She Believed She Could... So She Did (School Update)

Today was my first day of school at a real university. I've been attending a local community college for the past two years, and I finally made the leap into the university. After what happened to me today, I can say that I only see good things ahead.

On my way to my geology lab class, I met some of the people that run the Geo Club. I ended up talking to a girl for a few minutes before heading into class. An hour later, she was still outside, and she invited me to go to the second floor to meet one of the professors. I awkwardly accepted, and headed upstairs not knowing what I was getting into. I turned the corner, and walked into one of the messiest, most wonderful rooms I have ever seen. There were papers about Wooly Mammoths in Nevada and fossils and rocks strewn about the floor and bookshelves. I cannot even begin to guess how many books were on the shelves too. He introduced himself, and said that he was the head of the Geoscience department. I talked to him about a million things for over half an hour. He invited me to go on digs with his graduate students and to help with a paleontological convention coming up in November. He said that he would help me with whatever I needed and gave me information about other graduate and undergraduate students at the university who I should contact. I walked out of that room more excited about what I want to do with my life in a long time.

I feel like this semester has already opened up so many opportunities for me and this was only the first day! I cannot wait to see what this semester brings me.

Has anyone else started school? How's your first few days going?

Mini Vacation + Sister's Graduation

My sister graduated this past week. I can't believe that she's eighteen and graduated now. It's pretty intense to look back and realize that I've watched her grow up into what she is today. The past few days have been spent with family and friends at Tahiti Village. I have not had a day to relax in ages, so it was so nice. I had two whole days of sitting by the pool sipping on pina coladas and relaxing it was wonderful.

Excuse my incredibly pasty legs!

And that's why I missed posting my inspiration for Wednesday. I had way too much going on to sit down and collect my thoughts.

Cheers to everyone who graduated this year! Congratulations on starting a whole new life!

Summer Fun

The past week has been full of a massive amount of hard work and on the few days that me and the mister have off we've been going to the lake. It's so nice to be able to jump into a big body of water without having to drive that far! I hate public pools, but I absolutely love lakes. Is that weird? We've been kayaking and fishing so far, and we're hoping to be able to go again this week on Friday. I need to add a bunch of pictures to this blog. It seems like it's completely empty without pictures to remember all of these moments in my life. I wish that I didn't feel so awkward taking pictures of everything! Maybe I'll feel better when I upgrade my phone and get a new one! I've had my eyes on a new one for months but I didn't want to pay the $300 to upgrade it early. Yikes! 

I never realized how much fun kayaking can be! It's such great exercise and it's SO peaceful. I can't wait to go out again. [And take pictures next time!]

Running in Circles

I feel like I've been running in circles for weeks now. I feel like it's all just "eat, sleep, work" and nothing else. I have been working so hard that I can't even remember what day it is. The worst part is that the amount of money I make barely covers my medical and car insurance every month. I feel guilty about buying anything and have a little panic attack after spending money because I don't know how much I'm going to even need $5 later in the month. It's just frustrating when you're in college trying as hard as you can to get ahead in life and you're really just running in circles. Hopefully I can get a place at the Farmer's Market in Vegas soon and enjoy my job. I wouldn't mind working there as a full time job. I put so much time and effort into my etsy shop and I'd be more than willing to put the same amount of time into something that makes me happier than clocking in and making under $10/hour. I really hope that I can relax at one point or another this summer. It would be wonderful to just have a few days to get everything off of my mind and just breathe. Tomorrow I have two orders to fill [one of which is going to Australia!] I just want everything to move onto a more positive note soon. I feel like I'm stuck in a perpetual rainy day.

Does anyone else ever feel like this? I really hope I'm not the only one.