here we go...

Less than a week and my calendar is screaming at me-

Where in the world did summer go?

The months have literally just flown by. But to say the least, I'm very, very happy.

I've spent 5 days in the mountains with my family; Blue Ridge, GA, to be exact. Last year, we came up for a mini family reunion, complete with the new additions to the family, white water rafting, hiking, bonfires, smores, and family bonding. This year, my sisters' family is in Texas, with their oldest playing in the Little League World Series. My brother and his wife can't make the trip with two babies, each under 3. Don't blame them.

So that leaves, myself, my mother, my father, and my almost twin brother, Chase. To some, it might seem a little lame, but I throughly enjoyed it.

Our escapades included that of sleeping, eating, a little hiking, more sleeping, more eating, an hours worth of lazy river tubing, and a small trip to Atlanta to see an old Endurance friend. I got to write some entries at night, talk to a few good friends via Skype (new found addiction, add me) and just mentally prepare myself for my first semester at FSU.

After flipping through photos I've been tagged in via Facebook, I caught myself smiling uncontrollably. I've done a ridiculous amount of things over this summer...

Warrior Dash with some crazy South Florida friends...
A trip down to Boca for OE's graduation...
A trip to Orlando to see Passion Pit play with Noah...
A beach trip to Destin to see an old friend and his family...
Another trip to Orlando with the best friend to see Harry Potter World, ride roller coasters, and go to a gay bar with a guy who ended up getting arrested...
A trip to Chicago, IL, with my mother and the best friend for a week full of events from house parties, bar hopping (all expense paid might I add), dancing, hiking in the rain, bike riding, making new friendships, and cliff diving...
A birthday trip to PC with old, but still amazing best friends from high school, to Shipwreck Island. It was perfect catching up and getting close to them again...
Remembering how to go on dates and get excited about a guy again. We shall see what the future has in store for the two of us...
Going wakeboarding, bike riding, and rock climbing with some new people from FSU. Will write more about them later...
Going to the mountains with my family and getting some good flash backs of the past year and the ups and downs I went through...


And all this leads me to here.

I'm so ready.