When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes. -Oprah

July has flown by, mainly because I have had so much to do!
This month has also been awesome. I have been making new friends and seriously thinking about my future and where I might end up.
This past week one of the pilots got married. It was a beautiful ceremony on a whale watching boat. Mother nature blessed us with gorgeous weather, not a cloud in the sky and we watched orcas and humpback whales show off for hours. I have decided I will not be getting married because no wedding I put together will ever top that.

My class is still dragging on. As much as I wish it would end, it is going strong. I have to say that I have read some pretty good books for this class though. I'm hoping to pull off a decent grade. The class ends Aug 13. I did receive my final grade for my political science class, which turned out to be an A! Whooohoo. Hello 4.0 GPA

Today I took my Praxis II test and am not confident about my score, but luck has been in my favor lately. Four weeks from today and I may be writing a blog about how happy or depressed I am. Haha. AND Now I'm off to celebrate with some dancing with my good friend Susie.

Two week from now I will be back in the Midwest! I just can't wait to have those dance parties with my niece Kinsey. I know she's looking forward to it too!

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him. -Chinese Proverb

Well, it looks like we have entered a new month already. I can't believe how fast the time has flown this summer. I just made my final payment on school, which is such a weight off my shoulders. I am looking forward to saving up the money that I make for the rest of the season. My literature class is going well. I have just finished reading some fantasy books for this weeks list of "must reads." This was the week for Harry Potter, Twilight and then a few choices of our own. I decided to pick The Hunger Games as my fantasy series. I really like this series and if you haven't heard of it, you should check it out...Soon. Other than school and work, I haven't had much of a social life these days. Last night was the first night in a long while that I have been able to go out and relax with some friends. This morning I was able to sleep in, which doesn't happen very often. I feel rejuvenated!
Today, I am planning on turning in my library books and swapping them out with new books for next weeks literature class. I also need to go grocery shopping and finish up a bit of homework. I have to start preparing to take my Praxis 2 test in July and I'm supposed to head back to Missouri August 5th-15th. Needless to say, the rest of the summer is going to go by just as fast as the beginning. I'm okay with that because I start student teaching August 23rd. I have to attend meetings and help set up the classroom during most of August. It seems like I haven't had much of a break but I kind of like it that way. It makes the time fly by and I am looking forward to graduating already.
As for this weekend, well it's the 4th of July and it's rainy here as usual. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't rain on July 3rd. We do our city fireworks on the evening of July 3rd as soon as the sun has set. This usually ends up being after 12AM July 4th. In the past we have had to push back the fireworks due to rain. I sure hope this rain moves out because they really do put on a great show here.
With that said, I hope that everyone has a great, SAFE, 4th!
Relax and enjoy!
XOXO