August 1

So it has been requested that I update again. So I will. I have really been having fun which is why it is so hard to find an opportunity to update. I don't want to be updating and miss anything! But, since RJ is coming tomorrow now is the perfect time because I know I won't do it while he is here. I am not even sure what I have been doing that has been so fun, I just know that I'm having lots of it. Mostly we all still just hang out and watch movies and sew, but we do have the beach which has been fun. The water is finally warm enough to swim in and we have had some nice warm days that have made it absolutely wonderful. I have sewed a few pillowcases and I'm working on a knitting project still, but that is a secret. In fact my next few knitting projects will be secrets.

Work is pretty much the same, it doesn't really change much, but I am still enjoying it. I have had a chance to work at the colonial fort now too and it was a lot of fun and a nice change of pace from working the lighthouse.

One of the fun things we did, which I almost forgot to mention, was dancing at the Grand Hotel. It was so much fun. A bunch of us who work for the parks got all dressed up and fancy and went to the island and went dancing. The only bad thing was our ferry left at 11 pm so we didn't get to dance ALL night, but it was still worth it just to say I've gone dancing at the Grand. In the same week we went dancing I rode around Mackinac Island on my bike and did the road around the island which is 8.2 miles. It felt so good and I got some sun in the process.

Another thing I've started doing since I have been here is running. I know what you're thinking, "Kylee doesn't run!" Well I do now and it is so nice. The biggest reason I never ran before was because when I did I would get so angry. My thoughts would just wander and everything thought would be an angry one. That doesn't happen now. In fact I have been so calm, and happy and just plain content here lately. Don't get me wrong there are still things that make me angry and I don't like, but I've let a lot of things go that I had been holding on to and I just have a real peace about things. I'm not nearly as anxious or worried as I was. I'm not sure if it all has to do with finding a job or what, but I know I'm not the same person I was when I came here and I think it's a good thing. Don't get me wrong I still miss everybody and I still can't wait to come home and see everyone again I just feel different inside. It could be reading Anne again. I started reading the Anne of Green Gables series again and it has been wonderful. It's as if I have gone to visit an old friend whom I love very much and haven't seen for quite some time. I can't wait until I can actually do that again either, visit old friends. For the most part though things are going well and I am having a wonderful. I am glad I decided to do this and I think it's something I will always be glad I did.