absent WITH leave (and lots of parenthesis)

so after grade 8 grad (thank fucking god) and the dance (yes, it was mardi gras) and the goodbye party I threw (i still am finding random pieces of popcorn around my living room....) because all of my friends are going to a different high school than me, i am leaving on vacation to the uber-glamerous Lake Tahoe (jk) where i will participate in a family reunion, which are always....interesting (last year my cousin got his nipples pierced and my other cousin met the guy who is now her fiance)so i won't be posting for the next 2 weeks...have a fantastic summer!