Another round.

Our travels have ended. Back from Boston, back from Georgia. Had just enough to breathe before classes resumed in full swing on Monday. I'm sure many have heard me complain (already) about how I ended up taking Applied Calculus and Trigonometry at the same time... but holy hell Batman... I was not prepared for feeling like I left a 4000 level French class when I had actually left my Calc class early Tuesday morning. I was able to pull myself together that yucky, rainy morning and drive to Tarpon from Clearwater campus to begin the rest of my day. Day 2 of classes, I spent 3 hours doing homework in the library.

*Side note - Now, I like to go the library at the end of my lecture/lab days so I can do my homework and study before I go home. I like doing this because of the peace and quiet and uninterupted time I get to focus. Since when did the library become the social rendezvous point?? There are no "study cubicles" or actual quiet places at all in this particular library... which even the sign that reads "Quiet Study" seems to be scoffed at daily. I do believe I am beginning to like Clearwater campus (at least for their quiet study spot) a bit more than I used to...

Unpause! My days are already running into each other and I already feel behind in what I need to get done this semester. My schedule is as follows:

Monday - 11:00 - 12:15 Chem I 12:30 - 1:45 Trig Both in TS

Tuesday - 9:30 - 10:45 Calc in CLwtr 12:30 - 1:45 Bio I in TS

Wednesday - 11:00 - 12:15 Chem I 12:30 - 1:45 Trig 2:00 - 4:40 Chem I Lab

Thursday - 9:30 - 10:45 Calc in Clrwtr 12:30 - 1:45 Bio I in TS 2:00 - 4:40 Bio I Lab

Fridays I have graciously left open to play catch up if need be...

Well, Baby Girl is sleeping, Mommy's tired, and my chat screen is empty. Good night.

Why Georgia.

On the road again! Skylar is the most well-traveled baby I think I may have ever met... Since she's been born she's been to Georgia 4 times, Boston twice, and Orlando once. Of course, this travel doesn't include the countless hours traveling shorter distances to include the entire Tampa Bay area. We are leaving for Georgia in the morning and I am so excited that I get to see my best friend of 22 years 2x in the same month! It couldn't come at a better time either; she just had some day surgery and needs some help around the house, and it is my last week of my "summer vacation". While I am not looking forward to the 8 hour drive to her door step, I at least am armed with a portable DVD player (one her Daddy got her for her birthday) to make my life easier. I must leave the bf behind for another week, but it's all for a good cause! Life is wonderful and I am glad to be an active participant in mine!

Skylars Photo Shoot.

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Check.

Just wanted to check in with nothing to report. Skylar's molars are coming in and our nights together are increasingly painful. Since we share our space, I have to move to the couch now just to let her cry it out. Today is panning out to be a nothing-special kind of day. My baby is napping, I'm updating you on nothing, I have a hair appointment later this evening with a date to follow. 2 more days until our trip to Monroe. Life is good.

Home. For now.

After a week in Boston, Skylar and I flew home yesterday afternoon to the hot and humid land known as Florida. We spent our week at the Red Jacket Inn on Cape Cod, back at the house in the city, and a few places in between. I got a chance to meet lots of new faces, as did my Cookie. She was showered with hugs, love, and kisses up until the moment we got on the plane. Skylar is a good little traveler. I love that she's my daughter. We get a full 4 days to recover, and we'll be off to Monroe, GA for some more Price love for another 5 days. We will return just in time for me to start school 2 days later. What a summer break.

Leavin' On A Jet Plane.

Today is a whirl wind of clean laundry, suitcases, and last minute trips to the mall for sneakers. Tomorrow Skylar and I take to the skies for a 3 hour flight to Boston. My mind is in a fog. I'm sure I will forget plenty. Lists aren't much help at this point, because you must remember to put the items on the list of things not to forget... Now, where did I put the list? This will be the first time I will be traveling with my beautiful baby girl by myself. I will be the one juggling the stroller, massive carseat, backpack, and child. Updates when we return.

Adrift

It was late last night. I was lying in my own bed while Skylar slept steadily in the crib by my side. I thought of everything I have learned and wanted to share with her at that exact moment. Live strong. Love hard. Smile. I wanted to get up and write feverishly, but instead I laid there in the dark with the slightest smile on my face. I fell asleep making a mental wishlist of everything I want for her, for my Skylar. I know my list grows, just as my love for my daughter grows innate within me each and every passing moment. Live. Love. Laugh. Those are just the beginning of my dreams for someone who is bound for nothing but greatness.

Growing

Life in the fast lane. Skylar is growing at such a rapid rate, I can hardly blink it fear I'll miss it all. She's a grand 13 months old, but I think she thinks she's going on 5... at least. There is so much personality packed into such a small package. Her legal name should have been Trouble, and I've been thinking about making it a permanent change as of late.

I never thought I would voluntarily be spending 6 hours a day, 4 days a week on a school campus of any sort, but here I am. For someone who cheated AND did poorly in high school in the science realm, I am moving ahead at full steam in college in my mid-20's. If all goes according to the master plan, I should have my B.S. in Biology at the end of 2012. I've never really thought of myself as someone who would be entertaining thoughts of more school, but my chemistry teacher just informed me that UF has a distance learning program for a Master's in Forensics. I guess we'll see what's in store... a little further down the road.