So, it's been forever since I've wrote, and I have done way too much stuff to even mention everything. This will be the run down list if I can remember it:
New Orleans/Donaldsonville, LA - Wedding!
Milwaukee, WI- ALE Conference
Craters of the Moon National Park- Camping
Boise Hawks Minor League Baseball Game
Melba 4th of July Days (on July 3rd, the Mormons rule the town)
Party/Fireworks in Boise for 4th of July
Camping and Hot Spring Hunting- Donnelly/McCall
Idaho History Museum
Ice Skating
Bruneau Sand Dunes/ Observatory/ Star Gazing
Birds of Prey/ Peregrine Fund
Donnie Mac's Trailer Park Cuisine
Float down Boise River
Idaho Wedding Reception for Some Good Friends
Jeff's Birthday Dinner at The Sandbar and saw Lizard Butte
Jeff's Birthday Scavenger Hunt :)
In there we have had many great nights spent with Jeff's family and with friends, including some dips in the pool and a lot of camping. Also, some phone conversations with both new and old friends have brightened my time. I have also been slowly working on the thesis, and finally, finally, have found some objectives I can get behind, and that makes me happy.
Last week, we sat down and made a list of all the things we wanted to accomplish before I leave Idaho. It's a long list. And as plans always do, they went awry. So for the remainder of my stay, two whole weekends, we have camping and more camping planned, which is fine by me :) Kim and Joey, good friends of ours, have expressed interest in camping, Kim's first time. So, I am researching nearby camping grounds with bathrooms as we speak :)
The next weekend, we will be driving north east and meeting up with my aunt and uncle who live in Alder, MT. We plan on meeting them halfway somewhere around Salmon, ID and will be camping out.
My time is coming to an end here in Idaho, for now. I do love it here, especially the mountains, as I do have a thing for trees. Soon, I will be flying back to Pennsylvania where I get to be back for the Fayette County Fair, my home county that will always be dear to my heart. I will only be there a little over a week before I pack up and ship off to North Carolina where I will move in to my very first own apartment (gasp!). I am really looking forward to it. I realized I've come to a point in my life where I am ready to live on my own, and anyone who knows me, knows that I am a somewhat solitary creature at times, so I think it's for the best.
I will only be there a few days when Jeff will be flying in to Raleigh and then that next weekend my parents will be down with the rest of my stuff. They will be down to help get both Jeff settled in Greenville, and I settled in Raleigh. It's going to be the beginning of a new chapter, having Jeff in NC, will be the beginning of something great. I cannot wait to see what life has in store.... bring it on :)
