Made it Through Fall Semester

I've finally recovered from fall semester (2014) to sit down and blog about it. It was one of the most intense, stressful, hardest semesters I've ever had. I had a few classes that made me nervous about taking but had no choice but to take them and get them out the way. I had a class with a professor who I've had issues with before. It was just a crazy, busy semester and it had me near nervous breakdown a couple of times. I'm not one to break that easily but I swear if this semester hadn't ended last week I would have wigged out.

Speechless....

No grand jury indictment in the Eric Garner case. These were his last words before he died. I don't even know what to say or how to react anymore. I just don't...

Black Lives Matter...

When Trayvon Martin was killed at the age of 17 years old and George Zimmerman wasn't charged I was furious, upset, disappointed that this blatant racism was taking place. I was happy when he was finally arrested and I followed the trial just like anyone else. Of course I was disappointed that he wasn't found guilty for taking the life of a child. As this case went on there were other cases surfacing like that of Jordan Davis who was gunned down by a white man in a gas station parking lot. He was also only 17 years old. Marissa Alexander fired a warning shot at her abusive husband and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. All of these cases happened in Florida and all were stand your ground cases. There was the shooting of Renisha McBride who got into a car accident and needed help. She knocked on a man's door and when he opened it he open fire, killing her. All of these cases got my blood to boiling and I was hot and angry and sad for all the people who lost their lives and their families. I was active and kept up with cases. But after this summer all of that changed. It seems as if all hell broke loose.

Reminiscing...

I was listening to a new song this morning, "My Love" by Goapele feat. Eric Benet, while I was driving to work. This song makes me want to get up and dance. It makes me feel sunny and happy. It's a brand new song that I just listened to for the first time on Monday but it somehow reminds of my Grandma's house. It reminds me of those sunny, summer days where I would sit in the window and watch the world outside.

My Nephew

I love this little guy so much. I never thought the love would be this strong. I'd do anything for him. I thought since he was just a nephew and not my child I wouldn't feel as strongly as I do for him. He's a cutie patootie!

This is one of my Favorite Quotes/Poems

I first read this when I was in a restaurant when I was a kid and I loved it. I thought it was a good quote and it matched what I knew about God. As I read it again today I remember the hard times I'm having and realizing that God is here and helping me and I can't give up on my faith. It's just hard now but I know it's always darkest before the dawn. And God will be there every step of the way.

Winter is Officially Here

It is officially wintertime in Utah. It snowed yesterday and it was so cold. I'm not a big fan of winter so right now I want to go into hibernation and not come back out until it's hot again. I want to hole up in my house until the sun shines bright and hot. Oh well, I drink hot chocolate now :P

Box Braids: Long Bob Style

This is how I think I want to get my hair done next. I don't like long braids very much. Short hair will frame my face better anyway and they may last longer. And will be cheaper. These styles are so cute!

Ugh, School, Work, Life!

So school has become increasingly harder to deal with lately. I had to drop a class which now means I won't be finished in Spring 2015 like I planned. I am seriously considering just dropping out. I don't want to deal with homework, teachers, and the horrible ordeal of trying to find a parking spot for two more semesters. There is so much to do and I'm struggling with my classes this semester. My motivation and drive have slipped down. I'm trying to find it but it's not working. I think I just need a vacation to see my family and close, close friends. I think I'm just too far away and staying here another year means another year away from them. I still love ASL (American Sign Language) but the other classes feel like "what's the point." I also don't like what I do for work and feel like I'm not moving forward.*Sigh* I'll figure it out. Okay, rant over.

Surgery was a Success!!!

I went to the hospital on Wednesday morning (4/30) and I wasn’t as nervous as I thought I’d be. I checked in and it didn’t take that long before I was taken back to my room. The nurse who took my blood pressure and inserted the IV was really nice and friendly. She made it easy to not be as nervous. After a while I was given some medicine to relax while they gave me a nerve block. The needle was huge but the block was worth it. My leg stayed numb for 24-hours. It took a while longer before they wheeled me back to surgery because we had to wait on the doctor to finish with his other surgery.