Just along the riverbend....

I am currently planning a new trip, this past spring I took my boyfriend out to Big Bend National Park, a place a hold dear to my heart and takes up many memories of my childhood. I have yet to decide where we will go. A friend and her mate are going to spend New Years in New Orleans, but we are not that type of people and often prefer the silence and solitude of camping and hiking. I'm can't decide weather I want to take him back to Big Bend for more adventures or maybe venture up to Arkansas, that way we can take a day trip and see his grandparents in Norfork.

This semester I am working four jobs, yes four, and going to school full time. Although the stress is getting to me, the financial security feels incredible and I have finally been able to open a savings account. I am working on paying back loans to family, but with four jobs and consistent paychecks, I think this is all worth it. At least for this semester.

I am also working on graduate school application, although I am fairly certain I do not have the grades or smarts to get into anywhere. I also need to start studying up on the GRE. I have a lot of confidence for the test as I scored high on the SAT and ACT and the GRE is lots of essays and analogy. I am also toying with the idea, if I can find a grad school with spring admission, to take the fall off and travel, work and do some volunteer work.

I have been forcing myslef to slow down lately and enjoy life. I live so much in the furture that by the the time I look back the furture I had been planning has passed and I did not enjoy it.