The Last Installment

Song I'm Listening To: E.T. - Toy Box

Note: The song I'm listening to is really, really weird/hilarious.

For starters, this blog contains a lot of Harry Potter stuff, which I know not all of my readers like Harry Potter or have even given it a try. This doesn't bother me in the slightest. My reasons for enjoying Harry Potter are extensive, and the world the story takes place in is no more "unrealistic" than Star Wars or something like that. Just throwing it out there haha. If you are reading this and do not like Harry Potter and/or haven't given it a try, well... just read the blog anyway! I'm not going to give a detailed over view about why it's awesome. This blog will also be split in to parts haha.

Part 1: Today I saw the final Harry Potter film... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2. It was quite enjoyable and I do admit I teared up several times. *Spoiler Alert for People Who Care* At the end of the movie, Harry has possession of the wand that could make him the most powerful person in that world. He then proceeds to break it and throw it off a bridge in to a rocky ravine. I didn't remember any of this because I haven't read the books in so long, so I was left to question why he even did that.

Then I questioned what I would do if I were in Harry's shoes. What if someone offered me something that could make me more powerful than anyone else in the world? Would I take it? What would I do with that power? I want to say that I would try the awful cliche of "making the world a better place", but would I really know what to do? Would I really know what was the best for every single person on the planet? Would I get big headed and think I was the best person to walk this earth? Would I end up corrupting everything and doing it for selfish reasons?

Maybe yes, maybe no. But it's something to consider. I think it's easier to abuse any sort of power you have over someone than people realize, and I think it's harder learning to realize when you can't handle the power that you do have. I know I've danced the delicate line of being in charge of something and just being bossy. I also know I've danced the line between asking for favors and just plain using people. And honestly, it's just not okay.

I really don't blame Harry for chucking that wand over the bridge.

Part 2: It was weird when the credits were rolling for this movie. Matt leaned over to me and said, "there's not going to be any more movies." That's when it hit me. For years I have watched the books come out and then the movies, and they were always things I really looked forward to. I do have to say, my sister truly grew up with this series, unlike me. Anyway, now that I've seen the last movie, I realize... it's all over. No more books. No more movies. It's finally come to a close. The story is now complete. It is sad realizing that something I've been watching develop for over 10 years now is finished, but I guess all things have to come to a close.

Part 3: I also had a really fun day with Matt today :D. We watched both parts of the last Harry Potter movie, ate at Panera, ran around Best Buy, ran around Wal*Mart, went to Gordon's to buy Bosco Sticks, listened and sang along to fun music, complained about the heat, laughed and told funny stories, waved at a cop that I thought was going to hit us... It was a great day. It really was. :)

I'm not really sure this blog is as structured or as detailed or whatever as my others, but it's my thoughts, and I typed them out now. So here they are. Enjoy.

Thank You, Summer

Song I'm Listening to: Say You Like Me - We the Kings

I love We the Kings. They make me happy, just like the band The Killers. I just ordered the new We the Kings CD today... and the album actually just came out today for everyone who's not on Itunes.

Anyway,

So far my summer has consisted of exactly what I thought it was going to be. I work, and I work a lot. I technically have two part time jobs. One of them is still at the pizza place I've been working at for the past 3 years. The other one is cleaning a family friend's house once a week. Yay for making money! I'm willing to work this much, at least it gives me something to do during the summer instead of sitting around at home. Working at the pizza place has certainly led to some frustration and annoyance, considering I'm left working the front by myself a lot of the times and expected to do a lot of work in a short amount of time. But honestly, at the end of each day, I look back at all of the good that happened that day at work, and I wouldn't change that for anything.

My other focus this summer is my sister's wedding, which makes this summer more exciting than other ones in the past :). I can't wait, especially because I'm the maid of honor! Yay! Bethany and Dustin seem really happy, and it's quite evident that they both love each other so much. Dustin is in Spain right now and Bethany misses him like crazy. I have no idea how she feels because I've never been in her shoes, but I can't wait until my future brother-in-law comes back... because it'll be good to see both him and her so happy to see each other again. Plus, that means the wedding is really soon!

Also this summer I've been treating myself to some of my own "me time," considering I'm one of those people who needs it a lot. Every time after I clean the family friend's house, I treat myself to a delicious Double Chocolatey Chip Frappuccino from Starbucks. It's rewarding after a long week of work (PJ's for 5 days in a row, then the next day cleaning). However, I learned the hard way they use real cream in their drinks... I'm lactose intolerant and I didn't take a pill before I drank it... I ended up with the worst stomach cramp ever haha. Stomach cramp aside, I've grown to really look forward to this little slot of time after cleaning and going back home. Sometimes I'll go for a short drive, like today I decided to drive around Winona Lake for a little bit just to see how beautiful everything looked on this absolutely beautiful day. Sometimes I sit at Starbucks. Sometimes I head straight home and collapse on my bedroom floor. But it's still "me time."

In one of my earliest blogs, I was saying how I was learning about taking time for myself during the school year. Well, I've now learned it's equally important during the summer time as well, especially with working two jobs. However, there's not much time left in the summer, especially with everything I have to do before school starts back in to session. But I do have to say, I love the summer time... and I'm going to make the best of the rest of it. :)