Life on Planet Ice Cream

It's ice cream time! Yum! It has been quite stifling around here, although yesterday and today, it's cooled off a bit. Monday we hit 96°F, but it's not the heat that'll kill you...it's the humidity! I promise that come September my posts will become far more intriguing and frequent. For now, there isn't always much holding interest to say. I have begun to drive, though. I got my learner's permit last week and since then have been doing a little here and there. (Scheiße--thanks Katrin!--escaped my mouth a few times!) I won't, however, get my actual license until sometime in the spring after coming back from Europe...would be silly to pay insurance when I won't be using it. It's been going quite well...except Monday when a woodchuck ran in front of me, and with no time to react, I hit it!! Poor woodchuck! I freaked out a little because I felt so bad. :( Other than new experiences in a car, I've been working at the day care, which is actually quite enjoyable (except I don't the lady I worked with yesterday appreciated my sense of humor)...I love kids...I can just only take them for so many hours at a time...certainly not ready for any of my own anytime soon! Also, I start working at a produce stand this afternoon. Two part-time jobs, but they aren't bad...and I'll be very grateful to have the money when Europe time comes! 79 days to go! YAY! I am pretty psyched! I have never done the whole switching planes deal and never taken a train, so it's all a little scary, but it'll be an adventure. And a week in Vienna before starting school! How brilliant! The frustrating part is trying to figure out how to go all the places I want to go on this trip and not without soaking up as much as should be. There are many places I would like to see this time around, but even more do not want to pop in and out just to say I was there...I want to really experience each place. Oh, well, I shall try not to fret too much over it...must leave room for spontaneity! Anyway, back to life at home. I've actually been reading. Book I'm reading now is not very interesting, but it's almost over then onto something more exciting. We just got a wii, so my little sister and I have been goofing off with that. And I've been practicing. Only short amounts for now...work back up some stamina after a month off. And I think I really need to start working hard core on solfege and such to prepare myself for Hungary...and learn a little more Hungarian... I have a feeling the ability to say yes, no, please, thank you, hello, orange juice, water, and wine will only get me so far! Brushing up on some German would prove useful, too.