What A Wonderful World

I will be back in Keene officially in 3 days! I am so excited. It’s been almost a half a year since I spent a great deal of time on campus, and I can’t wait to return. I can’t really believe that classes are starting either; it feels like I’ve been on vacation since January. I started putting all my stuff that I am bringing together, and I’m proud to say it is not alot of things this year. Since I will have my own bathroom this year, my mom bought me complete bathroom decorations and necessities. I collect rubber duckies, so my mom bought rubber duck themed bathroom decorations. Walk into my bathroom, and you’ll see my shower curtain, soap dispenser, rug, and trash can all in the form of a rubber duck.
I went to Keene last Sunday for a barbeque. My friend Marie (the one that went to Quito with me) was having a party and invited all of us up to her house for a barbeque. The weather was alright, it did drizzle a little but other than that was okay. For dinner, we went to the Elm City Brewery right at the Colony Mill. I have never eaten there, but the food was actually really good. They brew their own beer and rootbeer, and they had the best cream soda. I took a cream soda and cheesecake to go.
Lindsey and I are going to have our last girls night tomorrow, it should be exciting! We went to the Mall of NH last week, and I saw a couple of pairs of shoes I wanted. Now, I am an impulsive shopper but I am also rational at times, so the way I justify buying shoes is this: If I see them and like them, I go home and think about whether I really want them. If I can’t stop thinking about the shoes, then I know I can buy them Shoes really are my weakness.
Meanwhile, I am extremely excited because there is a great possibility that I am going to return to Quito after I graduate! I was originally going to Seattle to visit my uncle, but he is coming here to visit when I was going to visit him. So instead, I think I am going to go to Quito for a bit if I can afford it. I am really going to save money this school year so I can go. Speaking of which, I spoke with my host mom again tonight, and she was still sweet as ever. She was just telling me how my host father is going to Mexico to speak at a conference, and then in September she is going to northern Colombia for a week. It all sounds so exciting!!! I am also very excited because I found out that Shaw’s sells many food products that I thought were only available in South America like chifles and guanabana juice. It really made my day.