My God, where have I been?

I have included a few pictures from Cedar Point for your viewing pleasure. Picture 1 (top to bottom) is of Jon and me on the train that goes around the park. Jon loves trains, and if he had his way he would be a train conductor, so he very much enjoyed that ride.

For picture 2, Jon came up with the idea that we all stand with our backs to Jessica's camera, and on the count of 3 all turn around and smile. I think it's one of my favorites.

The last picture is of Jessica and me. Jessica and her boyfriend, Cameron, just got engaged a few weeks ago and I am VERY excited for them. For the record, that face isn't Jessica's normal smile face. :)

I feel like I am 7 years old again!

When I was little, if something really exciting was going to happen (leaving for a family vacation, going to a birthday party, having a sleepover, etc.) I would get myself so worked up that I would physically get sick.

Here I am, 13 years later, and I find myself so excited that Lauren and Kevin are coming today that I am ACTUALLY nauseous! More on this later...

Yesterday was good fun. After work, I took about an hour and a half nap and it was so wonderful. Echo actually slept peacefully with me (as opposed to his typical attacking antics)-- he army crawled under my covers and sprawled out on my legs-- it was SO cute! I had left the apartment door unlocked because Tim and Tiffany were going to be getting in relatively soon, and I woke up when my phone went off because Jon was trying to tell me he was over but my bedroom door was locked. When I woke up, he and I hung out until Tim and Tiffany got back. When they got back, they cooked dinner and it was DELICIOUS. They made lasagna, grilled chicken Caesar salad, and garlic bread-- I felt like a QUEEN!

Not long after we were done eating, Shea got home, and the five of us walked to Scoops to get ice cream. While at Scoops, Tim gave me $0.50 to ride the mechanical horse. It was actually a lot more fun than one would think.

After Scoops, we all headed back to the apartment and watched some TV and just relaxed. Jon left, and I talked to my friend, Peter, online for about half an hour-- he and I haven't talked in forever so it was nice catching up. After that, I went to bed and had the most solid sleep I've had in a REALLY long time.

Which brings me BACK to Lauren and Kevin's visit!! They're aiming to get into Chicago around 4 today, and around 4:45 we are going to leave to go see 1997 and The Lifeline at the Metro.. for FREE! Tomorrow Jon has to work all day, so Arnett might meet up with Lauren, Kevin and I to go to the zoo and just hang out.

I cannot stop listening to the new Underoath song.