Summer time

It's been 7 years and 1 day since the day that changed our lives, our cities, our nation, even our world. I can't believe it. I still know, as I'm sure everyone who is old enough to remember it, exactly where I was. I watched some footage yesterday, it still makes me very emotional and I cried while I watched it. But I'm somehow interested in watching it. I think watching people experiencing it fascinates me. It brings me hope to see that inspite of a terrible and hateful act people were able to show love and do good things and help each other. Some shows I watched showed photography and interviews from professional photographers that were there. Another showed a bunch of people videos. There were 2 that were shot from many blocks or a mile or 2 away. The camera stayed in the same place. It was so weird to look at the back drop and where there had been 2 huge buildings before suddenly the sky was empty. May we hold the memory in our hearts, may we continue to heal, and may we move forward with hope.

I've been meaning up to update for a while. It's been all summer since I updated. So here's what's been happening:
- Anna left. It was sad. I miss her a lot some days. We talk about every 2 weeks or so.
- I moved in with Amanda. We live over near Clackamas now. Our apartment is nice enough, but the people that live here drive me nuts. It's much louder than my last place. The people upstairs are quieter, but other people are much noisier. There are some trashy people here, also, this is a trashier part of Portland. I mean 82nd isn't that far away....and we all know there is a hooker problem there.
- Went to Delano STS. It was a good week. We had a great theme. It was about actually living the Sermon on the Mount. How much better our world would be!
- Went to Redding for Suzie's wedding. It was 113 degrees when I arrived. 105 during the rehearsal -- dripping sweat! Only 97 during the ceremony! I felt so gross! It was fun though. Chris (her hubby) got a job at Pepperdine. Suzie was commited to teaching for a semester at Purdue. So they got married and then moved half the country away from each other. Suckfest. Also we went the Shasta Caverns, that was pretty darn cool!
- Went to 2 other weddings in Portland. Both very nice.
- One of my good friends (since kindergarten) had a baby! Donna is my first good friend to have a child. It kind of weirded me out for a while. She was born one day after me. She's my age, she has a child that she's responsible for! Crazy. So Kyle is super cute, and I love him. He's my adopted nephew now.
- Red Bull Flugtag was in Portland this year, so I went to watch that. People build their own "flying" machines. More like gliding contraptions. It was entertaining. They would push their...thing...off a ramp and most of them fell directly into the water 20 ft below. Some of the designs looked like planes, some had a hang glider part, my favorite was a flying squirrel!
- Went to Laura's wedding. Also a fun one! I danced with a boy. I don't know if I've ever done that actually...I know, I know! But I think I did in junior high. It was kind of awkward, heh. It was at McMenamins Grand Lodge. I had never been out there, it was pretty!
This summer's wedding stats:
Attended: 4 Was a bridesmaid: 2 At a McMenamins: 2 Outdoor ceremony: 3 Out of Oregon: 1 Had a sit down catered dinner: 3 Had a buffet: 1 Had a photo booth: 1 Had to give a toast: 1 Free beer and wine: 3 Wore a dress that I could hardly breathe in: 2 Worried about flashing everyone: 1 haha That's enough.
- Also, I watched the Olympics. I love the Olympics! Michael Phelps was freaking amazing. I have loved watching swimming for several Olympics now, but it was just so cool to witness an amazing and historical feat. The opening ceremony was amazing. I watch every country come out during the parade and see which has the most attractive people...I decided it was Finland this year. ;-) I like the way the world comes together for a few weeks. Except when Russia invades Georgia.

That's been most of my summer. That and work. I kind of feel like my summer never happened! I was busy with weddings! I feel like I never did any summerly type things. Maybe there is still a little time. I don't know. The weather is nice now though. I thought things would calm down now, but I'm trying to go home maybe a few times soon. I'm trying to get some days off for a trip. Hoping it will work. Thinking about going to DC to see Anna while she's there. I hope everything comes together.
So, there is so much in this post that I'm leaving pictures out. Sorry if it's boring! I don't think anyone actually reads this anymore though...so it doesn't even matter.