Time flies… and fun has nothing to do with it! ;)

Ok, fun has *some* to do with it.

I’m so sorry for my long absence, blog friends! I’m consciously trying to do better, starting tonight. I’ve got news and excuses and all kinds of wonderful things to talk about! But… I give up trying to return comments because I can’t remember which ones I’ve returned or not… sorry! I do love your comments and appreciate them, I promise! I'm also sorry for not commenting and keeping up with your blogs... I'm going to try to do better in that area, as well.

First and foremost – not long after my last entry, my dad got sick and ended up in the hospital for a week with some sort of infection. It has taken him several weeks after that to recover, and he’s still only just now getting back to himself physically. Needless to say, for that one week I spent all of my spare time at the hospital so I didn’t feel much like trying to blog.

Other news bits:

-I retook the ACT and got my score high enough for the academic scholarship! Praise God! Super happy about that J

-I had a graduation party J. We sent out these cute announcements/invitations and lots of people came and I was given my diploma. It was really fun. J I also got a GPS from my parents as a graduation gift – and I was really glad of that because one of my worries was getting lost at school! Unfortunately, all the slideshows are messing up and won't let me post, so if you want to see more pictures, you'll have to add me on Facebook ;)

-A few weeks ago Melissa, Collin, and I went to a free concert at Ft. Eustis – it was Rebecca St. James & Jeremy Riddle. It was GREAT! I loved it! So much fun. Jeremy Riddle was really cool – very happily worshiping God. And I love Rebecca St. James’s music J. Again, there are some great pics, but the slideshows are messing up. So here's just a few:

Me & Jeremy Riddle 

-Last week Melissa and I were to go out for mexican and she surprised me by inviting Faith, a friend who moved to North Carolina a year or more ago, and who I had not seen since she moved... and, in fact, hardly talked to at all. It was a fun evening :) Here's a picture of me and Faith:

-Last night Melissa,  Collin, and I went to one of those paint-your-own-pottery places and it was lots of fun. I made a little hanging name-plate type of thing that says “Flutterbug” (my mom’s blog-name for me) and something for my mom’s kitchen. I’ll post pictures when I get them J. For now, here's us afterward:

-Tomorrow is my last Sunday at my church! L I can hardly believe it. We are leaving Wednesday to go to South Carolina for a week before I go to school… I think I’m still not FULLY realizing it all… but every now and then I do and I start bawling! Lol ;)

-Tonight I finally got in contact with my roommate, Holly. I had tried calling her a few weeks ago and she had tried me back but it wouldn’t go through, so she emailed me tonight, and I’m so glad she did! It kind of helped break the ice J. I’m very excited with how much we have in common. God is great that way J. So tomorrow I’m going to call her after church to talk some more. I’m looking forward to it. J Oh yes – she and her best friend have a blog, here: http://werunashamed.blogspot.com

I think that’s all for tonight.. don’t want too long of a post or else I might bore you ;). Actually, it’s been *so* long that I’m not sure I remember much more than what I’ve written. Sad, is it not? Oh well, tis me. ;). I shall be back soon!

Bethany Joy

PS: I know something I forgot to mention—I’m thinking about transferring all of my posts to http://drgnfly1010.wordpress.com and redirecting this URL to that one for my blog, since it’s easier to use than HSB. Downside: not as customizable and would take me a long time to transfer the pots and comments. What do you think? I like input! BTW, I like that template, but I haven’t decided for sure to use that one. J  Goodnight!