It's been a while...

Long over due post I know! School has been in full swing since September, so I have been a busy bee. The first week or so of class I had to do some adjusting to get classes that worked right for me. I am quite pleased with how the lineup turned out overall. Here's an overview of my classes:

psychosocial factors of health behavior
intro to biostatistics (required class)
health care organization, an international perspective
social technologies and health communications
families and health

Midterms have come and gone, and so far everything has been going well. Between work and class and homework and a social life, I could probably have done a few things differently to stay more focused, but overall I think I've managed to keep a good balance. Most days I don't get home before 7pm, which is leading to some exhaustion but it wouldn't be grad school if I wasn't exhausted.

I am valuing more and more the time that I can spend with my family and friends. My time with Matt keeps getting cut shorter and shorter. I know people with husbands in the military who have to live with long term separations, and I am very thankful that I am not in that situation. Regardless, it is really hard to know he is an hour away and I can't see him at the end of the day. And for a few weeks now I have been day dreaming about Christmas break. I can't wait to come home and sit around with my mom and grandma and do crossword puzzles, and for Christmas with the Tinseys.