Checking In

Holy cow, I can't believe it's been a week since I've been here! And no, Paul, my last post wasn't saying goodbye to blogging. The past 7 days have been CRAZY, and there is no end in sight as we gear up for the BIG WEEKEND!!! I have so much to talk about, but no time at the moment. I'll try to get back on tonight so I can catch you up on real topics.

What have I been doing the past 7 days? Well Thursday I walked with my sister (3 mile loop at Duke Forest). She came over because we both had to work on papers. For some reason I just couldn't seem to get anything done on Thursday. So on Friday I buckled down and got a TON done on my paper. At about 4pm Chris took me to meet Mom on the highway. We went to a campaign event in Raleigh (where we heard both Hillary and Obama speak... WOW!). We left Raleigh at 11pm and began our drive to Charleston, SC. Mom had a presentation to give in Charleston at 9am. After stopping to get gas, and then getting pulled over so a VERY nice Trooper in SC could give me a speeding ticket (grrrr), we made it to our hotel in Charleston at 4am. And remember, I can't drink caffeine! So it was a long night.

We went to bed around 4:30am, then Mom got up at 6:30am to finish preparing for her talk. I got up at 8:30am. Mom got back from her presentation at 10:30am and then we walked around one of the markets in Charleston for a little while. We then got back in the car and began a 4 hour trip to Sunset Beach, NC. We got there at 4:30pm. Mom took a nap and I kept working on my paper. We then went to another campaign event at 6:00pm in Sunset Beach. That ended around 9pm, and at 9:30 we left to go spend the night at our house in Topsail Beach.

We got to Topsail around 11:15pm and went to bed. We got up the next morning and I sat at the table, looking out on the beach, and worked on my paper from 10am until 4pm. And I FINISHED it! I emailed it to my professor, and I was officially, OFFICIALLY done!

So we drove back to Durham. We had dinner with Chris, my sister, and her boyfriend. On Monday morning, Mom picked me up in Durham at 7:30am and we drove to Winston. While she gave an exam review session, I got the house ready for a lunch for her students. They all got there around 12:30pm. After they left, we took a quick nap and then went shopping. Lillie came into town as well and my grandmother came over and we had Girls' Night (Dad was in Raleigh). We had a great time. Tuesday morning my sister and Mom went to vote, then Lillie and I headed back to Chapel Hill. We got back just in time for a lunch I had at 12:30pm. That was done around 2pm, and then Preggo picked me up and took me back home. Dad was still in Raleigh so me, Chris and Lillie met him in Morrisville for dinner. Then back home to sleep.

Today I am going over to my sister's house to help her paint. I graduate from law school in 4 days, and we're having the party at her house, so I'm going to help her get ready.

Wow! I really have been busy. Gotta run buy paint and get over to her house for now, but I will try to check back in later. And I have a lot of catching up to do on blog reading and commenting, but I'll get there eventually!

Hope everyone is doing well!!