My Birthday Party

My Amazing 17th Birthday

So last week was my birthday, which was absolutely amazing! Thank you everyone who made it awesome! On the actual day I entered the world Dad took me to Brattonsville. We both love historical sites, and enjoyed being able to ponder the old buildings and monuments. And I took ten million pictures of everything. In the words of Dad "I really burned up the camera". Here are some of the pictures. I'll have to make another post for my party.

Labor Day

Senior

We made the move to Grandma's house this weekend. It feels odd, but that is to be expected. We will be able to visit our house which helps a lot.
Today was my first day of my last year of high school. I'm not sure if it has really hit me that I'm going to be graduating in a year. It's kind of a scary thought.
When I was younger I thought all high school seniors were smart and really cool. Turns out I was very wrong. I have changed a lot since I was a freshman, though. The other day I was reading through an old diary from that year, and I found myself rolling my eyes at a lot of the things I had written. Tis the way of life. When I'm twenty I'll probably roll my eyes at this years diary. That is one thing that will probably never change, my eye rolls. Along with my eyebrow raise.

Finally

I know it has been a pathetically long time since I've posted, but I have a very good excuse. Grandma picked up a stomach virus about three weeks ago which totally wiped her out. She became very dehydrated and weak. The weeks since then have been crazy, with one problem after another hitting her. It seems that things are starting to settle down now. Grandma is in rehab and will hopefully be able to come home soon. The pictures are a little of what I have been up to lately.
Built a sandcastle complete with a flower forest.
Ate drumsticks. Lucy was a chocolate monster by the time she finished her cone.
Gave Dad sparklers (he did like them, it's kind of hard to tell in this picture)

Oh Man!

I do not really like wrapping presents, and usually just stick the present in a bag with some tissue paper. Today I decided I was going to wrap Dad's Father's Day present up to make it look nice. I thought I did a pretty good job. As I was admiring my work it hit me....I forgot to take the price tag off. I found out that my unwrapping skills aren't half bad.

Dad's Birthday Trip

Dad's birthday was last Saturday, which of course sparked the question of what present to get him. This is always a difficult decision, as he is not the easiest person to shop for. Dad and I both love history, so I paid for us to visit a Civil War plantation not far from our house. It was actually in Charlotte, which I found to be a little surprising.
History Ramble: Charlotte was a large city during the Civil War and it's surprising that it was not captured by the North. Near the end of the war Jefferson Davis moved to Charlotte. He was standing on Tryon street when he was told the war had ended. The only sign of that is a small plaque built on the street.: End of History Ramble
Dad and I were the only people there for the tour, which was nice. The tour guide said they were having a really slow day.