaz! I might go, I might not. Time will tell. I am so tired right now that I barely know what I am typing. I apologize. Sydney just arrived! Hooray!! I am going to go entertain her and be a good host. Mmmhmm. Adios! Mucho amor.
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