I spent the night with Janelle today, and in the evening, we decided to take a drive to Lake Geneva to watch the sunset.
July 30, 2016
Today was my graduation party, and so many wonderful people came to celebrate with me, including this beautiful lady!
July 29, 2016
Today Mom started preparing the foods for my graduation party, and the counter looked very hectic.
July 28, 2016
Today it stormed, and while I was looking out at the rain, someone came up and poked her head out the door despite being terrified of the rain.
July 27, 2016
After spending 9 hours staining today, I finally finished staining the deck. Look how beautiful it is.
July 26, 2016
Today I made homemade gnocchis, and I was very proud of myself. Here they are in the finished dish.
July 25, 2016
Today I made this sweet and sour cauliflower from the cookbook Kelley got me as a graduation present! It was very delicious!
July 24, 2016
Today I made homemade iced chai tea that tasted like Starbucks' iced chai lattes! It was super good.
July 23, 2016
Today I had to run 8 miles, and I ended up running 7 out of the 8! That was about 4 more miles than I thought I could do, especially since I was on the treadmill. Here is a picture of me after my run.
July 22, 2016
It was so hot out today that my calves were sweating while I was staining. I didn't even know this body part could sweat.
July 21, 2016
It stormed today! It had been a long time since it rained around here, so this was good news.
July 20, 2016
Today was day 2 of staining, and I spilled stain on myself. When I tried to wipe it up with the paint brush, I just made it worse.
July 19, 2016
Today I started staining the deck, and after about five hours, this is pretty much all I have to show for it.
July 18, 2016
Today I drove back home, and when I arrived home, Jersey had a limp. We don't know what's wrong with her, but here is a picture of Dad inspecting her paw.
July 17, 2016
Today I went to the lake near Bloomington with Sarah, her sister, and her friends. It was so hot out, so the water was nice and refreshing. The lake also had a pretty view, but this picture doesn't do it justice.
July 16, 2016
Today Sarah's dad's band played a gig at a brewery, and Sarah sang with them for a few songs. Here she is singing. She's pretty much famous.
July 15, 2016
Today I drove the six hours to Bloomington to visit Sarah for the weekend! Here we are at a concert in the park, happy to be together again.
July 14, 2016
This giant beetle was floating in the pool today. This picture does not show how giant it was, but it was about the size of my thumb.
July 13, 2016
This is Kelley and me trying to keep our streak alive!
July 12, 2016
Today I got to visit Grandma while Mom cut her grass, and she posed for this picture so I could send it to Kelley, and I think it's super cute.
July 11, 2016
Today I got this cool pop up card of the Köln Cathedral from Kelley! Look how cool and intricate it is!
July 10, 2016
I came back home today, and after dinner, I decided to go swimming for the first time this summer!
July 9, 2016
Irish Fest was happening in Chicago this weekend, and Maritza and I went to it today. It was a lot like being back in Ireland again! There were a lot of souvenirs, but most importantly, there were Irish people singing!
July 8, 2016
Today I went to Chicago to visit Maritza for the weekend, and we went and saw a play tonight. One of Maritza's old grad friends was in the play, and the play was very powerful and moving. This is a picture of us before the show started
July 7, 2016
Today I made muffins and enchiladas, and while I was in the middle of doing that, I noticed Jersey being the cutest she has ever been, and I had to stop what I was doing so I could take a picture of her.
July 6, 2016
I didn't have much to take a picture of today, so here is a cute picture of Jersey sleeping.
July 5, 2016
Today I started to unpack, and this is what my room looked like before I began to clean everything up.
July 4, 2016
Happy Fourth! Today we did a lot of nothing, and we also rode four wheelers. Maritza even got to drive one for herself!
July 3, 2016
Today we celebrated the Fourth a day early, and Maritza was in town visiting! We went to the parade, I got to ride on a WaveRunner, and then we got to see fireworks on the boat. Here is a nice picture of the fireworks with the sunset in the background.
July 2, 2016
Today we went to Lake Macbride, and we got to see this waterfall area by the dam where there were a lot of birds flying around. We also got to walk a nice trail besides the lake before we moved me out of Iowa for the last time.
July 1, 2016
Mom and Dad came to move me out today, and afterwards, we went to see the fossils at this gorge in Iowa.