days off

I'm on my days off right now - from Sunday evening until the end of Tuesday afternoon - and thus far they have been filled with: a sister/cousin sleep-over (watching Return to Me - the ultimate girls' night movie), visiting friends, filling out forms for college stuff, and trying to get some sense of organization back into my life.
The most exciting part, though, has been figuring out a way to squeeze in a road trip to Missouri with my sister, Allison, to see an old childhood friend, Elissa! It's going to be right between getting home from CH (the conference centre where I'm working) the last weekend in August and flying out to Edmonton the next Friday. I'll actually be skipping out on some of the King's orientation, but if it's anything like Prairie's, then all I'll be missing is awkward get-to-know you games! Yes, I am trying to be somewhat sensible through all this, and have talked to a King's person and am going to be there for the actually important stuff, and have registered for the super fun retreat in the mountains for all freshmen, where I'll be able to start meeting friends that first weekend.
I can't believe this is all actually working out, because I haven't seen Elissa for a couple years, but this has been a summer of seeing old friends and making new ones. I love it! I just wish I could see all of you this summer!