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First of all, thanks for all of your suggestions regarding acne cures!  I read all of them and am definitely going to try a few out.

Did I mention I bought a bike and have been using it to get to and from campus?  I bought a relatively cheap mountain bike from Walmart a couple weeks ago and absolutely love it.  It was a little rough getting used to biking almost 2.5 miles to and from campus, but it’s also really invigorating.  It’s nice because my commute doubles as my exercise for the day!  I come home really sweaty and gross, but I don’t care - I’m not really trying to impress anyone, lol.

The wedding was beautiful.  It was a very casual, laid back wedding and we all really enjoyed the four days we spent together.  I almost went parasailing, but chickened out at the last minute; damn my anxiety!  Maybe I’ll try it another time :).  We also tried out a few bars in HH - interesting stories that I wish I could share, but some things are just better left unsaid.  Just think - what normally happens on a night with lots of drinking and college students?

Hunter will not stop GROWING.  He’s over 30 lbs now and Tom and I both think he grew during the four days we were gone for the wedding.  Apparently he was quite the socialite at our friends’ houses.  He’s kind of a handful right now - moreso than before - because if we say no, he barks and runs around so we’ll chase him.  I wish I knew The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Milan, on a personal level.  He’d be on my cell phone speed dial!

Time to do some reading and prepare for my morning class.  I’ve still got to make my lunch, too.  I’ll leave you with a sweet picture of Romeo and Hunter (I really caught them like this, it was not posed).

I thought I was going to die of boredom these past couple weeks before fall semester started; I’m dead serious.  Besides laundry, housework, LSAT studying and taking care of Hunter, there wasn’t much else to do.  Of course I could go out to eat or for drinks with my friends, but I’m trying so hard not to be frivolous with my money right now because let’s face it, there isn’t much of it to spend!

Today is the third day of my first week of classes.  I’m taking Crime, Gender & Race, Private Securities, Criminal Law, and Business Finance.  Only three of those classes meet in person; Business Finance is online (except for the tests).  I don’t have class any earlier than 10:40am and no later than 2pm, which I love.  I’m exhausted though, because guess what?  I bought a bike!  I bike 2.4 miles to campus, and then 2.4 miles back.  My butt and legs are sore today and I didn’t know I could sweat as much as I did on the ride back yesterday, but it felt so good and I really loved doing it.

As much as I love being busy and everything, there are just some days that I wish I was five and could simply stay home and play with my dollhouses.  Life was a lot simpler back then.  I think I was more concerned about NOT wanting to take a nap than anything else, because I always thought I would miss something if I was napping.  I had an endless amount of energy and didn’t worry about anything because I knew “the adults” would take care of everything.

Then again, I love being an adult and being in charge of myself.  It’s so neat to think that I went from this little girl to a woman who supports herself entirely.  Hopefully I’ll still enjoy being an adult when my school load threatens to break my back!

I’ve decided to definitely drop ASL 3 from my fall schedule.  I am aiming to take it in the spring (as I really won’t have much to take for my major or minor and will need to be full time), but I’m sad I won’t be taking it in the fall.  Hopefully I won’t lose any of my ASL skills and vocabulary that I worked so hard on this summer.

Speaking of ASL, during Tropical Storm Fay, the governor had a few press conferences.  I had forgotten that an interpretor is always present during these press conferences.  Needless to say, I was excited and watched each press conference!  I didn’t care what they were saying, but it was really good practice to mute the TV and just watch the interpretor signing.  Unfortunately, though, my TV has this weird thing where when it’s muted, the closed captioning automatically shows up, so I was a little distracted.

Thank goodness we’re not limited to one computer in this household!  I have my laptop and Tom has his desktop computer, so if one breaks down, we have another to fall back on. 

To make a long (and boring) story short, I have to reinstall Windows on my laptop.  I may ask Tom to do it or I may just wait until I can go home so my stepdad can work on it for me.  I’m not sure yet.  I’ve yet to back everything up (which, thankfully, I can do in Safe Mode without the blue screen of death popping up).

I’m seriously looking into purchasing a new laptop.  The only thing that is holding me back is a) money, b) the fact that I just got a 3 year warranty on my current laptop as a Christmas gift, and c) I have no idea what manufacturer I want to go with.  A few people have suggested Macs, but I don’t know if I’m willing to completely switch over to something so different from a PC. 

I’ve got today and tomorrow’s class and then a two week break until August 25 when school starts back up again.  I need to post my schedule - it’s perfect!  Better walk Hunter before I go, ciao!

Call me a nerd, a loser, or antisocial, but here’s how my ideal night goes: a glass of wine, my favorite music playing, and NO ONE ELSE AROUND. I’m in the computer room surfing and relaxing; Romeo’s peering over at me from his side of the desk. It’s peaceful and quiet and I’m in an awfully good mood. Tonight is a friend’s going away/birthday party, but I’m feeling like I’m starting to catch a cold, so I’m staying in (which is why I’m surprised I’m in such a good mood).

The past few days I have felt absolutely exhausted and I don’t know why.  I haven’t done anything out of the ordinary.  I guess my body really is trying to fight off the cold that hasn’t even begun yet.

I restarted my Sparkpeople weight loss information and printed out the grocery list so I can stick to the recommended meal plans.  That’s something I’ve never taken advantage of.  Most of what was on there seemed delicious, so I don’t think I’ll have a problem.  I also got reacquainted with the Normal Eating Support Group (here) because I’m trying desperately to stop my emotional eating habits.  Things with that are on the up-and-up.

Tomorrow morning I get to sit through two hours of a baptist service for my sign language class.  Hopefully it goes by fast.  I’m bummed that I have to get up early but I can always come home and take a nap.  It’s better than going to Jehovah’s Witness or the Pentecostal church (totally not knocking them, but personally, I can’t stand those services).

I’m going to go curl up with a book.  The thing is, I have no idea which book to read next.  Maybe the Shrink Yourself! book I bought awhile ago.