{Summer Begins}

And just like that, summer begins. It is so crazy how fast these last couple of weeks of school have flown by. I took a bit of a blogging break because I knew that distractions like blogging were affecting my studying time. I put all my effort into these 3 weeks of school and it so payed off! At mid-quarter I had some low B's and my parents basically told me that I really needed to step it up these last weeks or else I would be doing a lot of reviewing in those subjects over the summer. I decided, I didn't really want to go that route and studied like crazy every night. Well last week I got all of my final tests and papers back. I am happy to say that I got an A on every single one except 1 which I got an 88% on. The Lord helped me push through those late nights and gave me new strength every day. I now can start summer break knowing that I finished strong and gave it my all. Over summer, I want to steward my time. I have been given a little less than 3 months of "free time" and I want to use it to the fullest. These are some of the things I have planned for the summer,

• Working. I am going to Italy in less than a year- yeah baby!
• Junior Thesis- I get to read about my topic of choice and begin my research for my paper. I am actually kind of excited for this :)
• Spending time with my siblings. They are all in different stages of life and I really want to be able to spend quality time with them. Melissa lives way up north, well not that far, but sometimes it seems quite far. Josiah is moving in August to Spokane to go to school (insert tears). I am going to miss him. Samara is staying here for the next year! We are sharing a room and it is going to be awesome. Jeremiah who is currently in Orlando, will hopefully be going to college next year. 
• Volleyball workouts. It is tough, but good.
• Crafting. I think that is an obvious one.
• Getting organized. I want to go through everything in my room and get rid of my "junk."
• Go to left coast! It all begins on July 31st :)

Well those are just a few of the things. So far today I have done a little bit of my volleyball workouts. I woke up at 6 and went on a run. It was such a beautiful morning! And now Samara and I are going to brunch at brown bag cafe. Now this is a good way to start summer break.