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.