On Friday night while the parents went out to see the musical, I got to babysit :D My two little bundles of energy who share my heart for good wild times decided to be super heros and this is what went down. Joey my brother is 6 and Sarah my cousin just turned 4. Joy in my soul.
So yeah, we had a pretty good time.
This past weekend two of my “little” siblings came down to Marietta for Lil Sibs Weekend and these are some of our adventures. Jordan (18 and 6’ something really tall) and Timmy (14 and looking me directly in the eyes) (hence the “little”) got to campus Friday evening just after dinner. We started the evening by going to the indoor track meet for awhile and watched pole vaulting. Then we went to the rock wall where I work.
Next we went for a “walk” around campus and other parts of Marietta and climbed some roofs and such, as should be expected from Duncans. Also, one of my soccer friends let us borrow a crap wheelchair she had used the previous week for a school project. Needless to say it was quite fun.
At one point I was sitting in the chair and Timmy was in my lap and Jordan was sprinting up the hill and then he hit the curb and we flew into the plants…..”That was totally wicked!”
Next we went to the foof room. Foofs are these giant pillow like masses that are super fun and bring out the inner child of people, myself in particular.
After the foof room we just chilled out in my room and played super mario on the wii until we went to bed. The next morning, I woke up and went running, my favorite, and after we had eaten and showered we started for our next adventure. We planned on going to visit Auntie Linda in Fairmont WV since it is less than 2 hours from my college, but we made a stop along the way. It was a beautiful day and so we pulled off onto this country road. From previous experience (aka last year) we knew that when pulling off onto a country road in WV you never do know what to expect, which of course is why we did it. This random road happened to lead to a campground. So we got out and tromped around the woods for awhile which I can’t explain why, but it is so much fun.
After over an hour of exploring we got back into Jordan’s car but instead of going back to 50, we continued down the country road. It literally took us to the booneys. There were shacks for houses and no cell phone service and it turned into a dirt road and there was this older couple just sitting on their front porch so we waved to them, and they waved back. We drove for about 6 miles and then turned around and drove back to 50, of course waving to the couple sitting on their porch as we passed again. We thought about stopping to talk to them but didn’t. I kinda regret it.
Then after much more driving we arrived at Auntie Linda’s. She cooked a wonderful meal for us of chicken-pot-pie and then fed us some delicious cupcakes.
Before and after dinner we played Quelf which is this really funny board game where you just do a bunch of random stuff. It was so good to be with people I love and have a good time away from campus and eat good food!
We drove back to campus later that night. Actually, Jordan let me drive…his car….it was interesting. I’m definitely getting better at manual transmission but I still don’t quite have the hang of it all. Plus I haven’t driven it since like August so, yeah. After getting back to my room we played some dancing games on the wii and then went to bed. The next morning we went to church. I got to play drums for the first time and it went pretty well. It was nice having my brothers there. After church they left :( and it was sad to say goodbye. We had a really good time though and made lots of memories. I love my brothers and look forward to next year’s adventures.
This morning I ran out of Marietta, past some factories, up a giant hill, and into the country. It was dark and dirty at first. The factories smelled awful. The hill was giant and by no means easy to climb. I got to the top all sweaty and tired and worn out but it was so worth it because it was like I stepped into a whole new world. The birds were singing, the hills were gorgeous all around me, and I got to see a beautiful sunrise come up over top of them. And, bonus for this country lovin’ girl, I got to see cows! There was this one little calf that just stared at me and was so cute so I stopped to take its picture but it ran away. Got this picture anyways and it brings me joy so I thought I would share it with you all.
Just a quick update since I haven’t really been on the computer since Wednesday.
On Thursday I went on a date with my Daddy. We attended the first annual college republicans fundraising dinner. It worked out well because he was in Columbus for some meetings and had the night off. It was wonderful to get to see him even if it was only for a few hours and even though he wasn’t feeling well. After dinner we went to Walmart and he bought me some snacks for the week, namely animal crackers. I love my Daddy.
On Friday after class I worked from 1-5 and because I had barely slept during the week, went back to my room at 5 and crashed. I slept until 9 the next morning. It was great. My roommate said that I talked in my sleep but that she couldn’t understand me. I think I’m funny.
Saturday I invited myself over to the Lords’ house for dinner and to stay the night. I’m glad I’m comfortable to do that kind of thing. Pastor Hope is in town so he was there for dinner too. I had four helpings of the main stuff which was a yummy pasta thing and lots of bread and tons of dessert which was ice cream and crummy apples. I also got more homework done that Sat. night than I think ever before. I had the whole basement to myself and my own personal fire and everything. It was a much needed break from the college life. I love my family here, they take good care of me.
Sunday I ran 12 miles, the most since my marathon over a year + 1/2 ago. It was hard but fun. There are lots of hills here which is good, and it is beautiful to run up and see where you just were and where you are going. I also like running across the bridges and going to WV, it is just a good time here. I’m sure I will blog more about running because it is so great. Also on Sunday I had two soccer events so I was exhausted by the end of the day.
Yesterday afternoon after class I played racquetball with Dr. Chase the head of the Petroleum Department. He gave me some pointers and taught me the rules, then we played a quick game to fifteen points because he beat my really quickly (I only got 3).
Life is busy and never seems to stop. These are just the highlights of my week. Classes are going well and I like them but I constantly feel like I am behind. I had my first exam in Physics yesterday, I don’t know how well I did but it wasn’t too bad. I really don’t like that class. I have 3 exams coming up soon. I run and do soccer stuff all the time, it is crazy how buff I am getting. Always sore, always doing hardcore stuff, sometimes I feel like I’m in the military. I work lots of hours on top of all that which I enjoy but like I said, its all very busy.
Until next time,
Peace!
So, this week has been very busy for me which is mostly a good thing. I've worked both my jobs, (which I will probably blog more about later when I get more pictures), I’ve run almost every day and been working out on top of that so I’ve been pretty sore. I’ve been to meetings, classes and church so pretty much non-stop going all week long.
So here is a story of Wednesday. My friend Katie May’s birthday is July 19th. She has said that sometimes that is sad for her because she never gets to celebrate it with her friends. On her actual birthday this summer she worked for 9 hours. Not cool. So I decided to make a huge deal out of her half birthday on January 19th. So last week I brought her roommate Lisa in on it and asked for her help. On Tuesday night we went to Walmart to get the supplies. We got back to my room and for over an hour blew up over 200 balloons. Here is the progression of the fun.
The beginning of madness…
Lisa due to her light-headedness I’m sure
Lisa and Sam (my roommate who erroneously believed she was going to sleep right before we walked in)
The Progression….
Not done yet….
Still not done and extremely light-headed
Finally Done! This took FOREVER but so worth it
Lisa!
Sam really did have fun, I guess this picture just depicts her frustration at being awakened right after laying down to sleep for the night.
Me and Lisa
Me failing at getting a picture of all three of us from above
After we were done it was past midnight and Katie had already gone to sleep so we very stealthily crept into her room and transferred all of the balloons to her room. They covered the floor and went all the way up to her bed. She stayed asleep despite the balloons that popped and only rolled over a few times to scare us. The next morning she awoke to amazingness and loved it. She said that she had heard gunshots in her dream…..hmmm. But the surprises weren’t finished. I wrote a fb message to her Marietta friends and told them to wish her a happy half birthday. Many of them did. 
Wednesday night after I got back from church we popped all of the balloons with tacs. What took over an hour to create was gone in 30 seconds.
The aftermath
Then we went to Dairy Queen because what is a birthday without ice cream?
The lovely Katie May
Bestest Buddys
Hap Bir Kat Ma!
Then after Ice Cream we gave her the gifts we bought. Sticky things for her fridge and a piñata that we will bust open tonight! She was very happy with the whole day, which is good because that was the goal.
