Alright, I know. I know. It's been since March since I've updated. If anyone even follows along with this anymore, I'd be real surprised. Since March, a lot has happened. I finished my first year of grad school. That was an accomplishment. Wow. I survived though. But finishing my first year means that I only have one more year left! How crazy! I will be entering the real world in less than a year! Then comes the fun of paying back student loans comparable to the amount of a nice house. That's what you get when you go to school for 6 years. Seriously, if I would have known that I would be paying this much back one day, I think I may have tried a lot harder to have found some rich foster parents I could have lived with. ;-) Just kidding, but seriously. It's going to be tough starting out. I'll be dealing with way more than most graduates. But I'm a survivor and a fighter, so I will get through it.
This summer I completed my first internship. I had an 8-week internship at a skilled nursing facility in Erie. It went by really fast and I completed about a third of the hours I need to have before graduating. So that's exciting. And this coming spring, I will have 2 more internships: one in a school setting and one in a hospital. I'm really hoping to find someplace around Pittsburgh or State College to find a job when I'm done, so I applied to do my internships in Pittsburgh. I'd be living with my sister who lives in Monroeville if I end up with my internships there. Which I assume I will be doing, as far as I know. So, technically, this is my last semester of classes ever. Unless I decide to continue someday...(hint: an Au.D sounds tempting ;-P)
As for my last semester of classes here at Edinboro, it's going to be a tough one. Again, I have my graduate assistantship. So I have 12 hours of classes (MTW), 6 hours of clinic (TR), and 9 hours of work. That doesn't include my 30 hours of fall field and 10 hours of hearing clinic I must complete by the end of the semester. I'm sure there are other things that I am forgetting, but all I know is, it's exhausting. But I'll try my hardest not to complain. I'm excited about life. I really am. This whole concept that I will be doing something that makes a difference is what drives me everyday. If I didn't think that one day I would be helping people, I wouldn't be doing this and would have probably dropped it a long time ago. I can't imagine a career in which I wasn't helping people. That is just me. I am a lover and I want to make a difference in a child's (or anyone's) life.
As for the rest of my life, everything is going splendid. It's still hard being able to see Mark with our crazy schedules and long distances apart. But we definitely make it work. We've never had any real problems with the distance. I think that may stem from the fact that we have never been consistently together since we've been together. The longest I think we've been together was about 2 weeks. But we have a really strong relationship that bonds us. I love him so much. Sometimes it really amazes me and takes my breath away. I couldn't ask for anyone better.
The nieces and nephew are growing so fast. I really can't believe that Owen is starting first grade tomorrow. It's insane. I was in my junior year of High School when he was born. Times have really changed! Madison is starting pre-school tomorrow and is starting dance lessons sometime in September. She's such a "princess" so it really fits her. And little Paige, who isn't so little anymore. She just turned 1 last week. ONE! It really doesn't seem like a year since she was born. But she's gone through a lot in that one year. She's a trooper. But I love them all so much. My love for them is almost like a mother's love. I really feel like I'm so close to them. And they love me, too. Just ask my sister for proof. :-D
I really don't have much else going on in my life. School, work, and Mark take up pretty much all of my time. But I wouldn't have it any other way. I honestly don't mind putting in all these hours of classes and work. One day it will be worth it and I will be living the life I've always dreamed of.
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