Behind

I'm behind. On almost everything. I need to write papers. I need to research. I need to make presentations. I need to study. I need to call about internships. I need to call about doctor bills that I paid. I need to read. I need to sleep. I need to eat.

There's never enough time in the day to get it all done. Also, I'm a procrastinator.

Bad combination.

Book Club: Into the Wild

Since Book Club this month coincided with my birthday month, I got to pick the book. My favorite fairy tale, or at least version of the fairly tale (because I don't think Rapunzel is my all-time favorite fairy tale), is Disney's Tangled so we picked the book Into the Wild by Sara Beth Durst (not to be confused with the Jon Krakauer book and movie. When we discovered the main character's name was Julie, we had to pick it.

Once again we had a good discussion about the book, that ranged from liking aspects of it to critiquing other parts of it. It would be an excellent book for younger girls, such as my niece Ivy and Pam's own niece Carlye. We also talked about a whole lot of other things not related to the book at all. Great night with great people. Sadly, no picture was taken.

Old Foto Friday

My cousin Rachel and I being silly. Snow College, 2001-2002.

Paying for School

I opened up my school e-mail last week, something I do rather infrequently, to find that I had been awarded two scholarships for the upcoming school year!! One was a departmental scholarship and the other was from WTS: Advancing Women in Transportation. I was excited for the departmental one because it meant the teachers in the department thought about me when they were in their scholarship meeting (I'm on the Graduate Admissions Committee so I know this). I was excited for the WTS one because it was directly related to the field I want to make a career in.

Unfortunately, since I'm graduating in Fall semester and the Departmental Scholarship stipulates that the student must be enrolled in Fall and Spring semesters, it was revoked. Totally lame.

But the other one is still good, and last night I went to the WTS Gala where I was recognized for my Scholarship Award. It was very exciting being surrounded by women who all work in transportation. I spoke with the previous year's winners and had a good time. Everyone involved is excited for me and my future career. It was a very cool night. (Pictures were taken but they haven't been posted yet on the website.)

Being there last night was an exciting moment for me. I realized that I'll be graduating soon and will (hopefully) be working in my chosen career. I will be one of those professional women in transportation. Wow.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter.

I love this picture-just-before-everyone-is-ready.

Rock Me On the Water

This is my new favorite song. I have a feeling if I were alive in the 70s I would've been a huge fan of Jackson Browne. I'm a sucker for the singer/songwriter wielding a guitar.

Old Foto Friday

Ivy, my oldest niece, turned 11 this past week. This is me and her the day she was born, April 3rd, 2001. I sorta love her. (Whoa, that close-up flash is not doing me any favors; I promise I did not wear a layer of white make-up in high school.)