School started again this week...

I started school again on Monday. This semester is going to be just as crazy as all the others, if not worse. I am taking Biology I on Monday and Wednesday nights from 7:00-10:00. I am also taking US/TX Government, American History II, and a sociology class on the Internet.

Monday was my first night of class. It went well for being just the introduction class. But then I went to class tonight and that was a whole different story! Tonight was our first Lab session and I bombed terribly! I am in this class where more than half of the other students are like 18, 19, and 20. I know that some of you are saying "Jeez Sarah you are so old..." But think about it like this. These other students graduated from high school and took biology about 2,3,4 years ago. I haven't taken Freshman Biology in almost 12 years!! We are sitting there in class and we have to do some conversion problem that asks how many grams of proteins and fat are in a 1/4 lb hamburger when there is 20% of each in the burger. Okay that's not exact but now you understand how lost I am!!! We have to convert pounds to grams and liters to milliliters and all this other stuff. My lab partner and I are both lost in class (she's a month older than me) and the young couple (remember the days when you you used to take a class just because your boyfriend would be in it) are whizzing right through the problems with out batting an eye. It's so sad when I keep having to ask the 19 year old boyfriend and girlfriend to help me answer a problem. Then it's even worse when they try to tell me how to answer it without giving me the answer and I'm even more lost then I was to begin with.

You better start praying for me now! This is going to be a LLLOOONNNGGG semester. Hopefully my only hard class will be this Biology one and I will soar right through the other three like usual. I can handle one hard class but not all four!

Love you guys!!

2008 Re-cap

2008 was a wild year for us. I finished two (well three if you count summer) more semesters of school. I don't know where I got so smart but this past semester I made an A in Art Appreciation, a B in World Literature, a B in Computer Literacy, and a C in World Civilization. I am very happy to report that since starting back to school over a year ago I have made nothing but A's and B's aside from this past C. Yay Me!

Christmas was a very good and eventful time for us. We celebrated 7 different times! It all started with my work Christmas Dinner at La Hacienda. It was so much fun. Plus who doesn't love margaritas and enchiladas? My wonderful secret santa, Shawn, bought me two wine glasses, two bottles of wine, and a big box of chocolates. Exactly what was on my Christmas list! After this party we had two in one day. We started off with Christmas at Grammy Susu's (Susan). It was a nice relaxing brunch and Emily had a blast with all her new toys. That same night was our family's CRAZY Chinese Christmas party. I have to admit that this is my favorite Christmas event of all! It is so wonderful when we can all be together having fun, eating tamales, and drinking. Plus we love to fight over the gifts. Surprisingly it wasn't that crazy this year, well except for Stephanie and Uncle Bobby. Next was Christmas eve with my mom, brother, and sister. This tradition we started after my dad died where we go out to dinner with a few close friends and then we open our presents. I love this tradition too because I like being with my family. I really miss being there on Christmas morning to see them open their presents. Especially Taylor when she gets her gifts from Santa. :) I'm not going to go into detail with the other two christmas parties. It would be too long.

Emily was so much fun for Christmas. This was the first year that she was able to finally understand what was going on. Let me tell you she made out like a bandit!! Apparently this was "big present" year. We bought Emily a vanity with the head of Sleeping Beauty that you can fix her hair and her makeup. Then Grammy Susu got her this huge pink chair for her to watch TV in, and Wade's parents bought her this big desk for art. I guess that people don't know that we live in a little itty bitty apartment :) It's okay though I made everything fit...don't ask me how!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from this Christmas. Enjoy!

Emily, Jacqueline, and Madison

Emily in front of the Christmas tree

Emily's big present from Grammy Susu

Steve, Chris, and Stephanie

Emily and Taylor on Christmas Eve

Christopher

Taylor and me at Susan's

Yay! Rowan came down for Christmas!

Me and Stephanie...can you tell we had fun at Chinese Christmas?

HERE'S TO A DIVINE YEAR IN '09!!!!!!!!!!!!