illinigirl
Saturday, May 12, 2007

Ideal Weekend So Far

Thought I would check in since I finally have a few minutes free. Woo hoo! My last full semester with work and two classes is behind me. I am finally in the home stretch for my degree here. Two things this summer then a capstone class fall semester and I done.

So to celebrate being done with classes for a while, I'm trying to celebrate what is good about my life. Thursday evening, I went out with friends from my program and had a lot of fun. Last night, the hubby and I grilled out and then went for ice cream. (And I won some Dancing with the Stars tickets, which is exciting for someone like me who really likes watching ballroom dancing.)

This morning, I got to spend some time with my hubby, work in the yard, and go to the gym. Beautfiul weather here in the low-to-mid 70s and clear...just the way I like it. This afternoon is looking for home remodeling stuff, perhaps a bit of shopping, and visiting with my hubby's family. Tomorrow, it's church, then back south to see my family for a few hours, and maybe squeezing in some home decorating and/or scrapbooking.

I really enjoy learning, and I do enjoy my classes. But if anyone ever tells you how hard it is to work full-time and do a graduate degree in the evenings...I'd believe them. It's okay for a term or two, but when you hit year two or three of that stress load...it's exhausting. I just haven't had it in me to write much lately. Thankfully, my load is starting to lighten a bit, so I am hoping to get back into blogging more. Stop by and hopefully there will be more here soon!


-- 5/12/2007 11:59:00 AM by illinigirl -- | --



Random thoughts on life, faith and current events, direct to you from a twenty-something conservative chick deep in the cornfields of Central Illinois


lately i have been

reading: goodnight nobody, news
watching: Everwood finale, hgtv
listening: the fray "over my head", jack's mannequin
thinking: too much! summer classes busy!


my favorite blogs
antioch road
benjamin domenech
benjamin kepple
in the agora
james lileks
jeffrey utech
kevin holtsberry
mark byron
michelle malkin
the rattler
spudlets
such small hands
illinois blogs
big guy rocks
chicago report
cold spring shops
crowe bar
free will blog
gapers' block
hey listen
knowledge problem
a new can of worms
peoria pundit
random act of kindess
red chicago
song of the suburbs
spoons experience
twenty-something life
university blog (uis)
central il expats
fiat
inner monologues
iowa wine guy
other great blogs
accidental verbosity
allison lives
anne wilson
banshee blog
campus nonsense
collected miscellany
hoosier review
kyle still
lashawn barber
little green footballs
mike krempasky
patrick ruffini
resplendent mango
rosenblog
silfay hraka / warren
technosailor
thinklings
unqualified offerings
yuppies of zion

b-ball linklove
big ten wonk
espn college hoops
illinitalk
illiniwonk
illinois loyalty
si mens bball
tupper's blog
yocohoops

news & commentary
arts & letters daily
foxnews.com
lucianne.com
national review
opinion journal
townhall.com
weekly standard

columnists i dig
john derbyshire
jonah goldberg
jay nordlinger
peggy noonan

magazines & forums
drudge report
foxnews.com
lucianne.com
national review
opinion journal
townhall.com
weekly standard

illinois links
chicago tribune
chicago sun-times
da cubbies
decatur herald & review
heartland institute
honor the chief
il policy institute
illini basketball
illinois leader
peoria journal star
state journal registrar

guilty pleasures
drudge report
e! online
for better or worse
the onion.com
television without pity
tell me about it
trading spaces

weblogs/diaries
ejshea.com
fifth street
hateyourdaddy
jane-blog
jason continuum
journey of a girl
planning a sky

 

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