hey<\/p>\n\n\n\n
so last night was good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I took a trip over to Lori’s house to say goodbye. I woke her up, and she went outside all tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then today I packed a bunch of stuff… I’m 98% done.. minus my laptop and small other things… which will be packed the moment I finish this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I took a trip to McClintock High to say hello to Mrs. Peto.\u00a0 She is doing well!\u00a0 It was good to see her. I’ve wanted to take a trip to visit her for a while now, but last time they told me I couldn’t enter while any classes were still in session, even though she didn’t have a class at the time.\u00a0 So I chatted with her for maybe 30 minutes, catching up and stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then I took a trip over to Kay’s house, said my goodbyes, and for… well… 90%?\u00a0 Oh, probably the whole time I was talking to Kaysie’s mom, not Kays.\u00a0 I don’t mind it. She rocks… she is cool and reminds me a whole lot of my mom.\u00a0 I still wish I had talked to Kays a tad more, though… mmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I said goodbye, and her mom told me to come over for dinner in December \ud83d\ude09 woohoo.\u00a0 When I return, we shall find out if she remembers the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of Monday the 15th – Happy Birthday, Kaysie McClymonds<\/font>.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n I returned home, and Tara came over.\u00a0 She just left, like 5 minutes ago.\u00a0 It was the most.. emotional goodbye from them all.\u00a0 Still rather.. quick and short (I would rather not bust out crying over it like some girls would like me to, besides … it’s only a few months.. it’s nothing too big) … before she left, I wanted to hop in her car and be like ‘hey just kidding I’m stayin!’ but yeah.\u00a0 However, she did call into work today because of me.\u00a0 I felt special.\u00a0 She was only going to stay from 4:30 to 5:30, but she stayed much longer because she called in; she left at 9:58.\u00a0 (roughly)\u00a0 We played Jack Daniels.\u00a0 I learned it over at Kay’s house (she helped me win).\u00a0 I showed everyone at my house (including Tara minus Mike) how to play.\u00a0 It was fun.\u00a0 I shall miss all my friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And so tomorrow at 3 am we shall depart.\u00a0 I will not be able to post for at the very least a few days.\u00a0 I might make a journal entry on MS Word if anything interesting happens and post it later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I expect to have very few props, since I will be unable to prop anyone for a little while.\u00a0 Ah, well… but the Yankees did win for me as a going-away present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I leave you now, feeling uneasy.\u00a0 Departing into a world unknown to me, hoping for the best.\u00a0 Relying only on God and his goodness and Grace to get me through it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pray Hard. God Bless<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ciao<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" hey so last night was good. I took a trip over to Lori’s house to say goodbye. I woke her up, and she went outside all tired. 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