Update

Huh.

I guess I turned into "that guy" with my blog.

Don't judge me, I was busy with school.

School was hard though. And I was only taking two online classes. I'm scared for what life will be like when I'm going to the college full time.

Here's how that went.

I took an Algebra class. It was really hard! I managed to pull off an 85% final grade and I even got 100% on one exam! Yay me!

I also took a Psychology introduction class. That was interesting but I'm not really super great at memorizing facts about names and dates. That was the basics on every test so I didn't fare as well. But I did end up with a 79% in that class. I'm hoping the one good thing about driving into the college will be the simple fact that I will be able to commit more fully. When I'm at home sitting on my computer it's easy for people to bother me. And since I'm easily distracted, that is not a good thing.

I was supposed to drive in a couple days a week (I live about 45 min from the college so the drive in is a bit of an ordeal) but it turns out I don't have to do any more upgrading. I had my schedule all set for the winter semester but when I applied for the actual Nursing program I got a call from the admissions desk. She told me that according to my good math grade and my less-than-amazing high school grades, I could actually come in and write an equivalency test and completely bypass anymore upgrading. So I did and I got 98% on it and am officially accepted into the Nursing program for September.

I decided to do the two year LPN (Practical Nursing) instead of the four year RN program because it was all around a better fit to do a two year program. I don't want to graduate the same time as Katie. Not cool. Maybe we could go grad dress shopping together though? Just kidding. But not kidding about the prospect of going back-to-school shopping in September....

So in other news, we have a new line-up for farm pets. That's big news people. Duke got hit by a truck and I decided to re-home Ruby to a family that is a way better fit for her, especially since I'm going to be gone all the time. We've even gone and visited her a few times and she is much happier.

And the 525,600 farm cats we had have all moved on to a better place. Some had help being re-homed (don't tell Katie) but most just disappeared.

We have a new puppy and she's so fun. Her name is Maisey (get it? Maise = corn).



We call her our Care Bear puppy because she has a perfect white heart mark on her tummy. I'll post a pic of her heart another time.

Remember that one time that this was a cooking blog? Well it might have to turn into a diet blog. All that amazing food I was cooking was not kind to me. I learned tons and loved it, but alas....I don't like the junk it put in my trunk.

Now I'm using all my time on the following activities:


**Healthy eating**.
I'm taking what I learned from Tyler and omitting all the cream and butter. I can make some pretty wicked food and it can still be wicked but healthy.



**Zumba**.
If you haven't tried it, you should be ashamed of yourself and go sign up for a class immediately.



**Yoga**.
I've never done yoga before and I absolutely love it. It makes me feel so relaxed and stretchy.



**Aqua fit**.
I go with my friend to the pool a couple times a week and it is really fun. It is usually a class full of older ladies in their swim caps and I adore them.



**Running**.
I signed up for a 6km run in the middle of March and I don't want to embarrass myself too badly so I have been training for it. And I use the word "training" in it's loosest form.



**Growing my hair out**.
I cut my hair last year and it was seriously the biggest mistake I ever made. Well maybe not ever, that was a bit dramatic, but it was a HUGE regret. I have a habit of growing my hair super long then chopping it off short. I have never been attached to my hair before. But this time was different. I had really great hair. I'm still in mourning from the chop. So what if this is a shallow "activity". Pretty hair makes me happy.



**Relaxing**.
I have a CRAZY couple of years coming up so I'm enjoying my time off to the fullest. And I have a really great bathtub that I do not spend near enough quality time with. Doesn't it look neglected?

So that's the deal. I have lots going on and I'm going to make it a priority to tell you all about it more often. Plus my sister-in-law Julie had a super fun blog idea that I think I'm going to copy. Stay tuned my pretties....