Happy New Year 2015

I woke up a few days ago and it was 2015. Say what?!?! It has been a crazy year in our house. We moved across the country from Washington to Kansas because Mr. Army told us to. We added a deployment to our history tree and survived our first scorching summer in Kansas. Around the time school started, I made it a point to say I would start blogging regularly. I had no idea when I said that, what the fall would bring.

I started my first semester at Kansas State University. One thing about trying to finish school when you're a military family...it's hard. You know the process of applying to the college, registering, enrolling for classes, applying for financial aid and making sure every department gets the documents they need so you have no holds on your account? Well, you have to do that every single time you transfer. All over again. Add to it getting transcripts sent and trying to figure out which classes transfer and the new requirements you have to meet. It is a headache the first time you transfer for sure. Since I went back to college in the fall of 2010, I have had to go through that process FOUR TIMES. I missed an entire semester because of our move from Texas to Washington. I changed my major once (after I had taken all the pre-requisite classes for that program - none of which I need for my current major) and that was also a big set back. I managed to graduate with my Associate degree and decide on what I really wanted to be when I grew up. Now I have ended up at K-State. This fall semester was probably the hardest semester I have taken so far. Not because the content was particularly challenging (Ok maybe a little but nothing I couldn't overcome), but because going from the culture of a community college to a large university is like going from country life to city life. My Calculus lecture had about 250 students. I've never been in a class of more than like 40. Learning the expectations and conventions of professors was a dynamic process. More than ever. Because of the schedule I had, I was on campus for sometimes eight hours a day. My time out of that was taken up with studying and taking care of my kids (We were a one parent household the entire semester because of the D). What ended up happening is I had no extra time for blogging, gaming or anything that wasn't school. And kids. But I made it. I finished the semester with a 4.0 GPA (That's all A's). The Christmas was the most I've ever looked forward to a break. Ever. My brain needed a recharge.

I still have a few weeks until the spring semester starts but for now, I am enjoying relaxing and cuddling up with my kids (and cats). I hope I have a little more time for blogging this semester. My schedule doesn't require me to be on campus as much and the husband comes home! Over all, 2014 was a good year. It came with new adventures, new challenges and some great new friends. I am looking forward to see what 2015 has to offer. I think it's going to be a good year.