the baby

the baby is here. she was 8 lbs. 1 oz when she was born - and the most beautiful baby i have ever seen. here are just a few pictures from yesterday, but i'm sure i will post more.

my anita . . .

is soon to arrive.

just so you know - that is not her real name, if it was, it would sound like "i need a car key" whenever you said Anita Karki. -just to let you know and that you can stop worrying. k? good.

but yes - anita is coming tomorrow! karen is all checked into the hospital and ready for that sweet child to come. and can i just say, i am the most excited sister ever. i know liz and i have been debating over who would be the favorite aunt - but that isn't the case at all - i am just plain excited. and i'm slowly grasping the concept that this idea of a baby is actually going to be a real baby. i am looking forward to getting to know this little one and loving on her more than i can even imagine. i know this baby is going to change everyone's life completely - and i can't wait.

tomorrow - my life is going to change, i hope i'm ready for this.

summer -

just got the class lists for summer, fall, j-term, and spring. you know what that means? i can now plan the rest of my time here at taylor WITH the schedule of what is really being offered in front of me! no more guessing on if and what is going to be available.

most importantly is the summer lists of classes, but i think i've got that covered. sounds good to me. and soon, i will have it all planned out and ready to go.

Tests! Tests! Tests!

on Monday i had a test in my modern europe test. this was the second test. i made the mistake the first time to study the morning before the test. BAD IDEA! i ended up waking up late - at 8:05 for my 8:00 test. so, in other words, i did not get in much studying. i did pass the exam, but not by much.

so this second test, i was determined to study much harder. we even had a study guide this time. so, i studied and i studied hard. i spent 8 hours going through the study guide on saturday and then 3 hours of studying on Sunday, and a 1/2 hour review session Monday morning before the test. going through the study guide, i knew everything. i had that stuff down. i took the test, and felt pretty good about it.

well, i just got my test back. i got an 81. i'm okay with that. it isn't a bad score, but not great. for all the studying i did, i wanted an a. but, oh well. i'll take the 81 - but just so you all know, those tests are very very hard. okay, i'm done now - but i'm still frustrated.

not really anything to say -

so i just thought i'd say hello.

i'm still working on the same paper - yikes! it's due tomorrow....it's going to be a LONG day. just thought i'd let you know what's going on - still working on that paper.

but i am going to florida for spring break! so excited. i have 2 weeks until Spring Break and then 6 weeks of school left (i think that's right, but i might be off a bit) - and then it is time for summer classes, work and France!

best feeling in the world . . .

researching researching researching for a paper -

- and then changing directions.

yep. i just got to that point. oh i love college.

this paper -

is horrid.

the research is taking way too long. i've been working on it since friday and have gotten no where. but yikes. it's awful.

but soon enough i will begin the writing process. my goodness i hope i get there soon.

but back to work i go.

summer plans. . . and then some

i'm trying to figure out my summer plans. and about to dispise the summer program here at Taylor. so compicated and i don't know what to do with it all. but - i guess i'll figure that out soon enough, maybe once the actual schedule comes out. until then, i'm in a constant state of wonder.

other than that - i know i'm going to be taking between 10 and 12 hours, working 20 hours a week, traveling to the tour de france for july, and possibly living up here at TU while i am home. so that's my plan. we'll see how it turns out, right.

so i started picking up on my myspace. i've had it for a year now and made a total of 10 posts - maybe. i created a nice background - i like it. but i definitely am going to stay here on blogspot for my blog. i like it better. yea, myspace you can have friends and see their profiles and pictures and such, but this is my blog. and that's just what it is.

i feel like i don't have anything to blog about - so i'm sorry my posts are so random and not that interesting. i just don't have a whole lot to say....but wait til my niece gets here - then i'll have something to say. i cannot wait for her to get here. Karen is due in about 2 weeks and i am so so so excited to see this little girl. i can't image what Karen and Rajeev are feeling, it must be a million times more excitement than me - and i am pretty dang excited! i can't believe how great it is going to be - so excited!

so life is good right now. i'm a bit stressed with school, but i have this little girl coming to look forward to - and once she's here, i get to watch her grow - and if that isn't exciting i don't know what is! so here's to a new month and hoping i can get motivated in my studies - here we go!