Time to Start Blogging!

Well, I figured so many of my friends have a blog and that this would be a fun way for me to keep in touch with everyone in a simple way! As of right now it is definitely fall here in Coeur d'Alene and I absolutely love it here! I have lived here for over a year and a half now and have loved every minute of it. It is quite a change for me from living in Moscow my entire life but it was a needed change for my career. Attending graduate school has been a challenge, however I am learning more than I could have ever imagined and I cannot WAIT to be out in my career and not having to do so many classes! I graduate in May (hopefully....) with my Masters in Education School Counseling and a year long internship after that (hopefully paid, who knows the location yet?) and after that internship I will have my Education Specialist in School Psychology degree...I am also working on attaining my LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor). Needless to say I cannot wait until these huge tests are done, my brain is fried and I find myself finding other things to do all the time instead of studying...everyone needs a break sometimes though!

I have made a lot of amazing friends here in Coeur d'Alene and feel very very blessed. I also get to visit Moscow from time-to-time to visit family, friends and sorority sisters so that is very comforting as well, thank goodness for right now I only life an hour and a half (or less, pending on speed) away. I moved into a new house here in Coeur d'Alene - well the basement of it I guess. The rent is cheaper so that is definitely helpful for a poor graduate student! Lola - aka Lola Lo or "The Chunk" is doing good. She got sick a couple of weeks ago and I had to take her into the vet but she is better now..no more splotchy and swollen neck!!

I am interning at a High School this semester - YEAH A HIGH SCHOOL!!! It's definitely different from interning at an Elementary School - where I was last spring. I love the experiences that I am enduring there thus far! The counselors there are very good, intelligent and a lot of fun. They keep the day to day happenings interesting. However, what I severely dislike about interning at the High School is that I have been asked if I am a TA, where is my ASB card, I am told to get off of my cellphone (which is a no-no for the high school students) and hit on by the high schoolers....agh! No. I am almost 24 people. I mean, who wears nice slacks and nice shirts every day? High Schoolers? I think not!! Maybe by the end of this semester or if I am there next spring the teachers and students will finally realize that I am a counselor interning at the school and NOT a student! I guess time will tell on that one :)

The Vandals are 6-1 right now and we are going bowling!!! That's right!!! The Mighty Vandals are bowl-game eligible and we are all so stoked!!!! I couldn't be more proud to be a Vandal, I mean I have been a vandal for almost 24 years, I cheered for the Vandals and I try to attend all of the games for every sport that I can (living in CDA has it's limits now days)...Hopefully I will be able to attend the Bowl game, I think that is my dream right now.......

I-D-A-H-O IDAHO IDAHO GO GO GO!!!!

I can't really think of much else right now, but figured this would be a good start!