I've been busy lately, trying to balance and juggle work and play, responsibilities and priorities. It's been so beautiful out and I really just want to go play, but I've made myself work out and do homework, as well as taking care of other priorities, like Tyson's basketball schedule. He just closed up the summer season for the incoming freshmen team, but works out and does drills in Medford with some of the valley's best coaches. He is waiting to hear from two different travel teams he wants to play for this summer.)

As I've mentioned on my blog before, my friend Samantha has been going through an incredibly tough time in her life, having lost her mom suddenly to a heart attack right after starting college, then her dad had complications from a triple bypass and has had to have multiple procedures as a result. She's such a great person and it's hard to watch anyone go through this, but especially someone who has worked so hard and taken a lot of blows, but still keeps pushing forward without blaming others. I've been trying to squeeze in as much time for her as possible these days to offer my support and keep her mind occupied.

I also helped the therapist that serves as my mentor move into a new office today and I asked her if I could interview her about her career and education so I can get a better idea of the path I want to take before I proceed any further. I had a great time with her and she had some great insights and ideas. I'll write more about that after I talk with my advisor and do some more research.

The only thing I didn't get to do today was work out. I've been trying to do something active every day, but I guess some days it just can't happen (I'm too busy, lol!).

Well, today was Tyson's graduation...from 8th grade. He survived middle school! He thought the whole graduation & pictures thing was lame, but I did get manage to get him to pose for a few shots.



I started school again today, with my first class of the summer, The Psych Major. It's a 5-hour class, but only today & Thursday, and then I'm done! Until next week, when I start Conceptual Writing & Poverty, Family, & Policy (a Sociology class). Those classes get out July 16th & then I take a psychology class (Intro to Helping Skills) from August 16 through the 29th. Oh, and I don't know if I mentioned it or not, but I got A's in all of my classes last term!

So, I've decided to stick with a Psych major/Soc minor, but I am looking into getting a second minor in Journalism and plan to take as many creative writing and Spanish classes as possible for the next two years.

Yesterday was my RCC graduation ceremony. I've uploaded a slideshow here & I'll post a link to the video from graduation once they put it on the college page, just wanted to get the pics up. Off to do a photo shoot for my niece, Heather before she pops!



Here's the link to watch the RCC graduation: http://stream1.roguecc.edu/2010grad/2010-rcc-grad.wmv (Just copy & paste or type that into your address bar.) I come in around 15:40 and have the gold stole around my neck. I get my diploma at 1:21:59 and around 1:26:00 I'm in the front when we put our tassles on the other side.