End of another Summer.

I guess I should finish off the summer by at least writing one entry about it! Its definitely been awhile, so I guess I have a bit to report, so we'll try not to make this a book! haha

I guess we can begin this by starting off in May. I had to get ANOTHER sensor repaired in my car that kept causing the check engine light to come on before me and Whitney could drive to FL the weekend before Memorial Day. Only one good thing came out of that repair, and it DEFINITELY wasn't spending that money! Blah! (Hi Brandon! We'll come back to that later ;) and I'm not talking about the hometown.)
So me and Whit leave that Thurs afternoon for a nonstop, 18 hours drive to FL. We were making AMAZING timing. 20 min until Brandon and yay! We're behind an 18 wheeler and the whole entire tire tread flies off and hits the front of my car! REALLY?! Yeah. Needless to say, had to get it repaired while I was down there, so instead of being excited about being able to drive my car around town, it sat in the shop the whole time. Bah! So after a good weekend of FL sun, family, & friends, we start our 18 hour trek back to TX. Again we made AWESOME timing, I drove the ENTIRE trip. Then, 30 min out of Austin, an animal runs out in front of me. SMASH is probably an understatement! It caused more damage then the tire! Yay for another repair. haha. Ohhhh I could go on and on, but now this is boring. Needless to say, the summer didn't start out too well!

On the OTHER hand. I totally met one of the coolest guys I've ever known at that first repair. And ironically, his name is Brandon, aka Hometown. lol. I got his number that first day, and we texted off and on for about a month before we went on our first official date, Toy Story 3! ha! Guess you can say we started off talking as bros, especially since I talk more like a dude most of the time anyways, and we were still in the 'getting to know each other' stage. We hung out a bit and had a few hangups, but for some reason, I kept on pursuing, which for those of you that have known me awhile, I don't usually do. We were cool before I went on vacation with the family at the beginning of August, but it was when I came back that we really kicked it up and hit it off. For a second I did my normal, I feel 'meh' about this whole dating thing, and had the after vacation 'why am I here' blues, but this time, I MADE myself get over it. And I made sure to let him know that I wanted to get over it. For the first time, the 'meh' passed, and we actually REALLY started to get to know each other.
And as sappy as this all sounds, I am SUPER excited about this conscience step I've made for the first time in my adult dating life. Instead of running as soon as I got bored, I decided to try this thing out. Of course it helps that even when we're not doing anything at all, its never boring with him. And thats how I know that he's worth getting over my 'relationship fears' and just letting go. Getting out of my own confusing mind and just letting things fall as they may. Taking a chance with a boy for the first time ever. And I am ecstatic to say that I'm enjoying every minute of it.

So in between the car issues and new guy, the rest of the summer was pretty much just working, hanging with Whit and other friends, coloring my hair Blonde and running around town. haha The summer has ended well, since it is turning fall in 3 days, and in the last good news of the season, I FINALLY got hired on permanently with the job I started in Feb, AND I start my weeklong volunteer shifts at Fantastic Fest on Thurs! YAY! Super duper excited. What a good start to the Fall season. Now if I can only get my hands on a Pumpkin Spice Latte.... mmmmm. ;)

See ya'll in the Fall!
Steff