oh, yeah! I do have a blog!

i swear, i almost forgot i had a blog. i haven't been any busier than in the past; regular everyday life has just been happening. such as: the semster's halfway over! :-) I'm getting more comfortable with being in grad school, but not completely there. in class, when i listen to my classmates, at times they come across as so much more... thoughtful/insightful than me.but, i'm getting there. i think it's a matter of finding and having the time to connect the pieces. next semester i'm taking 3 classes, so that should help me to absorb the information better... work is going ok. i can't say that i love it, but i don't hate it. it is what it is and it pays the rent. i will say that i definitely like teaching a full class more than doing intervention with 2 students. it always makes me think about my former students and wonder how they're faring. i really hope they're flourishing. i'm also less committed to going back into teaching. i feel like i need to go ahead and finish this degree so i can do whatever i'd like when i'm done... i was interested in doing a Maymester in Ghana, but it looks like it's not going to work out. i heard about it a week or so ago, and i see that the deadline is November 1. i can get the essays done in time, but the application requires a letter of rec from a professor, and i can't ask for that this late. oh, and i need to attend an info session and those have all passed. so, no Ghana in 2010. i spoke with a classmate who went this past summer, and she raved about it. so, i'll put that in my plans for spring 2011. it will also be a better time financially. so, that's that... i looked at how much i owe on my vehicle, and slowly, but surely, it's being chipped away! hooray! by this time next year, my car will be paid off. :-)... i have my back to back classes today and i really don't feel like going. they're my least favorite of the four classes. but, since i'm paying for them, i need to pull it together and go. it just feels strange coming home... i wasn't going to go home for Thanksgiving, but now i'm thinking i should. my only hesitation is that it won't feel like a break if i go home. JE and i are going back and forth about it. if we go, he wants to rent an SUV. he's a big guy and i drive a little car. so, i'm sure you can see why he wouldn't be keen on the idea of riding for over 9 hours in my vehicle. the issues that are presenting themselves are: a) when we get to Tulsa, we'll want and need to go our separate ways. so, that'd require taking two cars, and b) my aunt in Houston will probably go with me to Tulsa. so, that's another logistical thing to consider... my head just hurts thinking about it, to be honest... and... i still haven't told my family JE and i are living together. he's been here about a month and half, and i guess i'm wanting to say something about it after we've been at it for a longer amount of time. i guess so it doesn't seem like some fly by night thing. and because i'm still trying to decide if being together is better than being alone. living with someone you love especially when you've been used to living alone certainly isn't a constant walk in the park. but, you know, we're trying it out. i'm giving this until January to allow the kinks to work themselves out... i'm thinking about going to a movie tomorrow. i really want to see Precious, but since it won't be out until next week (well, assuming one of the "select theaters" is in Austin), i have to think of something else. i don't have work or school on Friday, so i'm definitely looking forward to tomorrow!

until next time...