I'm back!

So, here's just a little about why I was gone for so long. I met someone, you may remember him as Allan, and he swept me off my feet and has been treating me like a queen. Also, I started school. AP Literature is fun, and so is AP Calculus, but I'm working my arse off. My research is going really well though. One of my best friends will be coming back from AIT right before Halloween and I'm planning a big welcome back for him. His girlfriend doesn't know when he's coming back, so we plan to surprise her! So, that's enough about me, let's talk about some things you missed.

Music in the Park:

Allan and I went to the oldies MitP on August 20. It was the second to last show, and it was incredible. There are always a lot of older people there, but they are super friendly and love to dance! The music is all played by a wonderful band and it is just too much fun. **Bring your lawn chairs. I, being someone who had gone before, knew this rule, but sadly Allan did not. Had he gone without me, he would've had to sit on the grass and, being late as we were, probably would have ended up dancing with some lovely older women!

Oh my gosh, donuts!!

So, as many of you know, I am a Wisconsin girl, born and raised. There is a marvelous bakery in my hometown that makes the best Italian pastries and donuts. Well, lucky for all of us, there is a similar bakery here in Cruces. It is called La Fiesta and the wonderful older gentleman who makes the donuts is blessed by God or something. The donuts are super fluffy, and way better than Krispy Kreme, which you have to drive forty minutes to an hour to get to in El Paso. Actually, my dad picked some up, and I'm feeling tempted so I'll have to go grab one for breakfast! (Now you may notice that while I'm writing this, it is almost 10:00 am here. Well, guess what? I slept in! May the judging ensue!) Hmm...I probably should have grabbed a Benedryl. Delicious as these are, I'm still incredibly allergic.

Dripping Springs!

Yesterday morning, I had been invited to join an old friend and his new friends for a morning hike up to dripping springs, so I brought Allan and a huge back pack (see first post) and went. Unfortunately my old friend's friends ditched him, so he sort of third wheeled it. I think it took about thirty minutes to drive there from my house to the visitor's center. (Make sure you get a parking permit.) Then, hiking up to the spring took about thirty minutes or more. It's very beautiful because lately we've had so much rain! I think five days worth! Everything was so green...it was sort of like being in Ireland. The spring was very full, and cold. We stayed up there for another twenty minutes or so, mesmerized by the water. Then we hiked back to our cars and parted ways.

The Space Museum

So Allan and I took a certain way there (my way, because I drove and he's not supposed to back seat drive!) which incidentally came up right next to the Space Museum. Neither of us had ever seen it, so we went in. I have so many pictures from this trip, and I'll be sure to post them all. I even have a funny one of Allan (because I'm evil ;) ). It is really quiet there, and no one else was there, but it has so much to learn about! it even has astronaut meals from the year I was born! (It looked disgusting) I suggest going there, if for no other reason than to make silly memories. Even if space is not your thing-it certainly isn't mine-I think it's worth going for a few laughs. Besides, they sell edible astronaut food (not the stuff from seventeen years ago). Ice cream, candy...it seems pretty cool. You should definitely check it out.

One last thing before I go...
As you may or may not have realized, I will be graduating from high school this year. I'm not yet sure of where I'm going but my top choice is UW-Madison. Other scenes I may check: NYU, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Michigan, and New Mexico State University. So as interesting as it is to watch me detail the hidden glories of the desert, there is now only a 20% chance that that won't change. Never fear! I promise that I will continue on in whatever place I go to. Who knows, Madison might be your next travel destination! Also, my birthday is next week. Finally becoming seventeen, so growing up is imminent.

I hope you enjoyed this make up note,
Jordan