Has it been the Best Summer Ever so far??? Hell Yeah! Here's a quick recap of things past and things to come:

June 2: "Valerie's Unemployed and Wants to Celebrate Celebration!"

June 5: Celebrating Scott's b-day at Hugo's

June 6: The Omen

June 7: Museum of Science and Industry

June 11: Jenny's Surprise Wedding Shower

June 13: Rachel Cohn and David Levithan book reading

June 22-26: Munich, Germany
June 26-27: Zurich & Interlaken, Switzerland
June 27-29: Venice, Italy
June 29-July 1: Florence, Italy
July 1-4: Rome, Italy
July 5-7: Vienna , Austria
July 7-9: Prague, Czech Republic
July 9-12: Paris, France

July 19-July 22: White Water Rafting & Camping

August 12: Jenny's Wedding

August 24-28: Washington D.C./Virginia

Other things that I have to do this summer:
• Get MattH (and whoever else) to watch 2001 Maniacs and Eraserhead with me. I'm waiting on him. Perhaps while I am housesitting for my sister???
• Write the Great American Novel
• Write a new resume, put together my portfolio, design a professional website, find a new job
• Move out
• Go to Olive or Twist, 10 Pin, that restaurant/movie theater place, and that Mexican restaurant Nadia keeps talking about (is there anything better in life than guac and margaritas?? I think not.)
• Go to Bromann Park
• Jenny's bachelorette party

Other things that I want to accomplish by the end of the year (Since it is also Valerie's Best Year Ever):
• Find a man
• Learn to snowboard
• Dye my hair 5 more colors (I'm determined to have 12 hair colors this year)
• Get a new tattoo
• Get my artwork from Kurt (waiting and waiting)
• See a roller derby bout
• Go Eagle watching
• Perfect my hot chocolate recipe (not that it isn't already the best ever)
• Apply for at least one reality show