hello again. i know it's been awhile, but i've been busy and enjoying this sweet summertime.
one thing that has been on my mind lately is friendship.
heather came home from california and that probably explains my lack of blogging. it's been wonderful getting to hang out with her! (: it really is tough though. it's tough only getting to see someone twice a year. especially when they mean so much to you. she leaves tomorrow... askldjfa;lk. i don't wanna talk about it.
also, with miss lexie getting married it's made me so sad to know that i probably won't be here for it :( stupid college. it sucks. she is going through such an amazing time right now and i can't be there to help her out with any of it. stupid? yes. but that doesn't take away from the fact that i am so incredibly happy for her and garrett!
well this last weekend we celebrated the 4th of july. so a bunch of us went up to boyfriends cabin and spent 2 days there in the mountains. it was a blast! it's really nice being able to sneak away sometimes. i know i complain a lot about east cobb. but when it comes down to it, i really do love east cobb. you who are reading this probably think i'm crazy, but it's the truth. we've been really lucky to grow up in such a great town with great opportunities. but on the other hand, it does get frustrating that since it's not that big of a town, everyone know everything. about everyone. always. so it's a breathe of fresh air when i can sneak away to other places like the beach, the lake, or the mountains.
yesterday i went to helen with 4 of my best friends. our friend has a house there so we spent the night and then today went tubing. it was a lot of fun. before we got to the house we made a stop at the local grocery store, ingles. yeah we don't have one of those in the ec. now i'm not trying to bash the north ga area, but if you've visited then you probably know it's not exactly marietta. yeahhh... i don't think there's a need to explain, i'll just list a few words to sum it up.
red neck. lots of land. little construction. not a ton to do. lack of teeth. wild life.
well upon our check out, heather and i were approached by a guy who looked our age. he walked up and asked us if we needed help with our groceries.... heather didn't buy anything. i bought something... but i didn't put it in a bag. we awkwardly looked at him showing him our empty hands and trying not to laugh at his attempt of a pick up line. our other friends turned around to get in on the convo. after telling him how we didn't need help he asked if we wanted to hang out with him and his buddies that were around the corner. i love and hate awkward moments. the point of our trip was a girls night and even if it wasn't, none of us are really into the whole red neck, ingles pick up date. well after a few moments of continued awkward silence i told him we were only stopping through and still had another 30 mins to go before we got to our house. lie. i'll tell ya... they don't have much going on in cleveland. this boy was persistent. persistent or really bored. maybe a mix of both. after telling him a few times how we couldn't hang out he still tried to get a number. what do we do...? of course... all of a sudden all of my friends have boyfriends. what are the odds that 5 girls would all have boyfriends at the same time? that's totally believable right? :) probably the longest 5 awkward minutes of my life. i don't even remember everything that was said or how we got out of there. all i remember was passing a man with a shirt that was too short and a huge wolf tattoo on his leg as we walked out the door. i know i probably sound really stuck up. but ya know what... for some people that area is perfect for them and all the better for them. it's just not me. never has been. never will be. sorry cleveland, ga. thank you for the ice cream i purchased and the laughs when i saw heather almost eat it on the concrete when we were running out of ingles to the car. i will be forever grateful.
well after that we got to the cabin. we probably spent about 30 minutes running through the entire house looking in every room and jumping on every bed and dancing around like the little girls we are. i think we probably yelled "it's just like were in the hills and were going away for the weekend!!!!!" about 10 times. at least. we're all adults now and so when we get the chance to get away and just have a house to ourselves, it's really exciting, fun, and relaxing. my parents are extremely relaxed but still, it's nice sometimes to just be away because that's how you learn. you make mistakes. you learn. you grow. that's definitely one reason why i'm excited for college. i feel like in a way i'm being forced to grow up. the minute i step onto that air plane there will be no turning back and i'll be entirely on my own. if i need to come home one weekend, i can't. i'll be forced to become more independent and grow up, fast. and even though that scares me because i like having people there that i can depend on, i still know that by leaving it will give me that extra push i need to continue to mature. and honestly, i think i can handle it. i'm ready for this next stage of life. i'm weirdly excited for when i get a permanent job and being able to finance myself entirely. for 18 and a half years (exactly) i've depended on other people. i'm excited to be able to depend on myself for a little while.
but i think i'm sounding really hypocritical because i love that i can depend on my parents, family, friends, & boyfriend. i love that security. alright... i'm making no sense and i've strayed away from my story about our helen trip.
so let's sum this post up.
helen was a blast. i love my friends. i'm scared to death to leave for college because that means not having them by my side. however, i'm excited to learn more about myself and caring for me. i think it will be cool to be more independent but when i say independent i mean in a financial/stable way. make sense? probably not. i know i'm really confusing.
peace.
lo
No comments