Update!

It's been awhile since I've written, and I apologize. I have gone through 2 weeks of craziness and finally I can relax. This is what I like to call my hell week, that happens at least once a term. This time it continually went right into another week. But now that this week is over I can blog about all the crazy things in my life!
Midterms are finished (in my words, I'm saying thank the lord!) and I'm overjoyed. I only had two this term, but they were so in depth and took up a lot of time. My research methods midterm took me 2 hours and 40 minutes to complete and the class was only 2 hours long, which means yes, I was the last one to finish. I haven't gotten the verdict back on it yet so hopefully it works out the best. The second was my english class and the verdict on this was.....an A! Yay! I wasn't feeling so hot about this one either and by the time I finished the 2 page essay I forgot what I was writing about.

I was greeted with a long weekend after my last midterm and got to go home to visit my family, but it wasn't a very welcoming visit because my grandma was very ill. She was discharged from the hospital on Monday, the day I went back to school, but wasn't doing much better. We're hoping for the best! My sister's birthday was Sunday, so I was at least happy I could be with her on her special day.

Research is slowly, but surely getting a little more complicated and a little bit more specific. I am in the middle of writing my methods proposal. This describes exactly how I'm going to administer my research study and it's very hard to be very specific. I'm really looking forward to finishing!

Spring term's schedule is going to be the following: Psychological Assessment held MWF 2-3:20pm, Research Methods II held TTH 12:10-2:05pm and Asian Cultures which will be a night class from 6:10-8:05pm.

This weekend is our very first wine tasting! And even though I won't be attending because I'm not 21, I think it's great to be bringing to campus! Chef Dominica is also going to be speaking in Taylor Little Theatre and afterwards there is a pizza contest held by students in Egan! It should be a great and very fun weekend!

Starting Off Fresh

Happy 2011! Hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas and New Years. I know that I did. Over my break I worked for most of it to make up the debt on all the Christmas gifts I bought my family. I am a waitress at my local Denny's, and even though I was not very happy about working Christmas Eve and Christmas, I came out with $165 in tips just those 2 days! It's definitely nice to make some extra cash. I always have one favorite Christmas gift each year. Last year it was a trip to New York City to see the musical The Phantom of the Opera (my favorite musical). This year it was a very unexpected gift from my wonderful boyfriend, which was a ring and the most amazing gift I've ever received from someone. I don't get to see him that much, especially during the winter season and it definitely means a lot to me.

For New Years Eve I spent my time with Evan's family. He unfortunately had to work, but managed to get home at 11:45pm! It was a lot of fun, especially playing Mario Kart, Just Dance and Mario Bros. with Evan's sister Emily, and his two little cousins.

This was taken right before we rang in 2011!

So now that break is over I'm back into school mode and working on getting my research all in line. Yesterday we all presented our topics and everyone definitely has some great ideas! I'm looking forward to getting past the difficult parts and getting to actually research my hypothesis. My professor had told me that I had struck her as very professional and I had sounded very much like a graduate student! This really meant a lot to me especially since I'm planning on attending grad school after graduation next year.    

Tomorrow is Psych Day and the entire Psychology Club/Psi Chi has put together activities for elementary kids to have some fun with! If you live where snow has graced your presence, stay warm! I'm definitely trying!