Keep on Keepin' On!

Well, somehow I blinked and finished my first full year of law school! Wow! I remember getting ready to start last fall and thinking that I would be lucky to finish the first year without having a nervous breakdown and here I am on the other side of that year and not only did I survive… I enjoyed it and made pretty good grades! I am taking one class this summer – Professional Responsibility (Ethics). It’s a lot of fun… my professor is a federal judge and his substitute (because he has to miss classes as a result of his judicial duties) is an assistant US Attorney who works as a prosecutor for the Department of Justice. Pretty freaking cool. The class is very entertaining and is a good reminder of all the things I look forward to doing once I am finished with law school (or better yet... the things I shouldn't do!). I am taking a FULL class load in the fall so I know things are going to be hectic… so in the mean time…


I am trying to enjoy some summer time!! I bought season passes for Breighton and I for Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor so that we can get outdoors and have some excitement this summer. I am not sure how much Breighton is really going to utilize the Six Flags pass… he’s still a little leery of the big roller coasters, but he LOVES Hurricane Harbor. That boy definitely loves the water. So, when we are not standing in line at one of those parks, we are looking forward to spending a lot of time by the pool this summer.

On the note of Breigh, that super smart kiddo of mine finished 4th grade with flying colors and is excited about heading into 5th grade. I, on the other hand, am a little freaked out. I remember 5th grade. I had my first “boyfriend” in 5th grade. I got my first kiss in 5th grade (innocent kiss, but kiss nonetheless!). I started sneaking and wearing makeup in the 5th grade… and shaving my legs! And I am sending my son into that?!?! Ugh. Luckily, he is still showing no interest in having a girlfriend yet so I am hoping that sticks for awhile longer. His wisdom to me in the form of girls thus far has been… “I try to be nice enough to them that the like me, but not SO nice that they love me.” Haha! And then his more recent nugget of wisdom, “I think that it’s not so hard to GET a girlfriend, the hard part seems to be KEEPING them.” Oh, so true little man… oh so true! He got his grades from the TAKS test which is the standardized test (like LEAP in Louisiana). So on this test… the kiddo missed THREE questions on the whole darn thing. That child is crazy smart.

Okay, so enough bragging about my kiddo…

Other than all of that, life is moving along. I have done some reading for pleasure (a much missed luxury during the past year) and have even watched a few movies! CRAZY! I don’t see any big vacations in my future, but I do have a couple of trips to San Antonio planned for the month of July for work so maybe I can squeeze a little fun in there. I am also going to make the trip to Savannah, GA to visit my favorite little brother :). I am excited to see his school and maybe meet some of his artsy friends while I am there. I have this feeling that I am going to blink and the whole thing will be gone before I know it. So, on that note… its time for a margarita and a pool… It’s summer time folks… get outdoors!!