So... it has been awhile.
Things have been so busy, and so good lately!

So far, the month of July has been kind of crazy! It all started with Caitlin and Chris' wedding. It was such a good time. It was probably the most beautiful wedding I've been to. It was such a celebration of them. I'm so happy for them! They are leaving for Russia in a couple of weeks! So crazy!

After the wedding, Alice came to visit in Pittsburgh. That was fun, too. I feel the pressure when people come to Pittsburgh... like I have to pick the best things to do. haha. That was hard, since it was July 4 weekend and everything was closed... but we managed to have a pretty good time. :) We did pretty much everything that we like to do. haha.

I had to go to NYC last week to apply for my visa. Thank God for the MegaBus!!! I was looking at airfare, and thinking about driving, when it dawned on me that I should look into the megabus. Instead of paying $300 for a flight, or who-knows-how-much in gas and tolls, I found tickets on the bus for $30 ROUNDTRIP! That is SO amazing! And, it makes me wonder why I don't do that more often! haha. The bus ride was great, too. They have outlets and wifi, which makes the 8-hour trip go by so much faster. I took a few dvds from the redbox and I was golden. We got into NYC around midnight, stayed in a hotel for a night, (which was only 4 blocks away from the bus stop!!), and then went to the appointment at 10am. By 4:00pm we were back on the bus on our way home. It was such a short little trip, but I am SO glad that all of that is over with! I have been stressing, and re-stressing, and preparing visa documents for as long as I can remember! Thank God it is all over! They were so nice at the consulate too. I wasn't sure what to expect. But the guy who interviewed me was probably in his 20s, from Pamplona, and was just really friendly. So that was definitely helpful! He said I should get it by the beginning of August!

Speaking of Spain.. they won the world cup!! Not that I am particularly into soccer.. but I am happy for them! I am especially happy that StudentUniverse.com is having a sale to honor their win by giving $50 off any flight to Spain if you book in the next day. This means that my $400 flight will now be $350. How convenient!! That just means I have to actually commit to buying this baby!

Aside from that...
Cake class is awesome. I am slowly but surely becoming the Cake Boss. Not only because my cakes are getting awesomer and awesomer. Not only because the teacher is telling me that I am doing great. But I am also copping the same narcissistic, OCD attitude that the real Cake Boss possess. This could be dangerous! Maybe from now on I should emulate Ace of Cakes. That show is way better anyway. I want to be Duff's best friend.

I have also been teaching English one day a week. It is going ok. I mean, I feel sort of incompetent sometimes. Mostly due to the fact that the woman I teach is older than I am, and I don't really know what kind of things she really wants to learn. I don't want to be insulting by giving her words and exercises that are too kiddish, but I don't want to make it too difficult either. Doing this has definitely helped me to realize that I need to develop some skills for this next year!

Ummmmmm.. that's pretty much all I have for now!