Whoo- New Race Training

Today my friend Stephanie and I signed up for the Rt 66 half in November.  Well, we actually signed up for training through Fleet Feet.  Stephanie hasn't ran a half before, and I would really like to step up from my first, so I am totally excited about the personalized training.

I also had two $25 gift certificates to use there, which means I got two pairs of Nike shorts for $22.  Yeah.  A pink pair and a purple pair.  That's awesome.   

I spent waaay too much time on homework today.  Two of my three classes are fast-track and will last only a month.  I am loving all three classes and what I am learning.  It is so great to feel such a good fit with my major (which will be my degree in a few short months.)  I have a Youth Offenders class, one over Family and Child Welfare, and Intro to Social Work.  Whooo!

I got to talk to my airman a little tonight.  He is at the stage in technical school where he can get off base (ATP, I think.)  It's wonderful to Skype and call and text and email....so much better than when he was in BMT (bootcamp).  Although it's still another twelve weeks until he is home, it makes it better to actually get to speak to him now.  Although now he knows how much I cry.  Haha.  I bet he didn't miss the normal things like PMS and my money habits and when I don't want to kill a spider.  Tonight I asked him how to find studs so that I can hang a clock.  Sometimes I am seriously such a girl.

Have you heard of Pinterest?  It's my new favorite site.  My youngest sister got me totally hooked on it.  I love looking at the beautiful food creations, the DIY projects, the fashion, the home decor.  Basically I just love it all.  Check it out!!!

College Fashion

I took two college intersession classes this month.  Bleh.  Class over Christmas break is yucky.  In order to walk in May and graduate in the summer, I took two criminal justice courses, Criminal Gangs and Law in Film.  They were so interesting!  I wish I had taken more criminal justice courses earlier in my college career. 

I just finished my final paper for my Criminal Gangs class.  I wrote it over the Irish Travellers, which aren't so much a gang as much as they are an ethnic group.  I think I did an amazing job on my paper.  :)  Gold star for me.  My teacher probably sent us seven messages regarding plagiarism, and when reading everyone else's final papers, I think somehow they missed his APA and works cited memos.  This is my favorite comment "I did not use APA format or cite any sources because I did not use any quotes. I put everything in my own words. I came up a little short of 6 pages but hopefully I did everything else correctly."  I am a little confused as to how he wrote six pages over the Aryan brotherhood without outside sources... 

Anyway, one of my current favorite blogs is College Fashion.  Since I normally go to class right after work, I show up in a variety of food and paint covered scrubs.  However, if I had a "real" job that didn't involve sweet, messy children, I would totally follow the cool advice on this site.  When I read the article about only wearing dresses for a month, I was hooked.  I love dresses.  So so much.  Like seriously so much.  I would like to do a fashion challenge of some kind, but it seems kind of impractical for the way my life is right now.  I am going to try and brainstorm a fun idea.  Maybe I can't do fashion, but I could do makeup or hair?  Any suggestions?