One Life To Live

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Spring 2010 Semester!

I am so elated that this is my last semester at Delta. It feels like I have been here forever, when in fact it has only been 5 semesters. I went to the counselor to day to make sure that I was on track to graduate this May and to transfer in the Fall. He reviewed my courses and said I was doing great. I asked him about which AA I should apply for, after several minutes of looking at my classes and computing them he came to the conclusion that I would be graduating with 4 AA's - Social Sciences, Humanities, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. So excited, plus I graduate with honors! Life couldn't get any better!

We're Accepted!!!!

Early December I was accepted to Humboldt State University and a few weeks later, Michelle was also accepted! Being Michelle's #1 choice, I never expected to be accepted - as I had my heart set on Mills College, Sonoma State or San Jose State. I was accepted to Mills, but due to financial cuts they were no longer offering generous scholarships to compensate for their $40,000 annual expenses. I was wait listed to Sonoma State and I am still waiting to hear back from San Jose State. Michelle was disappointed that I was still considering HSU, but after many screaming matches, fights, and days of not speaking, Michelle and I cam to terms about going to school together - deciding that we could have A LOT of fun together! So the week of August 16th, we will be moving to Arcata, CA (6 hours north of home). Luckily my 21st birthday is also the FIRST day of school, so we will simultaneously celebrate my birthday! Looking forward to finishing my Bachelor's and Teaching Credentials.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Thanks Mom and Dad!

As an early Christmas gift, Mom and Dad had my tonsils and adenoids removed. Let me tell you, I looked forward to the resting and being left alone. Boy was I mistake. This was the most miserable surgery ever! When I was in recovery, I was already in pain. I kept murmering for MORPHINE! The nurse definitely wanted to get rid of me, but I didn't want to leave. I just wanted to sleep! Eventually I got home. The doctor instructed me to drink lots of water and stay well hydrated. I couldn't even swallow my own saliva, let alone anything else. Through the course of the week, my pain increased, by Saturday, December 19th, I was in so much pain I was convinced I was going to die. I had a fever of 100.9 degrees. I was so bad I couldn't eat, the upside is I fit in a smaller pair of jeans and an I lost 15 pounds. However, if I were to endure this again, I think I would opt out of having the surgery as an adult. I was in pain for a solid 2 weeks and didn't feel well enough to leave the house until 18 days post op. I would have much rather had the surgery as a child. I would not recommend having an adults tonsils removed. Yucky and tons of pain!