Last weekend home...

Well today was pretty fun. First, we had a nice relaxing morning with Gody Kris and Uncle Mark. Then Mama, Gody Kris and I went shopping (!) I know, its hard to believe that any Tanttila family excursion would involve either pretty clothes or spending money, but today it actually did. We all got new shoes. I got two pairs: one little red, and dressy, the other yellow and orange retro looking tennis shoes. Anyways, wearing these little red shoes around everywhere made my day. Its sad how spending money improves your mood in just about a snap of the fingers.

Dylan and I figured out how to do this thing called Voice Over IP, which is like talking online on the telephone. All you need is ichat and a computer with both speakers and a microphone (which mine has built in) and voila! free long-distance. Its super easy and the quality is kind of like a cell phone. There's no lag time. This will be a great thing for when I'm in Chile.

I went to Lee Anne's birthday/housewarming party tonight and had a great time. I didn't know many people but as it turns out I liked everyone a lot, and just the experience of being around new people was extremely refreshing. Grinnell is so small that I feel like I know everyone--of course, this isn't totally true, but still. It was also fun to meet people that I'd heard a lot about from LA. As I shook each of their hands, I was thinking, "Oh if only you KNEW what gossip I've heard about you!!" ; )