Skype is AMAZING!

Okay so I have always known that skype was good, but tonight I realized it is AMAZING! (if you dont have it, get it on your computer... it's free to download, and then we can "talk" or video chat while I'm gone)... Well so the thing that makes it even more amazing than usual is that I was able to get an "online number." It's a local number and so people can call it just as if they were calling my regular cell phone number. I know that I will be 7 hours ahead of everyone here and so it will be a little hard to actually find time to talk on the "phone" but I still think that this will help SO much. Send me an email or something if you would like me to give you the number so you can call and "check up on me" while I'm gone!! I'm super excited!

More from the last few weeks...

I had some trouble getting everything to work in that last post so I decided that two posts would work just fine.

We had been planning on taking a trip to Amelia's Island to meet up with Cara for the weekend, but tropical storm Faye changed those plans. Friday afternoon, after finding out that our flights to Jacksonville had been cancelled, we decided that a road trip to Atlanta would work just as good. Areta, Allen, and I were able to get there on Friday in time to go to the Falcons' game before Cara joined us the next day. We got to stay at an AMAZING hotel and basically just spent the weekend relaxing and spending time together. ha! One of my favorite things was going to the Coca Cola museum and getting to sample all the different coke products from around the world. I definitely wont be drinking any Beverly while I am in Italy.

VOTE FOR MY MOM!!! Well my mom is running for school board again. I wont be here this fall to help campaign for her, but I was able to vote! Here's a picture of me voting for the first time via absentee ballot! VOTE FOR JEANIE HILL!

The last few weeks..

So I figured that since I haven't been able to put pictures up on facebook this summer because of Recruitment that I would post some on here to keep yall updated on some of the things I have done this summer.

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Just a few weeks after getting out of school in May, I got to go on a cruise with Laura and Megan. We went to Cozumel, Jamaica and Grand Cayman. It was a lot of fun, and there are definitely some stories from the trip I'm sure we will each be telling all year long ;)

Courtney and Kelsi were lucky enough to be in Fayetteville this summer with me. hah. We were all busy with summer classes, but we still found time to hang out. This picture is from when we went to the Carrie Underwood/Keith Urban concert (thanks Walmart! ha). 

Before leaving for Italy, I decided I needed to take a trip down to visit Areta and Allen. I got to spend a few days with them here in Homewood at their new home and one night Areta and I even got to go to an art class. I had so much fun! I really do think I will be an artist one day. haha. Here is a picture of us with our final products, as well as a picture of the painting we were supposed to paint.  

It's finally summer!

So today was my last day of summer school!!! I finally get to sleep in as long as I want, lay by the pool till I burn, watch as many movies as possible, and play with the dogs/cat/things at the house I am house sitting at for hours on end. I can tell that I am absolutely going to LOVE these next few weeks before I leave for Italy... especially since my friends from school will be moving back up here soon! However, not having school also means that I don't have an excuse not to be getting my stuff ready for Italy. I have so much that I need to go out and get, and I also need to practice getting it all into my TWO bags :( Believe me tho, there wont be a single open space in either bags. ha.

Only a month to go...

So I didn't realize how fast this summer would go by. It seems like it was just the other day that I was talking about leaving for Italy in like 80 or 90 days... well now it is only 30 days away!!! There are lots of things that I have to get done before then, but I am thinking that I should probably focus on finishing summer school this week, relax this weekend, and then next week I can start to panic.

I got a packing list from the store the other day and there are all kinds of things on it that I wouldn't have even thought to take.... I am beginning to get a little concerned because I didn't think all my clothes (particularly jeans and tshirts) would fit in my bag... so how am I supposed to get all this extra stuff in it too??

Well I better return to working on my Philosophy homework (BORING!).. only 4 more days and I will be done!

Also, I am going to start putting together an address book for people so if you would like to be included on that list, please email me your address at BHILL430@aol.com. Thanks!