Soo good for me, I got back from family vacay in New Hampshire and I've gotten out of that weird summer slump and am actually doing something with myself. This week was a GLORIOUS one. I turned 21 on Monday the 13th, and that involved celebration because everybody loves birthdays. One of my birthday presents was to see 'Grease' on stage in Philadelphia and it was SO good. The guy in the seat next to me was singing along at points, and it was a really fun atmosphere.

My little sister Kelsey and me in Quechee Gorge in Vermont

I also got a job this week, so that's cool. It's a restaurant job, and hopefully it'll continue through the school year so I can buy more dresses and more important things like textbooks. Today I'm going to visit the company I really would love to intern with in the spring. It's an event planning company that does both social and corporate events, and what I like about it a lot is that interns are trusted and given real responsibilities. If this doesn't work out, I think I'd like to look for internships outside this area...maybe Portland, Oregon, or even go back to Spain. Decisions, decisions.

Tonight my two good friends from Spain, Bethany and Alyssa, are coming to visit for the weekend! I'm very excited to see them!

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I got my tonsils out two weeks ago, and since then has been a montonous pattern of taking medicine, wishing I could eat crunchy things, watching the marathons of 'NCIS' that USA Network was kind enough to put on, aaand figuring out ways to get out of my house. I got pretty antsy waiting to feel better.

Last week I escaped with some friends to the Camden Aquarium. If you haven't been, you really should go. They renovated it a couple years ago, and they have so many cool exhibits! They have a big African safari type room with hippos (one of my top ten favorite things), and a shark tunnel, and lots of open tanks where you can touch jellyfish (!!!) and sting rays and stuff.

Touching stingrays

Octopus!

This past weekend I went to a farm in New Jersey with my dad's girlfriend, and had the best soft serve ice cream and picked blueberries and peaches. The peaches are PERFECTLY ripe, and I've already used some of the blueberries in a cookie recipe of my own design. The rain has been relentless, but this day was really sunny, and it was so nice to be outside.

This coming weekend, I'm leaving for a road trip to Hanover, New Hampshire with my mom and little sister. My mom grew up there, and hasn't been back since she graduated college. It'll be really special to visit the places she remembers.

Enjoy your 4th! Watch fireworks (another one of my top ten favorite things)!

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