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I'M DONE WITH MY JUNIOR YEAR! HOLY CRAP.

It was quite anti-climatic, as I finished with a take home test. Usually it's something more like finishing a test, turning it in, and walking out of one of the academic buildings for the last time. Instead, it was, "Well. Um. I guess I'll email this to him. I'm done." But still very exciting.

BASEBALL SOON. We have ridiculously good tickets. I don't know exactly where, but in the "on-deck circle" section, which stretches from dugout to dugout, including behind home plate. *dies*

Mom seems nervous that I am sad that I'm coming home for the summer--since Texas, Roommate Boy (who will be Roommate Boy again for real!), and The Boyfriend are staying out here, together. But Portland doesn't have the Lake, or a beach, or les filles, or my family or Other Families, or Tigers baseball, or the IOM, or that feeling of home. Nowhere but Michigan will ever be home to me, especially in the summer. And this summer, the aunt and uncle aren't living with us, so I'll have my room again and much more peace and quiet. I will bike everywhere and write everything and I can't wait.

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Sorry I haven't been around much, internets. I'm being lurky lately.

In 8 DAYS I get to go home, and I've hit the point where I want to stay here like I want a hole in the head. AKA I wish I was flying to Cleveland on the 7th, like my dad had first proposed. I wonder if you can change your ticket for free? I'll look into it.

It's just that I miss my friends. I don't have friends here like I do at home. I mean, I love them, of course, but there are things I would never tell them, things I wouldn't talk to them about, and things they honestly don't care about when I do. Maybe it's just me, but I'll listen to my friends talk about *anything* if that's what's important to them.

I've also just been made sad by a soccer game we went to where I got beer thrown on me for being classy. Basically I refused to tell the other team of professional athletes that they suck just because they had tied the game. Apparently that makes me an asshole. But Roommate Boy and his brother were rather sweet to me (especially his brother), even if the Boyfriend and Texas were not. Hooray group dynamics that encourage hate!

In happier news, three days and I'll be done with my junior year of college! And my mom might have a part time job for me for the first month that I'm home, and then I'm in the running to get a job for the rest of the time, too. That would be fan-damn-tastic. I'm really excited for summer.

One of numerous goals for the summer: submit something for publication.
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I'M HOME.

Like actually home. I slept in my bed last night and now I've snuggled with my dog and cat and my daddy made fresh squeezed orange juice and pineapple cookies and a fire in the fireplace! The LAKE is beautiful. I've watched Jeopardy and we'll probably watch at least some of the Spartans game tonight (but we've got a party to go to so we can't watch the whole thing). It's surreal, how normal this is.

I'm very very very very happy to be here. Meeting up with les filles (the three best friends from high school) did not work for today but will hopefully work for tomorrow. At some point probably within the next couple days I'll do coffee with the IOM, and maybe with some other people too. I don't think there's enough snow for sledding, but there should be soon. Plus, it's almost Christmas! We have a tree and all our Santas out and everything. Life is good.

However, our travels had some problems. )

It really was so surreal. I don't remember what my life was like in America--how weird is that? I think I will probably spend most of my time reading and writing and interneting, which is probably pretty similar to my life before.

Our parents, plus Emily's sister and her boyfriend, met us at the airport. My mom had a sign that said, "Karibu mtoto mzuri" or "Welcome beautiful/good/nice child." It was sweet. There were tears and flowers and balloons and pineapple cookies. We picked up my sister (and her cat) from her apartment, and headed home.

It's really great. I love my family and I love this place and I'm so happy to be here. I feel like the best thing I learned about going away is how much I love this place and these people and this life.

The Boyfriend is coming in 4 days. There's a party tonight then another one at our place for Christmas Eve. Coffee and friends and maybe sledding before then. Ooh, and a haircut tomorrow! I get my bangs again!

PLUS: THANKS TO [livejournal.com profile] coffeesuperhero, [livejournal.com profile] leiascully, and [livejournal.com profile] foxylovesme FOR THE HOLIDAY CARDS! They're on my mantle. :D
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I have finished rereading The Great Gatsby. Just as wonderful as I remember. As you read it there's a feeling, no matter what part you're reading, an ineffable hope, joy, anticipation. I want to write that.

Had a bonfire yesterday. Not many people showed up, and the Best Friend was sort of a huge bitch, and then tried to throw it off like she wasn't. I don't think she realizes I'm mad at her, but I'm a bit done with it. Not going to be the one who makes an effort anymore. It's funny, because she's sort of turning into what Flo used to be, when Flo drifted out of our lives for a bit. And now I see Flo every Wednesday, not even necessarily by my suggestion. Such is life, I suppose. I love them both desperately still, differently, but desperately. Who knew I'd meet the people I want to spend the rest of my life with in middle school?

This weekend has been glorious. Sunshine and Gatsby. I'm tanner than usual and my hair is getting blonde. I think I will come back from Africa physically different, as well as everything else different.

Went skinny dipping for the first time in OVER A YEAR last night. Around 1 am or so. It really is one of the greatest things in the world. The water itself is one of the greatest things in the world. I don't think I can ever leave this place with singing sands and water without salt.

Fangirls, you should come visit me. We have room. Next summer, maybe? I realize it will be a little ridiculous, as I live with my parents in the summers, but you really should come visit me. The sunsets have been glorious and the water has been warm and clean and friends should abound.

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