I am all you ever wanted...

It's been a week or so since I blogged and even though I should be doing some schoolwork I felt compelled to give an update. School has been horrendous, atrocious, complicated, and difficult to understand, but I'm trying to make some progress on some of the stuff I missed on. Classes have been ok, nothing special. My performance has been average at best, I started off with a bang but that week and a half at the Feast really put me back and I guess at a disadvantage when I got back. I took two tests, one for International Security and another one for Politics and Society, and let's just say that when half the questions on both tests are regarding lecture and what each professor said I didn't have much chance to answer them correctly. Oh well, I'm still graduating in May so that's what I'm focused on, plus I can always do well during finals and next semester as well.
I booked my trip to my island of Puerto Rico the island of enchantment this past weekend and I am pumped! I am actually able to go back for about 15 days and fly back to KC in time for the Church weekend there for New Year's Eve. I'm hoping that it does occur because I planned my trip around it. I fly out from KC on December 15th (Thursday) and have already talked to my profs about taking the Friday finals earlier in the week, which will my study time. Oh well, I can't wait to have the time with my family, friends, the beach, the tropical rain forest, the homemade food, the PR congregation, the warm weather...it's always a blast. Plus, I'll be able to talk to my parents about some stuff and get their input on life's questions and get their advice. I've been pretty good at listening to my parents most of the time and I'm hoping I do this time around too.
It was a tough last for me in a lot of ways. My Grandfather from my Dad's side had not been feeling well since he suffered a heart attack a couple of weeks ago. He was in his 90's and was probably the strongest and smartest man I would ever come across in life. I hadn't seen him since I graduated from high school so it has been a while. My Dad has been taking it pretty hard as expected, but the comforting thing is that the next time we see him the world will be a better place and he will have a chance to know the Truth. Moments like what these make school and money issues seem so unimportant, and they are because in the grand scheme of things the material stuff does not matter.
There's also been things that have come up that have dampened my spirits a bit as well. I'm trying not to get discouraged because I do know better and I know that God will see me through. I was reading my best buddy Jon's blog and there's so much I can identify with. So many life changing/important decisions to make, so many variables and dependents which are still being defined and experimented on. I'm hoping I can make the RIGHT decision, mold and shape my future and do well, but I have no idea what is in store. In any case, I will just keep trying my hardest at what I do and then maybe then it will be good enough...

Score one for a conservative

Today's been a pretty good day, I was a little bit anxious and nervous about a lot of things but it has shaped up to be a good one. I talked to my advisor and I am officially graduating next semester...freaky/scary/nervous thought come to think about it.
The good news is that I got my grade back from the "Should Immigration Be Restricted" debate and much to my surprise I got an A on it! I was shocked, surprised, happy, and thankful about the grade I got on it. I don't think I could have gotten a solid A on it but I got 49/50 on it and I was stoked! It pumped me up for sure because I don't think I did that good of a job on it but the professor liked it and the other students had positive comments on the debate. The prof staples her assessment of the debate along with the other students' comments and I came away impressed and humbled by what they said. They actually liked it! That's the surprising part of it but I will definitely take it ;)
I was actually worried about my grades slipping because it's been tough this semester. So much to do with so little time and my classes are basically the academic death penalty. I'm trying to survive though but it didn't help that I did awesome last semester and set the bar too high for myself, lol. I've been thinking that the way I ended last semester was the way I should have ended my college career but alas, I still had a year left. Oh well, I guess I'll keep chugging along with this...
I feel the need to blog about something relevant and important to me but I can't find the time. I have a take home test to write up by noon tomorrow for a class that I was not able to attend for 2 weeks, I have a 5 page preliminary research assignment to present about why I'm researching the British Empire due on Thursday, and I've got a test to make up for my Politics and Society class on Thursday as well. I can't wait for the weekend to come...