The Days are Flying By!!

I can't believe it has been over two months since my last post here! What in the world have I been doing?? I guess the answer is that I have been trying to relax, I have been working a lot, and I have tried to push away the feeling that my life was moving rapidly in the direction of chaos. I think some people just think I am over reacting when I talk about the fact that my life as I know it will be over come August 17th. I want to try to break down my week for everyone...

If my job works with me the way they are promising, I will be at work from probably 7:30am till 3:00 pm every day. From there, I will drive to downtown Fort Worth where I should pull into the school parking lot by 3:30. From there, I will head into the law library (or whatever other study spot I have found) where I will spend the next 2 1/2 hours reading, studying, doing law outlines, etc. I will then head into class from either 6-8:30 (2 days a week) or 6-10 (2 days a week). From there, I am going to go home, wind down from the evening and crawl into bed to start all over again. That is 4 days a week. On Fridays, I will probably work a full day (till 5pm) and then spend my weekend studying, reading, etc. while also spending time with Breighton, Nick, and my closest friends (who I have promised to at LEAST spend one night per month on a girls night). The general rule of thumb for law school is that for every hour you are in class, you will spend 3 hours outside of class reading and preparing... so I will be taking 12 hours of class... that means you add another 36 hours of study time plus the 34 or so hours I will be working and what you end up with is not a lot of left over hours... Now, don't get me wrong, I am not complaining... I am actually very excited but I just wanted to break it down for those people who may not realize exactly how much time I will have to dedicate to this experience.

So, what have I been doing in the meantime?? I have had the opportunity to go see some great concerts, I have spent a couple of weeks in Austin where I worked my butt off but at least I got to get out of the office and have a change of scenery. I also spent 5 days in New Orleans with Nick where we got to stay right in the French Quarter thanks to the generosity of his friends. I got a chance to remember how much I love that city, how much I miss the people there, and how amazing the food is. Oh yeah, and I got a chance to enjoy the fact that I can walk in, get a daiquiri, and then head off down the street alcholic beverage in hand. :) It was great to see the city as a "tourist" and really enjoy all the nuances that it has to offer. The "joie de vivre" that pours out of everyone in that city is just overwhelming. From my trip there, I brought back some great pictures (posted soon), some great memories, a really cool ring I bought at a little jewelry store on Royal St. and of course... about 10 pounds... (a trip to south Louisiana would not be complete without weight gain after all!!). We finished off our trip with a drive in a rented convertible out to Covington, LA where we spent the night at my Aunt and Uncle's place on the lake. We ate some delicious boiled crabs, drank some great margaritas, spent some time on the jet ski, and finished off the night in the hot tub and then had a little shrimp spaghetti (my grandmother's recipe)... which I loved!! :)

Once again, I feel so blessed in my life. Even with all the difficult times and the challenging moments that I thought I would never recover from... somehow, some way... this world always seems to work out okay for me. I never take that for granted... I always work hard for it... and I always feel so blessed.

If I miss my opportunity to see anyone before school starts... please be patient with me and I will do my best to schedule some "fun" in here and there. And of course I will end this post with my usual promise to write more often...

Best wishes all...