in the midst of chaos...

...I'm still here! 

Surprise! It's much easier for me to update my blog when it involves procrastinating on homework than when it means taking up good family/relaxation time. It also helps that I'm sitting in a class that no longer holds my attention because my brain just dead. 

I know it's been a long time since I updated and I apologize for that. Sometimes it's hard for me to motivate myself to do writing "for fun" after spending my time doing writing by force. Thank you graduate school. Plenty of fun things have happened in my life in the past couple of months and I hope to put up some pictures of those activities when I have more time.

At this point, I only have three (!) days of class left and next week is finals. I have spent all day trying to fathom the fact that (1) it's December (umm...what??), (2) I have almost completed my first semester of graduate school and (3) in a week and a half I will be back in the Midwest for a whole month. 


My time out here in Colorado has just flown by. I feel like I have barely moved here and now I'm winding up the semester. The best part of all of this is that I get a break for a WHOLE month when this is finished. I never thought I would say that I would be excited to get back to the midwest. But I am. Don't get me wrong, I love Colorado. Unfortunately, I have not been able to enjoy this state as much as I would have liked. And the taste of home that I got in the 5 days over Thanksgiving just about did me in. I was pretty ready to skip my final projects and my finals and never come back to Colorado. Yeah, I'm that stressed out.

I think that's all for now. I'm only allowed to procrastinate for so long these days. The rest of this week and the beginning of next week will be pretty close to the fire down below but knowing that I get to spend quality time with family and friends in the very near future is the only thing that is motivating me to continue. Your prayers for peace, sanity and concise writing will be greatly appreciated. 


On a MUCH happier, sunnier note, constant Christmas music makes me smile. And is much needed. And seriously awesome. **Simply having a wonderful Christmas time!**