I'm Reaching My Boiling Point

Hello Everyone!
It's been a very tough last couple weeks at the Hurst. My grandma unfortunately passed away last Saturday and I was home all of this past week with my family at the family time and the funeral. It's never fun to have to go home for something like that, but it was of course great to see my family. I'm very used to attending funerals and such, because that is what my dad does for a living; he is a funeral director. So growing up all around death I'm very used to, but when it's a family member it's so much different and of course you feel differently about things. For everyone that has ever wondered how you can manage to miss a week of class when a family death occurs and you're still at school, I can explain. It is not as bad as some may think it is, but it also depends on your professors. I actually have some really great professors that understood my situation completely. I was able to make up the test that I missed on Monday and hand in a paper late. The make up work is never the good part, because I'm flailing around like a chicken with my head cut off all around campus now. But it is also the last week of classes and I have to start getting ready for finals and write my huge literature review paper (which is 20 pages long). I'm very ready to just go home and not do anything, except work and make some hard earned money which I'm really needing right about now. So there is only 1 quiz, a literature review paper, and 3 finals that is stopping me from starting my spring break right now.
So this will probably be my last post until Spring term finally is upon us here at the Hurst. So I hope everyone is excited for it to start as well, there are many many amazing things that are going to be happening here and I will share every single little detail.
CARPE DIEM!

Snow Day!...Well, not quite.

Today my only class of the day was canceled, which wasn't even due to the weather that seems to be creeping up on Erie, PA again, my professor was ill.  What's new? We'll be seeing snow until the beginning of April. I was very happy about having class canceled, because it's giving me a chance to finally catch up on things I've had no time for lately. And I also missed out on a quiz that I was studying really hard for last night. Now I have an extra day or so to nail it. So even though I'd LOVE to hang around in my apartment and sleep all day, like so many are probably doing right now, I'm catching up on getting in touch with internship facilities and putting my research proposal together. Oh the joys of being a college student!

I've recently picked up spinning, I'd love to go today, but I'm not quite sure I'll be able to make it with my busy schedule. Studies come before the gym for me. If you've never spinned before, it is an AWESOME way to get rid of stress, not to mention the sweat pouring out of you. I highly recommend it. If you decide to come to the hurst, we have a great gym and awesome classes that are free, yes i said it, FREE to students. All you have to do is show your one card and bring an extra pair of shoes you do not wear outdoors. It'll definitely be a change when I no longer get free gym membership after graduation. That's one perk I'll definitely miss.

Is anyone into Pretty Little Liars? That is my all time favorite TV show, it is a must see! My roommates and I have a little party every Monday night and we get together to watch it. It's getting very mysterious again, I suggest it to everyone! Even my boyfriend who is not into shows like this watches it, so don't doubt me when I say it's really really good!