I've been doing a lot of fun and interesting things lately. First, and foremost, I joined a bowling league!! I SUUUUCK haha but I have a lot of fun. Then (because once a week is apparently not enough) I go bowling with a group of friends usually once or twice a week as well. Unfortunately, it seems as though, for me, the more practice I get, the WORSE I get... What's that shit all about?!
I was privileged to visit a place a little outside of Austin called Hamilton's Pool. This place was completely amazing... The pictures on here just don't do it justice! I went out there with a good friend, and we just made a day of lounging, venting, heating up--cooling down, hiking (mildly that is). There was this guy who claimed he was from France who wanted to take photos of her tattoo and my freckles... Strange... We had this plan to continue to go every Saturday till summer was over but due to schedules and weather, it hasn't been a success so far. I will say, though, I'll never forget that place or that day--AMAZING!
Word of advice--when tubing on the river (especially if you're as fair skinned as I) please remember to drink LOTS of water. I speak from experience, one bottle of water for 5 hours of Texas sun exposure is definitely NOT enough... Although I had a wonderful tubbing trip, it was short lived... I went with a small group and we took the river as quickly, then as slowly as we wanted... We stopped at a "beach" area and relaxed in the sun, went over rapids that made us work out our arms, we swam, we laid out, we had a blast! In an attempt to not be hit with some low hanging tree branches, I ended up toppling completely over in the river. I did, however, manage to hold onto my sunglasses, the tube, AND the leaf Clay picked for me from the river bank. This leaf is the coolest--it's waterproof... If you want to know more details, ask, otherwise I just sound like a total nerd for knowing as much about them as I do
This great day quickly turned to a terrible evening when I got very sick from sun stroke. My baby took great care of me, though, running back and forth from the bedroom to the drug store to the bathroom to the grocery store... I'm very fortunate that I had him with me...Life is pretty dang good... Being in love ROCKS! I think I've found the man of my dreams
The best thing that boy and I do (alright, get your damn minds out of the gutter!!) is talk... We communicate about everything. Big, small, happy, sad, terrible, extraordinary, up, down, me, him... EVERYTHING! We both have a clear understanding that we're in this to grow together and to build what could be a very long-lasting relationship... How'd I get so lucky 
? Aside from my wonderful relationship with my man, I've been building quite a few relationships with female friends. Actual friendships that aren't based upon what I can get from them, what I can do better than them, what I want others to think. It's very nice to not have those competitive feelings towards girls anymore!! It's pretty dang cool. A lot has changed in the last year, about 99% for the better. It's still hard to believe that I have such a close relationship with my sister (FINALLY haha) and the miracle there is that I actually WANT that relationship. It only took us 23 years
She's such an inspiration to me, I know our father is looking down and smiling. I know he'd be so proud of what she's done with her life and of the fact that we have grown so close to one another... Thanks Amanda for everything you do for me, and for all the simple words that echo through my ears... I still miss my close friends from Idaho, probably always will, but it's getting easier. Angela, you will always be the one I wish was here. I will say though that I'm so excited about her growth and how happy she is today... There is only one person I miss more than Angela, that being my mother but she'll be here soon enough!! She's coming back down for Christmas!!! Woo Hoo!!! This blog is sooo too long already so I'll close for now. To anyone reading (like I've said before) thanks for coming along with me on my adventures. I actually have a quite domesticated and boring life these days, but I love it so much. Catch ya again in a month!!Kimberly
