Thinking....
I am officially attempting to put a smile on my face when I wake up in the mornings. These last three weeks have been really rough. I came close to losing my dad to a stroke. That is so scary, to even beginning to think I could lose either one of my parents. I know that I am supposed to be an adult, but I still need them for so much. Thankfully God was looking out for him, and he is pulling through pretty well. I took some time off from work to go home and visit him. It was so hard for me to see him like; he didn't want anyone throwing a fit over him, but seriously how could you not. I know that this has all been really hard on my mom, with my dad giving her the scare of a lifetime, and then my brother going to jail. I really don't know how she is handling all of it. I am having a hard time myself, but I do have to say that my friends here in Orlando have been amazing. They have offered support and everything else imaginable during this time. I really do appreciate all of you. My friends at work all pulled together to take over my shifts so that I was able to go home. They will never know how much I appreciate them. I know that I am so excited to graduate from UCF and move to Nashville for graduate school, but I am starting to get sad. I am going to have to leave some really good friends here. Enough about the bad things...
Life is starting to get better. I am volunteering at the shelter two days a week now. It really is so rewarding to know that I am finding all these "unwanted" animals new homes where they will be able to get all the love that they deserve. Although so unnecessary and certainly unwelcomed changes are occuring at the shelter, I think I will stick it out until I leave Orlando in May. I love the animals too much to just leave them like that. My friend Jonathon (the one that I dated from there) is moving to New Mexico. I don't know what I am going to do without him there, he was my support, my person to turn to when I really needed something accomplished. Besides no one working there shares our love and passion for the animals. It really is just a job to them, not to say that they could care less what happens to the animals, they could just care more. I will miss Jonathon like crazy though. He could always find a way to make me laugh, or make me feel confident in who I am as person. I really wish that I would have given him more of a chance back in January when we attempted to date. But everything happens for a reason.
So school started back a few weeks ago, and with everything (with my family) going on it has been a little difficult to concentrate, but I am managing the best I can. I got an A on my first Child Pathology test of the semester. I really do love that class...even with the 12 pages of notes a night. I am taking Women in Society with a pretty interesting professor. She is so laid-back and I love her discussion teaching style. It really does make the class that much more enjoyable. I am also taking Astronomy. My professor could very well be the worst at UCF, she is just rude and abnoxious. Perfect example of why I think Gen Ed. should not be required. What does anything in the field of Psychology have to do with Astronomy. (Sorry had to vent a little about that!) Oh yes, and then there is my Women's Studies class, which I really have no opinion of as of right now.
Wow...this turned out longer than I had anticipated. I guess this is goodnight.
Life is starting to get better. I am volunteering at the shelter two days a week now. It really is so rewarding to know that I am finding all these "unwanted" animals new homes where they will be able to get all the love that they deserve. Although so unnecessary and certainly unwelcomed changes are occuring at the shelter, I think I will stick it out until I leave Orlando in May. I love the animals too much to just leave them like that. My friend Jonathon (the one that I dated from there) is moving to New Mexico. I don't know what I am going to do without him there, he was my support, my person to turn to when I really needed something accomplished. Besides no one working there shares our love and passion for the animals. It really is just a job to them, not to say that they could care less what happens to the animals, they could just care more. I will miss Jonathon like crazy though. He could always find a way to make me laugh, or make me feel confident in who I am as person. I really wish that I would have given him more of a chance back in January when we attempted to date. But everything happens for a reason.
So school started back a few weeks ago, and with everything (with my family) going on it has been a little difficult to concentrate, but I am managing the best I can. I got an A on my first Child Pathology test of the semester. I really do love that class...even with the 12 pages of notes a night. I am taking Women in Society with a pretty interesting professor. She is so laid-back and I love her discussion teaching style. It really does make the class that much more enjoyable. I am also taking Astronomy. My professor could very well be the worst at UCF, she is just rude and abnoxious. Perfect example of why I think Gen Ed. should not be required. What does anything in the field of Psychology have to do with Astronomy. (Sorry had to vent a little about that!) Oh yes, and then there is my Women's Studies class, which I really have no opinion of as of right now.
Wow...this turned out longer than I had anticipated. I guess this is goodnight.