Another Sign of Fall

Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. I don’t usually go to Starbucks this much nor talk about it this much, but because I have a gift card, I’m becoming addicted. Wednesday morning Starbuck runs seem to be becoming a definite habit. This can not be good…

Fall is Coming!

My all-time favorite season is just beginning to stick its head around the corner, and I couldn't be more excited. What's not to like about orangy-yellow leaves, pumpkins, mums, light sweaters, and planting bulbs The temperature is beginning to drop. (Yes, I know it's just a little bit, but I feel it.) There was even a nice breeze on campus the other day. The most exciting part about fall this year is that I'm actually far enough north to watch the leaves change colors. Of course, the most disappointing part is that I don't have a flower bed, but that's evened out by both the fact that the seminary has some gorgeous beds that will start blooming in late spring and the fact that I do have beds at home that are already planted. Maybe someone will send pictures this year, hint, hint. If it would just stay fall forever, I would be one happy girl.

This is a picture from a trip that we took to Mentone, AL a few years back.

And They're Off

School is in full swing again, and I have officially survived the first full week with only minor mishaps ranging from forgetting what time chapel started at (I was an hour early and without anything to study) to getting slightly lost while trying to find a class (not my fault, it was printed wrong). My survival was supplemented however by a midweek run to Starbucks for a white chocolate mocha compliments of my mother who gave me a gift card last week. Oh, and Chick-fil-A sponsored breakfast this morning too! The first week is usually the worst for me morning wise because I have to adjust to getting up early again, but since I had both mocha and chicken, all is well.

This is Just a Drill

So, we are sitting inside today confined because of tropical weather. It is seriously raining cats and dogs out there! My only hope is that by the time I fly out of here on Tuesday that all this rain has cleared out and that it didn’t cancel too many flights that will create a backlog. Actually, I don’t really see why they would have cancelled any flights unless there are some serious winds up higher. There’s just a stiff breeze on the ground, and that is exactly why I call this a drill. In the event of a true tropical emergency, electricity would be out, trees would be falling over, water and food would be stockpiled, and flights would have for sure been cancelled.

Random Fact, But…

My all time favorite movie to watch at the dawn of any new semester is “You’ve Got Mail.” I can completely connect with the “bouquets of sharpened pencils” that Tom Hanks’ character claims that he would send Meg Ryan’s. A new semester means new pencils, pens, notebooks, flashcards, and ultimately a clean slate, a fresh start. What’s not to like about a brand spankin’ new notebook?! Most of the time, I can’t wait until the beginning of the first class to write something, anything in it. Oh well, too bad I don’t have a copy of “You’ve Got Mail” with me in FL right now.

The Semester is Officially Over

Well, the semester has actually been over since Friday. I actually turned in my last paper early. It was due at 5, and I think that I had it in by 3. It wasn't perfect, but I was just ready to be done with it.

Some pictures of my last day:

As the Semester Draws Nigh

The semester is ending. Next week is finals week, and then, it will all be over. I will never again sit in an Old Testament or ethics class. It’s definitely bitter sweet. I can’t believe that the semester is already over. It has absolutely flown by! When I started back in January, I wasn’t sure that I would even survive this semester much less long enough to get my MA, but I have survived! That I am excited about. However, I hate the fact that I am leaving some amazing classes. I have learned so much under some amazing professors over the last 16 weeks or so. It’s funny. It’s only been 16 weeks, but I’m already to the point where I can’t imagine spending my week not sitting through 6 hours of Galeotti’s rabbit trails or 3 hours of Liederbach’s ethical challenges. They have both had an amazing impact on my life even if neither of them think that I talk nearly enough. Apparently, impacts are gauged based on class participation, something that I have never been overtly good at. Anyways, I can’t wait to see what next semester holds!