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13 hours and I'm on a plane!

I took finals yesterday. Did horribly on one, awesome on another
and so-so on the last.

I still haven't packed. 7 hours til my sister gets here for our good-bye dinner/nail date.

The baby and his mama are still at the hospital. I got him to eat some Cheerios and drink a little bit before I left last night. He perked up a bit and was asking to get down. But then he kinda sank back into his pillow. I also brought 2 of his favorite Elmo DVDs and he was very happy about that. I'm hoping they can come home today since his fever had dropped to 99.5 and he seemed to be a bit more active.

I have a lot to get done before I leave. And not so much time. This day is going to FLY by!

I have an interview arranged for Wednesday in Cali. Keep your fingers crossed for me on that one!

AHH! I'm so excited! I will check back in when I return! :)

I really don't have time to be blogging right now but it's the only thing I can focus on right now. I have finals starting in about 2 hours and haven't studied *at all* for one of them. My room looks like a tornado of clothes and I have yet to pack. My plane leaves tomorrow night. I'm off of work today (and possibly tomorrow) because my nephew and sister contracted rotavirus and are in the hospital. This is where I am now... sitting in a chair next to my little guy's hospital bed, listening to Dragontales and the whimper of a baby in pain. His mama is sleeping in a chair at the foot of his bed as she can barely sit up, let alone take care of the baby. And I have to leave here in an hour, praying they are in good hands and will feel better soon. And that I won't get it.

American National Government and Legal Environment of Business. These are the only class options I have for next semester. I am a Psych major. This stinks.

I'm continuing classes next semester at my current university because I'll only be southern Cali for the next semester, then we're moving further north. So, it didn't make sense to apply and register at a school out there only to transfer again the following semester. In order to keep on track with school, I opted to take a couple of classes online so I don't start the grace period of my student loans just yet. This is why my only options are government and law. Ew. Well, the government class I was expecting to take and just got lucky that it's offered online but I really don't want to take a business law class! All of the other options I've either already taken or would a complete waste of my time and money (like Math 093).

Ah, well.


Countdown is t-minus 3 days!!! I had a wonderful talk with my sweetheart last night and fell asleep smiling the biggest smile. I really cannot wait to see him! I also packed up all of my cosmetics, which took a good hour (BTW Cate, I bought 4 bottles to bring with but only had room for 2 -- grr). Tomorrow is going to be dedicated to laundry and packing. I can barely contain my excitement!

I hope the rest of the week is just as sunny and I know that my good mood will only get better as Thursday approaches! <3

Yeah

You wake up from your dreamin' and you don't want to face the day
You can't find a reason to think your world will ever change
You can hide beneath the covers
Or you can run outside, head up high and carry on

Life is a roller coaster ride
Time turns the wheel and love collides
Faith is believing you can close your eyes and touch the sky
To shine while you have the chance to shine
Laugh even when you want to cry
Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride

It brings you up slowly then shoots you like a rocket towards the ground
It twists you and it shakes you before it turns you upside down
You can't see what's around the corner
And you can't look back, so just live it up and feel the rush

Life is a roller coaster ride
Time turns the wheel and love collides
Faith is believing you can close your eyes and touch the sky
To shine while you have the chance to shine
Laugh even when you want to cry
Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride

Ride, ride, yeah

Oh yeah, shine while you have the chance to shine
Laugh even when you want to cry
Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride

Ride, ride, yeah, yeah

I just changed the countdown on my bedroom wall (yes, I am that much of a nerd) and realized I only have 4 more days until I leave. It looks as though it's going to be a nice, sunny day today... a day that usually sends my spirits soaring and lures me outside for all of daylight's hours. But today, I'm not feeling it. I'm being lazy. All I want to do is sit in front of my television (which I rarely do) and watch hours upon hours of movies and TV shows. Maybe a bit of Friends is what I need.

I did go get my haircut. I have bangs now! I ended up showing the stylist the Reese picture, but I'm not sure that's how my hair looks. I'm still getting used to it and am not sure how I feel, but I have received positive feedback so far.

Today I have a girls' afternoon of lunch, a chick flick and probably a bit of shopping planned. I'm feeling rather indolent towards studying. I know I have finals Wednesday and that studying will only bring me that much closer to Thursday, but I just can't bring myself to buckle down for these last two classes. Ah, well... procrastination is my middle name and I always say I work best under pressure. If nothing else, I will strive to focus ALL of my energy tomorrow on studying!

Yesterday was a pretty pleasant day. I helped a friend with a fundraiser, so we spent the afternoon walking around in the sunshine and gossiping while collecting donations. We followed up with a yummy lunch at a local tavern and then I spent the next couple of hours indulging in Sex and the City (so good!) and House Bunny (which reminded me of a bad rendition of Legally Blonde). I spent my evening being nostalgic with a girlfriend as we recollected high school memories via pictures and a bottle of wine. I do so enjoy my girl time. More than anything, that's what I'm going to miss when I'm gone. I love my girls! <3

I reached my goal yesterday and finished that essay final! Today's goal is to study for my Stats exam... it's Friday and I'm taking it easy since the exam isn't a final, just a test on the last 2 chapters so it will be relatively easy. I'm also going to get my hair cut -- well, my bangs anyway, since I'm growing my hair out. I'm still up in the air on exactly which style I want, but I'm thinking something like either Reese Witherspoon or the Olsen twin (sorry, I don't know which one this is!):