I'm Bored :P

I have spent one day at home, and I was mostly bumming around. I have nothing that I have to get done, and nothing going on. I read a lot. I enjoy reading, it is just psychologically hard for me to sit down and read for six hours because I don't have that kind of free time during school. I have a few books to read this break, and I think I'll get them done. My parents and I are going to be driving to Sacramento for my cousin's wedding this weekend. During the drive, I plan to crochet three scarves for Christmas presents and hopefully get some more reading done. Isn't it crazy how books keep getting added and added and added to your "To Read" list? There are so many on mine, and the rate at which books get added to the list, that I wonder if I will ever get them read! I'll have to live a long time so I can read them all.

The End is Near!

Yay! This semester is almost over! I am pretty excited. This has actually been a pretty easy semester because I am taking three lower division classes I didn't take as a Freshman, Spanish, and the easiest science class in the world. Since things were so easy for me, I asked one of my profs to help me with some reasearch. During the break I hope to finish it up. It is about black anti-Semitism in Detroit and if it had a significant factor in the race riot of 1943 there. My prof said it was a very sophisticated topic for an undergrad. Anyway, I am ready for this semester to be done. Finals have gone really well, and tomorrow is my last one. Thank goodness.

The funny thing about the end being almost here, is that another semester comes right on its tail. Today I paid my tuition and bought all my textbooks. FYI, never go through the university's bookstore. I spend $130 through Amazaon.com as opposed to about $310 through the bookstore. I'm pretty excited for the new semester because I am excited for my classes, especially as I started buying my books. First, I'm taking US Women's History and also the History Capstone course, in which we write a Senior thesis. The topic is 19th Century Reform, so I'll let you know what I choose to write about. I'm also taking three English classes: Ethnic Lit, Teaching Lit, and Shakespeare. I'm not excited about Shakespeare cuz I suck at reading and understanding. I can watch a play and have no problems. For Ethnic Lit and Teaching Lit, I had to buy a lot of books about how to teach English. Even though that isn't my major (it's my minor), it still made me way excited to be a teacher. I'm also excited to be an Undergraduate Teaching Fellow for a Roman History course. The prof I'm working with is very cool and is going to have me give a mini lecture about women in the ancient world.

The hugest thing that has happened to me this semester is that I started to date a really great guy named Andrew. He makes me way happy. Here is a picture of us decorating a gingerbread house with my family. Aren't we cute? He's great, what a goofball with his silly face.
So have yourself a Merry little Christmas. I'll be having fun chilling and being excited to torture myself with a hard class load.