A Tuesday Afternoon

Wow, I can't beleive it's been a month since I wrote last! I didn't think I'd been quite that lazy... ;)

I guess one reason I haven't written is that not much has happened here at school. But I did go home for spring break! I met my handsome and sweet new gelding, who I made friends with and also a mutual agreement not to kill each other... he is an off-the-track Thoroughbred and needs some manners. But he is really sweet and complacent most of the time! He and Charise eat nose-to-nose, and he's a big giant boy, up above my head. *grin*

(here he is!)

Spring break was fun! Nice and relaxing. I watched movies with my family, even some James Bond with the boys; had lunch with a friend; had a friend come and stay for a few days; rode both horses; went to church; and did very little homework ;) Which was not as big a deal even as I thought it would be. The only consequence was that I was up untl two doing latin my first night back- pretty normal.
Yesterday I registered for fall classes! I am taking Science and science lab, Old Testament Survey (with my friend Besty), Intro to Music Studies, Understanding Music, Guitar, and hopefully Renaissance British Literature (also with Besty!) Ren. Lit. is a list-only class now, which means only people on the professor's list can get in, but Dr. Smith can't get away from me. He put me on the list and told me to check back to make sure I got in :) He's so funny. I went to ask him to get me into the class yesterday, and he had several of his advisees visiting to get approval on their schedules, so he took mine and said, "Why don't I remember going over this with you?" hehe. I said, "Because we didn't... Dr. Burke is my advisor." And he laughed (that one absent-minded professor laugh) and said, "Now, why did I think you were my... oh.. maybe because you took English 101 and now you're taking 102 and next you'll be taking 302..." hehe. I just might make him my advisor next year; Dr. Burke happens to be Philosophy chair, which could get dangerous. Phil. is not my friend. That is a C class if I ever took one!
Only five weeks until home! I am so excited. I may work for Becky, who has an insurance office, as a part-time secretary. That way I can get time off when I need it, especially to help out at summer camp in the first week of July. That will get me ready for my fall RA job! Which I am also excited about. The more I think about it, the more perfect Olds sounds like for me to be an RA next year- it's a quirky old dorm but fun, and freshman will be fun to deal with. ;)
Lastly... we're reading Crime and Punishment in English... and I just have to put a few quotes up!

"He was, incidentally, quite an extraordinarily handsome young man, with beautiful dark eyes, dark brown hair, over medium height, slim, and well-built."

"Darling Polya, my name is Rodion. Please say a prayer for me, to, sometimes- 'and thy servant Rodion'- nothing more."
"I'll pray for you every day of my life," the little girl said warmly, and suddenly she smiled again, threw her arms around his neck and again hugged him affectionately.
Raskolnikov gave her his name and address and promised to come next day for certain. The little girl went away completely enraptured by him." [And Dr. Smith adds, "which is unusual for our hero..." heehee]

Well, I'd better go. Enjoy the rest of Crime and Punishment sometime for yourself- Dostoyevsky is so brilliant! If I could major in Crime and Punishment I would ;)