The grades are in....

Well I saw my grades from Binghamton today. Sort of what I expected, sort of not. "I'm happy" (folks reference). I start my final college course in a couple weeks through Finger Lakes Community College. It lasts about a month, and then I'll officially be done! Im hoping to stay at the lakehouse in DeRuyter for a couple weeks this summer before I leave, I kinda need that time to reflect and think....and I can't think of a better place to do it. Talk about great childhood memories. I was such a badass back then. Sneaking out of tents at midnight, risking exposure to racoons and juvenile delinquent local boys....Sipping wine coolers and putting the caps back on...we knew all the "tricks" to having a good time at age 14....we thought we fooled our parents but Im sure they were well aware. Then again, there was always that lingering smell..a smell we couldnt pinpoint at the time....but a few years later we were well aware that those weren't "burning leaves." Therefore, I don't know about the level of awareness of our shenanigans. Man I've had some good times there. Everything wwas so simple then.. so easy and carefree. Gas prices, degrees, psychotic ex boyfriends (satan, are you listening?), gaining weight, having a job....none of this mattered or was even a blip on our radar. Just thinking about it gives me a certain peace of mind - I'm thrilled to even have memories like that to reflect upon. All I can hope for is that I get to revisit this place sometime in the near future. In my 22 years spent in NY, that place is one of my most sacred spots. Im just grateful that such wonderful people let me experience that with them. I know I have lifelong friends in them. IT's a good feeling. I guess that's it for now, just felt like writing. That's what these things are for, though.