Nesting...

Whew.

Wow time flies...but you all already knew that.

Life has been crazy busy, and until this past Wednesday our internet was *very* intermittent. But, the wonderful IT extraordinaires came in and fixed it all up!! So, hopefully I will be able to find more time to blog again now that I have the means to do so!

Let's see...what all has happened? A lot, in short. Here's all that's on my mind at the moment:

School...going back to school is kind of odd. Although my Dad argues that I never really left (since I stayed at CU to work after graduation), it is definitely different this time around. As I was telling my Grandmother today, I can *finally* see that I have in fact grown up...at least a little bit. ;-) So far, school is not really that difficult. Scheduling time for everything is--especially when a book shows up a week later than it's supposed to. But I am enjoying my accounting class so far, and the others are very tolerable...except I have a feeling that one of my professors is eeking more and more towards crazy in my book...but we'll see how it all plays out I guess!

I had a birthday...almost a week ago. It didn't feel like a birthday--remember that book that was late? Well, I ended up having to drive 45 minutes to the depot to pick it up, then 45 back. AND then read 4 LONG chapters, work the evening, then drive to my parents' house in a blizzard so that I could use their internet to take on online exam over the 4 chapter I had just read. I finally got home and in bed sometime after 1...definitely one of those birthdays that just rolls in with the rest of the days. It was wonderful to come home to Ryan, the kids, and our own apartment. The best present of all.

The kids are loving the new place. Sora hates the outdoor cat that sometimes comes around, but it all balances out because he loves the squirrel that comes and plays on our balcony. Kairi is doing well, she is still as cute and cuddly as ever. They are both curled up on the couch with me right now--what good kids. (Kai has just moved to cuddling on my shoulder...one of her favorite places.)

Work...work is going well. I am still loving TCS, and am working more hours--which is good overall. This week will be hectic with the opera, almost 30 hours at TCS, and lots of homework. But I still feel very lucky to have stumbled upon TCS when I did. I love being there--and even going to work can put me in a better mood!!

Our apartment is mostly unpacked....mostly. We still need to pick up our dresser so we can unpack clothes, but our apartment finally looks--and feels--like a living space. It is a wonderful place to come home to. I can't wait for us to get everything organized, all of our pictures up, and have everything just right....

Well, I have to start getting ready for work. I am planning on taking the bus to Denver as often as possible, but that also means leaving very early. I hope that all is well with all of you, and thanks for sticking with me through my lack of posting!