So here's the thing. I got home from Spain a month ago, and I've been loving life this summer at home ever since. It's been great - working at Subway, playing in a women's soccer league, visiting the Cape, and mainly hanging out with my sister, which of course has been the BEST! But I've missed blogging, and sometimes I have too much free time on my hands where I have no idea what to do with myself, so I decided to start up the blog again. I mean, granted I may not get as many readers, considering I'm not having wild European adventures, but I think my life here can be pretty interesting, to say the least!
So I guess I should start updating on what I've been up to since Spain. Hmm, alright, well like I said I've been working at Subway. It's GREAT! Sounds like it could be boring, but I have so much fun there! My manager is HILARIOUS, and there's a GREAT crew there that just gets along well and has fun while making the sandwiches. I mean, I'd say I'm getting to be a pro, I have worked there for three summers and on school vacations. Can't tell you why I still don't understand the bread making process, but it's fine!
So, let's see, what else. I'm also playing on a women's league soccer team with my sister. It's a bunch of girls from USM on our team, and it's Monday or Wednesday nights during the week. It's a lot of fun and we just play for an hour. It can be pretty competitive, depending on what team you play. Some teams are young and all about winning, while others are like 40-year olds trying to make it until their next sub! But it's a great time, and always a SOLID work out!
And it wouldn't be considered summer if I didn't go to the CAPE, my favorite place in the world! :) We usually go for a week, but we didn't go as long this year because my aunt Mimi just got a new job and so couldn't take the entire week off, obviously! So Krit and I went down on a Tuesday, and first stayed with Dma for a night in Sudbury, which was great! Got there, hung out for a little bit, and then Dma wanted us to teach her Bananagrams, which she had. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE'RE BOTH NOW OBSESSED WITH BANANAGRAMS! It's only the greatest gameeeee! So anyway, we hung out with her for the night, did a little shopping and Dunks in the morning, and then headed off to the Cape that afternoon! When we got there, there was already a bunch of our fam there which was great! My grandma (on dad's side, Gran), my uncle Rick, and his sons Ben and Paul! We also had picked up my cousin Stanley along the way, so he was there too! So we all just hung out for the night. My aunt Mimi came that night too, but had to leave at 5am the next day to get back for her job! ROUGH. But anyway, it was a great weekend on the Cape! We hung out with the family, we got to the beach, did our routine trips to Dunkin Donuts (Me, Kristi, and my aunt -- we love our Dunks rituals together! Always a blast :) ) And my favorite part was when we celebrated my 21st birthday! DUH :) So much fun. My birthday's July 2nd, so it was Saturday night! My mom and Dad came down to the Cape -- they usually don't come, but this time they did because it was SPECIAL DUH! So we went out to lunch with them at the Mercantile, and it was really good! They have really cool like sandwiches and salads, and then we all got iced chais from The Underground Bakery, and sat in the gazebo in the center of town and just reminisced and chatted for a few hours! It was great. After that, we went home and went to the beach with a bunch of my family for the afternoon! So great. I love to go to the beach on the Cape mid afternoon/night time. It's so great - more calm and really relaxing and watching the sun go down is so nice :)
So - I know what you're thinking. 21 - duh, wheres the DRIIIINKS? Don't worry. Didn't forget that part. So that day, Kristi and I went to buy my first bottle of alcohol. We're both obsessed with Bethenny Frankel, so we wanted to buy her Skinnygirl margarita. So we thought we were awesome going to buy it, I couldn't wait to show them my ID, but then when they asked for Kristi's too, we kind of got coned. We couldn't buy it OBVIOUSLY because she's not 21. Fail. So we had to go to a different store and I had to go in alone! Haha, figures it would fail. But it's alright, because we eventually got to have our margaritas on the Cape later that night and it was great! :)
So we had margaritas, and I can definitely say I felt my first ever buzz! Haha, but it was so much fun just to hang out and be with my family on my 21st. We had dinner, ice cream cake from Smugglers, and then topped the night of with some Bailey's coffee liquor, because as we all know I'm obsessed with coffee, so this just was obvious that I had to have it! Later that night we were all sitting around the fire outside, and my aunt had everyone give speeches about me and toast to my being 21. I'll admit it - I LOVED IT, and I seriously was so happy to be with my family and to have the greatest family in the WORLD on my 21st! Greatest present I can ask for. :)
And as some of you know - Cape Cod, our ritual is flashlight tag, so after dinner and toasting, all the kids set out to play. My sister and I were kind of over it, so we just chilled with my aunt for a little. Don't ask me how we all ended up dancing in the street, because I can't explain how it happened. I think it was because we went for a walk with my aunt, and then my cousin Kenny got in his car and got ready to leave. The lights were shining on the street and his music was loud. Apparently that meant dance party. My aunt got on the street and started dancing, I followed, then my sister, and eventually everyone was out on the street/dance floor dancing the night away! It was amazing and so much fun, the perfect way to end a great day!
Gotta say this part too - very important piece of advice I received on my birthday. Earlier that day, my aunt had stopped some RANDOM guy at the Dennis Public Market, told him it was my 21st birthday, and asked if he had any advice for me. His advice was "Never drink with anyone you don't trust." I'd say it's pretty safe to say I followed his advice :) Love my family!
So, that was kind of the gist of our Cape Cod visit! We left and came home Sunday afternoon. Since then, just been working and enjoying summer! Went to Cassie and Will's wedding last weekend, two people from my school who got married! I was there the day they started dating!!!! Such a fun wedding! Loved being a part of it! And it was my friend Corey's 21st birthday the other day, the 12th, so we celebrated at Margaritas in Portland! :) Definitely fun times!
AND I'VE OF COURSE BEEN LOVING WATCHING THE WORLD CUP!!!!! We watched the game two days ago of the US women and I'm SO EXCITED AND HAPPY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO THE WORLD CUP!!!!! Of course I have to work Sunday and can't watch, but I'm so cheering them on! Kristi and I represented in our old Hamm and Chastain jerseys. Even though they aren't on the team anymore, I still give them all the credit. LOVE YOU MIA!
So I know this was kind of a quick update - and there's a ton of stuff I wrote about and a ton that I probably forgot too - but it's alright! Just wanted to get this thing going. I've had this first post saved WAY too long now, so I had to just get it up and out there! I will definitely post again soon! Hope my life is interesting enough to keep you reading!
Until next time!
Katie
AND GO USA WOMEN!!!!
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