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School is in full swing now. VERY BUSY! Mulitple quizzes every Friday, tests every Saturday, and assignments and essays in between. I forgot how much time homework really takes up. It's all good, though, and I'm excited to be learning again, especially about such exciting subjects as abnormal psychology, terrorism, and statistics.

I'm still waiting for a book to arrive; I'm doomed if I don't get it by early next week, as I haven't been able to complete anything from my abnormal psychology class, and two chapters are due by Friday next week. Stressful, to say the least. I'll be spending this Labor Day writing essays. I'd rather be camping.

Pre-storm Times

I just have to say -- my daughter is SO cute! She's starting to crawl now, but doesn't quite have it figured out, so she scoots on her belly and uses her toes to push herself along. And she's discovered the joy and satisfaction that comes from the sound of paper tearing. My poor husband's Russian papers from college have been sacrificed unwillingly to her plight, as have a few Ensigns.

Today is the last Thursday before school starts back up again. I've received most of my books, and in an attempt to get ahead a little before the crazy storm starts up, I've started reading a few chapters here and there. The way I'm able to do school work now is quite a bit different from the way I was able to do it a few years ago. For one, it has to mold itself around other schedules, such as my daughter's feeding times, doctor's appointments, and her "awake" times. Nap time is the best time to do schoolwork for me. I'm also so lucky to have such a wonderful, supportive husband. When he gets home, he's able to take the baby and give me a few more hours of study time. He's looking forward to some more daddy-daughter time. I'm looking forward to more quiet time.

I'm excited to be able to start learning again. I didn't realize how much I would miss learning new things.

last-minute book hunt

Yeah!! I finally found the last textbook I needed for my Abnormal Psychology class! I used www.bigwords.com to do a price comparison and found the book for 2/3 the regular price. Sweet! Now I only hope that I can get the book before class starts...

The First

With my baby playing in the background, I take stock of my situation today. My husband and I just celebrated our second anniversary this weekend. It was good to get away for a few days, to spend time together without worrying about the baby, who was spending time with my parents.

I've just started back to school at Utah State University, doing online classes so I can stay home with my baby. I'm studying Quantitative Psychology, a combination of mathematics and psychology. It took me a while to get to this point, starting my educational career in mechanical engineering for 2 1/2 years before deciding the pressure and stress wasn't something I wanted to continue.

I took a year-long break when I got pregnant with my beautiful daughter and used that time to take stock of what I really wanted to do with my education.

So here I am now, finally able to finish my last three semesters. I've also become the new student body president of USU-Price, which presents many opportunities and challenges. This blog page was started to document the ups and downs of life from here on out.

And so begins the best of times and the worst of times!