Again it's been awhile since I've updated ( Read more... )

So it has been awhile since I've updated. Not much out of the ordinary has happened but big changes are coming indeed. I will graduate from UT Austin this Saturday and heading back to El Paso the following day. I will also be taking my licensing exam in the next few weeks to become a licensed master social worker...fancy, huh? I'm leaving ( Read more... )

I was sitting outside of the Texas History Museum today, waiting for my group from work, and I was surrounded by a bunch of middle schoolers when I heard one girl say "that's one of the mom's ( Read more... )

They must be smiling down upon me, watching over me. I felt ready to either pull my hair out or cry during my Research class because everything they were talking about was going way over my head; I knew I fell behind but not that much, I was completely lost. For as much as my other classmates say they're confused as well, their research projects ( Read more... )

These last few weeks have been a bit too much to handle all at once. Three weeks ago, my grandmother passed away. We left to Mexico the following morning for the funeral and the following 3 days were physically and emotionally draining. I was starting to feel like I was getting back on track until this Monday morning. My mom called to say that ( Read more... )

I'm two days and two classes into the Spring semester, my very last semester of graduate school, yep third and final semester...it's weird. Unfortunately it's not looking so good ( Read more... )

It was around 70 degrees today. People were wearing flip flops as they shopped. We had the AC on in the car. Not a rain drop or any sign of a somewhat white Christmas. Yep, that's winter in El Paso ( Read more... )

My last two papers have finally been turned in. I'm officially done for the semester ( Read more... )

2 presentations down ( Read more... )

One of my friends got engaged over the weekend.

Holy cow.

We all figured she'd be the first to get married because it's part of her culture so sooner or later, it was coming. I honestly couldn't be happier for her, I know it means a lot to her to get to this point in her life. But it's still weird to think that one of friends is engaged and ( Read more... )