update

So it has been an interesting summer.

I think back to last summer and it seems like it was much further tan 365 days ago.

I can't believe last summer I wrote my comps - and in the past year I've made pretty much no progress on my thesis... oops. Thankfully I have done a bunch of side projects that have afforded me a lot of learning opportunities.

This summer I wish I could say as the best summer ever - but it really hasn't been.

My mom got married - that was definitely a difficult situation.

It became more challenging over the last few days as my stepdaddy became ill to the point that 911 was called and he was brought to the ER of the hospital via ambulance. My mom being a nurse I asked why the ambulance became necessary ... apparently he was too ill and there was no way my mother would have been able to get him to the car. Plus one of the benefits of traveling by ambulance is having a shorter wait time upon arriving at the hospital. I offered to travel home and sit with my mom in the waiting room and whatever else she needed - but she failed to mention which hospital they were at and wasn't answering her phone.

They have returned home now... but unfortunately with no news on what is actually wrong, and they sent him home. He is still not feeling well and things are up in the air --- so going to the hospital really did not solve nor help things. So hopefully things do get all worked out and that he's feeling better soon.... and yes I actually mean that.

After the wedding I did end up taking some time away. I went to Calgary. Yop I left Ontario. Not only did I step foot in Alberta for the first time ever, I also, due to a brief one day road trip, stepped foot in British Columbia. I was able to experience the stampede, see/touch a mountain (well more than one), went to Lake Louise which apparently is the second most visited tourist attraction in Canada (next to Niagara Falls), went white water rafting (in B.C.), went to a Kid Rock concert (AWESOME b the way!), and a few other things. It was nice to get away, but I definitely felt home sick at times.

The worst part about being in Calgary was that my cell phone didn't work. Which meant wasn't really able to be in contact with anyone... including the boy. This made it difficult. He had lost his phone a few days prior to me leaving and thus was mia because he had no way to contact me to let me know - but eventually he got his phone back and we were able to talk and hang out the night before my flight took off. Then I couldn't text him... but I was able to send a few emails. For a few days while there he hadn't emailed but I wasnt concerned because I was occupied and I figured that he was busy too... but it turned out he went to NY. (previously his brother was in a horrible car accident and hospitalized in NY, so I assume he was going to visit and hopefully not a situation in which his brother got worse). He emailed on the Saturday saying he was to return that day and that he had been in NY. When I hadn't heard from him again late Monday night early Tuesday morning I sent a message to see if he made it safely. Turned out that as he was leaving a few other family members showed up so he stayed and was to return that night (Tuesday).. no worries. I called him Wednesday. Ended up getting an email from him saying he was actually going to be coming home Thursday and that he'd call when he was home. Nothing. I called Thursday at 11pm, nothing. I called Friday 2pm to let him know about our buddy's going away party, nothing. I got a text message (yah my phone works in Ontario!) on Saturday saying he was actually staying with his grandma whom he hadn't seen in almost 4 years and would call when he got back. So thats good that he's getting that opportunity.... but now its Monday and I haven't heard from him.

I've learned I'm not good at being kept in the dark. Totally ok with him staying in NY or staying at his grandma's... just wish he was in contact a little more frequently.... so I'm just frustrated and maybe not really with any good reason - I just wish .. oh I don't know.

Just frustrated.

anyway - hopefully he calls soon... hahaha.

Now I need to try and focus on school so one day I can graduate.... again... haha