Glasses

Haircut!

PHX

Headed home for the holidays. The shuttle comes at 2:30 in the morning to pick me up. I think I'm probably going to sleep in the airport and then on the flight. Going to take out the trash and then try for a nap before I wake up to leave. *yawn* I will miss my Seattle friends and Dave though. I can't wait to see any of my friends and then come back and get to curl up next to him in bed again. :)

Finals???

So I should be studying for my crim law final right now, but I have lost all motivation. I almost feel like I'm done with finals with how good my mood is. Well the mood has decreased a bit because I'm watching the Seahawks game and the 49ers just scored a second touchdown. Either way, finals so far have gone pretty well. I've ended up being a lot less stressed then I expected. I may just be repressing it and taking it out in other parts of my life, but I'm still not applying it to school which is good. I guess only time will tell about how I've actually done on the tests, but I feel pretty decent about them.

I'm excited about the next few days. After my final is over tomorrow I'm going out to drink with kids from school. Hopefully tomorrow night the drinking will continue. Saturday is when Dave is celebrating his birthday with friends. I'm sure it will prove to be a fun time and a lot more drinking. Sunday is dinner with his parents for his birthday. Monday Maria, my mentor, has offered to take me out to lunch and give me a tour of her office. I'm looking forward to finally meeting her since things keep happening and getting in the way. After meeting for lunch with her I'll come home and get all packed and then see Dave on his birthday.

Tuesday the shuttle is coming to get me at 2:30 in the morning. My flight is at 5:30ish and I will be in PHX by 9:00. Then lots of fun in PHX. I'll be home right before New Year's Eve which means even more fun. Hopefully everything will be enjoyable and I'll have a nice relaxing break. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and all that to everyone :)

Final #1

So my first final of law school is today. I really feel like I should be a bit more stressed than I am. Really I studied yesterday with some friends for about 4 hours and ran over note cards and hypos. I've made my own note cards and we can bring in one sheet, front and back, to the exam. Really I'm more concerned about whether I'll be able to write for 3.5 hours and making sure I spot all the issues. Once I have all the issues, I have no doubt that I will be able to analyze them well. I was truthfully expecting there to be this huge stress on me since my finals are worth pretty much 100% of my grade in each class, but really the stress isn't there. I'm actually a little stressed due to my lack of stress. Who would have guessed that I'd be perfectly relaxed the morning of my first law school final? Maybe something is wrong or maybe I'm just going to screw it up so bad or maybe I actually have confidence in myself and know that I'll be fine. Either way, not being stressed about this will be a huge advantage when I walk into that room. I think my biggest fear is today won't go as well as I expected and I will be stressed for the rest of them. The nice part being that once today is done, I only have 4 finals left. :)

November Snow

A picture of a car after it had been snowing for a while in Seattle, in November. Yes, snow in November. I mean what the heck, I was told it didn't snow in Seattle!!!

Concert

Concert

Life in General

Well it is that time of year when everyone starts getting stressed out. Finals are just around the corner. I can hardly believe that the first semester of law school is coming to a close. I just have to survive the first round of finals now. I've got most of my reading done for the classes and now it's all about finishing outlines, relearning the stuff I didn't really know how to learn back in August, and somehow fitting all of it into my brain. So far my classes don't seem too bad and hopefully that will continue over to the final. Right now I'm sitting in Civil Procedure listening to my professor inform us that she's not directly answering a question because that's what the court did. It's great. Okay, time for me to take some notes and attempt not to fall asleep. That's the problem when professors decide to start class 30 minutes early. It makes the day seem that much longer!

Oooohhh on a high note I'm going to see Happy Feet in IMAX after classes today. Then I have the entire weekend to outline, make flash cards, and sleep! What a beautiful thing.

No Time

I really want to post more, I just lack the time. Homework is getting done but the free time has diminished greatly. Oh well. I guess that's the way of life. In one month I'll be 1/6 of a lawyer. Next semester has a much better schedule. Well it's just about the same but it's a bit more open with not having criminal law anymore. Hopefully that will help me get some more work done and I might even find some time to go to the gym.

Favorite Day in Seattle

This is a picture from one of my favorite days in Seattle so far. It consisted of making sandwiches, driving up to Bellingham, stopping in Larabee State Park, eating sandwiches, walking around Bellingham, eating at a brewery, and driving home. I believe the rest of the night was spend relaxing. It was just an all around good day. I love Seattle and Washington. I recommend you all visit, but then go home. People shouldn't move here. 

Halloween

Well, not quite. It was Saturday night. That's Steve on the right. He threw on the costume really quick when Dave & I showed up to pick him up, but you really can't tell that from the picture. Speaking of Dave, that's him on the Right. He's Speedracer. I'm hiding behind the hat and cracking up. Probably good because I would have looked high as I normally do in pictures. Oh well. I was a Catholic School Girl and the night was all good times. :) There's not a lot more pictures, but that's just because we had so much fun there was no time for cameras! 

Halloween

Not dressed up, feeling a bit overwhelmed. So much going on. I don't have a lot of free time anymore. When am I supposed to enjoy the wonderful land of TV?

Play time?

Dave being silly

Watching tv....like normal

Close up.

New...

New format, new beta interface, almost a new month, new city, maybe that means more new posts soon....

Helmets

Aww how cute. It looks like our helmets are kissing.

Hmmm....

....why I haven't posted more is a mystery. I am bored up in Seattle and don't have much to do, yet find no motivation to write blog posts. Hopefully I'll find some time and sit down and work on a major update on my life. I know all the readers out there are dying for an update. So far since I've been up here, I've successfully decorated my apartment, made a few new friends, and stared out my window a whole lot.

Actually, I walked to Pike Place Market the other day. I knew it was about 1.5 miles, but never stopped to factor in the hills before hiking there. It was a lot of fun, but took a lot of energy. I considered going into the aquarium, but there was a huge line. On Sunday, I went with Sam to pick blueberries. It was beautiful out in the field and a lot of fun. Hopefully I'll put up some pictures soon.

I have most of my textbooks. Let me tell you, they don't look very exciting. I also have a lot of my first week assignments and may attempt working on them later this week. I just got some new books from Amazon though, so we'll see how that actually goes. I guess I better get it done before school actually starts.

Anyway, living up here is still a little surreal. Sometimes when I wake up it's strange that my windows are open, and sometimes I'm a little chilly. It's strange that sometimes when I look out my window I can see Mt. Rainier. Who knew a mountain could come and go so easily in the distance? Especially one that's so big. Okay I'm going to go watch the Daily Show and then read some before bed. Sweet dream all.