PurpleHello98

It's been a long time! I've been very busy. Finals time is around the corner looming scarily, even though it's been a week and a half since Halloween! So I've been insanely busy lately, and it feels like I haven't gotten a break in forever.

I went to my summer job work bestie Red's Halloween party on Halloween! It was just me, her and her best friend, and then her roommate and the twenty people he invited. So the three of us hid out in the kitchen until her best friend left since he had work early, and then the roommate and all his friends went to an afterparty. Our cool older cousin-vibes coworker brought his adorable little daughter over to trick or treat as well!! She was the cutest, shiest little princess. :) I about died! (But no, Blue, if you're reading, that doesn't mean I'm going to have a kid yet! LOL) Then Red and I watched weird YouTube videos from back in the day for a few hours (which is my kind of party) until after midnight, and I went home.

The next day I went on a date with the fella I've been dating! Let's call him Grey, because my favourite hoodie of his is grey. :) Anyways, we went out for lunch, and then went thrifting, where we both got some cute clothes, and then had a cute little pizza dinner watching the sunset and got some yummy cookies!

Since then, my life has mostly been unnoteworthy. I'm becoming hyperfixated on Legally Blonde: The Musical, even though it's been quite a while since I saw it! I also went round to a friend's house to play Mario Party on Friday night, which was really fun!

At least I've gotten some time to read a book lately. It's a great reprieve from everything--which is sorely needed, because I've been so busy! I had a draft of a twenty-page paper due Tuesday in my education class, which was a struggle to get done, and then there's been everything else afterwards as well. I'm totally exhausted, and there's still two more weeks to Thanksgiving break!

I am NEVER taking this many credit hours again. I think I've learned my lesson.

Now, off to make some lunch! It's a nice, cold, cozy day so maybe some pasta? I'm excited!

 I had a really great day yesterday! It was rainy, and although I did get rained on at one point, the main thing is the ambience! I was able to wear a cute, cozy sweater and a pleated skirt (and an infinity scarf), and I ended up sitting and reading in the school library in the evening! I love reading :D

I also had a TA-led study session last night for my linguistics class, since I have a quiz TODAY! AAAH! So I need to cram beforehand, but that shouldn't be too hard. I hope!! But I'm pretty confident for the most part. I should be able to pull a lot of experiences from my ESL teaching, since that's the area of linguistics my class is dealing with.

I also got into my study abroad university!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!! :D :D :D And so next semester I'm going to be in freaking LONDONNNNNN!!! And Blue got into---well, I won't say for privacy, but a VERY GOOD UNIVERSITY IN ENGLAND!! So things are going very well and I'm quite jolly. Now if only I could get in bed an hour earlier.

My date Saturday went well---we had a nice Sonic dinner and went to Wal-Mart! i think that guy really likes me. Personally, I'm stuck in a love triangle, but that's a story for another time or potentially never. (It's quite anxiety-inducing, actually! One guy lives in my hometown and the other lives on the coast, but I haven't met the latter in person yet so I don't feel qualified to make a decision. This whole thing is a bit of a mess. BUT ENOUGH ABOUT THAT! Only happy things in this post!)

I'm gonna hang out with a friend tonight! And I'm gonna get a lot of homework done this afternoon. And now I have to go cram for my quiz---toodles!

Firstly, as an aside, I want to say happy 18th Girls' Generation debut anniversary! "Into The New World" is now officially old enough to vote, which makes a lot of sense, actually, considering that it's already been used in umpteen protests against corruption.

Anyways, yesterday I went down to visit the Cousins (#2-#4) and my grandparents on the old farm. We had lunch in the local diner, first of all, and my little cousins made a big deal of me and my mum being earlier than them, which is apparently impossible. Meanwhile, it took an age for us to get our food and certain cousins already started fighting, which put me in a sour mood. Things ended up quieting down eventually, though, and once we got back to the Farm I got some Minecraft time with #2--long-awaited, as usually #4 and sometimes #3 steal my attention away and he and I haven't gotten to hang out in ages.

#2, #3 and I (with our grandpa and their dad to make sure we didn't get lost and stranded) ended up going on a four-wheeler drive together later on! Which was really fun--I hadn't driven one in a long time. And instead of the pastures, as normal, we went around some nearby backroads! i got the wind in my hair, which I loved--despite the fact that I also got dust in my hair and had to wash it very vigorously after getting home. After that, we just chilled and had dinner. We left pretty late, but oh well. It was a relatively calm day with the family, although I did end up squabbling with two of my cousins, which I'm not proud of.

After we got home, i had a nice soothing bath and FaceTimed this guy I've been talking to. :) Speaking of, I'm going on a date tomorrow! With a different guy, actually, but still. My love life is surprisingly active this summer, considering hitherto everything was theoretical. Well, I've got to go take another soothing bath--ta ta!