Whitewater fun

This past weekend Keegan and I went whitewater rafting with some of the students in my program- it was really fun! I had been once during the summer between 7th and 8th grade with my Girl Scout troop, but we were doing much milder stuff than what we were exposed to this weekend! We had a great time though :-) Keegan and I both fell out on separate occasions, but honestly I was more concerned with losing my glasses than falling out (and luckily my glasses are fine!) However, one of the other members in the team chipped a tooth on a rogue paddle :-/ The next time we go rafting I'm going to wear an old pair of glasses and a mouth guard! We were rafting on the New River Gorge and there were some pretty intense rapids; we watched a video afterwards and it may feel intense while you're actually on the boat, but watching it on tape it looks terrifying. Like when I feel out and just disappeared under the boat.... But anyway, point of the story, it was really fun and I recommend it to others. I guess the next thing to do is go skydiving. My stepdad has been trying to get me to go since I turned 18, but I've been too much of a whimp. The last time he invited me was the Friday before my graduation from NCSU and I figured I should at least get my diploma first if I happened to squash in to the ground :-P

I have several goals for myself this week.

• Finish our thank you cards (I've written the ones for my family and our friends, but Keegan needs to finish the ones to his family and friends that are closer to him, then we'll each sign them all)
• Find all of the info to answer the questions Dr. Craig and I uncovered at our meeting on Thursday- I've already answered 2 of the 5 big ones, so I think I'm on my way.
• Clean out all the camping gear we used and return the borrowed stuff to its owners
• Finally hang up the curtains for our bedroom. I ironed them a week ago and Keegan borrowed a power drill from his family (I have all hand tools, nothing powerful) but we just haven't gotten around to actually doing the hanging.
• Go to the fitness room at our complex at least 3 more times this week (this may be difficult as I'm pretty sore from the trip and my thighs are a bit sunburned- I'm thinking the waves washed off most of the sunscreen I put on my legs)
• Pick the wedding pictures we want to have printed. We get to select 300, so it's no small feat to sift through the website and pick the ones we really want. I've picked about 20 so far, but I didn't start at the beginning and I started making the list as an afterthought.
• Check out Sears for their deals on appliances, specifically, efficient washers and dryers. Our energy bill is really not that high (average cost $50.42/month since moving in last August, which is roughly $25/person/month) but we want machines that actually clean the clothes well and don't turn our upstairs into a sauna during the drying cycle. Additionally, I know Sears aften has big sales where buying more than one appliance at a time you save greater percentages, and since we need to buy both, it would be nice to save 10 or 15% off of our total order.

Well, I guess that's about it for my week. I'm also meeting with Monty sometime next week to discuss the direction I want to move in this fall and how I plan on doing what I want to do :-) I'm really glad to have talked with Dr. Craig because I think he will make an excellent and enthusiastic collaborator. Yay, progress!