semester two is already underway

I’ve been thinking of topics for new posts since my last entry in September, but the time has gotten away from me. My first semester back in school was a tough one. In fact, for almost 4 months, I don’t think I did anything but attend school, go to my part-time job and read and write papers. Needless to say, it was mentally exhausting, but it all paid off! I learned a lot and almost got a 4.0. I just received a letter from the Dean in the mail yesterday congratulating me on making the Dean’s Honor Roll. I’m not trying to brag, I’m just truly proud of myself. All of that hard work, time and effort really was gratifying.

So, I’m into week four of my second semester back already. This semester is completely different from my last. Not just schedule-wise (they are all early evening classes), but also content-wise. Last semester I enjoyed half and half: half English (literature and linguistics) and half Education (psychology and policy). This semester, it’s all Education with one English (Feminist Literary Theory). It’s overwhelming to say the least, but I’m learning so many practical and creative strategies that I will most definitely take with me into my first classroom someday (very soon).

So, when I woke up this morning (sick and tired), I decided I had to post an entry. I knew it wouldn’t be a good one, but sometimes I just have to take the leap to do something to get back in it. So, I apologize for the boring-ness of my topic today. I did have the idea to post one of the last pictures from my camera for inspiration to continue. I have so many things that I could retroactively blog about that happened from August 2009 to today. A trip to Alaska, a trip to an alpaca farm, the holidays, and many photo shoots with the dogs. Hopefully, I will get to share some of those pictures with you someday.

So, here is the last picture I took. It’s a bottle of wine that Andrew and I received as a wedding gift from our friends, Chris and Jenny. We decided to open it up on Christmas Eve for dinner. The white lights you’re seeing in the background are from our tree. It was a lovely bottle of wine, the perfect accompaniment to a delicious Christmas dinner.

A bottle of wine from our wedding

Alright, back to my reading, On Lies, Secrets, And Silence by Adrienne Rich. I hope to write more very soon.

xoxo. Nicole

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