It's Been Awhile: Take 2

So apparently the act of going back to school and the first week of homework and seeing friends all over again just consumed my life! Sorry for not posting sooner, a lot has happened. I will just try to highlight what has gone on since I last posted.

Rooming situations have been worked out: I will be rooming with Alex again next semester, and my good friends Julie and Carol will be rooming together. Hopefully we can get rooms in the same wing, but we won't know that until next week or so when we start signing up for rooms. As far as the financial situation is concerned right now, we are taking steps to finish taxes and get the FASFA done. That is top priority at the moment; once we can get that information in, we will know what kinds of loans we need to look at for next year. Once the FASFA is done, I can also go to the financial aid office and see if there is anything else they can do. Also, just recently I was talking to my academic adviser, and he suggested possibly switching my program, not my major, but my program. I would switch from the five-year master's program to the four year bachelors program but graduate at least 1 semester early if not a full year. Then I would move to Langhorne, find a job in a social work setting, and re-enter the master's program. I would only be out of school for 6 months, if that, but by graduating early and getting a job I would save thousands of dollars and would not have to take out as many loans for my master's degree because I would be working. It is a lot to think about. I haven't exactly crunched the numbers, though I am working towards that. As soon as I have made a decision, I will let you all know!

Also since I last posted, ALEX CAME HOME!!!!!!! She actually got back last Sunday. It is very wonderful to have her back. Unfortunately, she was sick both weeks she was in Africa, and she continued to stay sick when she got back. She went to the doctor's and he said it is just a virus. But, personally, she has the symptoms of malaria. So, if she stays sick for another week, she will be going back to the doctor's. Wednesday was an awful day for her, but by Thursday she was feeling much better. Her significant other is taking her on a surprise trip today, he is actually taking her to the beach, and I am sure I will hear all about it later tonight. It is good to have her home. I had forgotten how goofy she is and how much fun we have when we are together.

So I guess that covers all the major happenings in my life over the past two weeks. God continues to be faithful in my life. There is never a day that I do not see His hand whether it is in a lesson that touches me, or a friend who comes and gives me a hug, or a random person who comes up and tells me that they have been thinking of me. I, we, serve such a great and mighty God. There is so much to praise Him for!!!!!