Transfer Preparations

Today, my husband and I had to jet on over to Lourdes College after my class ended so that we could get to my meeting with my nursing adviser at 2:30 PM. Morning classes went well, despite my lack of time to study for my psychology test. Even though I didn't do as well on it as I had hoped, I know it was my own fault. My grade was still an A, but it was a little close for comfort. Luckily, my grade is still fantastic, so it's okay.

My adviser was wonderful. She was extremely enthusiastic about my starting classes at Lourdes. She helped me get some of them scheduled. Some, however, they are waiting to find out if they can start additional sections. I was informed, however, that I would be able to take the two nursing introduction-level courses in the summer. I was really hoping for a summer off, but if I have to do it, I can push through.

Lourdes is a beautiful campus. I was really surprised. I had never been there before, so I was pleasantly surprised. I felt very comfortable there. I'm even more excited than before to be moving over to Lourdes in the Fall. It's going to be great!

After my advising appointment, JJ and I ran a few sundry errands. Then, after all that, we went over to the Toledo Museum of Art so that I could get some notes on a painting for a History of Western Art paper. I'm pretty excited about it, actually. It's going to be good because I feel like I have a lot to write about. It's this painting. In fact, this paper is all that I'll be working on tomorrow. I have two papers due next Friday, a presentation to work on, a wikipedia article to write about a philosopher (what an academic assignment!), and a few other sundry assignments. I have to work a little harder since the semester is at a close. Yikes!

In other, related news, yesterday Nick and I volunteered to be ushers at an Owens event. Garrison Keillor came to our college. I was in a terrible mood because I had to get a tooth filled that morning--something I'm not apt to handle well anyways and is still sensitive to heat and cold--but I had made a commitment and I had to see it through. All that we had to do was seat people, which I did for a few hours. It wasn't as bad as I thought, though I did end up having a terrible tension headache before the end of the night.

Anyways, Garrison Keillor was amazing. He was honest and interesting. He has this great way of telling a story that forces you to think in pictures. I attribute this to having spent so much time on radio. Radio narration forces you to make people visualize the things you're discussing. He had great stories, all of them very funny. He talked about his personal experiences in his hometown. He even made a condom joke. It was a delightful time!

Actually, my whole week has been good. My dentist appointment wasn't as expensive as I thought. I got to see Garrison Keillor for free while helping out my school. My husband got something to help him relax about school. My Fall semester is set in motion. I feel good about it! And now, unlike at any other time during my week, I'm going to go get some rest. We have "family brunch" in the morning, which is something new my family is trying due to our lack of family dinner opportunities.