Back Into the Swing of Things

I'm back into Seattle and getting back into the swing of classes. Actually, I've been getting into the swing of four midterms and a paper this week. Sometimes I really don't like school! I took my women's studies midterm this afternoon, though. Priscilla (my prof) warned me that the rest of the class took a really long time on it and that she should have made the test shorter, so I thought I was prepared. Boy was I wrong. It took me a little over two stinking hours to complete! And complete it, I did! At least I think I know what she is looking for in regards to short answer/essay questions. I should know, considering this is the third class I've had with her. I think I did pretty well on it, though, with the exception of the short answer question on patriarchy. I defined it brilliantly, but then couldn't remember for the life of me what we read that discussed it. It completely escaped me. Ok, done thinking about the exam for now...

So last week I was in Michigan, helping my dear best-friend-who-is-closer-than-a-sister get ready for her wedding. She married Troy Galloway on Saturday and is now Kimberly Jean Galloway. It was seriously the greatest wedding that I have ever been to and in and I stood there with a huge grin on my face. I was beaming, I was so happy for them. Their wedding was the first wedding I have been to where I wasn't standing there thinking "Do you even know what you are getting yourselves into?!" It's so great and I am completely ecstatic for them. I feel like I have gained a brother-in-law, which is amazing. I told Troy at the rehearsal dinner that I've always wanted a bro. He thought it was great. The week was spent fighting the extreme cold and wind while tying sage green bows around vases, mason jars, and mini bottles of bubbles, shopping for food for the reception, setting up the reception site, the bachelorette party I threw for her, practicing the music I performed with Kim's sis, and just hanging out with my dearest friend. Kim and I had some really awesome conversations about life, love, marriage, sex, friendship, and family. I was constantly reminded of how very blessed I am that God has brought her into my life. We both were talking about how sometimes we wonder what God was thinking when God planned for us to be friends. Man, would I have liked to be there when that planning was under way!
I also had some really awesome time with Kristen, Andrea, and Holly. All of my closest friends in MI were at the wedding and reception, and it was so good to see them and catch up with them. I love them all so much. I had been needing a break from life out in Seattle and this break came at just the right time. It was good to see some wide open spaces, bright stars, the front lake, Great Blue Herons, swans, baby horses. Being serenaded to sleep by crickets and frogs was so awesome. And then there was the squirrel that was living in the walls of the cottage that woke me up at 5:45am and freaked me out. Yeah, that was interesting. Then there was this really pungent smell on Saturday after the wedding, I am wondering if that little guy croaked in the ceiling. Not good.

I should get going and do some more homework. I have a math test tomorrow and then my child lang. development midterm on Friday. And somewhere in there I need to write a paper!

Peace.