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I've had a nice break from school over the past few days. Our break officically started on Wednesday at noon, but since I had no classes on Tuesday, I decided to head down to Houston on Tuesday afternoon and skip my one Wednesday class.
I had a great visit with the Casadas and then picked my sister up from the airport (only a few problems there - she couldn't find her way from Terminal C to E) and then we drove on to Cooper, TX. Traffic was terrible heading up to Cooper and and it took us almost two hours longer than expected.
In Cooper, we had a great time visiting family. I got my picture made with my great, great and great, great, great grandfathers. I wasn't sure if I should smile for the pictures...
Anyways, Sheena & I headed back to Houston on Sunday after church, hoping to get to Houston in time to visit Alief. We got to Alief at about 6:20, only an hour and twenty minutes late. Traffic... Again!
It was alright though - I still got to see a bunch of friends in Houston and then I drove to College Station. Of course (I should have expected this), I ran into traffic!! There were a bunch of wrecks on Hwy 6 last night, but after finding a long way around the whole mess, I found my way to College Station.
So now I'm here. I should be studying. I guess I will.
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So, it rained sometime last night (I guess) and the roads and sidewalks were a little bit wet. As I was riding my bicycle to my Geology Lab for my 8:00 class, I made a semi-sharp turn; unfortunately, I was on some sort of fancy, rocky cement (not a regular sidewalk). Before I had any clue what was going on, the bike slid sideways and I was on the ground. I only got a couple of cuts, but it still kind of hurt. The worst part was that I had planned on studying for my quiz when I got class, but that didn't happen.
As I was leaving lab, I discovered that someone had decided to turn on the sprinklers! So, my bike was soaked.
And, I have now just returned from riding 1.5 miles to a class that was canceled!!! Couldn't she have at least sent an email?!?! That said, I'm still glad it was canceled.
I think I'm just going to stay inside the rest of the day. :) |
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Never try to make sweet tea in an old orange juice container. When you pour the hot water in the container, it melts it. It's kind of funny actually, but I really didn't want to drink the tea afterwards.
On another note, I went to my first A&M football game today. We won!! But, I didn't wear sunscreen, so my face is really red. I'll have to remember that next time. I did remember my sunglasses though, so right around my eyes is really white. |
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Well, since I am no longer even in the UK as I was in my last post, I think that it is about time that I updated...
So, for those that don't know (I didn't realize that there were so many who didn't know until this past weekend) I am now living in College Station and attending Texas A&M. As most of you know, I've always been a huge fan of the University of Florida but I'm really enjoying it here. Life is certainly different here than at FC though. I live about a mile and a half from my classes and so I ride a bike to class. That also means that don't go home between classes, so I also spend a lot of time in the library now.
A funny thing happened the other day at the end of Geology:
Everyone was preparing to leave class. However, as everyone was leaving I noticed that two people in front of me were trying to pack the same backpack. When I saw that I had to ask: "How many Aggies does it take to pack a backpack?" They hadn't even thought about it but they thought it was funny. |
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Well, if I'm going to get another post completed before the end of the summer, I'd better do it now. I only have one more week left of my summer here in Aberdeen. I've really enjoyed my time here, but I guess it's time to actually do something productive, like schoolwork.
A few weeks ago, my family visited Portmeirion (the location of some of the filming in "the Prisoner") and The Lake District (an absolutely beautiful area of England). On an excellent recommendation from Troxel, we also made a brief detour after leaving Portmeirion and stopped by Caernarfon Castle in Northern Wales. Unfortunately, it rained much of the time that we were at these places, but it was still great.
Portmeirion was an amazing place! It was built as a Mediterranean style resort in the mid-1900s by a Welsh architect. The architect wanted to prove that a truly spectacular resort could be built without damaging the surroundings. He did it! Of course, since my dad and I are such huge fans of the prisoner, we had to buy a few souvenirs. We both got Number 6 pins from The Prisoner Shop. The room that I stayed in is actually in the village and looks out over a good portion of the village from one window and the bay from another.
     
Caernarfon Castle was another amazing location that we visited, twice actually. The first time it was raining so bad that we just decided to leave and come back the next day. The Castle was built by King Edward I (the same king that fought and killed William Wallace) in 1283. The Castle was also used for the crowning of Charles, Prince of Wales. It is an amazing castle with huge walls and a large open area in the middle (which we weren't allowed to step on.
     
Our last stop was in the Lake District of England. Once again, the rain followed us here and it was overcast much of the time. But, we live in Scotland; rain does not stop us :) On our last day there we went horseback riding. This, however, was a totally different experience for all of us because we were on "heavy horses" (what we call draft horses in the states). Sheena rode an Ardennes (from Belgium) and Dad and I rode Clydesdales. It was a really neat experience except that we had to ride on real English saddles. Not fun, highly uncomfortable, I much prefer Western. So, after that, we headed back. On our way out of the Lake District, dad was driving and we were on a very small road. A couple of sheep had gotten out of their pasture and the road was so small that we herded the sheep with the car for about half a mile (I love driving in the UK!).
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