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Today, our little group went to Cracker Barrel to eat after the Statistics final. I plan to meet up with them for lunches when they start back to school, but it still will not be the same. It was a great brunch though (it was 10:30, so I had breakfast for the second time).

One of my classmates is almost 23 years old, and was freaking out because she ordered sausage patties and her boyfriend was not there to cut them up for her. She said she usually doesn’t order meat in public since she doesn’t know how to properly cut it. We asked her to show us how she usually cuts it when she does it herself, and she was so embarrassed to show us…even though she did it correctly! We all had a nice laugh about that…the girl seriously blows things way out of proportion and stresses herself out of unnecessary things. Just another thing I will miss!

I’ve already received my grade for Children’s Literature, which was an A. My Statistics grade has not been posted, but I had a 97 average going into the final, so I’m sure I kept an A in there as well. Hopefully these two grades will help pull my hours attempted versus hours completed ratio up so that I will have financial aid when I return. If not, I have get to go through the lovely appeal process [/sarcasm].

I took my last Children’s Literature test today, made an 84. Not very happy about it, but I took too long looking through the book for the answers and almost ran out of time. That’s what I get for not actually reading the chapters beforehand! I’m still waiting on two grades to be posted online for that class, but I’m pretty confident I made an A in there. That just leaves me to worry about Statistics. I had a 96 average before taking yesterday’s test, which will not get back before the final tomorrow. I hate that it’s a cumulative final…there’s just too much stuff to pile into one test! My professor gave us a review test though, so hopefully if I look back over it tonight, everything will stay with me until the test in the morning.

So, my new cell phone was supposed to arrive today, but thanks to USPS’s crappy service, the Express Mail I requested (but didn’t pay extra for, thank goodness!) is pretty much meaningless. The package arrived in my city at 11am, was attempted to be delivered at 11:40am (I was at school), and then sat on someone’s truck until closing time today. Around 4pm, the tracking information was updated to say they left a notice. I went by the post office at 3:30pm to try to pick it up, and they said a carrier still had it. Once I saw the update to the tracking, I searched my front porch and mailbox for a notice….there isn’t one out there. Hopefully it won’t be a pain in the butt to go pick it up at the post office tomorrow…

Finishing the semester will also free me up to do better on my blog commenting. I’ve gone 14 days straight with blogging, but I’m slacking on returning comments and cleaning out my Google reader. I hope to remedy both this week. I’d also like to find new blogs to read, as some in my feed reader haven’t been updated in months. It’s always interesting to find new blogs that catch my eye!

While I am writing this, Sawyer is kicking up a storm. He has gotten so much more active within the past 2 weeks. He especially loves to move around in there when I lay down to go to sleep. I’m thinking he may be a night owl like his mama! I love that he moves a lot though, as it lets me know things are okay inside the womb. I am really ready to get to the doctor at the end of this month for the glucose test. I have craved so many carbs this pregnancy that I am worried my sugar may be high. Hopefully things will be okay though!

Speaking of school, summer semester is kicking my butt! There is SO much to get done in SO little time. I’m managing to stay on top of things though, and get assignments completed before their due dates. Statistics is getting a bit difficult…the class would have been so much easier if I had a little bit of background knowledge going in. Our second test is Tuesday, and I am dreading it! Children’s Literature isn’t as bad, but there’s a lot to do in there. I’ve gotten two projects out of the way, am over halfway finished with the third, and have yet to be begin the fourth.

I’m ready for school to be over with, so I can get back to writing and bringing in some money. Our little guy will be here in just 4 months, so I want to have some money put back by then, for last minute purchases and things we’ve forgotten. Plus, I’ll be taking some time off after he’s here, so I need some money to compensate for that.

My other class is Children’s Literature. I’d really like this class if it wasn’t so much work involved (or I had more time to get it all done). We have four major assignments and three tests to complete in there. I have finished the first assignment, and am well on my way to completing two of the others. We have to do 3 hours of fieldwork for this class, which is a bit ridiculous since it’s so close to the end of the year. I did my 3 hours today in a Kindergarten class, 2 of which consisted of watching the school talent show, then lunch. I also had to read the class a children’s book using visual aids (that I created myself), so that was quite fun. One thing fieldwork does is make me want to be a teacher SO bad!

I think as long as I stay on top of things, I shouldn’t have a problem getting everything done in time.

Sidenote: 22 weeks today!! Only 18 more to go!

I spoke with financial aid again Tuesday, and was told that I am actually not on probation yet, and that I have a full year to bring that ratio back up in order to continue receiving aid. Therefore, I am going to take the two classes I should have been taking anyway this summer: Statistics for Teachers and Children’s Literature. Hopefully this will bring that ratio back up. I’ll be in these classes (taking one at a time) from May 18-July 17, so there’s a big portion of my summer gone! I am also planning to return full time to school in January, given that everything turns out okay with the baby.

Speaking of the baby…I’m 20 weeks today, meaning my little guy is halfway done baking in there! These past 20 weeks haven’t gone by as slow as I thought they would, and hopefully the next 20 will go back just as fast. They will be consumed with school, getting the nursery ready, a new parent class, and a baby shower to look forward to, so I’m thinking they won’t drag by!

Other than that, I haven’t been doing much. I’m trying to get back into writing so I can earn some money to spend on the baby. It’s a slow process because all the morning sickness is making me want to do absolutely nothing but lay around, as is the fatigue. I hope it gets better soon, cause I’m tired of nibbling on crackers! :yummy:

Yesterday was my first day back to school. Things went okay, and I think I’ll like my Thursday classes and professors. We did get to leave an hour and a half early due to the snow that started around noon. I was a bit scared driving home, as that was my first time driving in snow. I made it home fine though, and spent the rest of the night hanging out with James and our friend Austin. He ended up getting snowed in here (more like iced in actually, because a lot of roads between here and his house were ‘inadvisable’ to drive on a few hours after dark.

Weight loss is still going good. I opened a blog to supplement my progress and journey with The Curvy Girls, but I have really slacked on updating it. I just can’t get into having more than one blog anymore. Therefore, I am just going to post a weekly update each Friday regarding my weight loss here. I’m thinking about also posting recipes, tips, and other weight loss/healthy living information. To bring everyone up-to-date on my progress, my official start date for this venture was December 18th. I do my videos on Fridays, and my first video went live on this date. I weighed in at 224lbs. As of today, I am down to 220.2. Not a huge loss during the past 3 weeks, but I’m looking for slow and steady so that I can really change my life and keep the weight off once I reach my goal. Plus, 2lbs were lost during the holidays, so that is an accomplishment all in itself!!

Speaking of school, I am hoping my student loan balance is freed up by tomorrow so that I can go get the books I need. I have more than enough money left over after tuition is paid, I just have to wait for them to release it so I can charge the books. It sucks that I can’t physically have the money sooner, so that I could get the books elsewhere at a better price. They won’t make the money available for withdrawal until the second week of classes though, and I like to have by books before the first day. We’ll see how that works out I guess!