New Hair

I've chopped it off again!!! I have been thinking about it for a long time. Every time I see someone with short hair I miss mine, and decided that it was time. I figured that as I start to look for jobs it will help people take me a little more seriously too. I'm sure though that now when I see people with long hair I will miss mine... I think it will take a little getting used to. It's still a little shocking every time I walk past a mirror.

the never ending to do list

So, I got up extra early this morning to knock off a few things from my todo list, but obviously I'm a little distracted. School has literally been kicking my but this semester. It feels as though, since the start of school, my life no longer belongs to me, I am a slave to the endless amounts of reading aaaaand paper writing. I guess this is how Gradschool should feel, but I didn't feel like this last semester so this was not how I anticipated the start of school. Not to mention that this is my last semester and the idea of that is a whole other box of anxiety provoking thoughts. But I really do think that the only thing getting me through this hellish amount of school work is that at Thanksgiving I'm headed to Utah to for TEN days! Yes, TEN DAYS!!!!

I'm just a little excited!! I found a ticket fro $280 from Detroit to Salt Lake City (I think it was mean to be, for me to find such a good deal!!). I take off Nov 20 and return Nov 30. The way my schedule is for school this semester, I will only be missing 1 class, so I decided that it would be worth it. I don't EVER miss class so this one time in my whole Gradschool career, I think I'll be okay. I am excited as ever see the family I have been missing so much. Plus, I will get to help with the Thanksgiving preparations, and if any of you have talked to me recently you know what a cooking machine I've become!!

Ugh back to the paper writing... Just though I'd share the exciting news!!

5K

Before the race...

After the race... on our way to breakfast :)

I ran my second official race today!! It was a crisp 45 degrees at The Big House in Ann Arbor, and the sun was shinning!! There were 20,000 people either running or walking today. I'm not sure what my official time is, but i think it was just about 3o minutes. I think I want my next race to be a little bit more competitive though. And I even felt a little bit inspired to start training for a marathon.... possibly in the next few years :) I wish I would have gotten more pictures because it was such a gorgeous day, but I didn't want to hold my camera while I was running.