Well, May 18th, I graduated high school. =] Wooo! Lol. Anywho, on either the 19th or 20th, I really don't remember which, I had a graduation dinner with my parents, brother, aunt, cousin, grandmother, 2 nephews, a friend of the family, my parents 2 best friends, my fiance, his parents, and his sister and brother in law. Anywho, as my graduation present from my parents, I got a new camera. I like it a lot, and don't get me wrong, I'm very grateful for it, even though it doesn't fit the one requirement I really wanted.. It's a Canon PowerShot A630. The one requirement I really had (Other than it being a digital camera, not a film camera), was that it have a manual focusing lens. Well, this can manually focus, sort of. You can change it to the "Manual" setting, and scroll to the focus you want, but it only shows you that focus in probably about a one inch square in the middle of the viewing screen, which makes it hard to really focus how I want/need.. Also, when I have it in the manual mode, when I have the flash on, more than half the time, the picture turns out just solid, nearly blinding white.. When the flash isn't on, it comes out, obviously, very dark - But at least it's not black.... I've yet to remedy these problems. My father's reasoning for getting me this camera, instead of the one I REALLY wanted, for a bit under $100 more, was that we can't really afford it. Which I would totally understand, except that then he bought my mom a $1400 lap top that she almost never uses, and sure as HELL doesn't need, because we have a perfectly good desk top computer she's ALWAYS on. XP Argh. It's kinda annoying for those reasons. But, again, I really do like it a lot.

I just got home from the hospital, less than an hour ago.. I'm exhausted, sill, and probably will be for several more days - But I'm home. I haven't had the chance to really check anything, though, or comment on anything, etc. I will, though, when I'm feeling better. I'd also rather appreciate some comments and views on my pictures, very much. <33 Still miserable from being ill, though...

I posted a couple new pictures just now, and I have many more on the way! But right now, I'm dead tired, so the uploads will have to wait untill later. I need some sleep, it's after midnight, and I've had a long, busy day (But very good, nonetheless). For those interested to know about my good day, keep reading. To everyone else.. Stop here! Lol.

I'd planned on sleeping in today, but alas.. I awoke at 7 or 8 this morning to the high pitched screams of joy of my nephews! (1 n a half, and 2 n a half years old) So I got up.. They were, as usual, scared of me (I don't see them all that often, so they don't always recognize me =[), but I got down on my hands n knees n growled at them, and immediately, Caleb (The older one) squeeled and giggled, n ran away. So, Joshua followed suit (He doesn't react to much of anything that he isn't used to, until he sees big brother doing it - Like me playing with bubbles). They ran, and hid on my mom n dad, n giggled n smiled. I have carpet burn to show for it! Then we took the boys outside, and I got some cute pictures of them (I love photography - There's a link to my photography on my profile). Immediately afterwards, Lee (My bf) picked me up, n we went to his house. Hung out in his room for a while, then we went to the front room so he could beat a game, while I did my chem homework. After THAT, we went to dinner for his mom's birthday (It was his brother Karl, his mom, his best friend, my friend Caitlin - We hooked those 2 up a week ago - and me n him). And after THAT, we went to Josh's house. Lee played with Josh's dog, Athena, and I got pictures of that, too. Didn't get home till 11.. Which is later than I'm used to these days! I used to almost never sleep, insomnia, but I'm mostly past that now, so this is crazy - It's almost midnight! But here I am.. Telling you stuff I'm sure is boring you, and messing with pictures I took today, which I'll upload tomorrow.

So, yeah, longgg message! Gawd, I'm nuts tonight.. (I ate a few cookies at Lee's house, then 10 packs or so of sugar at Outback, and had several glasses of Coke to go with it! o_O') Heh XD!

So, for those who haven't noticed, I've got more pictures. Some of em suck.. But oh well, I'll keep trying. And I might get some pictures at the zoo this weekend.. Lol. My mom n I might take my nephews. I just really want to take more pictures. Today, I was going to get some more beach shots, only at a far better beach, but my right eye is screwed up, and light sensitive, so I decided against going and standing in the direct sunlight, withuot sunglasses, with the water reflecting the sun even stronger into my eyes. Lol.

But other than the mysterious, reoccuring problems with my eye, I've been quite happy for the last few weeks! ^__^ All thanks to one person! Lol. But the eye issue has seriously got me worrying.. Normally, my eye issues amounts to just a bit sore, red eye, that waters a lot, and is maybe a little a little light sensitive. Now, though? It's not even red, just sore, and really light sensitive, it's giving me blurry vision, watering like mad, and looked cloudy for a couple days... Uh oh..? But the stupid military doctors are dumb. Once, when my eye was really red, and oozing, and it was probably pink eye, one doctor told me it was just allergies. This time, because my eyes got a little bloodshot yesterday and today, the doctor said "Oh, they're bloodshot, your eyes are dry!" So I explained that they were screwed up for a WEEK (Or more) before the tiny bit of being bloodshot, but he ignored it. All 3 times I said it. He wanted to take the easy, BULLSHIT way out, while the sight in my better eye is deteriorating.. Motherfucker... *Glares* Lol.

But, yeah, after the doctors appointment, I went to Rodeo (Local Mexican restaurant) with mom. This is the second time I've been there, both times during the day, and while wearing my fedora (Italian mafia style hat, for those who don't know). Last time, this semi flirty, young-ish waiter complimented it, asked where I got it, stuff like that. And when I tried to take a picture of a painting on the wall, he tried to be funny and pose in front of it. This time, we got there, and he grabbed our menus, but when he looked up and saw me/my hat, he smiled, and recognized us. Mom's like "He recognizes the hat", and he's like "Of course!" Mom: "But when I come here without the hat, I'm just a no body!" He laughed - and didn't disagree. XD Well, he seated us, immediately got our drinks orders, and fetched our drinks, took our orders, and hurried up and got our food. Mom's like "It's amazing the service I get when I bring you.." I laughed my ass off, n I was like "Only when we have young, male waiters. You're out of luck unless we either get a lesbian, or a young-ish guy." At which she laughed like mad - Mostly at the lesbian part. Lol. I now refer to the waiter as The Flirt. Which also makes mom laugh, lol. As we were leaving, he kinda said bye to us both, then paused a minute, and said bye to just me, with a half-wink, lol, and referring to me as senorita. Which mom made fun of as soon as we were outside. Lol. She also commented on guys attention at the gas station, though I don't think I got any - Or at least HOPE not, since they were 45-50ish year old men... o_O

Ok, I'm rambling. Trying to waste time till Lee gets off work, and gets done at the gym, so he'll come pick me up, lol. Though technically we're not supposed to hang out today, based on my parents' every-other-day rule.. But I plan on 'forgetting' when he comes for a visit, and just being like "Bye, mom!", and hope she's forgotten, too, so I can just go. Lol.

I took some more photos today.. Sadly, they're still just ones from my yard.. Flowers, wild lizards, stuff like that... I'd upload them right now, but right as I came back inside from taking the pictures, my parents were leaving to go to my brothers' restaurant (One of them is the only manager there, they both are cooks there), n they took the camera with them, for no real reason.. But I WILL be uploading them asap! XD