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Summer plans!

T minus two weeks till the end of the semester! Not only is it exciting to be done with school for the semester, but summer is just around the corner! Warm weather calls for lake days, long hikes, and of course...traveling!

I have quite a big summer planned. Between working and possibly doing an internship at a university press, I will keep myself busy. I will also be marketing my first published book, Dear Teacher Wendy! For the last week, I have been in the proofing stages of the book, in which I plan on submitting everything in a couple weeks after the stress of finals is over. Besides these things, I have some fun trips on the horizon!

First off, I will be going to a wedding every single weekend of June. It will probably get exhausting, but I know it will be a lot of fun as well. The first wedding I have is particular special, as I will be a bridesmaid in my best friends wedding! My cousin is also getting married at the end of the month, so I am very excited to celebrate her special day. 

At the end of the month, my boyfriend and his twin brother will be turning 21. I will be doing a wine tour with them and their family at the end of June into July. Also in July, I am planning on going to Uganda for a couple of weeks with my boyfriend and possibly some of my family! This is the trip I am most looking forward to, as Uganda used to be my home for so many years. I haven't been back since August of 2019 when I moved back to the states, so it will surely be a warm reunion. My boyfriend has also never been to the continent of Africa before, so I am really looking forward to experiencing that with him. 

I am sure there will be more short trips here and there. Later in the fall, my boyfriend and I will be traveling to Daytona for a few days for a little fall break vacation! Then for Christmas, I will be traveling with him and his family to England to visit my boyfriends older brother, as he is stationed in England in the air force. I am so looking forward to all the fun trips this summer and the rest of this year! 



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