The Harder the Conflict the More Glorious the Triumph: Falling Behind Already

Okay, so one day I will be an avid blogger that will keep an up-to-date blog every single day, but as of now, I just do not have the time. I've been so busy with the last ending stretch of school, it being finals week and all, and also with working almost every day. When I do finally have some free time, (which is usually only after 6:00 PM) I'm usually cleaning the apartment or just sitting at home trying not to fall asleep. Now that Fall semester is FINALLY over, I'll definitely have much more time to enjoy myself and relax...which I'm super excited about. I'm just happy that I passed all of my classes :) Next semester is going to be much busier and more difficult though. My class schedule is going to look like this:

Composition 2 (Online)
Art Appreciation (Online)
Intro to Philosophy
German I
History of American People

A whole total of 15 hours of school, plus somehow holding down a 38-40 hour/week job at the call center. It's going to be tough, but very worth it in the end. Luckily I chose two online classes so I could work more.

I hung out with one of my good friends the other day, Kim, who I haven't seen in quite a while. It was a lot of fun. We ate at Maria's, which is a really good Mexican restaurant here in Rogers, went back to my place so she could meet Ranger and see my new place, and then went Christmas shopping. I'm really glad we got to hang out. It has been way too long. Kim and I have always had a very good friendship, but every since this school year has started, and she's been in Fayetteville and me in Bentonville, it's been harder to see each other. Also, of course, having a boyfriend doesn't help either....

Kim and I

Hopefully we can start hanging out more and keep building our friendship

Last night we had some people over to just hang out. It was the first time a group of people has actually ever been over because we just haven't had the time and because we've been trying to get the place looking good. Finally, everything is coming together. I'll post some pictures of the place later :) Having them over was really nice. It was Tyler, our friend Michael, and this guy from Tyler's unit that is a little bit older than us, Derrick, and his girlfriend, Candace. They are very nice people and just great to be around. The guys had some beer and played Xbox and Candace and I just talked about a lot of different things.

I feel so bad for Candace because Derrick is about to leave for Afghanastan on January 29 for a year, and this will be their first deployment as a couple. He's been before, but not while they have been together. I will make sure to keep in touch with her as I can only imagine how hard it's going to be for her.

Tyler and I have decided that we much rather be surround by older people, we're talking mid 20's -30's rather than people our age. It's just more....relaxed (less dramatic-more mature) I guess you could say. I've always thought I was more 'mature' for my age...and I mean that in no kind of bitchy way. I've definitely always been the 'mom' of all of my friends. :p

I think that's it for now! I'll post again soon, but for now, here are some more photos!

Tyler and I for my 20th Birthday before dinner