The last hours of Summer

There are about 12 hours left of my summer vacation. It's pretty ridiculous.

This weekend was a whole bunch of fun. Friday afternoon Furao and I went to noodles and company for a lunch date before summer ended. After he got out of work, he picked me up from home and we made our way to Jackson. There we picked up Ratinha, and then drove another hour to get to Southfield for the Batizado. We made it for the welcome roda. It was a lot of fun.

After words, my tummy didn't feel too well and I thought I was hungry. A bunch of us went to out to a chinese place, and my belly just couldn't handle it. After dinner, we went back to Seria's apartment. It was super nice of  her to let us stay at her place. The next morning we got up, had breakfast, and headed back to South field for the 4.5 hours of workshops. We then had a 1.5 hour break. We all had lunch/dinner and went swimming in the pool. It was really warm and nice. After the break we watched a Batizado Ceremony. It was super cool to watch other people go up cords and not have to worry about going up. But I'm sure I will be a part of a batizado that is "mine" and not have to worry about going up. when the ceremony was over, we went over to Gato and Ratinhas to hang out.

We left their apartment at noon today. We got back to GR, and then headed to the beach. We were there for four hours! It was super fun! After words, Furao made us all delicious turkey burgers, and Pipi made brownies. What more could I have asked for, for the last day of summer.

Fall 2010 classes start tomorrow. I'm prepared I have to be. There are so many reasons why I need to do well. One of number one reasons are for my grandpa. When I started school, and I told him I was going to study physical therapy, he was one of the top people on my list to fix. I'm sad to say now, that I won't ever have that chance. It's been almost 6 months since he has passed, and sometimes it seems so unreal. But for him, I need to achieve my goal!

Here was to good summer.

-Q

The Crisp Air of Fall

I passed out last night on the couch cuddling with Furao, and then came up stairs, turned the fan on and fell asleep. When I woke up early in the morning it was very cold, I turned the fan off and went back to sleep. Later that morning I left the house to go to work, there was a nice cool crisp in the air. I stood in the sun for a second and loved how the sun felt beaming on my back. As I was walking to my car I could hear crunching under my feet, the leaves from spring and summer were falling already.

All of this really made me realize how fast the summer came and went. There were so many things I did but so many more that I wish I had done.

As this weekend approaches I keep trying to prepare myself for the month full of activities. Tomorrow evening a Batizado in Southfield with Baz will start. Then Saturday will be filled with workshops, fun and watching others get their first/new cord. I'm very excited. I get see people I don't see often.

On Monday, my third year at GVSU starts. I can't believe I have already completed 2 years there. It seems like yesterday I was moving out of my parents house for the first time. This semester and probably next one too I'm trying to raise my GPA. It's not were I want it to be so I need to work much harder than I did in the past.

After the first week of classes are over, I will be heading to Rochester, New York with my love and some Great friends, Pomba and Sombrio. We'll be going for another Batizado with Carcara. This will also be great because we'll all learn new things see more people we don't see often, and of course play Capoeira.

And finally the weekend after that is (hopefully) Talentos big fight and my Birthday. It'll be a great weekend! I think I'm really looking forward to dinner with Furao the most. We're going to this Restaurant we tried going to when we first started dating but it was too busy so we went some where else.

So much to do and such a short amount of time. But, I'm ready for you fall, bring on the fun, the new opportunities, and puzzles! I'm ready to conquer them all!

-Q

First Post!

So, I read my friend Pombas blog and I thought it was a great idea. I also thought it was good way to express myself, the things I want to vent or share.

So here is my first post...I went for attempt number 2 today to renew my license. Today was a success!! YAY! When I got back to my car I still had a half hour on the meter, so i decided to go get a library card (I parked right in front of the GR Library) That was also a success. After that, I got lost walking around in he building and left with 17 minutes left on the timer, oh well though. I left downtown and headed to the mall and met Furao there.  I had a coupon for a free pair of panties with any purchase. So I bought another pair. Its great, I love VS!

All in all today has been a pretty good day.

-Quebra