What a Day!

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For a Sunday, it has been a pretty long day. For the most part, it was a good day but it has definitely been full.

This morning, we (and by we I mean my roommate and I) went to mass. It was a very nice service and we got to see a bunch of our friends which is always nice. After mass, we went over to our friend's apartment for lunch. She cooked for us and we read/edited her paper.

We came back to our room and tried to settle down and get some work done. But the toilet got clogged so we spent most of the afternoon waiting for the plumber to show up. All we needed was a plunger but when you don't have one, you are really up a creek without a paddle. The plumber finally arrived around 4pm (mind you we called DPS around 2pm...no comment) and it took him two seconds to clear everything up. Naturally, when he was done I cleaned the bathroom. Which was great until I discovered that because I had used bleach (hey, I wanted it clean!) I had inadvertantly bleached my pants too. That didn't go over well...oops.

We (meaning myself, my roommate, and some friends) headed out to dinner at one of our favorite Italian restaurants, Buca di Beppo, to celebrate my roommate's birthday. We stuffed ourselves full of chicken parmesan and then made our way home (unfortunately, it's finals week and we all have a lot to get done).

So we are back now, hanging out and trying to make ourselves get some more work done. That's all for now. Hasta Luego! Feliz Cumpleaños mi compañero de cuarto!

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception

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Amazing, a post that's within days not months of my last one! (Maybe this will even become a pattern...anything is possible on a day when you are honoring Mary)

It has been a fairly quiet Thursday since my papers are done and we did not have classes today. Today was both a Holy Day of Obligation and a reading day before exams commence next week. In other, less technical, terms that means that I got to sleep in but I had to go to mass.

My roommate and I went to mass at the Basilica this morning. It was a really nice service, as always. Although they were presenting their new tour guides and receptionists so it was a bit longer than usual. But considering what we were celebrating and honoring today, it was a very small price to pay.

Afterwards, we came back to the room and had lunch before she headed off to work. I spent the afternoon registering for the Praxis exam (lucky me, I get to take two more tests in order to apply to graduate school!), working on my personal statement, and hanging out.

Later on in the evening, after dinner and stuff, one of our friends came over and we watched television (if you're curious, we watched the OC and Reunion) and hung out. It was really nice to have a free Thursday night (no more GRE Prep!) and to see our friend.

Well, I think that's my day in a nutshell. So good night and sweet dreams to all! Feliz Navidad!Hasta luego!

An Entry for the First Time in a REALLY Long Time!

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I know it has been absolutely forever since I've posted an entry, but I finally have some time on my hands so I thought I'd try to pick up with this again. A lot has happened since my last entry which I wrote almost two months ago (wow...how time flies when you have a lot of papers!). I'll do my best to fill in the most important details, but I'm not making an promises about an awesome comeback entry here!

The last two months have mostly been spent sitting in front of my computer with a pile of books around me working on one research paper or another. Seriously, I had one end of the semester paper for every class! But, as of this evening, they are all done:-) I will hand in the last one tomorrow--thank goodness! I've never been so glad for finals week to arrive. I know that sounds lame but it will be good to only have to study and not have to deal with five papers, classes, and extra-curriculars.

There have been a lot of good, fun moments too though. We've been to a lot of movies, the most recent of which was RENT. I really liked it and now I've got all the songs stuck in my head. Of course, my roommate is a big fan of the show so she plays the soundtrack all the time so that is part of the reason why the music is playing in my head all the time lately. Also, Thanksgiving was very nice:-) I got to go home to CT and spent a few days with my family:-D It was really nice to be home even though I had quite a bit of work to do over the break.

As for my extra-curriculars, the little girl I'm tutoring in DC Reads is progressing. She is getting the alphabet down in English slowly but surely (she is primarily a Spanish speaker). She is also starting to recognize words as her teacher gives her spelling words and as I read to her. I am also tutoring a girl here on campus in philosophy. That is going well because no matter how dense philosophy can be, at least I get to explain it in English!

I also took the GRE at the end of November. It did not go as well as I'd hoped but at least it's over (and I have my Thursday evenings back!). Now I get to move onto the applications:-P Wish me luck! (And in case you're wondering, I'm hoping to get my Masters in Education next year so I can teach.)

Looking back, it has been a pretty good semester all in all. We've had a lot of fun in spite of all the work and stress.

Well, I think that's everything I wanted to say. I know I lead a dull life but such is the existence of a college student--studying and writing papers.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!! Hasta Luego!