House Sitting!

Well, I finally got home safely last night around 2300. My last day in Oklahoma was such a blast - my grandparents and I killed time in OKC in Bricktown. We walked the river walk, road the river taxi, grabbed coffee, and ate our last meal of the trip together at Toby Keith's restaurant. The last thing we did was visiting the Oklahoma City Bombing memorial. It was amazing... it's crazy how a memorial can bring so much emotion into our hearts. I just can't believe I've never been!

The plane ride was pretty exhausting, since I have been battling some sort of allergic reaction from something in OK. It seems to have been clearing up ever since I got back into town. I had hives, congestion, and other issues...but I am glad it has been getting remarkably better. There's no telling what it could have been.

I came straight from Oklahoma to my house sitting job here in Tucson! It's very exciting for me, because I am a huge animal lover. I am taking care of a cat, Baxter, and a dog, Barley. Barley is super fun to run the neighborhood with, and he is extremely obedient. Baxter, on the other hand is the most curious cat I know! He's fun to watch, of course, but it's too bad cats aren't as easy to train as dogs. :)

This morning I woke up to barley pushing up against my nose, telling me "get up!" basically. We ran around, met a few other dogs and their parents, and had a really fun time. I had to leave them for about 6 hours today though, because I needed to go meet my friend Parker who was living there while I was gone, to clean up for the new roommate who is moving in. :) Natasha is my new roommate - a girl from Alaska, who shares the same faith as me. She is staying in my room for now, until after the 13th, because that's when her room will be ready. I am so excited for everything to be going the way that it is going. We're all going to ride up to Phoenix together for church on Sunday (her mom is here until the 10th). It's going to be a great drive to and from - and also will be great to see everyone there.

I start school again on the 11th! It's going to be absolutely CRAAAZY!! But...I'm totally ready for it. :)