The fact that I haven't had the opportunity to write a journal entry in so long amazes me. Practically this entire week has been a haze that is difficult to remember. I'm coming down with a slight cold, but it can be expected with all the stress and the pressure that I was under.

I'm not so sure if I did well or not on the last math test I took, however that moment has passed, and I'm learning to simply disregard previous stress in my life and accept new happiness as an alternative. It makes life much more enjoyable when you can just ignore the sad things, or at least push them aside for awhile and deal with them one at a time. So basically, I did how I did, and that's that.

Finally, the most "exciting" part of this entry.

I got my license.

YEAH! It's the best privilege in the world to be able to drive around and go to friends houses without having to consult a parent for a ride, but rather just be able to notify and ask permission. I'm lucky that I've got such good parents, that allow me to drive around at my young age. I think they might be a bit protective about what times I drive, and with whom, however it's not like I can complain, I'm just happy I got my license. By the way, I missed 0 on my driving test - I didn't do anything wrong at all.

To celebrate my license victory, I drove to swing dancing and did some Lindy Hop after the test. My mom was mad that my Dad hadn't copied me a set of keys, or filled the tank, but I was euphoric that I was able to drive on my own to dancing and have the freedom to leave at any designated time. And I did - right after Lindy, since I was feeling ill, I came back home. I started to feel better, and then Merlin and Liz came over to visit and spend the night. When I arrived at my house, my brother and his friend Daryl arrived here soon after. I was happy to see him again, and we seem to have more and more in common each time we meet. I didn't get a chance to talk to him this time though, because he had company and so did I.

Liz didn't seem like she was feeling all too well, but around 4:00 A.M. she started feeling great. I know this because she was simply bursting with energy - climbing all over me and Merlin, running around and lifting herself over at the school - she was just very energetic, like I've never seen her before. It was beautiful to see, and made me wonder what the Liz without cancer would be like.

In the morning, Liz and Merlin left fairly early. I had an appointment to meet Jon Zweig. over at his house, so that we could construct the drafting project. It seemed to build just fine, but I'm not sure if the project is actually going to be effective. We'll see either way, perhaps it will. Don't mistake my emotions or phrases as apathetic, but I honestly put in my best effort - and as my Mom told me to give me some emotional support: if you did your best, that's all that matters to us. Her saying that changed the way I think.

I was a bit angry at Jon because he had said he was going to look for the materials we needed for the project to be constructed, however he never did. I called around for 30 minutes, and drove around for 30 more just to locate something, and then an additional 10 minutes of driving to pick it up. Then I was finally able to drive to Jon's house - so after 90 minutes of hassle I solved his (our) problem.

Last night, which was Saturday, Liz and Merlin invited me to join them, (Kelsie, and Chris) over at Liz's house. Right after I'd cleaned the church (very nicely by the way - I used a Pumice stone and was able to eliminate the stains in the sink, toilets, and on the floors!) I went over to Liz's house. They hadn't clearly stated what we'd been doing, which ended up being bowling. I wish they would have clearly told me, because it would have saved money on shoes. Then again, I didn't pay for bowling. I was surprised, and I offered to, but someone treated (probably Liz, because that's the way she is). After bowling, we picked up a movie and headed over to my house. We discovered the VCR was broken, so Chris and Merlin went to go pick up a DVD. My parents were very impressed with Chris, and thought he was a nice person. To be honest, he is, and I'm glad that Liz has him on her side. I'm glad I know him too - he's a great guy.

Everyone except Chris ended up staying after the movie. Even though I'd told my parents only Merlin would be staying the night, I noticed that Liz didn't look like she felt well, and Kelsie was asleep, and I considered the fact that they'd be driving home . . . I made a decision to have them stay over, and they did. My parents agreed with the decision in the morning.

This morning, which was just referred to as "the morning", I went to go see my Dad as pastor at the local church. It was a pretty good sermon, but I was feeling sick from both sleep deprivation and this nasty cold. I'm going to take a nap right after this journal entry to help my body recuperate quicker. Liz might stop by this evening to wish me luck for finals in the coming week - she doesn't want to see me because she doesn't want to distract from my school work. She's a really good girlfriend.

I haven't eaten right in the past day (mental note . . .)

After Church, I drove over to see my friend Adam. Him and his Mom were both really happy to see me, and I was happy to see them. Hopefully I'll be able to spend more time with them over the summer, especially now that I've got my license. I also plan on popping in and surprising my childhood best friend, Ryan, and sending a friendly hello. Ryan and I have gone in different paths, but we're still very much great friends. I still consider him a friend, not an acquaintance, and we've shared a lot together - for example: he's on my photo wall, and we're in a picture together in the pre-toddlers stage.

After seeing Adam, I drove over to hang out with Merlin. Liz was there too, and it was nice to spend more time with the both of them - playing video games, smooching, you know, the good ol' stuff!

Finals are just around the corner. Oh joy.

I drive my car to school for the first time on Tuesday.

Anyway, I've got a headache, and I want to get off this computer. I'll try to be a lot more faithful to my journal entries over the summer.

Love always! Bob.

Back to Home / Back to Entries Page
Next Entry / Previous Entry