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So I am home for a three day weekend to celebrate Columbus Day. I love government holidays. I feel like I am in elementary again. They always give you a day off every month or so.
So since the last day I updated what has happened?

I spent a month in Nashville:
-100+ degree weather and humid
-a small ant problem in my hotel room
-made new friends and a mental list of 4 people to avoid in the group
-made many phonecalls to get health insurance set up and was unsuccessful
-enjoyed per diem living and tried lots of new food
-and there was an unsuccessful attempt to gain my romantic affections (see picture on Travel required photo album via Facebook)_
-celebrated my birthday more times than I can count and it was wonderful. See pictures on facebook

I spent a month in Cincinnati:
-still not much relief fromt he heat
-caught up with friend Perryanne and had a great weekend
-to my dissapointment great weekend was not repeated
-built a dresser (I seem to choose assemble yourself furniture and the directions are never easy to understand)
-visited Krohn's and the Cincy zoo on very hot days
-rode the bus to work everyday and enjoyed it (minus one day when we caught a later bus which was also being ridden by Cincy's strangest )
-ate at Buca's 2x which was very delicious 
-went to Dayton to see Katie and Amanda. We visited carillon park and I saw Orville's perfect toast slicer. I think we would be soulmates if he was my age today.
-saw chalk painting in Clifton. Was very cool; pictures on facebook also
-Discovered resteraunt BRIO and I love their Italian food.

I spent this weekend at home:
-went to doctor on Friday and it was a great experience. Usually I go to the doctor and feel like they rushed me out of there, but he had a perfect bedside manor. I only wish he was in Columbus not 2 hours away in Cincy. Hopefully medicine he gave me improves appetite and crazy stomach problems
-went to Bead Retreat party with Sheila. Made adorable bracelet and spent more money. had so much fun doing it.
-Went to cedar point with Krystle and Josh. Good time with friends; poor time in haunted houses. Not scary due to understaffing of scary persons. Dissapointing and I went home without my coveted dipp 'n dots.
-Bacon and eggs this morning with my father. Fresh tomatoes with S & P  Completely satisfied
-Leaving soon to go to movies with Dad. I told him I wanted to spend day together because I have been on the move so much lately, I only ever see him and Jane at the same time. Actually him and I haven't spent a day together since I went to college coz he sleeps and I usually make plans for every minute when I come home.
-tommorow I will go shopping at Kohl's; they sent me a 30% off coupon. Will also drive to Dayton.
- on Tuesday Amanda's dad is taking me to the airport for my first airplane ride to Nashville. I am uber excited to be flying!

hope you feel updated on my life now

Linds

 The other day I was at grocery store and I saw that Vanilla Coke is back! That moment was the highlight of my summer... well maybe in my top 10. To my xanga fans, I raise my Vanilla Coke can to you and say "Cheers and enjoy the rest of the summer"