Christmas and everything in between
Alright. I haven't had a real entry in awhile, because I never have time for that when I'm in school. so yeah. The fall semester for my sophomore year of college ended like a week ago. I did surprisingly well. 4.0 in every class except for my remedial elementary algebra class. I got a C+ in that, which for me is amazing considering in high school I could barely pull of D-'s in math. lol. The algebra doesn't affect my gpa at all either since it's only a remedial class, so my gpa for this semester was a 4.0, bringing my cumulative gpa to a 3.93 (the ap/dual credit classes I took in highschool I only got B's and A-'s in, which is why I have a 3.93 instead of a solid 4.0 GPA). This semester went by pretty fast. It was actually challenging, taking 3 English classes and all. I was constantly stressed out. Writing 2-3 perfect essays each week is very tiring, stressful, and tough. But hey, I pulled it off. Now I'm off of school until the Spring semester starts on I think January 16th. I'm not exactly looking forward to that. Here's my schedule for the Spring:
Mondays:
12pm- Concepts of Mathematics with Nahom
Tuesdays:
12pm- Intermediate Algebra with Grimm
7pm- Environmental Science I with Paiste
Wednesdays:
10:40am-Music Appreciation with Pavolsky
Thursdays:
12pm-Concepts of Mathematics with Nahom
7pm-Environmental Science I with Paiste
Fridays:
12pm-Intermediate Algebra with Grimm.
Online:
Intro to Philosophy with Bingham
I have to go to school on more days this semester, which sucks, but at least my classes aren't grouped together like they were last semester. I guess that's better. I can see myself getting my math classes mixed up. lol. double math? Kill me now. Environmental science again? Once again, kill me now.
But yeah. so anyways. Christmas was actually really great this year. I can't remember the last time my family had a good Christmas. I'm thinking Sophomore year of high school? Christmas of 2005? yeah it's been way too long. On Christmas Eve my parents and I did the whole catholic church thing with my Mom's parents. It was awkward and weird like usual. haha. I suck at pretending to be catholic. I never know what to do. Oh, and my mom's Mom broke the bench thing by accident, which I didn't know, so when I went to kick it back it I made it worst. the whole thing like fell of the hook. awesome. haha. I feel like everything I touch these days breaks, but that's a whole nother story. but yeah. then after church we went back to their house. and they talked about god knows what and I was bored, like always. lol. My Mom's Dad's really sick. It's scary. He's always cold and always has the shivers. He has asbestos and there isn't a cure for it. He's going to die from it, it's just a matter of when. Hopefully not for a long time. I know my mom can't handle that right now...I just hope he hangs in there, gets it taken care of, and has a few more years with us. I still feel like I don't know him. My mom's parents have only been a part of my life for about 5 years now. I'm still figuring out who they are. He can't leave now...
Christmas itself was great. I got a lot of cool things. Photoshop Elements 8 which I have been having way to much fun with, even though I don't know how to use half of the tools and such. haha. I wanna buy a book for it. I also got an Irish clauddage ring, a "Lords Prayer" charm bracelet, where each charm symbolizes a different part of the prayer, new robe, bath and body set, Norton Anti-Virus 2010, and a bunch of other random stuff. I gave my Dad a spice rack filled with a ton of spices since he's obsessed with cooking and a Laurie Notaro book. I gave my mom and antique ceramic revoluntionary donkey. hahaha. inside joke. and I gave my sister a stack of cds that I burned, a Nike shirt, and some other stuff. yeah. My sister came over for Christmas. The visit actually wasn't awkward or weird at all. It was very nice. It was just like old times, and it was so great to have the whole immediate family together for Christmas. It was the first time we were all together for Christmas like that in at least three years. Hopefully we'll be able to spend next Christmas together again.
A few days after Christmas I went to visit my grandmom. I haven't seen her since like August, actually. I was suprised by how good she seemed to be doing. She seems to really be stronger and more independent than she was the last time I saw her, which is awesome. I'm glad she's doing so well. The summer was kind of scary. she was constantly in the hospital and in rehab programs and I was afraid she was going down the same path my grandfather went down. It was so scary to watch. I'm glad that she seems to be doing a lot better now.
I guess that pretty much sums up the past few days. yeah. still on break, and really bored with being at home to be honest. I love being able to not do much of anything. I've been reading at least 100 pages everyday, simply because I can. lol. It's been cool and all, but it gets old fast. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING! I need tog et out of this house. seriously. If anyone is actually not working (what are jobs anyway? seriously, we're still kids. let's play!), do you wanna hang out sometime? I'm down for pretty much anything.
New Years is coming up soon. Not only is it a new year, but a new decade. So crazy. It seems like yesterday I was sitting on my bed in my old Pitman room crying about how we're all going die in the new millenium. haha. don't make fun of me, I was like 9! haha. so crazy. The beginning of this decade I was this little 9 year old girl who was obsessed with Britney Spears. Now I'm 19, in the midst of an identity crisis, I think Britney Spears is pretty much a disgrace to the music industry, and I listen to a lot more rock and alternative and emo stuff. haha. Oh, and of course Lady Gaga. I guess Lady Gaga's taken the place of Britney for me now. crazy. This decade has been insane. I've experienced so much and grown and learned so much. It's all surreal. I can't think too much into it all or I get emotional and start crying. Not even kidding. It's crying out of happiness, amazement, sadness, just overall feeling of being overwhelmed by it all I guess. It's crying out of every possible emotion. It's all so crazy. Look back at the past 10 years of your life, analyze it by year and what happened during each year, and I'm sure you'll feel the same way. lol. Yup, that's me. My name is Kimberly Ann Erskine and I over-analyze every little thing in the world.
Ok, I think this has been long enough. I've been typing for at least a half hour now, and I'm anxious to go back to reading The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen. I just started reading it about 2 days ago and I'm already over halfway through it. It's amazing. The main character, Josey, reminds me so much of myself. But I'm not sure that's a good thing. Read the book and you'll see what I mean. It's amazing and I can't put it down. I'm gonna go see what happens now. lol. I can't wait to see. I'll update again soon probably.