I'm still kind of a hunch back from all of the studying that I've been doing, but I'm getting better at finding much more comfortable ways of studying, even though the next 2 weeks will be nothing but studying because finals weeks is in 2 weeks!!
Here's what happened since my last post:
A week after my post, my Mom and Grandma Connie came and visited me for my birthday! We had a blast, and did a lot of sight-seeing and shopping! We went to dinner shortly after they got to Atlanta and then they went to their hotel for the night. The next morning was my birthday and after I went to class, Mom and Grandma picked me up, and we went to the quilt shop across the street from my apartment! Then we drove across the street and picked up Mike and we all went to the Zoo! We got to see the pandas and other fun animals! Then we went to IKEA to help me look for patio furniture for my apartment. We then went to dinner for my birthday and had dinner at a hibachi restaurant, and it was so fun! After dinner, Mike bought me a cake for my birthday and we had cake and then I took grandma and mom back to their hotel. On Friday, Mike had to work so when I was done with class, we went to another quilt shop in Kennesaw, loved that one it's so cute! After the quilt shops, we went to Atlanta Botanical Gardens. It was beautiful, I LOVED it. I would go back in a heartbeat!
After a weekend of me changing my mind on what furniture I liked, we finally went back to IKEA, and I decided on what I wanted to get. My birthday gift from Mom and Grandma was the furniture, so thank you!!
On Saturday Mom, Grandma, and I went to the Gone With The Wind Museum and had lunch at the Marietta Diner. After lunch we went to Stein Mart and shopped for a while and then went to Lowe's and bought some flowers for my patio!
We had dinner and then went back to my apartment and watched Frozen (another gift from Mike)! Then Mom and Grandma went back to their hotel. The next day we went to World Market and got some more accessories for the patio, and then hung out at the apartment. Then Mike and I took Mom and Grandma to the airport and said goodbye and made sure they got to the security gate. I was sad to see them go, but so happy that they came!
So right after they left Mike and I started applying for dogs, because we didn't want a new dog to be scared while we were gone entertaining family the first week we got the dog. The first dog we applied for, we didn't get. The second dog, I almost came home with but I was hesitant because it was mixed with a breed our apartment complex won't let us have.
The next day I was on Craigslist and found a family that was giving up a terrier that they had just got from the Humane Society because the wife found out she was pregnant and was starting to have allergic reactions to the dog. We went and met her, and she's now our puppy! Her name is Peach, and she's adorable. I really wasn't sure if we were going to make it through the second day because she was so hyper and I couldn't study at all around her. Seriously considered taking her back to the family, and she spent the night at my friend Alycia's house so I could get away from her. The next morning, Alycia told me she didn't think she could take care of her, so after class I went and picked her up. Tried to make it through the weekend, and she calmed down and now we have decided to keep her. I think she was just scared due to a new environment.
Anyway, that's the news for now. I have 8 finals during finals week and then Michael, Peach, and I will begin the journey late on June 19th to come home to Fargo! I can't wait to come home!! That's all for now!! Enjoy some pictures from what's been going on lately!!
Pandas
Lions!
Rhinos!
Botanical Gardens
Lastly, here's Peach! She's a cutie!!
