Camping!

Camping camping camping....<3 I had a blast going camping with Andy and Terica's family this weekend! I always love doing things with them...It's just so fun! The first night was especially freezing but the second night was warm :). We went to Maramec Caverns to go inside the cave, on Thursday. It was so cool! On Friday, we went on a two mile nature hike which felt just like girl's camp. There were some ups and downs on the trip though. One of the downs being that the bathrooms were so stinking far away! Many, many ups: s'mores, campfire food, not having to sleep on the floor of the tent...etc. But I think my favorite part was burning sticks (the tip glows red when you blow on it) and giving it to Terica so she can make a design on a napkin..i mean that was some serious stuff. You gotta concentrate real hard to get it just right and then you gotta run over to Terica without the end falling off (I'm pretty sure Terica's face as she was making the design explains it all...) Spending time with family comes before everything else and as long as we can remember that, we're good to go.

Marc is Gone :'(

Marc being gone is upsetting. Even though we fight, we still love each other very much. It's a little sad that he wasn't here very often before he left. He didn't even say good-bye. :( I did get to say good-bye over the phone which isn't the best but at least it's something. I know that Arizona is where he needs to be right now. He recently called and said he missed one of his flights. He now has to stay over-night at the terminal and catch the soonest flight at 6:00 am. The positive side to him being gone: 1. I get to keep his fan aaaall 2. I won't have to worry about hiding my money 3. More peace in the house. The negative side to him being gone: 1. No one to go to when I have nightmares at night and Mom yells at me for waking her up 2.  No one to watch action movies with, late at night, on the couch (I pretend to hate it but I secretly love it when he's the one to ask me if I want to watch a movie instead of the other way around) 3. I can't yell at him for playing the same song on the piano over and over again to impress his friends. When he plays it loud enough, I sing to it which I can no longer do 4. No one to convince Mom if we can go to Taco Bell 5. No one to watch movies with and listen to Paramore music on road trips 6. Ever time someone left our house (yet again) for good there was always an empty spot. Nicole, Cherise, and Marc were always "The Littles" until I came along. They would all be off playing house while I would be in the other room playing with my Barbie Dolls by myself. When Nicole left for college it felt empty but not entirely because I wasn't that close to her. When Cherise left it felt REALLY empty because I was the closest to her. Then it was just Marc and I. The last two siblings in a house that used to be full of kids. We were both kind of off in our own little bubbles. When he left the first time, it didn't feel very different because when he lived there he was never THERE. But now that he's gone for the second time, I feel completely empty inside because I know that he's gone for good.