So, I'm getting out of Guymon again and I absolutely can not wait! I'm leaving Saturday morning for 5 days at a camp on the OK/Arkansas border. This will be my third summer as a counselor there, and I can't express enough how much I love it. If I could turn this one week's experience into a paid, year-long job, I would be so stoked. I would love that job more than I love the one I already have! Aahh, New Life Ranch, how I love thee.

Too bad my to-do list between now and then is about a mile long. Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in a little pool time... or a lot. There's nothing like putting the earbuds in and laying out on a lounge chair in the warm sunshine to make my heart smile. I think I'm going stir crazy here anyways. I need to find something to do that does NOT involve covering my books from school. Because that's alllll I've been doing the last few days. I think I'll take a break for awhile and do something else productive. Like laying out. :) Or paying bills. :( Either way, I won't be doing school work. And that's all that matters.

High Expectations vs. Settling

Is it too much to ask to want a good guy?

Let me define good. I mean someone who isn't just trying to get in my pants, who will respect me, and who I can have an enjoyable time with. Apparently these qualities are hard to come by. I've been "in the dating scene" for... awhile now. So far, I have found a whole lot of Mr. Wrong's and not even a Mr. Almost. Maybe my standards are too high? I like to think that the man I'm looking for is achievable. Blame on the amazing male role models in my life, but I know there are good ones out there. I guess they just aren't where I am.

I never worry about this too much, but being in the middle of the wedding season (my refrigerator and Facebook page are covered with wedding invitations, engagement announcements, etc.) has got me thinking. I like to think I'm ready for marriage. I've got my college degree. I'm in a profession I love, but is not limited to certain locations. I'm independent. I'm 23. Those are all pretty good qualifications for being ready to get married, right? I'm through with silly hook-ups and "just having fun." I think I'm ready to find someone that I can spend forever with. I want to date men with marriage potential. I'm ready for Mr. Right to step in and save me from all the awkwardness of dating around. So, to get to my original point... Do I stick to my high expectations for what I desire in a future husband or do I settle for something not quite as perfect? I realize there won't be one "perfect" guy out there for me. Nobody is perfect. But I do have high expectations on non-negotiable qualities. I suppose I can slide a little on some of the "fluffy" qualities. By this, I mean, the qualities that don't affect who I am and what I believe, the important stuff.

Maybe I'm just getting restless where I am. I'd like to think that my future spouse is not here in the panhandle. But maybe he is? I sure haven't seen any inklings of him, if he is. I guess I'll put on my optimistic face a while longer and see how it works out for me.


Two posts in two days. Look at me go.

Well, we all see how well the workout log worked for me, now didn't we? Haha. In reality, I did semi-ok with the working out. I just never blogged about it. I always have so much to think about and write about at the end of the day, I just never remember that I have an actual place to put it all. There needs to be a reminder email I can have sent to me that will keep me on top of this writing thing. Maybe I'll work on it now. It's summer, so I have a lot of free time. I finally started on my school to-do list today. I started tackling the biggest thing on the list, which is covering all of my paperback books with contact paper so they will keep in better condition longer. I worked on this for two or three hours today, and I'm a little proud of my progress. As for the rest of my free time this summer so far, once we got my brother's wedding out of the way, the roomie and I have been enjoying a lot of time poolside. I had forgotten how much I enjoy just being outside and soaking up the sun. It's nice. And, cancer risks aside, I'm enjoying the nice tan I have acquired.

Ah, my brother's wedding. It started with this fiancee's bachelorette party the weekend before the wedding. I was on my way to Dallas for the dinner party when I was rear-ended in OKC. Not a good start to my weekend, I must say. But thankfully, that was the only bad part to the weekend. I enjoyed spending time with my soon-to-be sister-in-law and her family and other friends. I also got to spend a little (and when I say little, I sadly do mean a very small amount) of QT with the brother. But I'll forgive it, because he was super busy with getting his new house ready to move in and other wedding priorities. I also got to enjoy several days at the parents' house. Although I did get quite bored with not much to do during the day, I enjoyed being around my parents for more than just a day or two and being back in my hometown for a short while. The wedding went fabulously and I am so glad to include my new sister-in-law in my family now.

So my plan for the rest of my summer includes finishing my school to-do list, getting caught up on my scrapbooking, more pool time, a couple camps, and well, just doing what I do.

Here's to hoping I can keep up with this better. Even though I say that every time. Haha.