my cheeks are slowly looking less chipmunk-like. i ventured outside for the first time since tuesday morning today.... it's been too hot and humid before anyway. and i'm going to dinner with my dad and some family friends tonight.

life has been boring since i last updated. my days have been spent sitting around, icing my face, attempting to eat, watching TV/movies, and reading. i just talked to em for a bit, that was nice. i miss her so much. i can't believe i'm not going to see her until january... sigh.

i only have 2 weeks left at home... weird. then its off to lake ontario for 3 weeks (not that i'm objecting) and then right to paris. i'm so excited, but definitely not ready. i have so much to do before i leave. i really need to get some things done, i'm such a procrastinator.

my mom is up in new york picking up cody from camp. my cousins, aunt, and uncle are already at the cottage for their share of time there. this is our first time at this specific cottage, but its at campbell's point, only 2 houses down from where we were for about 8 years. this cottage is nicer in some ways. my mom said it gets lots of sun, which is good, the past 2 we've had since the jones's stopped renting to us, weren't very sunny. and it's big, lots of bedrooms... which means i can have friends come visit... let me know if you want to! we are there from august 5th to august 26th. my mom said it doesn't have the same feel as the jones's place, but i'm not sure we'll ever find a place quite like theirs, it was so eclectic.

i was sitting on my porch today staring at the tree in my front yard. i remember when i used to climb up there all the time and just chill out. ahhh, summer was so great as a kid. i miss that time, when summer was truly carefree... no obligations at all, just to be home in time for dinner. i keep meaning to take a walk down to the duckpond. i've got to do that in the next 2 weeks.

anyway, i should get going. i really need to get some things done before we go out to dinner.