15. My Macbook was waiting for me when I got back from my cottage trip! I can't wait to fiddle around with it tomorrow.

65. Yesterday I went to Deb's cottage with Deb, Tanaya and Esther, just for a short two-day getaway before we all go our separate ways for school. It is the most amazing place - an adorable house with lots of history and sentiment, built right by Skeleton Lake, where we waded and swam and frolicked all day. We played games and chatted the night away... and chatted the next morning away, lying on the dock eating chips and guacamole, and then over tea. What a wonderful first cottage experience with such wonderful company... and hopefully not the last!

73. I did a bit of kayaking at the cottage. It's so tiring.. and made everything hurt the next day. Next time I'll stick to swimming or snorkeling. And waterskiing is still on my mental list of things to do; hopefully I'll do that within the 1001 days too!

93. I woke up early this morning because Kitty texted me at 6 a.m. (Why she was up at that hour, I forgot to ask.) I went outside to see if the sun had risen yet. I didn't see the sun, but it was already quite light out and somewhat overcast. It was also freezing, so I donned extra sweaters and crawled back into my cozy little bottom bunk without waking Esther.