Christmas Eve Already??

Merry-ALMOST-Christmas!!

I can’t believe I woke up this morning and it’s Christmas Eve already… I mean, where the heck did the time go??

I’ve been so busy this week, and I’m STILL not done with everything.

*sigh*

Earlier this week I got my mom’s Christmas Village set up, so even though the house isn’t decorated for Christmas like my mom would have had done, it still has a little bit of her.

Sweet Saturdays: Peach Cobbler

Ack! I am so excited! I finally have my computer back up so now I get to share with you all a new blog post (because it has been weeks… darn you move/school) and I get to start one of my goals, which is Sweet Saturdays!!

Before I get to the recipe, let me delve into a little (and by little I secretly mean a lot) of what’s been going on in my crazy-busy-hectic life as of late.

5 weeks ago I started 16 credits of classes at my local junior college. I am currently taking:

Music Fundamentals (Mus 101) -I have been in the world of music since I was 4 years old. So all of this stuff is really REALLY easy to me, but in some places my theory skills are lacking, so I would really like to make those places where I am lacking second nature for when I move onto Music Theory 1. That’s not to say that I couldn’t be in Music Theory 1 and succeed, because I totally could. It’s just that they quickly go over all of the things you learned in fundamentals in one week, then jump right into it. I was looking for an easier class to review my basics (and so I wouldn’t have to work so hard on this class so I could put more time into my other classes ).

Intro to Psychology (Psyc 101) -This class is… interesting. I absolutely love my professor, and she keeps the class pretty interesting (thankfully). We had our first exam in the class (that I happened to be until 3:45am that morning working on my cheat sheet that we’re allowed to have — 8 1/2″ x 11″, hand written, both sides — the tip of my pointer finger was flat for the whole next day because of how quickly/small I was writing to cram every possible thing I could need on that cheat sheet) and I did really well! I got a 96% on the exam, and my professor even used my essay as an example of what to do in order to get full credit!!! I was so happy

Physical Anthropology (Anth 101) – I am still a little worried about this class because it is one I definitely have to work a little harder in, but so far I have a 90% in the class, so that’s a good thing!! I do enjoy going to lectures though because it’s pretty interesting, plus I met someone in there who I know is going to be one of my best friends! She is so much like me it’s kind of scary (the most impressive is that her parents had her when they were in their 40s just like mine, so all of her siblings are considerably older too! I haven’t met anyone else in that situation before lol), and on this coming Friday she and I are going to Disneyland! Yay

Elementary Algebra (Math 090) -Another stupidly easy class for me I tested into Intermediate Algebra (Math 096), but there were 2 issues with that. 1)The computer system for my school said I “didn’t meet the prerequisites for that course” even though I tested into the damn class, and 2)The professor I wanted for math had his Math 096 class completely waitlisted, but I could still get into his Math 090 class, so… just like in Music Fundamentals, I’m using this class as a way to “review” everything before moving on to Intermediate Algebra, plus it is another really freaking easy class so I can focus my studies elsewhere.

Plus, my professor is HILARIOUS. Seriously. Not like, in a dorky math-joke kind of way. But in the actual, he is dorky and funny and you learn stuff about the real world at the same time kind of way. He ROCKS and makes me actually want to come to math. Which is weird. Because it’s math. Ew. But yay for my professor! lol

and History of World Civilization to 1500 – I am really liking this class! I had this professor last semester (before I had to withdraw from all of my classes because of mom passing ) and I loved him! For anyone reading this that went to high school with me and remembers Mr. Green, my professor seriously looks like he could be his twin, and talks the same way, cussing and all (minus the British accent). It’s really kind of weird, but I like it because Mr. Green was amazing. I am also lucking out in this class because we have SI (Supplemental Instruction) for it, so an hour before class starts, SI begins and is led by a student at the school who has taken the class before and aced it, and is familiar with the professor. We play learning games (like memory) and it’s really helping because with the move, we haven’t had the money to actually buy my history book… >_> lol We have our first exam on Tuesday, so hopefully I will get an A!

Alright, I know that took forever, but if you’re still with me, I’m almost ready for the Peach Cobbler, I promise!

Real Life Crazyness

Hey everyone!!

I just wanted to let you all know that I haven’t abandoned you guys, or my blog. Things have just been so crazy for me I’ve barely had time to sleep let alone do anything else!

Right now my dad and I are in the middle of a huge move/downsize this weekend (and have been for the past couple weeks) and this weekend we’re making the transition from sleeping at the old place to sleeping at the new place. Unfortunately that means I have to move a lot of stuff… including my clothes. And I have a LOT of clothes to move…

I also just finished up my 3rd week of 17 credits worth of college classes, which has been really busy just by itself! I also have a lovely genetics quiz to study for (for my Physical Anthropology class) that I’m taking on Wednesday, as well as a Journal Review (for my Psych 101 class) that is also due on Wednesday.

And on top of both of those, my boyfriend finally got the job he’d been waiting to hear about (yay for employment!! ) but… it’s in Northern California, aka 8 hours north of me. And oh btw, he starts a week from this Monday.

My boyfriend and I have also been hard at work this week on a new cage for my 3 guinea pigs (since their old cage was much too big for my now very very very small bedroom). The cage is now pretty much finished, but it took nearly 4 days to finish between doing a bunch of other stuff related to school/moving/his new job/his move.

*takes a deep breath*

So… as you can see, I’ve had zero time for anything! But today I am getting some me time that doesn’t have anything to do with studying/reading textbooks/homework! I get to bake the next recipe for Cupcake Project’s Ultimate Vanilla Cupcake search. I have to have my review in by this evening. So I have to get my ingredients out of the old house and lug them over to the new house where all 0f my baking supplie are hiding in boxes in the kitchen and start baking! Oh. I also have to bring my mom’s KitchenAid mixer. Good thing I’m writing about this or I would have forgotten and been very very sad.

 

I have many more lovely things planned to share with you all in the near future, including setting up days for posts! So far I’m thinking of… Musical Mondays (where I share a new harp piece with you!), Sweet Saturdays (for those delicious treats we all love), and Savory Sundays (where I try out a new dinner, or maybe even breakfast or lunch, recipe on my family and share it with you!).

I love you guys and hope that you haven’t given up hope that I will return with more wonderful things to share with you! Because I haven’t! I have so many things I want to share, but I haven’t been able to make time

I hope you all have a lovely Friday, and more importantly, a lovely Labor Day weekend!!!!!

♥ Kate