Home at Last!
AUGUST 3
Today wasn’t such an exciting day. I think the most exciting thing was getting to our hotel, which has a 130 foot water slide. We plan on swimming for a bit tomorrow.
We drove a lot today. We stopped at Chimney Rock, Jail and Courthouse Rocks, and Carhenge. Carhenge was interesting. It looked like Stonehenge except with cars. Don’t worry; we have pictures.
I can’t believe our trip is almost over. Actually, I have to say that I’m anxious to get to Billings, Montana because that means the day after we’re going to be home.
Sophi apparently decided to get friendly with a skunk. The problem was that the skunk didn’t want to be friends, so Sophi woke up Eileen and Courtney at 2:30 AM. I’m glad it didn’t happen while we were at home, but I am really sorry it happened while we were away. Does that make sense?
From now on, we will be internet-less. So I will post our trip home once at home. Sorry for the inconvenience. Or maybe it’s not an inconvenience.
Well, tomorrow night we should be in Billings. Good night all. And I’ll se you in about 3 days!
AUGUST 4
We visited Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and Devil’s Tower today. It was a lot of driving to each monument.
Mt. Rushmore was by far my favorite. We had been there about 8 years ago and let me tell you, it certainly has changed since then. When we went 8 years ago, we couldn’t get very close to it and the path was dirt. Now, it has a huge visitor’s center, with food and souvenirs. There is a cement path way and a President’s Walk, where you can get pretty close to the mountain. It was very different. Also, for the first time in history, they had cleaned the faces of the mountain. It looked new. We took some pictures by some rocks and trees. Some of the pictures would make very nice Senior Pictures, but don’t worry; I’m still getting professional ones done. In all, we spent about 2 hours there.
We didn’t spend much time at Crazy Horse. Actually, we just turned around because it was $24 to get in. And since it wasn’t finished yet, we decided to just see it from where we were.
Devil’s Tower was interesting. It wasn’t impressive from far away, but it was pretty cool up close. It had a weird design. There were strips of mountain that stuck out a little farther than other parts of the mountain. It also had a green is color to it. It sounds a little weird, I know, but you’ll have to see it by pictures to hopefully see what I mean.
By 10:30 PM, we finally made it to Grandma’s house in Billings, MT. I’m really glad we made it for 2 reasons, 1) I’m familiar with this area and 2) after tomorrow, we’re taking the all too familiar journey home! See you all in a bit!
AUGUST 5
For the first time in a long time, I actually slept in. I slept in until 10:30! I know that’s not that late, but for me it was.
We went to see Sky High. It was cute. I might go see it again with Brooke. It was kind of predictable, but overall it was a great family film. One of my favorite parts was when they open up the refrigerator and the girl behind us goes, “Hey. They have a refrigerator just like ours!” I love it when people think it is appropriate to speak out loud. At least Brooke and I have the decency to put our heads together and whisper. Anyway, if you want a good laugh that comes in a family package, I recommend Sky High.
And guess what? We leave for home tomorrow! Yay! My guess is that we’ll be at home at 2 AM Sunday, but the others say before midnight. We’ll see who’s right. I am ready to be home.
Overall, this trip has been a blast. It’s hard to believe that it’s almost over. It doesn’t seem like it’s been 6 weeks. Ok, it does seem like that but then again it doesn’t. I don’t know. It seems like such a long time ago that we went to Disney World. But it doesn’t seem like our trip could be over yet because that means that school is almost going to start. That’s scary! Well, I’ll be glad to be home. See you tomorrow!
AUGUST 6
Well, we made it home, finally. After being forced to use a detour, twice, a set back that put us at least two hours back, we finally got home. I know Eileen is glad we’re home.
I have found that for a smart dog, Sophi is pretty dumb. First, she got skunked (which you all know the story). Then she decided to take a dip in the pool. Ok, she was chasing an animal and almost fell in, but saved herself. Then she decided to go for a swim. She was chasing a squirrel and ran over the bubble stuff that covers our pool when not in use. Well, she got stuck and decided to run to the middle to run straight across. That didn’t work, so she panicked. Eileen was finally able to get her out, but she could have drowned. Sophi had tried to run across the bubble stuff on her previous pursuit of an animal, but didn’t run across because she realized she could stand on it. See what I mean? She knew that she couldn’t stand on it, yet while chasing a squirrel, she runs across it anyway. And of course, none of this has ever happened while we were at home, so naturally what Mom feared most happened while we were away. For these reasons, I know Eileen will be glad we’re back.
The car ride was long and boring. It seemed a lot longer than usual. I guess that’s because we were so anxious to get home.
I finally finished Fried Green Tomatoes. I liked it. I also started and finished Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in the car. It was an interesting book. I have seen both the Disney version and the real live version with Whoopi Goldberg and Miranda Richardson, among others. As I was reading, I saw both versions in my head, though both have a bit of Through the Looking Glass in them. Anyway, the book was interesting. I liked it...I guess. By the way, my godmother said that hi-lighting and taking notes is a waste of time and detracts from the book. In plain terms, she says it’s stupid. She would do it for extra-credit, but in no way would she do it for reading a required book. Finally, an adult who agrees with me!
Now that I’m home, and my dance tapes aren’t here yet, we get to bug the guy who makes them, like we do every year. This year, however, we thought the tapes would be here because we were gone and hadn’t bugged them about it. Don’t worry; it’s playful bugging. It’s not harmful in any way. I’m a little disappointed that they’re not here yet because now I have to suffer with watching Stargate 24/7. Oh joy. Can’t wait.
As for the homework front, I wish I had remembered that I had TOK over the summer. Actually, I didn’t know we had it until the car ride home. Then I started the horrifying task of re-writing my English papers from last year. Yeah, these next 2 weeks are going to be great. I HATE writing essays. I suck at them and no matter how I try I can’t get myself excited about the 3 I have to write (2 re-written and the Extended Essay). I’m very confused about the EE. It says I can write about anything I want, but I’m not sure what that means. Is writing about the difference between a movie and the actual historic event a worthy candidate? What about writing on the life of a famous dancer? Or how about how 2 dancers changed the dance world and how each did it differently? Please help! I need not only ideas, but I need to know what I can and can’t write about. HELP!!!!!!!
Well, I am excited as ever to finally be home. Unfortunately, this also brings the fact that school will be starting soon. EEEWWWWW! Gross! Where did my summer go?
Today wasn’t such an exciting day. I think the most exciting thing was getting to our hotel, which has a 130 foot water slide. We plan on swimming for a bit tomorrow.
We drove a lot today. We stopped at Chimney Rock, Jail and Courthouse Rocks, and Carhenge. Carhenge was interesting. It looked like Stonehenge except with cars. Don’t worry; we have pictures.
I can’t believe our trip is almost over. Actually, I have to say that I’m anxious to get to Billings, Montana because that means the day after we’re going to be home.
Sophi apparently decided to get friendly with a skunk. The problem was that the skunk didn’t want to be friends, so Sophi woke up Eileen and Courtney at 2:30 AM. I’m glad it didn’t happen while we were at home, but I am really sorry it happened while we were away. Does that make sense?
From now on, we will be internet-less. So I will post our trip home once at home. Sorry for the inconvenience. Or maybe it’s not an inconvenience.
Well, tomorrow night we should be in Billings. Good night all. And I’ll se you in about 3 days!
AUGUST 4
We visited Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and Devil’s Tower today. It was a lot of driving to each monument.
Mt. Rushmore was by far my favorite. We had been there about 8 years ago and let me tell you, it certainly has changed since then. When we went 8 years ago, we couldn’t get very close to it and the path was dirt. Now, it has a huge visitor’s center, with food and souvenirs. There is a cement path way and a President’s Walk, where you can get pretty close to the mountain. It was very different. Also, for the first time in history, they had cleaned the faces of the mountain. It looked new. We took some pictures by some rocks and trees. Some of the pictures would make very nice Senior Pictures, but don’t worry; I’m still getting professional ones done. In all, we spent about 2 hours there.
We didn’t spend much time at Crazy Horse. Actually, we just turned around because it was $24 to get in. And since it wasn’t finished yet, we decided to just see it from where we were.
Devil’s Tower was interesting. It wasn’t impressive from far away, but it was pretty cool up close. It had a weird design. There were strips of mountain that stuck out a little farther than other parts of the mountain. It also had a green is color to it. It sounds a little weird, I know, but you’ll have to see it by pictures to hopefully see what I mean.
By 10:30 PM, we finally made it to Grandma’s house in Billings, MT. I’m really glad we made it for 2 reasons, 1) I’m familiar with this area and 2) after tomorrow, we’re taking the all too familiar journey home! See you all in a bit!
AUGUST 5
For the first time in a long time, I actually slept in. I slept in until 10:30! I know that’s not that late, but for me it was.
We went to see Sky High. It was cute. I might go see it again with Brooke. It was kind of predictable, but overall it was a great family film. One of my favorite parts was when they open up the refrigerator and the girl behind us goes, “Hey. They have a refrigerator just like ours!” I love it when people think it is appropriate to speak out loud. At least Brooke and I have the decency to put our heads together and whisper. Anyway, if you want a good laugh that comes in a family package, I recommend Sky High.
And guess what? We leave for home tomorrow! Yay! My guess is that we’ll be at home at 2 AM Sunday, but the others say before midnight. We’ll see who’s right. I am ready to be home.
Overall, this trip has been a blast. It’s hard to believe that it’s almost over. It doesn’t seem like it’s been 6 weeks. Ok, it does seem like that but then again it doesn’t. I don’t know. It seems like such a long time ago that we went to Disney World. But it doesn’t seem like our trip could be over yet because that means that school is almost going to start. That’s scary! Well, I’ll be glad to be home. See you tomorrow!
AUGUST 6
Well, we made it home, finally. After being forced to use a detour, twice, a set back that put us at least two hours back, we finally got home. I know Eileen is glad we’re home.
I have found that for a smart dog, Sophi is pretty dumb. First, she got skunked (which you all know the story). Then she decided to take a dip in the pool. Ok, she was chasing an animal and almost fell in, but saved herself. Then she decided to go for a swim. She was chasing a squirrel and ran over the bubble stuff that covers our pool when not in use. Well, she got stuck and decided to run to the middle to run straight across. That didn’t work, so she panicked. Eileen was finally able to get her out, but she could have drowned. Sophi had tried to run across the bubble stuff on her previous pursuit of an animal, but didn’t run across because she realized she could stand on it. See what I mean? She knew that she couldn’t stand on it, yet while chasing a squirrel, she runs across it anyway. And of course, none of this has ever happened while we were at home, so naturally what Mom feared most happened while we were away. For these reasons, I know Eileen will be glad we’re back.
The car ride was long and boring. It seemed a lot longer than usual. I guess that’s because we were so anxious to get home.
I finally finished Fried Green Tomatoes. I liked it. I also started and finished Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in the car. It was an interesting book. I have seen both the Disney version and the real live version with Whoopi Goldberg and Miranda Richardson, among others. As I was reading, I saw both versions in my head, though both have a bit of Through the Looking Glass in them. Anyway, the book was interesting. I liked it...I guess. By the way, my godmother said that hi-lighting and taking notes is a waste of time and detracts from the book. In plain terms, she says it’s stupid. She would do it for extra-credit, but in no way would she do it for reading a required book. Finally, an adult who agrees with me!
Now that I’m home, and my dance tapes aren’t here yet, we get to bug the guy who makes them, like we do every year. This year, however, we thought the tapes would be here because we were gone and hadn’t bugged them about it. Don’t worry; it’s playful bugging. It’s not harmful in any way. I’m a little disappointed that they’re not here yet because now I have to suffer with watching Stargate 24/7. Oh joy. Can’t wait.
As for the homework front, I wish I had remembered that I had TOK over the summer. Actually, I didn’t know we had it until the car ride home. Then I started the horrifying task of re-writing my English papers from last year. Yeah, these next 2 weeks are going to be great. I HATE writing essays. I suck at them and no matter how I try I can’t get myself excited about the 3 I have to write (2 re-written and the Extended Essay). I’m very confused about the EE. It says I can write about anything I want, but I’m not sure what that means. Is writing about the difference between a movie and the actual historic event a worthy candidate? What about writing on the life of a famous dancer? Or how about how 2 dancers changed the dance world and how each did it differently? Please help! I need not only ideas, but I need to know what I can and can’t write about. HELP!!!!!!!
Well, I am excited as ever to finally be home. Unfortunately, this also brings the fact that school will be starting soon. EEEWWWWW! Gross! Where did my summer go?
posted by Crystal @ 11:28 PM
2 Comments:
At 12:22 AM,
saphria said…
hey girl im gladd your home! Maybee I can see ya tomorrow befor I leave for alaska but if not oh well. Dont stress over the extended essay and I'm sure whatever you write about will be fine.(I'm so glad I didnt have to write one) hope to talk to ya tomorrow for future referance my email is tomball@comcast.net
At 12:56 AM,
Jennifer said…
i want to see you right now. but it is too late says my mother. but if she hadn't said no, i would be at your house right now.
also, i have a solution for your IB worries. now, listen very carefully, it's very simple. there are only 3 steps: 1. DO NOT DO THE FULL DIPLOMA. 2. please see number one. 3. if you have not yet changed your mind, refer to number one.
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