A Bad Moon

So I was just browsing through some movies a friend of mine sent me and found The Wolfman with Benecio Del Torro--ever seen it?  (Just FYI, I am extremely frightened of werewolves.  I am almost phobic about them.  I watched American Werewolf in London when I was 5 and refused to leave the house for days and days, even in the daylight.  CCR's Bad Moon Rising would come on the radio and I would scream.  It was bad.)  Anyway, now I watch EVERY werewolf movie I can find just to prove that I can watch it, even though I cover my eyes and have nightmares.  SO tonight I thought why not!  I started watching and of course they leap right into the scary parts--some dippy guy was wandering around the forest yelling for someone to come out, presumably the werewolf?  I don't know who else he was expecting...  You can guess where this is going huh?  It came out!  And didn't say 'here I am, what did you want?' like that idiot was so obviously expecting but instead ate him!  I made some yip noises and covered my eyes and then my heart was pounding so bad I had to shut it off.  Maybe I will watch that later...in the daylight...when I am feeling brave!

News

I have some news--bittersweet news, really.  I am unable to return for Bryn Mawr summer '12.  :(  Very sad face.  I am going to the Middle East next summer to become more fluent in my Arabic.  I have a couple different programs to choose between so I am not sure which country I will be going to yet--either Jordan or Oman.  I will keep you updated.

I already told Bryn Mawr I can't come back and it was awful and broke my heart.  I hope that I will be able to return to Bryn Mawr at some point though!  I have a feeling we are not done yet, oh no, we are not.  It will always hold a very special place in my heart. 

Soldier Update

Hey there, Happy belated Thanksgiving!!

I have 2 weeks left of classes and I am very excited!  Although I really enjoyed this semester so part of me will miss it.

Soldier update!  I have had 7 Soldiers thus far and 4 of them are now home--yay!!!  Of the last 3 I have two will be home by mid-December and I am so excited for them.  I will miss talking to them but I am very happy they get to be home with their families finally.  My last and 7th Soldier is in Kuwait and just got there so he will be there until next November.  I plan on adopting more after my two in Iraq go home though.

Will and Aunt Jessie

Brandt, Jessie, Will

Family Pic

While I was home I attended Weston's baptism.  He is 2 months old and adorable.  I coaxed a few smiles from the little guy and man is he wiggly!  It is almost hard to hold him he is so wiggly!  And Will and I played and sang the pirate song a lot.  It was a good time.

Happy FALL!!!

I have been remiss in my blog updating duties.  Many apologies!  I am still busy busy busy with school--but there are only 5 weeks left or something crazy like that and I cannot believe how fast the time has flown.  My classes are going great and I love learning about Psychology.  Of course my FAVORITE class is Arabic :)  And, tadaa, I can read and write!  We are getting to some big-time sentence structures now and it is a little intimidating.  I met with my prof the other day and we discussed the class--strangely enough, or maybe not so strange, most of the class has dropped out.  There used to be close to 40 of us and now there are 22.  I guess not everyone shares the same passion for learning Arabic.  Anyway, hay mucho plans regarding Arabic but I cannot put them on here yet.  I will let you know when I can :)

My family is good.  All are busy.  Kaelan turns 7 on the 8th of November.  Can you believe that??  I cannot.  Kameron is in preschool--he goes to the Deer room and is loving it.  I think he mostly loves the miniature toilets and sinks that are just his size.  And my other two nephews are also good.  Weston is getting big.  I will post a good picture.  Will is getting used to being a big brother and it is cute.

Big Brother!

I have to do an oral presentation in Arabic today.  It will be easy because it is about me and at least is in first person.  :)

Baby Weston!

So precious!

He's here!!!  His C-section was scheduled for the 26th but apparently coming early is just his MO because Ashlie went into labor on the 22nd early in the morning and rather than wait they just took him C-section that morning, at about 8:20 AM.  He was 7.4 pounds and was 19 inches long.  And I will say one thing for C-sections--they don't make the baby look all squished!  Weston is perfect :)

I went to Helena on Friday after class and stayed the night with Will so that Brandt could stay at the hospital with Ashlie and Wes.  Will and I had some good bonding time--we ate cookies and played the X-box.  It was a mini-vacation for both of us :)  Man Will can talk!  Sure, half of what he says he is just repeating but it is impressive all the same.  I think if he was taking Arabic class with me he would kick my butt at it!

Taking Me Back

I love school!!!  I am in my official 3rd week of classes and I am going strong.  And despite having 19 credits I am not overworked a bit.  Not much homework.  Granted I am tired but that could be because I haven't been sleeping very well--I wake up in the middle of the night and speak Arabic to myself.  Then I get the itch to get up and start writing words--in Arabic, of course--but I make myself stay in bed and eventually I fall back asleep again. 

I am practicing Arabic on a daily basis and I already can feel myself getting better.  I can read and write 13 letters in the alphabet thus far--but I definitely need improvement.  My writing looks like a 4-year old!  I bet those little Arab Kindergarteners could show me a thing for two.  But I love it and I am excited to be getting a little better.

As far as the rest of my classes go, I am learning so much about Psych already.  I think my favorite class just might be Development Psych, but then again we are learning cool things in Research Methods right now too.  I am a bit disappointed in my Abnormal Psych class but that is just because the instructor seems a little uncomfortable teaching it and we haven't gotten to anything good yet.  I also like my Psych 100 class, despite having to go be a guinea pig for the grad students on Wednesday--I just hope their experiments have nothing to do with The Jersey Shore!

My Babies

Playing at Sandy Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I went to Casper before school started so I could see my boys.  We hung out all week and had tons of fun!  Here are some pictures of the merriment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So Cold!!!

I will miss my Kameron

Firepower!

Playing in the water