Summer's winding down. I have less than two days in Fremont before I fly out to Philly. There's so many people I haven't seen yet, and I feel a little guilty about it. The only people I've really seen this summer have been DC, Patrick, Church kids, and Playgrounds people. I find it odd that DC's on that list because we're always talking about how we don't hang out enough. But I always put the most effort into seeing DC kids...like sending out lots of mass emails and guilt-tripping everyone and their moms. Yeah, I'm pretty good at the latter if I do say so myself =]. I thought that there would be at least one WHS crew gathering at Nick's house or something, but we haven't had any and we live so close to each other. DC's spread out all over the Bay and yet they're the one group I put out for the most. Haha, this entry was meant to be a sort of reflection but it's turning into an I-love-DC entry. But I really do love DC; I can't help it. I know that they're always going to be there. And even though I may not seem them every day; I don't even seem them every week...they're the one constant that I can count on. And we don't have deep conversations all the time, but if I'm in need of one I have about 10 people to have them with. On a former DC 05-06 member's xanga, she wrote in a recent entry that DC kids were some of the best people she had ever met. How true.

While I was reflecting on this summer I originally thought that the few people I saw this summer were the ones who I was closest to, and now I see that's not entirely true. Yeah, I did see my closest friends the most this summer but there are still a handful of good friends I care about a lot that I haven't seen this summer. Slava pretty much summed it up...

beachboy62587: good friends stay friends even after not talking or haning out for a while
beachboy62587: see we've barely hung out for the past year, but i know that you still really want to and we'll always be able to hang out some time

I do regret not seeing as many people as I had planned on seeing. Before summer started everyone was iming me and leaving messages on my facebook wall saying, "When're you coming back? Let's hang out!" Of course I responded back, "Yeah! definitely!" and I meant it. I wasn't just throwing around words. But summer has come and gone and I haven't kept all my promises. But what Slava said is true; I know that I can just pick up where I left off with my good friends. Yep.

All in all, I have had a pretty kickass summer, but I'll be glad to get back to school. The past month has been kind of rough because of my breakup with Patrick, so it'll be good to get away from here (as much as I love getting hyphy in F-town) and jump into school again. I'm kind of excited to start school just so I can get involved with church again, and see if I carry out my goals. Which leads me to my last point about this summer because of course I can't complete my reflection on this summer without talking about HOC3. God definitely brought me to Third Home for a reason, and this summer has been full of growth for me. Not so much learning about God or the Bible, but more of learning about myself and my personal walk with Christ. I've come to understand a lot more about my relationship with God and what being a Christian means...what it's about, and what role my faith plays in my life. I've met such amazing people, especially Jo's crazy cousins who I've heard about since junior high. haha. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming and totally accepted me into their college group. Maybe it was just because I'm Jo's friend, and they know Jo would've defended my honor and damaged anyone who wasn't nice. Just kidding...I joke. Anyways, before summer started I was really worried about putting my faith on pause because I didn't have a home church. Who knew that one visit to Third Home would be the answer to my prayers and would turn a potentially dead summer into a fruitful one? Even after I went to HOC3 a few times, I still wasn't sure if I'd fit in with everyone since they've all been there much longer than I have; half of them grew up with each other. I was pretty sure I'd stick with the church for the rest of the summer but I wasn't sure if my interactions with the college kids were just temporary or if I'd get actual friendships out of them. Well yesterday (Sunday) was the last time I hung out with them, and I'm feeling rather sad that I won't be seeing them until December. heh. So I guess that answers my questions of doubt I had earlier this summer.

And then there was Playgrounds, but I already dedicated a whole entry to raving about that so why repeat myself? Just scroll down the page.

If you know about my addiction to pineapples then you'll understand why I love this wonderful gift so much. My facebook album all about how to cut a pineapple pretty much sums up my obsession. haha.

Pretty huh? I think so.

On another note, I saw this in Daniel's profile. It made me laugh really hard, so I thought I'd share it.
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Cheers.