Writing Club

I went to a writing club thing today, started by another homeschooler. I was the only one (I think) who didn't really know anyone, because they all used the same cover school. It was pretty fun though. We're supposed to be meeting every week, and today was just a meet and greet. We also came up with some ideas (well, just two people came up with the ideas out of the seven of us), including stories about Zombies, a detective going back in time to solve a case and thus erasing his existence, and Moprah the depressed panda bear going on a quest to find the meaning of life. Yeah, it was pretty fun.

Afterwards, my mom took me to Barnes & Noble and I got:

School's Out - Forever - the second book in The Fugitives (Maximum Ride) series
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports - the third book in The Fugitives series
Dracula - Yup, the original Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe - Yay! is all I have to say
The Complete Sherlock Homes - Volume I

So it was a pretty successful trip. After that, we were going to go to Yogurt Mountain, but then once we pulled up we realized it said "coming soon!" so we headed to Dippin' Dots. They were closed, unfortunately, and my mom ended up getting a birthday shake from Zaxby's and I got a jamocha shake from Arby's. Mm.

Tomorrow, I have physical therapy for my wrist. It's only my second session (or whatever you want to call it), so I'm not going to say anything for certain right now. I've been trying to do the exercises they gave me... but I've forgotten. Besides, I've only really had one day to do them anyways. *sigh* Oh well.

Yesterday...Natural Bridge

The Natural Bridge

Okay, so, yesterday I went on a field trip to Natural Bridge (World's longest natural bridge east of the Rockies apparently), and I would have blogged about it last night but... I totally crashed when I got home. Let's just that staying up late until 3:30 A.M. and then getting up at 6:45 to hike through woods and caves for a couple of hours isn't that good of idea.

Anyways, it was about a three hour ride there, and we had a little picnic before starting the hike. It was really nice, and I took quite a few pictures. But, silly old me forgot to take water to drink, and all I had was a can of Dr. Pepper for lunch. So, I was pretty dehydrated (probably...I self-diagnosed myself) and felt kind of crappy after the trip.

When I got home, like I said, I crashed. I took a nap for two hours, ate supper, watched the Psych Summer Season finale (because I missed it Wednesday night) and then went to bed around 9:30. And I'm thinking, "Hey, this is record for me...going to bed at a decent time." I ended up tossing and turning for two hours until I got on the computer for another half hour.

That was my day...yesterday. Today, all I've done is school and work on my essay for an early college program thing. Oh, the fun I've had (sarcasm).

The view inside the cave, looking across at the people on the other side.

Labor Day

I love having Mondays off. It just really brightens up my week.

Today was, of course, Labor Day, and we went over to a some friends of our's house and had some barbecue ribs, hamburgers, hotdogs, all that. Plus some very delicious cookies, which I enjoyed. We hung out a little while, watched some of The Sandlot, watched some Star Wars (if I'm correct, we watched some of Empire Strikes Back and then the beginning of Return of the Jedi), and then Scooby Doo (Abracadabra-doo or something like that). It was pretty fun.

Tomorrow... won't be as fun as this weekend was. All I have on my agenda for tomorrow is school. Ew. But, Thursday we'll have a field trip, so at least I have something to look forward to.

Game Day

Today was a day of football games, which I loved. This morning we went to Judson's first football game of the season, and let me tell you, those Peewee games or whatever they're called are pretty fun. It's just so exciting. Unfortunately, I did get a little sun burnt, even if I was only out their for half of the game. Judson's dad looks like a raccoon, so it's okay.

Tonight, we went over to Judson's family's house to watch the Alabama game. I'm not going to give the score (Adrian... have you watched it yet?) but it was fun. Mostly because Judson's dad gets a little over-excited, and very, very loud, and there also eight kids running around with Nerf guns and and costumes on. I even got a mini-makeover by a seven-year-old and two-year-old. The two-year-old did my hair, and pulled it a lot. It wasn't that fun, but she was just too cute and I couldn't say no.

Tomorrow will be just as exciting, and, since Monday's Labor Day, we'll be heading over to Judson's house again for some ribs and burgers. Yum.

Now, for some much needed sleep before I have to get up at 6:45 in the morning.

Confession (I know, I haven't done one of these in a while, but I felt like it tonight): I really, really want some spaghetti. Really.