Summer is gone in the blink of an eye.

I went for a walk/jog on the rail trail for the first time in a long time and I'm a bit sleepy and really not feeling this so this entry will be slightly abbreviated. I haven't done anything on here in almost three months and there is a lot to cover. It is now mid-September and we have a cold front moving through...I actually put wool socks on and turned the heat on this morning; a far cry from what the weather was in June the last time I wrote. I love summer so much, especially June, and it's over. I like Fall but nothing can prepare me for winter. Depressing.

Summer 2011 summarized: The conclusion of my study efforts came on Aug 1st while sitting in the Lebanon College testing center mucking through the revised GRE. I've lost faith in standardized tests; I felt stupid throughout the entire thing and felt like I could have studied until my eyes started bleeding and it wouldn't have improved my score AT ALL. I ran out of time on all sections and had to skip around and guess a lot. So discouraged. I still don't know my score and I don't give a shit and I don't want to talk about it anymore.

I've been in my new apartment for 3 weeks now and it is far better than where I lived the last 4 years of my life. I'm staying put unless I leave the area or for some miraculous reason someone wants to marry me. I still have nasty carpet but I have a second bedroom and it's newer and brighter. I'm farther away from work, had to sacrifice the pool, but I can have my own laundry. I'm limited to an expensive, inefficient stacker that won't be here until December but nonetheless, it's my own. I can't fucking win.

This summer was a great concert summer and most of my travelling was to venues hours away from here. Sharon and I went to Wallingford, CT Aug 10th to see A Perfect Circle and to Mansfield, MA Sept 9th to see Incubus. Both shows were awesome. Definitely awesome to see some of my favorite bands live.

Laura's baby shower was last Sunday, postponed 2 weeks because of Hurricane Irene. It was really nice and it gave me some ideas for Puffles' in November. We'll be finding out the sex of mini-Puff in a couple short weeks here. I was 11 when Faith was born so this will be a different experience. Babies everywhere and other babies are getting older. Laura is due soon and Amy is having a boy in January. Madalyn and Madison started kindergarten last month and Grace and Maria are getting older and talking and developing very distinct personalities. And here I sit and I can't even get asked out on a date.

I need to go to bed.