Andddd I'm back.

So it's been a while. Let's play catch up reallyy fast.

First off, I've now graduated from high school. The weeks leading up to the ceremony were a blur of end of school stress, slideshow creating, cleaning, shopping, family and everything else. I honestly don't remember much of them except that I was starting to get overwhelmed and then. Bam. It was over. Just like that. We turned tassels and cried through slideshows. (my cap actually fell off...but that's another story) And then it was done. I haven't had much time to be sad about it, though I'm sure that will come. Instead, I've been...well, traveling the world.

I was graciously invited to join my friend Victoria on her senior trip to Paris and Italy and of course I gladly packed up my backpack and boarded the plane to Paris with her and her sister. I would love to go into detail about everything we saw and did and experienced but that would take many words and I don't think I could do it justice. I will hopefully dedicate a post to it soon. For now, just trust me when I say that it was an absolutely incredible experience. I mean. Really.

So I got back from that trip completely exhausted and jet-lagged and overwhelmed, and immediately left for the Outer Banks to be with my extended family for a week. It was so wonderful to be with them and relax on the beach. Kronk and I made frequent trips to Walmart for extra entertainment and there were many walks on the beach and fun times around the dinner table. We decided to do Washington D.C. another time and stopped in Greensboro and Ashville on the way home instead. We saw the adorable little house that I was born in, which was fun. Ashville was great, we ate at this amazing little Japanese restaurant and had the best green tea and ginger ice cream ever.

And now I'm back. I can finally breathe and spend quality time with friends and go to work and play guitar and experiment with tea and coffee making and write and read and...get ready for college. Speaking of which, I have freshman orientation on Thursday and Friday. Good grief, time flies.

How are your summers going? If you wanna hang out shoot me an email! I'd love to see any of you while I'm home!
All the best,
Paula