so yea, this has got to have been one of the best summer i have ever had! (:
the beginning of my summer basically started a little before easter, when my mom, bro, sis and i left my daddy in north dakota ( sad day ) to go spend time with my grandparents in iowa/nebraska before going even farther east to ohio to spend time with my other grandparents and friends. now, little did i know what the rest of the summer beheld. i was under the impression that i was going to get to stay a few weeks in ohio with my mom & sibs before heading back thru iowa up to north dakota. now, a little before we ended up leaving north dakota on the second of april, my mom got to thinking. (now, when my mom gets to thinking...it can be good or it can be not-so-good, however, not always 'bad' so say)
anywho...so i have volunteered at the columbus zoo and aquarium (
the #1 ZOO IN AMERICA) since the summer of 2008. i love it so so so much and each summer i get to meet awesome people and develope awesome friendships, not to mention have awesome experiences. lol. (can you tell it's pretty awesome?!)
so i got my renewal packet in the mail month back and i wouldn't throw it away. well, long story short my mom talked with my dad, grandparents, and any other partie that would be involved about me staying for the summer to volunteer at the CZA for my third summer. i was completely excited, and tho i loved my dad, i couldn't wait to get out of north dakota to head over to ohio.
since i've been in ohio i've had so much fun and even done some new things that i have never done in my 15 years of life. one being as simple as going out on a boat on a lake. i also got to go tubing. (: now THAT was fun!
along with trying out new things, i am volunteering again at the CZA. now that is one of the main reasons i came back, however, i also came back to be able to spend much needed time with friends and social-ness. (;
being back at the zoo i have been able to go spend time with my friends and hang out at zoombezi bay, or hang out when working (whether it be being paired up at a station or on lunch break). i've had such an amazing time and i honestly don't want it to end. i think summer is getting to be my top favorite season! (i've always enjoyed summer but have come to the conclusion you can do way more when you are available to do more).
as i've mentioned numerous times i am back at the zoo and lovin' it! things are going really great! i am super excited to have the number of hours i needed to reach my goal and am also really excited to be able to continue volunteering so maybe i will be able to beat my hours from last summer. i'll be honest, i don't always like going just because i am too tired and have no motivation if i don't know anyone working that day, however, as the day progresses and i get to talking with people my day gets better.
friends are also a very very very very very important part of my summer (and life) and i have been really glad to be able to spend alot of time with who i can get around to. lol ;)
now, tho it sounds like my summer is coming to an end considering i've been talking about everything i've done, HOWEVER it is still continuing. i am going to be able to go have an overnight at a friends house this week and can't wait until some of my other friends & i figure out a date to go to zoombezi bay and hang some more. (:
i would really love to get back into more activities so i can spend more social time, however i am also still working on school since i go year round homeschooling. now alot of people are always like 'oh my gosh, year round must suck; but homeschool must be awesome. i'd love to be able to go to school in my pajamas.' now, as much as i enjoy the saying over and over again, some people just don't realize that school is school and that's that. some people think homeschooling is biased, but it's not (at least in my house it is FAR from it!). some other people think that because you are homeschooled you are not socialized and have no life. again, it's not...especially in my house! alot of people are surprised to find out i'm homeschooled because i'm 'normal'. another phrase that i hear alot. sooo... what is the definition of 'normal'? i think the best way to put it is... i am me and not the sterio-typical homeschooler people always assume. considering i think i've made my point on not to judge homeschoolers because of rumors or whatever i'll continue on about my summer schooling.
between the zoo, friends, and family i always find time for my school... especially considering i am kicking butt to get thru my 9th grade books which i started at the beginning of the year (our school calendar is January-December) to get thru my freshman year so i can begin my sophomore year in september or around then, so i am pretty much on a 'school year' calendar. that way when it comes time for my senior year and graduation i will graduate when the rest of my grade would be graduating. some days i do extra work, others just what is required. now, another question i get asked alot is if i were to do say four lessons of each subject in one day would i be allowed to take those other three days i got the lessons done for off? ok, now not always because if i do alot of extra work that means i'm getting thru my books faster and stuff. but, if i want to go somewhere one day and won't be done for school i HAVE to get it done since i won't be around. make sense? ok... (:
well, considering i have written a book on my summer (and i throw a fit to my mother whenever she does this) i will leave you with that.
an overall summary would be that i am really enjoying my summer and don't want it to end. that's pretty much the end of the story. (: lol
(i am hoping to be able to update my blog more often...considering i've REALLY been slacking!) :P
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