Hey everyone!
I know it's been a while, but I've been pretty busy during the past few weeks. The title may sound cliche, or "typical white girl," or whatever, but it is the best way to describe my life right now. I'm currently a little over a third finished with my summer, and thus far it has been amazing! I've gotten to spend it with my wonderful family and some great friends. Thus far, I've had a friend from school visit, explored NYC for the first time, seen two Broadway shows, and now I have a job (and two classes). I'm going to talk about each for a bit.
Katie Visits
College is crazy and weird and wonderful, as I've expressed in previous posts, and it is a time when friends become family rather quickly. Well, she is one of my best friends I was blessed enough to meet and spend my freshman year going to concerts, causing shenanigans, and even just hanging out with. It can be difficult being separated from such awesome people for three whole months, but Katie was able to come visit for my birthday and she got to see two different states in just one week because I live in a part of Illinois that is not far from Saint Louis, Missouri. Being able to have Katie here for a week was so fun and we painted and did touristy things such as the arch and I got to take her to two Cardinals games. We also saw another concert together. So far, we've seen Beyonce, Luke Bryan, Scotty McCreery, and Rascal Flatts in a matter of six months. We also got to see another one of our friends who was her freshman roommate while she was here. I'm just so grateful that I got to spend more time with such a wonderful human and I can't wait for more visiting friends in the future. It makes summers away from our college families a little easier.
New York City and Broadway
I have always wanted to visit New York City. I've dreamed about it for such a long time and I finally got to stand on Broadway and walk in Central Park. It was literally a dream come true. I did not know what to expect from the city or how awesome the shows would be, and I was just blown away. The city is fabulous, the Broadway shows are phenomenal, and the actors even come out and sign programs and take pictures. I don't usually fangirl, but I did a little bit over these Broadway stars because they were so good, but so real at the same time. It was just so awesome to see that. I just can't thank my parents enough for bringing me to NYC this summer and I cannot wait to return one day.
Back to Reality
After New York, real life happened again, which might sound like a bummer, but I see it as a blessing. I get to nanny for two adorable six year olds three days a week. It is such a great experience and unlike a regular job where I would be sitting in an office, folding clothes, etc., following a specific schedule each day, I get to take the kids to places like the playground and the zoo, and I get to read with them and other cool educational things. It's so fun spending time with these children each week and it is a great job for me this summer. Although summer classes do suck, and I do my fair share of complaining, it just means I don't have to take them at school in the fall or spring, which opens my schedule up for more fun classes, so that is definitely a positive.
Overall, I am just so thankful for my adventures and experiences this summer and I cannot wait for more to come. I've also realized that I need to count my blessings more often instead of complaining about things like being tired and having to go to a really boring class. I hope all of you are also having an awesome summer.
Until next time!
Yours Truly,
Steph
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