So I went to my orientation last Thursday night. Wow...how odd was that feeling? To be sitting in a college auditorium again after so many years (ummmm....yeah.....10? noooo...15? yeah...if we count Sr. year...I just make that!)
So exactly 18 years after starting....I'm returning. It was an odd feeling. Some of the people sitting around me looked like me....some were still youngsters. (yes, I know, I'm not that old...but sitting near a couple of 18-20 year olds, one of whom asked if I was there with my son or daughter, made me *feel* old!). Then it dawned on me...if I had had a child when I first met Curt....I *COULD* be taking the child to college....which means that a couple of my high school classmates who had kids when they were in high school....may be the parents in that room.
But on the positive side...got to meet a very cool professor. He helped found the college in 1971-1972. Yep...the college is the same age as me. :) He teaches a capstone class that i will probably have to take. And was able to get my ID. I feel so official now! And one of my favorite parts...although not on the schedule...was going through the art gallery in the library. they were having a display of mosiacs. Beautiful...and thought provoking.... (yep...another blog is on it's way....)
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
another month gone by...
and I didn't post.
So much going on that this was the thing to go. But it really needs to not be the thing to go. I really do need to express myself more in this way.
So, a quick update for those who may not know. Tried for and didn't get an apartment. I'm in the process of trying again. Have been formally accepted into Metro State. I have an email address there and everything! I go next week to take a math test on Tuesday. (Thanks Bob for the text book. It giving me a lot to study!) And then on Thursday, I sign up for classes, learn about the campus, and meet with an adviser. Work has been crazy! Normally you do maybe 1 or 2 annuals in a month....I've done 3 in the last 3 weeks...and 2 more are scheduled for this week! YIKES! 5 annuals in 4 weeks! But my boss has been great about giving me extra paperwork time so I can get it all done. So I am a happy camper at work!
Hard to believe an entire month can be reduced to a paragraph....lots more happened. Some happy (a wedding--a visit from a nephew), some sad (only one visit with Curt, changes in a relationship). It was an odd month to say the least. But I think...overall, it was good.
I feel stronger for having lived through it. And I think....I'll need that strength for July. ;)
This week--7 dogs, 6 more days, 5 overnight visitors, 4 days at home alone, 3 things i must remember to do with the pool, 2 cats, and 1 very tired human. And that is just at home!
Outside of home...5 days of work, 4 hours of meetings at college, 3 extra paperwork hours, 2 annual meetings, and the same 1 very tired human!
So for those of you who read this and pray...please ask God to give a bit of extra stamina this week. :)
And hopefully...as I'll be home a lot later this week....I'll be able to write again.
So much going on that this was the thing to go. But it really needs to not be the thing to go. I really do need to express myself more in this way.
So, a quick update for those who may not know. Tried for and didn't get an apartment. I'm in the process of trying again. Have been formally accepted into Metro State. I have an email address there and everything! I go next week to take a math test on Tuesday. (Thanks Bob for the text book. It giving me a lot to study!) And then on Thursday, I sign up for classes, learn about the campus, and meet with an adviser. Work has been crazy! Normally you do maybe 1 or 2 annuals in a month....I've done 3 in the last 3 weeks...and 2 more are scheduled for this week! YIKES! 5 annuals in 4 weeks! But my boss has been great about giving me extra paperwork time so I can get it all done. So I am a happy camper at work!
Hard to believe an entire month can be reduced to a paragraph....lots more happened. Some happy (a wedding--a visit from a nephew), some sad (only one visit with Curt, changes in a relationship). It was an odd month to say the least. But I think...overall, it was good.
I feel stronger for having lived through it. And I think....I'll need that strength for July. ;)
This week--7 dogs, 6 more days, 5 overnight visitors, 4 days at home alone, 3 things i must remember to do with the pool, 2 cats, and 1 very tired human. And that is just at home!
Outside of home...5 days of work, 4 hours of meetings at college, 3 extra paperwork hours, 2 annual meetings, and the same 1 very tired human!
So for those of you who read this and pray...please ask God to give a bit of extra stamina this week. :)
And hopefully...as I'll be home a lot later this week....I'll be able to write again.
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