It's been a while...but I'm back

I am finally back at The Ohio State University...you can't forget the THE!!! Well it has been a long journey starting waaayyy back in 1997...I and excited but I will say that it is bittersweet. I loved going to Columbus State...I loved the professors, the wonderful and interesting people that I have met. I have been at CSCC meeting all of my GEC requirements and discovering what it was that I was going to spend the rest of my life doing. I will always be grateful for that time that I got to spend there....so far OSU has just been well...different. It is SOOOO Big and impersonal....everyone wears their IPods and no one really talks. It is a different world...but it is what I have been working for for the last two years and I am going to enjoy it. Here are a few pictures that I took on my second day of school....

These were taken from the my parking garage...

Of course I had to take some pictures of Ohio Stadium...what is there better that OSU Football?

One of my favorite buildings is University Hall...which is right by "The Oval"...here are a few pics..

There are so many things to see and discover on the campus of OSU......I don't want to take anything for granted, I want to know all of history and tradition...if you look close enough there are dedications all over campus and I want to know about them....I will update the blog as I find more!

Generations PAC Parent Observation

Twice a year parents get to watch their dance students during a class. I thoroughly enjoy every minute of it! This year Aidan is taking a Ballet/Jazz Combo, and a Ballet/Tap Combo both classes are taught by Ms. Nicole(who we adore!) I have even been learning her dances with her and practicing them right along side of her at night! I wondered if she would be able to learn all of the dance and perform three times in the recital, but she seems to be catching on very well. Aidan's improvement since the observation days in the fall has been amazing, she has done a very good job and has been working very hard. Here are a couple of pictures from her Thursday Jazz combo class. Keep in mind that this girl will not take pictures currently without making this buck-tooth beaver face with her new adult front teeth...it drives me crazy! This class was constant motion...as you can tell from the progression of the pictures!On Friday's she has her Ballet/Tap Combo and normally there are only four kids in the class which I like because it is nice and quite in the waiting room! Aidan was starting to get sick, as you can tell from the pictures and did not make it through the whole class. By the evening she was running a high fever...poor baby...sometimes I like it when they are a little sick, they just seem to need me a little more.....

The Perfect Sunday

Perfect....a word used too much, to describe too little. However this day was almost perfect, the weather was beautiful, I was not consumed with school work and we had no where to be. I sat out on my lawn chair read a book and listened to my kids play. Blaise opened a flying air hog toy that he got for Christmas and managed to get it stuck on a roof in the first five minutes of flight, we eventually got it back. Blaise worked with Aidan to get her riding her bike much better, and he did an amazing job.That is just how much that she looks up to him for everything, we often hear her yelling for Blaise to help her in a given task. Aidan is definitely the princess in this house. I would not have done anything differently today....I would not want to be any other place on Earth, I love my family. I realize I included many pictures I just couldn't pick which ones to leave out!

Brownie Overnight Event

Aidan went to her first sleep-over as a Brownie. The older girl scouts sponsor the event for several Brownie troops.....which was held at Wilder Elementary. Isn't that cool? She got to sleep in the elementary school! We managed to scare her before she left by telling her to watch out for the leprechaun that her kindergarten class failed to catch the year before! I know that it is cruel...but oh so funny! The theme was Ancient Egypt and the girls got to do all kinds of fun activities...I had to work so I did not get to stay for the fun. Somehow Aidan managed to lose her jeans, after losing her jazz shoes the night before.....so to say the least she is driving me crazy!!!!!!! Here are a few pictures the the group leader sent to me.

Another Quarter Done

Winter quarter 2009 is finally complete....this one was a monster! I had many breakdowns over the last ten weeks...partially from sheer exhaustion, and partially from disappointing grades. This was the first quarter that gave me a real challenge. I took Organic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Lab, and Multivariable Calculus IV. I spent so much time on OChem...I am just glad that I only have one more lab to go!

The great thing is that I had many wonderful friends that helped encourage me through the quarter...I don't think that it would have been as easy without them to study with, bitch/gossip about the professor to, and make trips to the North Market. The next two quarters will be exponentially easier....followed by two years of difficulty.

I thank my family for helping me to keep things together, I would not be able to attempt pursuing my dreams without them.

Momma's Favorite Winter Outfit

Wishful thinking...will I be able to put away our Winter clothes soon? That is the hope, so this morning I put Aidan in one of my favorite outfits for her this season. There is something about this sweet white sweater with little pink and red cherries and khaki's that are a little too big that I absolutely adore, and even better is that they both came from Once Upon A Child. Blaise was making her laugh...she is not usually a cheerful child in the morning.

Baseball Sunday

It is almost spring...and that means family fun outside! Here is Ohio you never know when you will get spring or if you will get a Spring at all. However today we got a little taste of spring weather. Matt took us to buy brand new baseball gear for the upcoming season...and today we got a chance to try it out. It is Finals week for me and I needed a break from studying to clear my head...and it really worked. Here are a bunch of pics from our afternoon at the baseball diamond.