February 18, 2008

I couldn’t believe it when I looked at my mortar board and realized there are only four weeks until spring break. That means there are only eleven weeks until graduation!

That is crazy to me because it seems like the semester just started. I am trying to savor every second of college, but time is flying by so fast lately. I guess part of the reason is because I’m a lot busier this semester. Take last week for example.

The more I think about last week, the more I realize how much of life is a balancing act. Like most people, I’m constantly trying to find a way to get everything done at school and work while still finding the time to have a life of my own. Some weeks I am better at it than others.

Last week was Valentine’s Day, and after spending little time with Kyle the week before, I knew I had to set aside some time for us to celebrate. This was hard for me because I had a long list of things that needed to be done before the weekend (the Student Foundation had planned a trip to Baylor on Saturday and Sunday). My list included grading a huge project for my Media Style and Structure class, planning two events for my student organizations and studying for a test and two projects.

Unlike some of my friends, I am not a very fast worker, so getting everything finished was difficult. I am good at school, but it usually takes me more than a couple of hours to finish a project or study for a test. I can’t really explain why, but I’ve always been this way. That’s the reason I hated time tests in math class as a child and didn’t do so well on the ACT (I could never finish the reading section in time).

However, within the past three years, I’ve learned to accept the pace at which I work and to manage my time efficiently. So I tackled one project after another until I somehow got it all accomplished. Kyle and I even got to go out to dinner and a movie on Valentine’s Day. (We saw “Definitely, Maybe,” which was very good, in case you were wondering.)

As it turns out, weather prevented me from going on my weekend trip to Baylor.

I could have been upset because I rushed around to finish everything for no reason, but I’m thankful it happened. I am positive that busy weeks like these are good training for life after graduation. If I’m exhausted by just the thought of working and raising a family, I can’t imagine how crazy life will be when I actually start doing it!

I was hoping to take a lot of pictures at Baylor, but because we didn’t get to go, here are some older pictures that didn’t make the blog:

	Kyle and I spent New Year’s Eve in Ponca City. Here we are with his dog, Zoey, he misses her so much!
	This is me and my dorky friends. I was trying to take a normal picture, but they wouldn’t quit doing goofy things!
	I know I already have snow pictures on here, but I couldn’t help myself. This tree is so pretty.
	That cake as 23 candles on it! Kyle is getting so old.