Home Again.

I lied. I didn't mean to, but I did.

I never got my interview. The Second Counselor had an emergency to take care of and he had to reschedule. I gave him my number and he promised that he'd get me in as soon as he could. I sure hope it's soon. As my cousin puts it, "Every day that your application goes unfinished is another application getting accepted." ...If he was trying to stress me out it sure worked. The deadline isn't until October, but he's right. I'm running out of time!

Seth and Melinda got back around five or six-ish, I can't remember. I had called Seth to see when approximately they'd get home and he said in about forty minutes. So, I cleaned up around the house (again) did some dishes, made dinner, and before I knew it, the thunderous sound of the garage door being pulled open echoed throughout the house. I nearly had a heart attack! I don't know why it scared me. I knew they were going to be home soon. ....But it's like the toaster. That thing always scares me! I could countdown to the very second it's going to pop and yet it never fails to startle me! I always jump.

Anyway, I didn't talk much as they entered the house and began unloading. I don't know why. I guess being alone in the house for as long as I'd been my talkative-ness kind of went away. Or maybe... ...When I first moved here I had a hard time being myself. Like I was very quiet, I didn't know how to act around my cousins. I feel that way every time I leave and come back. Even if it's just for a day. It's like I have to get back into the pattern of being here, like I have to "meet" my cousins again each time. I guess yesterday was no different. ...Anyway... I helped (as best as I could) to unload their car. After that I sat at the table and watched as both Seth and Melinda went through the pile of mail I had collected throughout the last two weeks. It was fun, even though I just watched and listened. In a way it almost felt as if my lack of conversation during these past weeks was finally catching up to me. I liked it. I didn't realize how much I had missed them.

I'm sure glad their home!