College Update

A quickie, which is rare for me :) Well, for this post I will not be revealing a college choice, since I still would like to notify a few people in person before I announce my decision. Anyway, if that little teaser doesn't garner your interest, nothing will. As far as college scholarships are concerned, things are much better than I had ever dared to hope for. I got some minor scholarships from each BYU (I almost revealed my choice, but I caught my self right there). Most amazingly though was receiving the Armsfield. It is a practically brand new scholarship only for people from my county, surry county. Seven recipients from Mount Airy High School were guaranteed spot for between $4,000-$7,500 annually. I received notification about a month ago that I was a finalist, but I tried not to---as the old phrase goes---count my chickens before they hatched. I wanted it but was afraid I wouldn't get. Never mind, hopefully you know what I mean.

To continue, I got a notification letter about one week ago stating that I was to receive $4,000 annually. Of course I have to write a letter of intent to---my college of choice---among other formalities. Overall I'm just glad to get some scholarship money, especially since my parents financial status has been worrisome to me of late. Enough said there.

It's hard to believe how close college is. I'm excited and scared (a smidgeon of nervousness too) for college. I'm sure almost everyone can relate to the same feelings. I feel torn because I have spent my entire life in Mount Airy and the drastic change college will offer is slightly daunting. However, I feel some comfort in knowing I'm doing what the Lord would have me do. After a lot of prayer, guidance from friends and family, and thought---I finally feel peaceful about my decision. So college, here I come ready or not. Can you handle a Jarrell? We will see... :)

...A Splash of Random

Yes, for today I am posting a little mix of interesting---and random---items. I thought for starters I would mention something about the camping trip. Over Spring Break I went, I mean forced, to go on a campout with my scout troop. Wait, actually it was just me, the Branch President, his son, and my Young Men's leader. Of course my younger brother, Logan, went too. It wasn't as terrible as I make it out to be, but it wasn't really fun either.

We left Thursday and came back Saturday. We went to Grayson Highlands and camped out along the Appalachain trail. After the first night we hiked Mount Rogers then packed up camp and headed off-trail. We hiked what felt like 10 miles with 50lbs packs---give or take a few pounds. Our second-night camping site was a lot prettier than our first day. We camped in a little hollow next to a small creek. The land was flat and soft, which made for a good nights sleep. The worst part of the trip was Saturday morning when we started home. We ended hiking at least 10 or 15 miles uphill! It would've only been a mile, except we took a shortctut. Oh well, its OK. We made it home alive.

As far as the blog is concerned, I just updated the playlist with some Motion City Soundtrack songs. You can hear them here or in the Music Archives.

And last but not least, a new product review for the ever-progressive technology enthusiasist out there. Google Calendar (yep, another Google product). This service is brand new and already shows improvement over other similar services. One of the handiest things about Google calendar is the ease with which one can use it. It is easy to add events and share the calendary with others. I imagine that Kristen would find this helpful while scheduling birthday parties. You can share calendars to see where an event could be placed without conflict. Another feature is the "invite" feature. You can send invites to other people and compile a guest list as people accept or reject the invitations. Handy map information is included in the invite when you specify a location. Anyway, that's my product review for the day. Check it out, it seems pretty handy for me (so far that is :)

And last but not least, countdown to Prom T-minus 9 days. Everyone here knows how excited I am for it, so I won't bore anyone, suffice it to say it couldn't come soon enough! Unfortunately AP exams happen to be the week after Prom *sigh* that is just not cool! Fortunately I have developed an anti-studying program that should help relieve the stress commonly associated with AP exams. My program also works well for any standardized testing. And now for only three LOW down payments of $39.95 it can be.........

I Love Prom...

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Priest/Laurel Prom

Ohhh, what a fun time I had yesterday (actually just a little over 10 hours ago...lol). From the title I'm pretty sure you can guess what this post is about...yep the Priest/Laurel Prom was yesterday! I'm not sure how many other stakes do this, but it's a cross between a church dance and a prom. Of course everyone was dressed in tux/suit and prom dress attire. Shaylon and I drove down and picked up Sydney while Kelsey met us at the dinner.

Quick little insert. I was in a wreck the morning of the prom (which was Friday morning) on the way to school from church. I was driving down a street near the school and I hit a puddle and started to hydroplane. In the very next second I realized that the right-front side of my car was playing with a fire hydrany. Two "mini-mircales" occured right then. The first was that the hydrant didn't start spewing water everywhere. The second is that the airbags didn't deploy, which would add a lot of money to the repairs. The car still runs, but needs some repairs to be street-legal again. Everyone involved was OK.

Back to Prom

Shaylon and I drove down in my mom's minivan. Oh yeah, it was HOT! After we picked up Sydney, we went to the dinner at Tanglewood. The food was ok, but the lasagna was a little sketchy and the salad was sparse. What was really funny was that Kelsey's plate had - literally - about 4 small pieces of lettuce on it :) We ate a little bit and then went to Dairy Queen for a blizzard. Another small note to take into account before I describe the dance. Shaylon broke his arm on Thursday and was wearing a half-cast half-sling on one arm and taking lots of pain medication! Ok. We got to the dance and had a pretty aweosme time. The funniest was Shaylon. His medication started wearing off and I could tell his arm was killing him. He had his second round of medication (which he took at the dacne) and 15 minutes later he was going crazy...no pain whatsoever. Plus he developed a strange habit of laughing at things that weren't really funny....at all!

And, saving the best for last...

I got to go with Kelsey. Let me just say a quick wow! That was the first thing I thought when I saw her there. She looked beautiful...absolutely beatutiful! When I first saw her I think my heart stopped and I forgot how to breathe. You know the feeling, or maybe its just me :) Don't worry I didn't suffocate. And also allow me to say that not seeing Kelsey for a month was far too long! Kelsey summed up my feelings best when she said that we still get to do this two more times, since I'm going to her prom and she is going to mine. Being around Kelsey is just fun. Sorry to indulge on a personal note, but I will continue :) The more I get to know her the more I love being around her.

Another part that was fun was hanging out with Sydney and Shaylon. I think being in a group typically tends to be more fun while the solo dates tend towards the romantic side. Oh yeah, anyways on with Prom. We left the prom a little bit early to go to Stephanie's house where we watched part of Madagascar. It was more just hanging out since everyone was walking around just doing whatever. We left about 11:20 give or take and I took Sydney and Kelsey home (of course Shaylon was there too). I got Shaylon to his house about 130 and I made it home by 2am. Overall it was such a fun night! I've never had as much fun at a prom as I had last night. (I think it was the company :) actually I know so. And one thing that was a lot better than school prom was the dancing. Anyways, that is a different story for a different time (likely after my prom). And now I depart for some chores and other such things. Oh yeah, before I forget, HUGE thanks to mom and dad for letting me go and being so cool about the whole thing. I mean, not only did I take their van, wreck my own car, and come home at 2am, they still understood and I think they are awesome! Now I really have to go, so i bid thee Audieu!

Disclaimer

Disclaimer? What is this? Is SummerBreak05 in trouble? Before I start my disclaimer, I would like to say thank you to everyone who commented on my last post about college. I really appreciated the advice and it has helped me (perhaps just a little bit) to sort out things in my own mind. You guys are the best!

Disclaimer here I come.

This blog is a personal journal of sorts. I made a decision never to delete posts from this blog because these posts make up who I am (or was). I would like to apologize - and warn - that while I try to be objective, this blog does contain the ramblings of a teenage mind. I realize that while this blog is a reflection of myself, while it showcases my strengths, it also displays my weaknesses. It is for this that I apologize.

I also caution against the literal reading of every post. The posts are snapshots into my life, not the whole story. Oftentimes I fail to clarify a story after the initial post or forget important details. I also apologize for any inaccuracies caused by the archival of my posts.

As in all disclaimers, does not the person doing the disclaiming apologize for a specific incident (otherwise why write a disclaimer)? Well here it comes. Initially I would like to apologize for the inaccurate archival of the batch of pictures of Kim posted 11/05/2005. Upon archival they were mislabeled and incorrectly dated (I was playing around with template changes...whoops)! But the pictures are not the heart of the error. Dating Kim was a mistake - maybe not the first 6 months, maybe not even the first year, but past that, yes it was a mistake. I apologize for taking up so much room on SummerBreak05 to post pictures of kim. I posted such items primarily out of fear. That sounds terrible, but it is true. I posted those stories because I was afraid Kim would get mad if she didn't see herself on my blog. Mistakes aren't fun, but allow me to venture that we learn the most from our mistakes. Some of the most beautiful and enjoyable parts of my life have come as a result of finally ending it with Kim. I will also say that the quality of posting on the blog has increased both in substance and accuracy since September (end of Kim).

Man, my disclaimers are so personal.

There you have it, my disclaimer. I haven't mentioned every error, or post I would like to change...but like I said, altering the posts would create a reflection as I am now, and this site would no longer be an accurate journal. Even inaccurate posts about Kim reflect me...a teenager trying to figure out teen dating...and the erroneous way that I handled that time in my life.

I'm done now. There you have it. Feel free to comment on any other errors...or just plain gripes...that you may have with this blog. Or - if some of you disliked the kim posts - feel free to vent your feelings about that. I know a lot of people have some very strong opinions about such matters :)

In light of such serious talk, I would again like to say a deep thank-you to the readers and commenters of SummerBreak05. You guys really make blogging fun, and I appreciate the comments, advice, and understanding you guys offer. See ya round!

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My name is Adam. I have been blogging sporadically since 2005 and have always enjoyed the connectedness of it. I'm preparing to serve a full time, 2 year mission for my Church. I work at a Real Estate company as a catch-all IT guy. I love watching movies, I don't read a ton of books but when I start one I can't put it down until I finish. More to come!

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