life recently

Yikes! It has been ages and ages since I've written here. ROTC camp went pretty well - it was actually a lot more fun, and a lot less stressful than I was expecting. After camp I went to Ft Riley, KS for three weeks. I'd rather not revisit that trip - it was awful. When I finally returned home I was able to relax and recuperate for a couple weeks before returning to school. I bought a car, the boy visited, and we road-tripped back to NY to spend a week with his family. The last few weeks of summer were wonderful.

Now school has begun again (I'm almost done with my fourth week) and I'm loving the cooler weather. ROTC is hectic and demanding, but I'm in a great position and overall I'm having a great time. This weekend the boy and I are heading to his home to catch a much-needed break from school. I can't wait to spend time on their little farm. I'm hoping to use up a few rolls of film so I can get them developed. And then perhaps I'll share a few here.

Trip to Clear Creek with my brothers.

(click to go to my Flickr)

It's almost the weekend!

xxKatie

farewell for now.

Well, tomorrow I am off to ROTC summer camp. I'm sure it will be great fun, and incredibly exhausting. I didn't get anything done on here that I wanted to - I was too busy projecting. Oh well. Perhaps next month.

Although I know for sure that I am completely prepared for camp, I find myself incredibly nervous. There are many other things I would rather be doing than training in the woods for a month. Nevertheless, I shall soldier on - get it?! - and complete my training to the best of my ability. I just really want to perform well. So much hinges on this, but not only that, I want to prove - mostly to myself - what I've learned, and how far I've come. I want to show how good of an officer I'm going to make one day. And this is my chance.

No pressure, or anything.

we have a rooster (or two!)

Photo by Colton

The chicks are getting so big! I don't even know if we can call them chicks still, but I suspect I always will, even when they are full-grown chickens. These are two of our bantams. We have at least one rooster, but we think another might be one. We can't tell yet. These little guys are so much fun, and I really miss them. Luckily, Colton can keep me updated with photos throughout the summer.

outfit; one.

I find myself fascinated with fashion blogs. I love looking at all the ways people have of mixing outfits. They give me wonderful inspiration for how to use my own wardrobe. I don't have any intention of becoming a style blogger, but I thought I'd post the outfit I wore today, since I really liked it.

tank; Target || shirt; Wal-mart || skirt; Forever 21

recently; photos.

home again.

I have arrived home in good ol' Ohio. The weather is humid and sticky. I will be here for two weeks before heading to summer training. On the way home we stopped at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rochester, and my grandfather's old house. Photos to come soon.

the past couple weeks.

I had such great plans for this blog, and look. Fallen by the wayside like all the others. While normally I would say that summer is coming up, and with it lots of time to personalize and develop this blog, I unfortunately won't have the time, because I will be so busy with summer training and work. Perhaps I will find some time to work on it, however, before my summer plans get underway. Until then, here are some updated pictures of the chicks.

We ended up getting a second batch, this time six bantams.

And here they all are! They're growing up so quickly! Right now they are living at my boyfriend's parents' house, as per the original plan. They will stay there, making delicious eggs, while I visit as often as possible.