Aug 6: Old Times Again

I was right. Everything really is changing. Remember my first blog this year? All the way back in May that's what I said: "Everything is happening to me now. All at once. It feels like everything is changing." And it is pretty scary sometimes. I was right about that too. But it's also really so much fun. Because things are changing in good ways for me. :-)))

I mean everything is so totally amazing with my boyfriend Francisco. And now I'm good friends with Nicki and Francine, two of the nicest girls in school. And I'm getting ready to start high school in a couple weeks. Gulp. But that's all good too. I think high school is going to be great. And I've still got the best, most excellent BFF in the whole world!! Yay!!

That's why I called this blog "Old Times Again." Because it was like old times again with Juliette, my absolute total best friend. We had so much fun shopping together yesterday. I felt almost like a little kid, kinda like when I moved here. That was over two years ago and I was only 12 then! Wow, that was so long ago it seems like forever. Back then it was just Juliette and me - and sometimes her goofy younger brother, Spencer. And that's how it was on Las Olas yesterday. Just J and me. But no Spencer this time!

Juliette and I were texting yesterday morning about school starting again pretty soon. And we're both going like, "I need some new clothes." It was pretty funny. But it was good too. My dad already said I could go shopping and so did her mom. They gave us credit cards and told us how much we could spend. So now we're like, "Yessss! Let's go today, girl!!"

You probably know all about Las Olas, right? I've told you about it before but maybe you don't remember or you live in another state or whatever. It's this totally beautiful street with little shops and stores and restaurants and everything else on it. Both Juliette and I love going there. Especially together - with credit cards!! Hahaha ...

So first we go bopping into this cute shop and guess what? They had these great tie-dyed tops in a huge sale and we both bought two of them in maybe our first 20 minutes shopping. Juliette got a mostly pink top and another one with lots of blue. I got a tie-dye that's mostly red and purple and a second one with lots and lots of yellow. Know why the yellow, blog amigos? Because Francisco is from Colombia and the flag from Colombia has lots of yellow in it. I think he'll like my new top a lot!!

We're not little kids anymore like we were when we used to go shopping on Las Olas. But sometimes yesterday we felt like kids anyway!! LOL!! Because we just laughed and laughed about everything. Sometimes I couldn't stop giggling. I really did feel like I was 12 again instead of being a high school girl now.

That's ok because we had SO much fun!! We both ended up buying a cool pair of jeans and J got a really pretty skirt too. After we both spent all we were allowed on those credit cards we just walked over to Kilwin's for some great ice cream cones. Mmmmmmmm!!! Chocolate all the way for me. J got mint chocolate chip. Tasted hers - & both flavors are awesome!!

And that was our afternoon together, blog buds. We went home to her house after that and played Rock Band, which Spencer got for his birthday last year. Juliette mostly played drums and I played guitar and we did pretty good too. Until Spencer came home and told us to stop. I think he's mad because I have a boyfriend!! ;-) But it was a great day with my BFF, just like in the old times when we were kids. Except I'm not a kid anymore - and tomorrow I have a date with Francisco. Maybe I'll wear my new "Colombia" tie-dye for him!! BFN, blog buds! See ya next week!! :-)))