Ok, I just actually watched The Lord of the Rings and that was stuck in my head--it has nothing whatsoever to do with this very long-overdue blog. Or maybe it does!
I took the GREs and got my score--my math sucked!!! But I got an excellent verbal and written. Good enough to get me into the schools I want, I think. As for that, I have applied for San Diego State for Criminology. BUT I recently developed a crush on a grad school in Phoenix--global affairs and management. Here is a bit about that: geo-political economy, international relations and foreign-language study needed to make a positive difference in regard to international conflict resolution, sustainable economic development, humanitarian relief and human rights. RIGHT??? I know, I have a total and complete crush. Sigh. I just have to make up my mind now.
As for the rest of life, the boys and I have just recently adopted a soldier. He is in the Special Forces over in Iraq right now and we are very much enjoying sending him messages, mail, and care packages. We email every day and he responds on the days he is on base and not out on a mission somewhere. We are very proud of our soldier and would like to encourage any of you to adopt one yourself! They need all the support they can get. Our soldier has been away from home for the past 4 birthdays and 3 Christmases--just an example of what they are giving up for all of us. We are very proud of our soldier--he's our hero!
It is the Holiday Season and I hope that everyone has found Christmas because trust me, it is already out there!
3 comments:
Jessie, your second choice of grad school study totally sounds right up Nicole's alley. I wonder if she would have anything to add to the discussion that would be helpful to you.
Also, what organization did you adopt your soldier through? That sounds awesome!
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
ps// don't you just LOTR? Justin and I just went through the extended movies again a couple of weeks ago.
Melissa, we adopted our soldier through adoptaussoldier.org. You sign up and they match you to a soldier in the middle east. We got ours last week and have been in touch quite a bit with him already. He's a pretty cool guy and they really do need lots of support--some of their circumstances over there make me feel very sad.
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