Kittens!

It seems I was always doing something at High Sierra. Earlier this May, flying back to Wisconsin, I thought I would finally be able to rest. Boy was I wrong! Because I do foster care for the humane society, I called them two days after I got back to let them know I was home in case they needed help. Later that day they called me to let me know that they had four little kittens in need of foster care! So right now there are four little kittens cuddled up in my room who need to be bottle-fed every eight hours. I’m working on weaning them (it’s a slow process), and they’re just beginning to use the litter box (Thank God!). Although because of them I’m getting less sleep than I was at college, they’re so worth it.
I just...i love kittens. Like, so much.
Sorry all the pictures are a bit blurry. Kittens and flashes don't go well together, because their retinas are still so sensitive.

Musings

I've learned a lot in the past year. One of the most influential things I've learned was from Lisa, Alex, and Stacey: Live spontaneously. If you see a good climbing tree, climb it! If that water looks great for swimming in, by all means, go for a swim! If you have an inkling to just run and lay in that meadow...run and lay in the meadow!

Today after getting a book at the library, I decided I needed to be more spontaneous. The swing-set in the playground looked so inviting--so I went swinging! Reminded me a lot of someone ( you know who you are ;) ). Swinging, I thought, "I need to be more spontaneous. Screw what other people think, do what I want." Not in the sense that, hey, I want that car, let's go hijack it, or stealing, or saying whatever is on my mind at the moment. Instead, I want to embrace my childish impulses to explore and adventure.

Sooo....we'll see where that takes me this summer =)

Oh High Sierra...

Soo...I've been pretty awol lately. After getting back from spring break things have been going at high speed here--tons and tons of papers and studying! I've only got 4 more papers to write, phew.

First off, today was amazing.
This morning we all got up at 8:30. In our pjs we dragged pillows and blankets into the meetinghall and ate breakfast there while watching cartoons. =)

Then, after tanning for a little bit on Star Rock, I biked out of camp with Alex, Kel, Kylynn, and James. We planned on biking to a nearby restaurant, the Forks, and just chilling at the coffee shop there and doing homework. However, things didn't go exactly as planned.

First stop, we passed a crafts market so of course we had to stop and see what they had. While Alex, Kylynn, and Kel were listening to bluegrass, James and I biked ahead; we stopped at a dam and got out and explored. It was pretty cool, we found this stream made out of rusty tin cans, we stood on the edge of a rushing river, and we slid down a hill.

Then we resumed biking to the Forks. However, our professor DJ's house is on the way to the Forks. So of course we had to stop by and say "hello." He and his wife were doing some spring cleaning, but they invited us inside and offered us some delicious chocolate-chip pumpkin bread (this was at 2 pm). We had such a great time and we were all talking and laughing and watching silly youtube videos. Then we decided to just stay there and do homework, instead of going to the Forks. Pretty soon, it was 5:30. Instead of biking back to camp, DJ suggested we all get pizza--so we got pizza with him and his wife, Annette. Then, we did some more homework...until someone suggested ice cream and Toy Story 3. Of course, who could say no to that? So we all had ice cream then made video of us all dancing to a silly song.

After our stunt as actors/actresses/dancers, we all curled up in the living room and watched Toy Story 3. It was pretty cute. The movie ended at 11, and DJ piled all our bikes into the back of his truck and drove us home.

Wow. I love my professors, here. So much.

P.S. Here's a link to the Elk's article: http://www.elks.org/enf/news.cfm?StoryID=68381

I'm going to miss it here SO much, but I am excited to see Wisconsin in five days!  
P.S.S. Due to time constraints this is not a proof-read post. Don't judge.