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well, i made it through yet another month-end closing at work and brett made it through his first week of classes and his graduate assistant position. i like to think that he had it easier since i logged a few 12 hour days, but in reality, he may have me beat. he has had several hours work of reading to do - a novel, a play, a couple short stories, a couple poems, a giant chunk of the canterbury tales...
i have to admit, i'm a little scared of the next two years, especially if they are anything like this semester is looking. maybe scared isn't the right word, but i can't think of a better one at the moment. he is planning to work at lifeway two days a week (we have to have a little money coming in), and the other three days, he'll be getting in his required GA hours, and then going to class 3 nights a week. he doesn't seem worried, but then, he's not the one sitting at home alone those 3 nights. he'll be leaving just as i'm getting up, so he can make the long drive to clarksville. by the time he gets home, i'll be ready to fall asleep. i just don't want us to get to the end of this two years and hardly know him or shared the experience with him b/c we didn't talk or were too tired to put forth the effort.
it's also a scary financial place to be in - thank goodness his tuition is covered through his GA position, and we're hoping (keep your fingers crossed) that his monthly stipend will at least cover his gas bill. but we have to add him to my health insurance at mitsui (something we haven't been paying for) and we're talking of buying a house in the next 3 months! and the other night we discussed how he doesn't know if he'll be able to work 2 days a week at lifeway b/c that would leave him no time for studying, researching in the APSU library, etc.
i'm still very excited for him since this is getting him one step closer towards what he really wants to be doing.
i have to admit, i'm a little scared of the next two years, especially if they are anything like this semester is looking. maybe scared isn't the right word, but i can't think of a better one at the moment. he is planning to work at lifeway two days a week (we have to have a little money coming in), and the other three days, he'll be getting in his required GA hours, and then going to class 3 nights a week. he doesn't seem worried, but then, he's not the one sitting at home alone those 3 nights. he'll be leaving just as i'm getting up, so he can make the long drive to clarksville. by the time he gets home, i'll be ready to fall asleep. i just don't want us to get to the end of this two years and hardly know him or shared the experience with him b/c we didn't talk or were too tired to put forth the effort.
it's also a scary financial place to be in - thank goodness his tuition is covered through his GA position, and we're hoping (keep your fingers crossed) that his monthly stipend will at least cover his gas bill. but we have to add him to my health insurance at mitsui (something we haven't been paying for) and we're talking of buying a house in the next 3 months! and the other night we discussed how he doesn't know if he'll be able to work 2 days a week at lifeway b/c that would leave him no time for studying, researching in the APSU library, etc.
i'm still very excited for him since this is getting him one step closer towards what he really wants to be doing.