I promise I've been lurking even though I haven't posted! ( )

I'm leaving tomorrow and I will be gone through the 16th of July (for where I'm going, check out my mission trip blog). I will have internet, but I probably won't have time to come on for more than email and updating my blog.

I have decided to quit NW. This has not been a snap decision. I've actually been thinking about it for a few weeks now since I realized how little I post anymore.

It has been fun over the past two or three years but over the last six months to a year, I've virtually quit posting on here. I usually come on and check about six threads in the Spare Oom and check the Fan Art section but I don't think I've barely posted in anything except the Mousehunt thread for several months. I checked my last fifty posts and of those fifty, 46 were in the MH thread.

As some of you noticed, I posted in the "Wuv" thread that I'm getting married in a few months. Planning a wedding in addition to working a full time job this summer and then a full load of college this fall takes a lot of time. I have greatly enjoyed chatting with you all on here but I've started a new chapter in my life now that doesn't leave a lot of time for keeping up with internet forums. Also, while it was a great way to share my ideas and chat with people who shared a lot of the same values and likes that I did in high school when I had few friends who shared those same things, now that I'm in college, I no longer need NW so much. NW has fulfilled it's purpose for me and I have loved these past couple years on here.

Thank you.

Wow! narnian_at_heart, it's been great having you here, fellow Alaskan! I'm sad you're leaving, but I understand your reasons completely. Congratulations on your marriage and God bless you!

Meanwhile, I will be flying out of Alaska tonight and will be away (and off the computer) till the 21st. Sorry to abandon you all in the midst of the Tournament!

I just got back from the west coast last Friday. It was a lovely trip, but I'm happy to be home.

The forum will miss you, narnian_at_heart! All the best to you on your marriage, job, and college experience.

And safe travels to you, Adeona!

Tomorrow I will be heading out on a trip to Washington, D.C., and will not be back until next Sunday around this time. Goodbye everyone! I will be sure to have a great time.

Tomorrow I will be leaving for my last Boy Scout summer camp of the summer. I will be gone for 7 to 8 days. See you all then! Go Dragons!

I am back now everybody! I had a great time, and after some rest and relaxation, I'll be ready to return to the competition tomorrow!

I'm back now a comletely exahuasted- hopefuly I'll be able to get in some post tommorrow.

I'm leaving tomorrow to visit my grandparents and won't have any internet. See you all in three days

This time next week I will be on the other side of the planet, along with family members. I am leaving on the 13th August and won't be back until the Labour Day long weekend, which is October 1st here, and seven weeks away. I will miss the goings on here, but this trip is a lifetime dream and important to my family as well.

Have a nice time whilst I am away.

I'm back, had a lovely time with my grandparents, I was so sorry to leave it's nice to be back though

About to leave to FL for two weeks...not that I've been chatty much.

Have a great trip, Lu!

Thank you Val.

About to leave to FL for two weeks...not that I've been chatty much.

I hope you have an awesome trip and that all goes well for you, sis!

~Riella