My Second Post of 2012!

Wow it is still so weird to say that it is 2012.  It is also really weird to think it's been 12 years since everyone thought computers would crash and the world would end with Y2k blah blah blah.  Interesting how that seemed so horrible back then, but now it's laughable.  I hope that one day we'll look back on our current problems and be able to laugh, but I really doubt it.  Our great country is in a heap of trouble right now.  I'm definitely not saying I know what to do to fix it, but I do know this.  Congressmen and women need to go.  They are not looking out for "us", they are looking out for their re-electability.

Ok... off my high horse. :)

In the past few days I've mostly done cleaning and other small projects that need to be done.  My to-do list is kind of ridiculous, but I'm trying to enjoy my last few days of break before I have to hit the ground running again next semester.  It's going to be a tough semester but I am really excited about it!  I love to learn!  I think it will be a weird adjustment when I leave school for the "Real World," but I am fortunate that in my future career path, there is a lot of discovery still involved.  There will especially be a lot of discovery and investigation when the stuff America is building now (Wal-Marts, super markets, McMansions) becomes 50 years old and we have to evaluate it for the National Register! Um, what?!

Ran about three miles yesterday.  I really did not want to, but I made myself go out and at least try.  I eventually warmed up to it and had a great jog.  Went farther than I had originally planned!!  That's always a good feeling.  Today it was SO cold so I stayed inside.  I saw one brave runner pass my house, but she looked miserable.  I had a bowl of ice cream instead.  Real productive, huh?! :)

Whoops.

Happy New Year!

Clearly I did very little blogging last semester.  Whoops!  Graduate school was a lot more time intensive than I thought.  Obviously I knew I would be doing a lot of work, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd be doing as much as I did.  So a quick recap of Fall Semester 2011:

• I ran 4.5 miles for the first time
• I wrote two, twenty page papers
• I read until I thought my eyeballs would stop working.
• I measured and drew a house by hand
• I learned to how to do architectural drafting
• I learned AutoCAD
• I went to Savannah, Georgia for the first time
• I celebrated my cousin Davis' 4th birthday with him
• I went to 4 SEC football games.  Go Dawgs!

Of course that's just the short list, the highlights if you will.  It was an intense semester, but I had a good time.  I learned a lot about not only historic preservation, but a lot about interacting with people and how to win friends and influence people.  I definitely learned a lot about myself.

Spring Semester '12 begins on January 9th, so I've still got a few days before I head back down to Athens.  I am cleaning out my closet and trying to consolidate all the junk I have left over from undergrad.  Seeing all this junk on the floor is giving me anxiety! But before I go back I'd like to get this project finished for sure. 

Looking back on my 2011 goals, I think I accomplished them!  The ones I may not have conquered I at least gave a valiant effort towards.  The first was to drink more water.  Check!  My Camelbak and my Tervis Tumbler's have gotten a lot of use.  Second was to keep going to the gym.  Check!  The gym kept me sane while juggling school, work, a thesis, and graduate school applications during my final semester of undergrad, and the gym is still keeping me sane now.  I like running the area around my apartment, too.  Third was to stop swearing so much.  Definitely reduced that, though Georgia drivers still elicit the worst in me!  Finally, I wanted to run another 5k.  I am proud to say I ran THREE!! I ran the Kappa Delta Shamrock n Run in February and was hoping to run the Zeta Tau Alpha Franklin 5k when I fell down the stairs.  Esmerelda, the immobilizer I wore for three weeks, prevented that.  However, as soon as I was cleared to stop wearing the immobilizer, I began running again.  I ran Winston-Salem's Beat the Heat 5k in July with a (failed) love interest and the Winston-Salem Turkey Strut 5k on Thanksgiving with my mom.  Nearly made me sub-30 minute goal too.  :)  Oh well, I accept that I am a slow runner.

I am excited about next year and all the new opportunities it brings!!  This year I would like to:

1. Keep running!!  Future half-marathoner right here.

2. Finish Jesus Calling.  It's a daily devotional that I've been reading every day.  My "church mouse" gave it to me last year for graduation.  It's very special to me.

3. Make straight As!  Almost made it this semester... one pesky A-!

4. Have fun!

5. Blog more?! Clearly I dropped the ball on this.  Here's hoping I can be more regular this year!

Happy New Year!  Best Wishes to everyone who may read this. :)

Welcome!

I'm so glad you are reading my new blog!  I'll ask you to bear with me as I start this endeavor, as I have NO clue how to blog!!  I will figure it out as I go!

I've followed several blogs for about a year now and have thoroughly enjoyed reading about what other people are up to and what they do in their daily lives.  So I should tell you about me!  A recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, I am now a masters student at the University of Georgia!  I would like to share with you what I'm up to... how grad school is going, how (hopefully) training for a half marathon is going, how work is going, how learning to cook for myself is going, and how my LIFE in general is going!!  Sound good?

Perfect.  I hope you'll join me on the wild ride that is graduate school!  Go dawgs!