Back (and Pensive)

I'm finally back from my vacation, and after all this time, I must say that I had beaucoup de fun. Everyday I spent swimming and boating and tubing, with some of my favorite family members...it even went slowly enough to truly enjoy, which is seldom heard of for a vacation. Of course it just makes me think about how close college is even more, but it was a pleasant reality while I was there, and not nearly as scary as it should be.

My cousin Kristen and my grandma drove back to St. Louis with us, and they'll be here for about a week. And to think...some people leave before that. Rob Goldfarb leaves on Friday, because his sister is getting married this weekend and he leaves for school next Monday, I think. And Joe Siebelts is going on vacation, and Sarah Paulus leaves soon, and Liz Pettit. And my Joey is still in Florida.

Tomorrow, apparently, is going to be a gathering of some sort where we can see one another before Rob leaves. I still have a bit of time left, but as Rob said, everything is starting to spiral down around him suddenly, even though he's had a lot of notice. There's nothing like having a lot of time to think about something that makes it seem so unexpected when it finally arrives.

There was something that my Joey said to me when he left the lake a few days ago, about how we should not be upset about leaving. He said something along the lines of how we should be as happy as we can, and not spend the rest of our time dreading when everyone is apart, because it can spoil it. It makes a lot of sense, but it very much easier to say than to stick to.

Oh, and this last part is just a reminder to myself to talk loads about Pippi Longstocking in my next post. Pippi rules. Pip pip hooray.