This has been such a busy month that I had to make some hard decisions on how I wanted to spend my time and what I needed to cut out. I didn't want to go because I wanted to spend time with Aaron. Somehow, Aaron and I are going on two trips each this summer and they don't overlap. There are only a couple of days that we can see each other in July.
I was able to go over to Aaron's house multiple times. I really enjoy being with him and his family. I was able to go to one of Aaron's basketball games to support him. We also did a break out room together, but we didn't break out. He was able to support me at a couple of sand volleyball games and even filled in when we didn't have enough girls to play. So far, we are undefeated and having fun! Aaron came over to our house on the "last day of summer school" and went with us to support Emily during her very hot track meet. He got pretty overheated and didn't feel great. Our family met up with his mom and their dogs at Culver's and they got pup cups!
Our family had a get together/birthday party for Mom and Aunt Lisa at Rodney's office and I was really hoping to spend that time with Aaron. We also had another get together at Aunt Lisa and Uncle Otto's. Mom and I spent several days shopping for and outfit for the Taylor Swift concert.
Summer school finally ended. I not only got an A in the class, I finished with 100%! I ended up not even going on the last day because I was finished with all of my work. Most days, I finished hours before the class was supposed to be over and just sat there. My teacher emailed my parents and said how much he enjoyed having me in class and that he has never had anyone have a perfect score in his classes. So far, I have a 4.0 in high school with 2.5 credits!
Battle volleyball summer practices are in full force! We had a couple of outdoor conditioning practices and also a lot of gym time. After a couple of days, Coach had me move over to the other court. I am playing with the varsity team! Try-outs aren't until next month.
I have gone to every Missouri Juniors clinic and open gym possible (except the one when I had high school practice.) It got to be too much one day and needed to skip the Stephen's clinic. I felt much better after having a break and getting some rest. I went to the Missouri Juniors clinic at Westminster rejuvenated.
I was excited to help out with VBS again this year. Katie and I rocked our skits all three days! I played a scientist and had a lot of funny lines. We had an evening of youth group Unidiversity camp prep. We went to learn different line dances so we knew how to do them for camp.
Mom took Emily and me to Linda's farm house to spend time with them and play on the lake. We went swimming, paddle boarding, and kayaking. It was so much fun and it started to storm with we were in the lake. We stayed in until it started lightning. We ate dinner there and played a fun game called Fast Track. I wasn't wanting to leave! However, I then got to spend 4 days at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's. It was nice just to rest and relax and be with them. I did get a little bit homesick. I was there over the Fourth of July but didn't care about missing out on fireworks.
When I came home, it was time for the last chance try-out for Missouri Juniors since I will miss try-outs for Unidiversity came. There were over 50 girls there, aged 15-18 and many of them were DS's. I was used as an example several times, and got the pancake of my life! I totally rocked the night!
The next day was over to Lilah's and the Taylor Swift concert!!! The day I have been waiting for! It was so amazing. She is so beautiful and talented. So many adults were saying it was the best concert they had ever been to. We got home about 3 AM and I finally got to bed around 4:30, only to be woken up at 6:30 to get to church for Unidiversity.
I told Mom that Unidiversity was really fun last year, and I was hoping to really focus on God this year. I found the beginning to be very somber and kind of depressing. I was hoping for something more uplifting, but it was a good time overall. I really do enjoy the youth group.
Finally, since I missed try-outs, I asked my mom to go so she could tell me who was there. It was so hard to be exhausted and in a van, waiting to find out if I made the team! Luckily, I found out shortly after that I got an offer by text. I got to talk to Coach Maci to accept and even got to talk to Ali on the phone! Only Landrie, Lia, Alyssa, and I made it from our former team. I am really going to miss Lila. I'm so excited the stress is over and I am looking forward to this season!
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