More difficult than I thought

I know that life gets away from us and new commitments fall by the way, especially in the beginnings of a new year.  But I did not realize that writing down my thoughts would pushed to the side and require so much time!

It has been nine days since I posted last...wow!  But a crazy nine days it has been!

And that is why I was hoping to post more frequently...because I forget!  Whitney celebrated her 29th birthday this month and it makes me sad that more and more of our celebrations are spent apart.  On Sunday, Jan 8th I made my first trek back to Valdosta to get ready for classes on Monday.  Blanton had to work and I promised Cam I would be home for dinner so I packed the car (with as much to take back as I brought!), hit the road by lunch time and was excited about the plans I had.  The great part for my family about us being in Birmingham?  If they can't find it at home, call ZiZi!  I hit Best Buy for Chris (tablet cover) and Target for Saralyn (boots for H) and then 280 out of town.  I got home about 6:30PM Est and the girls were super pumped I was home~ me too!  They were actually in the bathtub so I had a few minutes to catch my breath before bedtime.

Monday begins the regular routine~ lunch with mom at the hospital, Physics II at 1 and Organic Chem I at 2.  I was supposed to go to gymnastics with BB and Robin then to dinner, but both were under the weather so we postponed.  It all worked out perfectly because I spent all afternoon trying to finishing getting books, notebooks, etc together.

Tuesday was about the same.  Physics lab at 11:30, bookstore, library and the UPS store.  For 2 HOURS! Yes, I said hours.  Money is really tight- so instead of purchasing $500 worth of books for Org Chem, I made copies from a friend who already had the book.  Made friends with the guys who work there and even got hooked up with a lab manual and sample notebook!  I  made sure to pay it forward for the help they offered by dropping off a $10 Chickfila giftcard on Wednesday.

Finally had some free time to love on sweet Lawson...such another beautiful baby! Went to Susan's to visit and have some jeans hemmed and headed out to dinner with Robin, 30 minutes late... I HATE being late.  But she was forgiving, the cocktails were nice, the company even nicer.  Sushi at Mori and off to see Shea and Joe at the newest restaurant in town, the Green Iguana.  Javier, Jennifer, Shea and Joe were "testing" out new recipes for their specialty drinks.  Lots of laughs and great conversation sent me home about midnight.  I am super excited for Javier and Jennifer~ this is a big jump for El Toreo to their own business.

Wednesday~ Org lab cancelled, lunch with Stephanie at Cheddars and off to class at 1.  I kept Gage at home Wednesday night, dropped him of Thursday morning and met Kelly for an early lunch.  I love love love all the catching up I got to do while I was home!  After a quick visit to my mom, I was on the road back to Birmingham.  With a few extra germs in tow :(

I have been fighting this chest cold since Thursday and think I have finally kicked it.  I do not have time to be sick right now!  I did decide to add another course semester~ yes I have lost my mind!  Going to go ahead and retake my Chem I lecture while it is all still fresh!

So Friday, Saturday and Sunday schedules have all looked exactly the same~ sun up to past sundown STUDYING!  Phys quiz-check, chem unit-check, OAT flashcards-maybe a quarter of a check

I was hoping this would be a thought provoking, insightful, powerful...BLAH,BLAH,BLAH...blog.  Instead, I realize this going to be my record of the year.  And when the year is over, the insight will be mine.  To look back over a year of accomplishments and blessings and smile because I captured as much of it as I could.  So if you chose to follow me, I hope you don't find it boring!

Heading back to Valdosta tomorrow to begin an very important week.  I have faith...God has continued to remind me of that with the KLOVE verse every single day.  So until after the OAT~ ciao!