And he shall be my Squishy!

Finally folks, the day has come. I got so bored on Monday that I decided I needed a friend. So, of course, where can you find the best friends ever? That's right, the pet store. I got an adorable, chubby buddy - a dwarf hamster - and I named him Squishy. I have had the name picked out for months, and now the name has an actual hamster. Woo. He is the friendliest hamster ever. He shall be my companion through the lonely days of living at home during law school.
Anyway, as I said before, I have been very bored. I tried to stay busy for awhile, and I did. I was able to do little things here and there for people to keep myself active. Now, however, those little things have pretty much ended, and here I sit, staring at the wall all day. Not to mention the weather has been really weird and horrible. If it was in the 80s and sunny, I would have no problem relaxing by the pool with a book. But it's in the 70s and hazy, which makes it weird to swim. At least the grandparents have the hot tub working now. That's a huge plus. Otherwise, I've been reading a lot. It's a good thing, but I am still dragging.
The one good thing coming soon is my little road trip. I'll be visiting Dayton, Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland...all in one exciting week. I am very anxious to get out of my lovely home for a week. It will be highly necessary. I just can't believe it's already going to be July. As much as summer is dragging, summer never seems to slow down too much.
I have been looking at my law school schedule and reading about all the organizations and opportunities, and I am getting ridiculously excited to begin. I am so ready for a challenge, and I am so ready to be thrown into something completely new. I can't wait to see if I can work hard and end up in the top spots in my class. I want to succeed really badly. We shall see though. I just know that by the time law school comes along, I will be more than ready to work hard.
Let's see what else is exciting...I am going to Myrtle Beach in August. I am really looking forward to that for sure. I've never been to Myrtle Beach, but I hear it's quite the good time. My cousin announced that she's pregnant last night at a little family party. It's exciting. There hasn't been a baby in our family for 8 years. And, it will be the first great-grandchild. It is pretty exciting. And our family was in need of some good news.
Well, I suppose that's all for now. I would try to write more, but honestly, there's not much left to write. Oh, this boring life of an unemployed bum.

"Life is nothing but changes, which are little deaths." -Sogyal Rimpoche

Me encanta verano!

Summer, oh sweet summer, how I love you. I have been trying so hard to stay a busy, busy girl this summer. However, it is starting to tone down. I have volunteered to do a lot of housework and yard work for family, but now I am totally regretting that decision. Sure, I get a little extra cash money, but I should not have signed up for it. Oh well. I am stuck. Tough luck, chickie.
So, I am very excited because tonight I got my first drum set lesson! Woo! And I really liked it. A lot. I always wanted to learn a musical instrument, and now I finally get to learn. We'll see how it goes, but I definitely want to keep learning.

The other thing I am craving is intelligent reading. I have been reading a few books, but nothing really stimulating. I really miss the academic environment of college, and granted, I get law school soon, but I still miss the environment. It makes me wonder if one day I will need to be a professor just to keep the knowledge going. I also crave my lovely friends. Only a couple weeks until I get to visit them. I really am trying to get used to this whole situation, but it is really hard. And even harder to realize I am not going back to Dayton. It's still weird to have to move all of my stuff into my house again. I actually am combining my home life with my school life, and it is really weird. Oh well, time keeps going and things keep changing I suppose. I just wish my friends weren't so far away from me!!! Right now, I'm not even busy. I can't imagine how hard it will be to keep in touch when I am swamped with school and work.

I'm just happy this summer is shaping up to be a really awesome one. My last summer to be lazy, lazy, lazy. And I'm enjoying every minute of it...milking it for everything it's worth. Woo WOO!

"The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." -Victor Hugo

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Considering this weekend was absolutely, ridiculously hot - summer has finally come. Woo! So, this weekend I went to a wedding and a 50th wedding anniversary party. Interesting to see some newlyweds and some oldlyweds as well. It was nice to hang with the family I suppose. It was even nicer to make some s'mores and drink some beer and lay poolside.
Although I am not working, I have been managing to keep myself really busy. I seriously do have a lot of stuff I can do. And I haven't even begun to read or get my act together for law school. I honestly still feel like I'm an undergrad. It's weird to think I'm not. Ew.
Anyhow, I don't have much significant to say. Just figured I'd write and bore everyone to death. Lovely. Lovely. Lovely. But I am so seriously Happy. Happy. Happy.

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."

Let the Summer Begin!

I am finally home for the summer. No more classes. No work. Relaxation, fun, sun and peace of mind. Thank goodness. I have been waiting all year for this. Now that it's here, I'm not entirely sure of what to do with myself.
This past weekend has been really hectic, so I suppose today is the first day I can try to sort everything out. Friday I came home late, hung out with some friends, and performed my first show of the summer for my sister and her lovely friends. It was fun. Then Saturday, we helped set up for Relay for Life and went to the Dave Matthews concert. It was a ton of fun. Dave always gives a good show. Except this time, he ended his whole show on a cover song...and a Ray Charles song at that. Weird. Oh well. The atmosphere was just lovely anyhow. Then Sunday, I finally got to go out and ride my motorcycle. Finally!!!! After that, I went mini golfing, and I got my butt kicked. And I got soaking wet because apparently it's cool to put squirty water things on mini golf courses. Stupid. I hate getting wet. Then my lovely golfing partner won the free game at the end of the course and got to put his name up on their little wall of fame. How stupid. I always lose at mini golf. My family had a really nice dinner yesterday with my grandparents (who just got back from Alaska). The most important thing is that they did bring me back a picture of a moose. That's all I ever wanted. Anyhow, it was quite an eventful weekend.
I have already started a to-do list for this week. I feel like there is so much to do, but I don't have a time frame to do it in anymore. I get to do whatever I need or want to do. Yes! I am feeling really weird about not going back to Dayton at the end of the summer, though. I keep thinking I am leaving, but I'm not. So, now I guess I have to work at feeling at home, at home. Woo!
Well, this was Ashley with the weekend update. Until later, well, sooner rather than later.

"Love is here and now, real and true, the most important thing in our lives. For love is the creator of our favorite memories and the foundation of our fondest dreams. Love is a promise that is always kept, a fortune that can never be spent, a seed that can flourish in even the most unlikely of places. And this radiance that never fades, this mysterious and magical joy, is the greatest treasure of all - one known only by those who love."