aborn is getting married!

i'm sorry to be so blunt, but it's exciting!! the first one of us to get married. it's craaazy! it makes me want to go "EEEEEEEEE!!!" and wave my hands in the air. it also made me want to look at senior ball pictures which, of course, made me want to look at old high school pictures and now i'm all nostalgic. aww... he's getting married. that's so sweet. congratulations!! it's still a few months away, but debra has already asked me, "what are we going to wear?" because, clearly, it is the most pressing issue at the moment. (well, it is.)

yes, i do realize it's been a while since i last updated. i've been slowing down a lot with blogs. i was going to write that i don't really have any time to update, but that would be a lie. i'm just not really motivated to write even though life is going pretty well and i'm having a lot of fun at home.

so let's see... went camping in santa cruz last weekend. overall, it was a great trip. i loved it. i would definitely say i had more fun on this trip than last year's trip even though it was shorter and we didn't do as much. but i think the main reasons for that are: 1) i wasn't sick to my stomach this time, and 2) no vernal falls! curse that damn waterfall!! *shakes fist in air*

thursday, we met up at my house to load up my mother's suv and bobby's suv. it was quite a squeeze with nine people, equipment, food, sleeping bags, and packs. i drove my mother's suv which was quite scary. windy roads and a first time suv-driver don't exactly make for the safest trip, but we all made it to the camp site in one piece. the driving gods were with me that day.

once we got there, the mosquitos started their attack. now normally, i don't get bitten by mosquitos but these mosquitos were vicious and i got bitten a few times. definitely not as bad as some people though (poor ha, poor deb). we played manhunt, but we didn't fully think the game through and no one was found. apparently, it's too hard to find people in the woods at night. who'da thunk. the first night was pretty cold and some of us regretted not bringing pants (*ahem*). see? it pays to be a "just-in-case" kind of girl. actually, i was pretty cozy in the tent because it was so small.

anyway, friday was spent at the boardwalk. well, on the beach, technically. playing in the water, lounging around, napping/tanning, playing frisbee & volleyball, watching people build weird things out of sand. it was all lots of fun. and i tanned a bit. finally. i've got a pretty bad bikini bottom tan though. this night was definitely not as cold though. unfortunately, the next campsite over was invaded by a large group of little (LOUD) boys who ran around our campsite hitting each other with plastic bags filled with things and calling each other "bony." it was a little cute at first until they woke us up early the next morning. grrr. went home early on saturday and hung out at deb's house trying to finish a lot of the food.

all in all, i loved it. i just loved not being sick and relaxing outside with a great group of friends.

aborn is getting married!! ahhhhhhhh!!

[sorry. can't help it. it's exciting.]