brother begone..

hillsdale college is located in hillsdale, michigan. it is the home to 1300 undergrads.. one of them, as of yesterday, being my little brother.

my parents celebrated their twelfth of twenty college move-ins yesterday when we dropped him off. it was a beautiful day filled with painters pallet blue skies and crayola crayon green. in fact i was a little jealous as we walked around campus.

in any case.. the family's baby moved in yesterday. to begin life beyond loveland. congratulations!

tinkering with tools.

i moved back in to oxford last week for my FINAL year of school. armed with an electric drill, an art savvy little sister and a knowledgeable mother, we took to the decorations ourselves.. as we have never done before. despite the odd pinging sounds (very similar to what a water pipe from the bathroom on the other side of this wall may sound like when hit by a drill), the eight hour day (thanks mom and coll), and the lack of experienced supervision, our finished product is something quite spectacular.

look out world.. i became mechanically savvy last week (:

conch shells and limes

in twenty four hours.
i again grace this beach.
for sand, sunburn, and smiles
happiness awaits.