Goodbye, Summertime

I am back in Lubbock, Texas. It's about 129 degrees today. I am at my desk surrounded by post its and "to do" lists. I write this blog post on my second monitor to my computer. Yep, I do
believe it's the first day of school.

I don't have class until 6. I'm feeling a little anxious because I actually have time to write a blog post right now, instead of scrambling to read a book in the hour before class. Some how I don't have readings the first week of school. I don't know what to do with myself!

I keep thinking about when you're little and you don't have cable so the highlight of your day is watching Days of Our Lives as 11:00 each day was the peak of the day until your parents got home. Summer has always been my favorite time of year for the simple reason that I love love love to swim. However, I remember it going by soooooooo slow as a child. Not this year my friends.

I say it each year, this was the best summer of my life. It really was. I spent time with my husband, traveled, met up with friends in Vegas, was able to attend events for friends and it was a simple affair, not two weeks of planning and hundreds of dollars of travel and lodging.

I also quickly realized that two people can indeed accumulate an unbelievable amount of "things" in a year. That became clear when the semi parked in front of my house and the movers started loading up our stuff. But it was all worth it, because I had no idea how much I missed Oklahoma until we got back. I finally feel like I have a home.

Tonight I am taking a "Climate Change" course and I am really excited about it. Tomorrow I am taking an Environmental Policy and Administration (which is my focus of study) course. Last semester I took a class on war and conflict and blah just ugh awful unintersting stuff. This semester I get to pick my classes and I think I am really going to get a lot out of it.

Despite the travel (nearly 6 hours from OKC to Lubbock), being away from my husband and my dog, the long hours I put into school, and the opportunity cost of being in school, I feel secure that God has put this oppotunity on my path because He has big plans for me. I pray that I will fufill His intentions for me, making every minute and mile worth it.

Here's to the 21st grade!

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