nothing much, mostly Minnesota
Aug. 29th, 2002 09:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elsajeniI just realized I never wrote anything about Minnesota. Well, I went there for a week, in between Simon's Rock and Swuusi. It was pretty good stuff. I got to spend a week with my little cousins, Andy (9) and Alex (5). They're great kids. We went bowling, miniature golfing, swimming, fishing, boating, jet-skiing, etc., etc. Everything up there is outdoors; it's gorgeous. And then there's huge blue lakes everywhere. There aren't a whole lot of lakes around here, and even when there are, they're brown. In Minnesota the water's blue. And - amazing news - I got a tan. Me. With a tan.
The other interesting point in Minnesota: I met my grandpa. Technically, yeah, I've met him before. But, the last time I saw him was about 10 years ago. He writes me a couple letters every year, around Christmas and my birthday, and they're always great letters, but that's about all the contact I've had with him. Hell, I didn't even know I had a step-grandma. They're both doing good, though - going a little deaf and generally getting older, but they're good. I'm the only granddaughter (out of 6 kids), not to mention the oldest, so yeah, I get a little extra doting. It was a good time. I need to get organized to go up there more often, see them, play in the lakes, maybe see a moose. (Oh, I truly hope to see a moose. Yeah, yeah, I'm a loser.)
So, news for today... nothing much. The incident after 7th period previously described. The horrible little band director who seems to think band is the only class any of us are taking and therefore we should be able to devote all our after-school time to rehearsals, get to class early, and leave class late. Chrissy being an absolute goddess and putting up our mallets for us so we could all get to 7th period on time. Homework; more homework. Finally got the physics done. And that's it. My life is boring.
The other interesting point in Minnesota: I met my grandpa. Technically, yeah, I've met him before. But, the last time I saw him was about 10 years ago. He writes me a couple letters every year, around Christmas and my birthday, and they're always great letters, but that's about all the contact I've had with him. Hell, I didn't even know I had a step-grandma. They're both doing good, though - going a little deaf and generally getting older, but they're good. I'm the only granddaughter (out of 6 kids), not to mention the oldest, so yeah, I get a little extra doting. It was a good time. I need to get organized to go up there more often, see them, play in the lakes, maybe see a moose. (Oh, I truly hope to see a moose. Yeah, yeah, I'm a loser.)
So, news for today... nothing much. The incident after 7th period previously described. The horrible little band director who seems to think band is the only class any of us are taking and therefore we should be able to devote all our after-school time to rehearsals, get to class early, and leave class late. Chrissy being an absolute goddess and putting up our mallets for us so we could all get to 7th period on time. Homework; more homework. Finally got the physics done. And that's it. My life is boring.
