My apologies that it's been so long...

Wow, I didn't realize how long I've been meaning to write. Life has been so busy with the most uninteresting things that it's been completely slipping my mind. Let me bring you all (all 3 of you!) up to speed.....

Work
Work is busy. I officially start tutoring my students next week - thus far, we've just been putting them through these horrible tests that measure vocabulary capacity, math skills, memory, etc. I'll be working with six first grade students, each three times a week. The job is testing my patience every day, but with the coordinators and with the students, but it's good for me and it soothes my soul a bit to know that I'm going to make a difference in these kids education.

The restaurant is equally as busy. I'm working as much as I can and still not getting ahead it seems - amazing how quickly I spend my money - but I really do like what I'm doing. My fellow coworkers are great and have become my closest friends in Nashville. That's what happens when the only time you're available to go out is Tuesday nights at 11pm. There are much worse things that could happen than being friends with my coworkers...

School
Somehow, with my lack of time, I'm still managing to get ahead in my classes and am doing rather well. I received a B+ on my first grad school paper, one which I wrote over night the night before it was due because I hadn't had time before then to even complete the reading. All of my professors are quick to tell me how wonderful it is to have me in class and the fact that I'm truly loving every minute of my learning is helping me to keep plugging along even when I don't seem to have the time to get it all done. It helps that school comes so easily to me, but still. I didn't know how grad school would go and I find myself pleasantly surprised.

Men
Aah... Men... Men, Men, Men...
There is so much going on in this department and yet, nothing at all. Suffice it to say that I have a number of "leads" and people that I'm interested in who have expressed that they are interested back. And that's about it. The whole working and going to school all the time thing really gets in the way of a dating life. But I'm plugging along and taking care of my needs when necessary ;-)

Nashville
Nashville as a whole is truly lovely. I love the weather, the fact that every time (all three of them so far) that it rains it smells like spring, the people, the skyline, the restaurants and bars, everything. I'm so looking forward to showing it all off this weekend when Lauren comes! It's just a fabulous place and I couldn't be happier.

My apartment is so much of a home that I'm not missing Minnesota or Wisconsin at all. I miss all of YOU of course, but it's not like I don't talk to you ever. Every evening when I come home, I'm so thankful for the place that I have. It's so... me... eclectic, warm, feminine, un-fussy, cluttered... me. I love it.


And that is about all that is going on in my life. I write such lame-o, boring posts that I should just quit writing in my blog at all. But I figure one of these days, I'll write something truly exciting and then everything will be better. Ha ha... Now that life is settling into a pattern finally (who knew I liked patterns so much??), it's one of my goals to write more often. I'll try...

Much Love to All of You!