Never again will I plan to take finals, pack/move/clean an apartment, and drive 12 hours in one week. Never again. It was almost too much to accomplish, but being me, I like challenges and I took to it like a champ.
I finished finals and after a three-year break from school, my first semester back I made the Dean's List :) The only sucky part about this is it looks like I'll have to take the entire Spring semester off next year due to us moving and them not offering 8 week courses at the new school I will be applying at. Bummer.
I had planned to sleep the night before driving from Louisiana to my mom's house (approximately 11&1/2-12 hours of straight driving) but we had assholes in the room below us in our hotel. They were slamming their door and yelling ... at 11pm! I was so irritated and wanted to leave a nasty little passive-aggressive note on their door, but I resisted. After this continuing for 20 or so minutes I just decided that my 2hour nap was enough and for the little man and I to head out on the road. I made it approximately 6&1/2 hours, 50 miles outside Memphis, TN and had to pull over and take a 45-minute nap. I'm sure the kiddo and I passed out in my car at the rest stop was a sight.
And so now we're in Tennessee visiting with family. Ah, the holidays + family = blessing/curse. Does anyone else have a family that constantly argues? I suppose that's normal within bigger families like mine. At some point someone is getting on someone else's nerves only to be replaced by two different people an hour from now. Lovely.
Driving around on Fort Campbell yesterday really made me miss it. It made Polk look even more so like the shithole that it's known for. I told people should we get orders for there again, I'm staying behind to work on my master's. This is always followed with someone telling me I haven't even finished the first part of my degree yet ... exactly. I refuse to live there again. God bless anyone else who comes across this blog and is heading to that duty station. My prayers are with you!
I think since the craziness has finally died down and I don't feel consumed by studying and still being super mom/wife, I'll be blogging a little bit more often. I hope everyone is having a great holiday so far!
4 comments:
Holy crap...you're like super-woman! I would have never survived all of that. Pat yourself on the back, relax with a cup of coffee & enjoy your chaotic family time.
Also, I have a family that constantly argues. I think I may skip our big family gathering at my grams house this year because I want a pretty mellow Christmas this year, haha. Have a great one Ash!
Hey girlie! I'm proud of you for kicking so much ass in your life. :o)
Also, you inspired me to post something on my blog, so stay tuned for tomorrow!
Ash, I am TOO proud of you for doing so well this past semester! Even though you have to take off the spring semester, don't be discouraged. That will give you guys plenty of time to get settled in your new home, meet your neighbors, get to know his new squadron (the army equivalent ;), get to know the base and the town, etc. I would imagine that settling in will take quite a bit of time and having school on top of that (especially the way you study) would be a huge burden.
So enjoy the time getting acquainted with the new place and you'll be ready to tackle summer or fall classes.
I hope you and your family have a great Christmas. Enjoy the time with them, even if they're nuts! I can definitely commiserate. ;)
I am needing to have a talk with you pretty soon. Not about anything too serious--I just feel like we've lost touch for this past month since we've both been so swamped! I almost put a Christmas card in the mail to you guys until I remembered that you don't live at Ft Polk anymore! (!!!!)
Can't wait to see how everything turns out at the new digs....!
Caitlin
I have a small family and they still argue like crazy. Because I live overseas, my mom yelled at me for not checking the mailroom on Christmas Eve for the package she sent me. Why didn't I check it? Because it was closed. Didn't stop the scolding. Aww, family!
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