random ramblings

I am officially in the midst of SB '10 and I'm not having a completely terrible time! I think the only reason I'm looking forward to being done with Spring Break is that we only have 6 weeks of classes left in this semester and I am quite ready for this semester to be over. (I suppose you could also say that I'm kind of (read: VERY!) excited to have my parents and sister here at the end of next week!) But with the rate things have been going around here, I will blink and it will be the middle of the summer.

Because I don't really have much else right now, here is a list of random things.
1. After years of being lame and wavy, my hair is now curly (with some effort and lots of gel).
2. New pet peeve: Greeley drivers. Especially the ones who feel the need to ride the brakes as they approach a GREEN light. Especially when I'm driving behind them on my way to school. Late, of course.
3. I have a design for a tattoo and a potential spot picked out. Now I just have to decide if I can afford it and/or if I'm just going to wuss out. Maybe I'll get it with brohan when he gets back from the big sandbox?
4. I'm not very good at living by myself so I do my best to keep myself entertained. It's a good thing there aren't hidden cameras in my apartment because you would all think I was nuts. (Seriously, I accidentally turned my recorder on one day. NOT pretty.)
5. I just signed up for my first 5k. Here's hoping I don't make a fool out of myself. Who knows, maybe this will be my first step towards running a marathon someday. (Ha!)
6. I succeeded in getting burned today while laying by a closed pool in 70+ degree weather. Thursday night and Friday it is supposed to snow. I'm gonna go ahead and say that Greeley weather is more temperamental than Michigan weather.
7. I have already read 6 books so far this week. It was kind of surprising, even to me, how badly I missed reading for pleasure, getting to immerse myself in a world that is not my own for a little bit. I wish it could be Spring Break every week so I can continue that tradition.

so close i can almost taste it! SB '10

And so the countdown begins. Starting tomorrow I have:
5 days
11 classes - 11 hours - 660 minutes
3 clients - 6 therapy sessions - 3.5 hours
1 diagnostic - 2 hours + several hours writing a report
3 midterm meetings
2 thesis meetings
plus homework and sleep.


Boy am I soooo ready for Friday at about 1pm. I don't anticipate that my SB will be all that exciting (especially compared to the last two), mostly because I will be sticking around Greeley, trying to get ahead on homework and sleep. But the time off is beyond necessary. It will be wonderful to have the days all to myself, to actually get to be outside in the sunshine instead of stuck inside all day long, getting to do whatever I want. :) All I need to do is survive the aforementioned (isn't that the weirdest word??). 

I'm hoping to do some mini day trips around Greeley, Boulder, Ft. Collins, etc., see some movies, definitely read some books. Speaking of books, I would love some suggestions for good books to sink my teeth into for the week (not that I expect many of you have time to read all that much right now :D). Of course, if any of you want to quick buy a plane ticket and come out to visit me, I won't say no! 


On a completely unrelated note, I went up into the mountains today with a big group of people from my program to go sledding at one of our professor's cabins. Definitely one of the perks of going to school in Colorado! If you ever have the opportunity to sled down a very steep driveway on the side of one of the foothills, I would highly recommend it! I would not recommend, however, creating a train using 3 sleds and 9 people. It doesn't work out that well except for crashing and catching some good air as you ride over the snowbanks on the side. Overall, it was a MUCH needed break from the normal mundane weekends I've been experiencing lately. 

Here's hoping I make it through the week with my sanity still kind of around!