Well, life has been crazy as usual, but I'm sure my readers (aka family) expect no less from this determined & sometimes too spontaneous young(ish) woman.

I finished my last term at RCC (18 credits: 2 B's & 3 A's) & now officially have my Associate's degree. My final GPA after just under two years at RCC is a 3.6. I was accepted at SOU & start classes for my Bachelor's on Monday, March 29, the day after my 34th birthday. I'm taking two sociology classes, a journalism class, a meditation class, and cardio, tennis, and swimming (in an effort to get ready for summer). There will be a year to a year & a half between the time I get my Bachelor's & when I can enter the Master's program for Sociology, so I'm considering using the time to get a second degree in journalism, but we'll see. I might also use the time to get my practicum done for my Soc. Master's degree. I meet with my SOU advisor in April to discuss my possibilities further.

I moved in to a 4-bedroom house in Ashland with a friend who has two boys, ages 6 & 9, on March 1st. It was a little hectic, being finals week at RCC and all, but we did it! However, I don't think this is going to work out & I've begun to look for another place for me & Tyson already. Once again, my optimism got the best of me & I overestimated the good in another person. I'm pretty determined to let this be the last time that ever happens!

I splurged & gave myself a birthday cut & color today...nothing drastic, just trimmed up the dead ends & added some color to cover the grays & lighten it up for summer, but I like it.

Tyson spent Spring Break going to a basketball camp & continues to push himself to be the best little basketball player he can be, which I have to say is pretty impressive. He has a steady girlfriend who lives in Medford & is still doing well in school. He is becoming a teenager & has begun to distance himself from me, which breaks my heart a little, even though I knew it was coming. It's hard, though, with him being my only child & knowing he's leaving in four short years. I can only hope that he knows I tried my best to do right by him. It doesn't help that I'm having problems with my roommate & it looks like we're moving again already -- not exactly the stable home life I would want to provide for my child...

Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know what's going on with me these days. Hope everything's going well for all of you.