School is.....

Hard. At least it is when you work full-time & take 2 classes in 6 weeks. I must be desperate to graduate soon, or crazy. Maybe I'm actually a little bit of both. Thankfully the classes I'm taking are relative to what I do in "real life," but it's still a lot to keep up with. For the next 4 1/2 weeks, my schedule Monday - Thursday is:

6:30(ish) - wake-up & get ready for the day

8:30 - 5 - Make the big bucks (well at least make the bucks to help pay the bills)

6 - 9:40 - Corporate Taxation followed by International Tax

10 - midnight(ish) - dinner & homework, hopefully followed by a little time with my husband

Bed comes as quickly after that as possible.

Wow, seeing it writing make me think I am crazy. But, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Graduation will be in December & then I'll look back and laugh on these 6 weeks. But until then, I'll just keep trying to survive.

I think I can, I think I can......

Too Long

It's been way to long since I've even thought about blogging. Sad, I know. I read my friends' blogs and try to keep up with them, but when it comes to taking the time to blog myself, I just haven't done it.

I'd like to say that tax season was my excuse first, then my Sister had a baby & now I'm in school, but really, I just haven't made the time to do it. Hopefully I'll be better from now on.

I don't even know where to start, so I'm just going to give some major highlights:

• Started a new job in September. Still an accounting firm, & still in Orange Park, but a higher position & better salary. Not the best move I've made, but it's hard to argue with a better salary & more opportunities. The boss lady is just a little crazy......
• In October, my parents took their family on a cruise (me, Melissa, Dana & our respective husbands). Mema & Ooh-hoo & Grandpa & Nana, & Alice & Ross also went. It was a good time had by all. Craig played in a "gameshow" one night on board and won a "ship on a stick." It was so funny, we bought the DVD so we could watch it over & over
• The Holidays came & went with lots of family time. Craig got a Droid & I got a GPS for my car. My parents got the boys tools & the girls Sony readers. I really love min.
• Tax season started up in January. The most least stressful tax season I've ever had, until the 13th of April. Then all the craziness of tax season came full force. Not really enjoyable, but that's the life of an accountant.
• During all of this time, my sister was pregnant. Her & Bryan told us about it on the cruise. It was very cool. So in May (just last week), little Hailey Ann Farnsworth was born. She was beautiful. At 8.3 lbs and 21 1/4 inches long, she was not little baby, but she was perfect. Melissa had a couple of rough times during her 16 hour labor, but all-in-all she survived. I got to be there with her the whole time. The gift of life is amazing. It was an amazing experience for me.
• School started back up for me this week. 3 classes this semester: 2 the first 6 weeks then 1 the last 6 weeks. It's going to be intense. It already has been & its only been 3 days. We'll see how that goes. Craig also start back to school this summer. He's working towards his bachelors in Physics.

So as you can see, we have been busy. We even had our 1 year anniversary during of all this. We spent the Friday night at the Ritz in Amelia Island. It was fantastic. Then we went to the temple that Saturday & had our cake with family on Sunday. It was a good weekend & a nice break during tax season.

So now that I've caught up quickly, I'll try to post more often. Pictures of some activities listed above to follow soon.