those last few weeks...

Hej hej everyone!
Can you believe that we'll be back together so soon?! I can't wait to see all of you again!
I've been keeping busy with work and some minor traveling. I spent a week in Trade, Tennessee which is about half an hour from Boone (where my younger sister will be going to school in two weeks) for ASP. We had a good group and our largest yet, with four more than full teams. Two teams from a church in New York joined us at the center. None of their youth had participated with ASP before, so it was definitely a learning experience for them.
My team, which consisted of 8 people, worked on installing insulation, underpinning, and floors in a bathroom, as well as installing the vanity and fixing up the plumbing for the sink and toilet, and seal coating the roof. We took on the additional task of replacing the steps on the back porch, since they were rotting away and a safety risk to the children. Our family had two kids, one was nine and one was 18 months. The nine year old boy was mean and kept hitting and kicking us, but by the end of the week he learned that the only way to get our attention was through positive behavior.
I came back from ASP and spent the next week working at Caribou in Chapel Hill. That week left me completely exhausted, since I live about an hour away. That Friday, my family picked me up from work and we spent 11 hours in traffic trying to get to Elizabeth, Pennsylvania to visit my dad's parents. That week was great. We spent time with my grandparents and my uncle's family, we went to the Phipps Conservatory, Steelers training camp, ate at the original Primanti Bros in the Strip District, found a Caribou to get drinks at, and went to a Pirates game. I also managed to get a little bit of back-to-school shopping done and we went to IKEA and H&M (my two favorite Swedish stores). I now have possession of some hard bread. I'm trying not to open it until next week, so I can share some with all of you - it was one of my staple foods last semester.
My grandparents are so adorable. We found out that their neighbors have wifi, so now my grandparents' computer has internet connection. After they set my grandpa up with email they kept asking me which email they should use to get in touch with me. I was hesitant to give them my school email because I was afraid he would send me a bunch of spam, so I told my grandpa to get at me on facebook. He said that he could only handle email, but about five minutes later he asked me how to get a "spacebook". So now he's on facebook and seems to really enjoy it.
I'm back to work this week until Saturday, when I'm moving in.
I am now at the point where I am more than ready to move out of my parents' house, but I haven't started packing yet. In any case, I can't wait to get back to the hill for good and to see you all!
-Krysta