I really don't have a lot to say so this will be fast!

Work is good, I have the pleasure of working with some lovely people that make it fun. 

School is good, but busy. And still hard. But finals are coming up, yay!

I miss my family. I can't wait to go home again! Hopefully for Abby's birthday if I get it off work. 

My best friend got married on the 11th. It was a crazy weekend, but I'm so thankful I was able to go. 

I also got to meet my pretend niece, Daisy. What an adorable baby. Good work, Rachel and Chris! Haha. 

I'm so excited for school to be out so I don't always have a million things to do!

I'm looking at post graduation options and leaning towards taking a year off before grad school. I want to do something practical, but also fun. Like travel. :)

Africa is the goal, but we shall see what happens!

I'm also pretty set on Portland State for grad school, if I get in. They have some really good opportunities and I'd be close to home. Again, we shall see!

Now here is my face in case you forgot what I look like: 

(choco tacos were on sale the other day)

:)

holy guacamole

(^ a favorite saying I'm pretty sure I picked up from my father quite a long time ago)

I can't believe it's already halfway through the quarter.
And I am SO ready to be done.

This will sound a little silly, but to those of you who know me, I've done pretty well in school. It's never been very hard for me- I have a supportive, educationally-inclined family, good friends who also succeed in school, and I enjoy learning.
This quarter, school is HARD. Mostly because of the time and energy I have to put into it, being on campus for 20 hours a week (and that's just class time- I'm there longer because of breaks and homework and group projects...).
Add in the volunteering I'm doing and a new job and there you have it- I have no free time!

That's something that is new though- I have a real job again! I'm working the front desk at the Days Inn and so far it's pretty great. I can usually do homework while working, and the people I work with are super great. The manager is really good about working with school schedules too, so that's a definite plus!

Other high points of my existence lately-
The kids group I volunteer with every week is wonderful. The kids get excited when they see me and I generally get to hang out with the little ones (2 year olds, they're adorable) while the older kids do group activities. Next week we get to go to the fire station, which should be a great adventure!

The SLP (speech language pathology) clinic I volunteer at has given me some really great opportunities to see what the field is really like and talk to clinicians who have just gotten through grad school and are in their first couple years of work. They have a lot of interesting advice and I 'm definitely learning a lot.

For the first time in my college career, I'm not sure what I want to do. I love my major and all the possibilities, but I'm not sure that the school system is for me. It's a pretty intense job. I'm looking more at clinic work, early intervention, focusing on hearing impaired kids, etc. I have a meeting with my favorite professor (and advisor) today to see what kinds of options are available beyond the basic "speech therapist".

So many options, so little time to explore them!

Anyway, I'm off to a busy day before heading to Utah tomorrow for the lovely Sarah's wedding to the dashing Adam. I'm so excited for them! And to meet my honorary niece, Daisy. And to see the whole Adams clan. And to see my wonderful mom for Mother's Day! So much excitement after a ridiculous week of midterms :)