School Starts and AZ

Well, school starts in a week. This summer I am taking 13 hours and am a little bit nervous. I have not had a full-time semester since spring 2004 and I ended up withdrawing from all of those classes so...it's been a while, to say the least. I will still be working close to full-time so it's going to be quite an adjustment but I am really excited about it. I am looking forward to reading and studying and learning and MOVING FORWARD towards my Chemistry degree.

My fall course load is at 12 hours currently and I don't think I will add to it. Science and math classes abound but I have to get through these to move on to the next series. I am so grateful that I work at a place (and have a boss) that is flexible with my school and helps me out when I need it.

S___ and her boyfriend and I went to Arizona to visit my sister and my babies towards the end of April. My nephew is almost five and my niece is almost three so although they're not babies anymore, since I don't get to see them very often, I still think of them as my babies. My niece absolutely LOVED me! She loves me more than Grammie :) I painted her fingernails and toenails for the first time ever and I'm pretty sure that sealed the deal. Every morning we (the aunties and the kiddies and mom) would watch their "shows" and talk. It was a lot of fun to catch up with my sister.

We had a great time hanging out with everyone and stopped in Vegas on the way back. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe and saw the lions at the MGM. We went to the M&M and Coca-Cola factories and saw the fountains at the Bellagio and walked along the Grand Canal. Then we went to the New York New York to get M___ some pizza and played some penny slots. All in all it was a great five hours, even if it did delay our trip (obviously). I got back to SL at 4:30 a.m. and had to work that day but am still glad we stayed as long as we did to see/do everything.