Ahhh, home sweet home!!

I'm home, in NC, surrounded by family and wuppies, with no work and no classes to pester me! How perfect is that?!

I arrived a few minutes after noon, which was awesome time. I left at 4am CST, only getting stuck in about maybe 10 minutes of what I assume was rush hour traffic in Knoxville. For some reason I thought it took 4 hours to get to Knoxville from Clarksville, but no, it's only about 3. So I got there right at 8am EST. It really wasn't that bad, not nearly as bad as Nashville am traffic. So, the trip was very pleasant. I love driving middle of the night/early morning. Until I got close to Knoxville, there were hardly any other cars around. Oh, and a little slow down around Asheville, where they've got one lane in each direction of I-40 closed going up and down the mountains. Why, I'm not really sure. It's been like that since the fall, I think, and I've yet to figure out what they're doing. Something with the center concrete barrier things...

So, yes, I'm in the exciting world of home. I didn't do too much today. Mom & I had Mi Pueblo for lunch, and mom, grama and I took all 5 dogs for a walk/run. Melody and I were the only ones that did any running. I think we went twice as far as everyone else! But, we needed it after being in the car for 7+ hours. Then, it was such a pretty day that I played around outside, shotting baskets, washing my car, playing with the wups. I'm hoping it'll stay nice tomorrow so I can take my pile of reading that I have and just sit in the sun, so it at least looks like I went somewhere fun for break! Either Saturday or Sunday we might go drive around and check out apartments. I don't want to jinx it, but this is really the only time I have to do this, unless I come home for Easter again. Ugh, the thought of that is not pleasant.

OH! I could I forget! I have to go back earlier than planned (just a day) so I can do the Clarksville diabetes support group with my professors!! Rock on! I met with (Mrs) Dr. Woods, my Lifespan Development professor, on Thursday, about how to go about getting a "real" volunteer position at Vandy, or anywhere else for that matter. She had some good ideas.. mainly that in order to get in somewhere I don't have a contact, is to pose it as research. She got all excited talking about studies we could develop, and if I wanted to change my mind and do a thesis she would come up with the study and I'd just carry it out, and do the "counseling" with the kids! I'm not too sure of that, especially in light of the fact that I plan to leave in May. BUt, it's something to think about. It'd be really neat to do, even if it weren't for the purpose of my thesis. So, we'll see. I guess it all depends on what happens Wednesday at The CHildren's Home. So many things coming at me at once!! Now we just need to throw a boy in the mix!

I honestly dn't know why I'm still awake.. I've been up for 20 hours, HOLY HELL!! But, I took a power nap for like an hour while my mom and gma were playing skip bo. Then Mom and I went to WalMart and I got re-energized. I jumped on the trampoline for 15 mins, cuz I didn't make it to the gym today. I'm going to be SOO sore tomorrow, between that and running. (While I was in NY I jumped on my cousins, and the next few days all sorts of weird muscles hurt! She says doing that is better than running!)

I feel so special.. Erica linked me to her webpage!! What a cool person she is! =) Tomorrow if I'm bored, I'll have to check out all the other links from her post. I like reading random people's (that I know by association) blogs. It's fun!