bye bye south

i love the south. it's all i've ever known, so i would have it no other way. sweet tea, y'all, grits, yes ma'am, bbq, talking slow... it's all part of my "religion." however, tomorrow at 11:30 am i am going to begin the journey from the familiar south into the unknown north. as most of you know by this point, i will be spending the remainder of the summer in vermont. ahhhhhhhh.

so far, i have had a wonderful summer break. i have squeezed a lot into these past three weeks. i spent my first week being a bum and recovering from exam week. but yes it is true, i finished freshman year with grades i can be proud of. yet i still have plenty of room for improvement next semester. not a bad place to be... ha. the second week of summer was spent in a jefferson state community college classroom knocking out history 101 in a week. was this worth it, you might ask. yes, yes it was. 

let me lay it out for you. my teacher not only consistently let us out of class early, he showed a numerous pointless movies, gave bonus points out like they were candy, and gave us one test complete with only 50 multiple choice questions. besides the class being a complete joke, i got to experience it with dan young. dan lived with me and my family for the week, and he had quite an adventure, i am afraid. he was included in every family meal, referred to as the son, and even taken on the wal-mart shopping trip. needless to say, bill and leila are big fans of dan. he was a very good sport though, and we are both happy to announce that we got A's in the class. success? success. 

oh... and now dan's a movie star. i don't want to steal his thunder, so call him up and ask him about it. key word: sandra bullock 

third week of summer was spent laying on the beach in destin, florida. every year, my mom's parents take our entire family, cousins, aunts, uncles, the whole nine yards, to the beach. there are 16 of us, so they rent us a big, beautiful house right on the water. this year, like all the others, was a gorgeous week to be with family and relax. however, it didn't go without some excitement of its own. there were concussions, sting rays, sunburns, bathing suit malfunctions, putt putt tragedies... and last but not least, jon and kate plus 8. 

as wonderful as this past week was, i feel very unsure about what i am getting into tomorrow. i'm excited, but scared... confident, but nervous... happy, but sad. basically every emotion. i know it is going to be a wonderful summer; i just need to get there. 

and if you think of me, please write me: 

Green Mountain Summer- Katie Brazeal

Box 18

85 S. Prospect St.

Burlington, Vermont 05405

more to come as the summer progresses. i can't wait to relay the way god is working in me... and all the funny stories that are bound to result from this little venture. 

goodbye to those i didn't get to see one last time,

b

p.s. a belated happy birthday to kyle ogard! he's always wanted a shout out on the blog. i miss you, ky.