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Breaking Shoes and a Sweat......

This morning I traveled to Raleigh, NC. The gate was in terminal B, at the end of the terminal. I got to the gate, settled with my coffee. I was sitting right next to the gate agent desk. The conversation was comical to say the least..... they had no power to the desk, therefor no computers, ticket scanner, etc. Finally a maintenance worker came and fixed it, but of course AFTER they had the plane change gates. The new gate, you ask.... (ok, I know you didn't ask, but I am going to tell anyway). The new gate was A26...... a long @$$ walk from where I was..... like 10 minutes!! Oh, they told us about the new gate 15 mintues from boarding!! I did get to see the international terminal, something I may never get to see. In the process I broke the heal on my favorite shoes and I was breaking a sweat at 7:00 in the morning. Gotta love Monday mornings at PHL!!!!

I Got an A!

Ok, so I am a little excited. I did my first paper in over 15 years this weekend. I wrote it very sporadically on Saturday. I felt like I had a hard time concentrating and organizing my thoughts. The paper only had to be 3-5 pages, but it took me about 7 hours to write!! (ok, so I kept taking 20 minute breaks b/c I could not concentrate!). I wrote it and then only read it once and sent it off. My saving grace, I thought, was that if we don't like our grade, we can revise it and turn it in again. Well, this morning I got an email from the professor.... I got an A!!! The only thing that was wrong was some of the formatting. It needs to be in APA format. I have a program to help me do this, but still didn't follow it perfectly. My 4.0 is still in reach!! :)

I Left My Heart In San Francisco

San Francisco is beautiful! The city has so much character and charm. From streets lined with old victorian houses, to the modern city buildings, from the bay to the ocean, beauty is all around! I took MANY photos. Unfortunatley, as you will see, both days that I was there were foggy in places. All of my Golden Gate Bridge photos have fog in them. Here are a few of the best photos.

The Golden Gate Bridge


My "Artsy" Bridge Shot


Flowers in Golden Gate Park




Lombard Street


A City View From Coit Tower


A Redwood Forest Park




Alcatraz


Sea Lions Hanging at the Pier

From Tease to Reality

On Sunday I flew to San Francisco for work. Ok, a little work and a little personal time with my favorite Uncle. (Side note-both of my uncles are cool, just this one was the favorite b/c he was who I was going to see!) Anyway..... Since I travel for work almost every week I have racked up the frequent flyer points and status. I have Gold status with USAir. Since I have gold status, I get upgraded to first class when ever available. On Sunday, the first class cabin was sold out, so I was resigned to a 6 hour flight cramped in a three person row of seats. After it seemed like everyone was on board, the gate agent came to my seat and asked me if I wanted to sit in first class. Of course, I said yes. I gather the stuff out of the seat pocket in front of me, got my purse off the floor, made the two guys sitting next to me move, got my bag down from over head and took one step toward first class. That's when the agent came back and said, "I am sorry, it isn't available." ARE YOU KIDDING!!! WHAT A TEASE!!!
Thursday was a whole different ball game!! I had been checking the availability of first class seats all week. Tuesday there were 7 available. Wednesday there were none! I was bummed, but again resigned to my coach seat. Much to my surprise and delight, when I checked in for the flight I discovered that I had ALREADY BEEN UPGRADED!! That's right.... first class on the way home!! Cozy, comfy, free food and beverages, blankets..... I could get used to this! Membership has its privileges!

Back to School!

Well, tomorrow is the BIG day! I am going back to school. I am soooo excited and just a tad bit nervous~ OK, A LOT NERVOUS! I was not a particularly studious student the first time around. It wasn't that I was a partier, I just did not "apply myself" as my mom would say. I was too busy with friends, activities and work. The temptation to sleep in was very hard to resist as well..... sleep is my favorite activity! All of this was when school was my only job (well, kinda, if you count being an RA a job!). NOW not only do I have a full time job, but it requires traveling A LOT! Some how I need to pull some discipline out and "apply myself!" Seriously, though, I am sure that I will do fine.....can you say looking for a 4.0??? I have a lot to live up to, as my mom worked full time, raised two kids on her own AND got a 4.0!! I have friends in my class that I work with, so that will be encouraging as well... I am so excited to start that I had my bag backed with my books three days ago! :) WCU here I come!

GO RAMS!!!!