How is it April already??

I don't understand how we got to this point. I thought it was February last week. Not fair! I have entirely too much to do in the next 4 weeks before school is out.

But nobody really wants to hear me whining. Instead, here's a bit of a review of what's been going on in my life lately.

School has been keeping me super-busy -- more busy than usual, in fact -- and it's kind of a problem that I've come to that point in the year where all my motivation just goes out the window. The nice weather lately hasn't helped much. We had sun and temperatures in the 70s and low 80s from last Friday through two days ago, although now it's down to the low 40s and rainy. Tomorrow it's supposed to be in the low 60s again, though...welcome to Ohio, folks. Anyways, on top of trying to figure out how the heck I'm going to combine dance and creative writing into a thesis project for next year, I've had sooooooooo many papers to write! I made the conscious decision to really enjoy my Easter break (yes, we get a week of spring break and then we get a 4-day weekend when Easter rolls around!), so I did no homework while I was home. Therefore, I spent all of Tuesday researching and writing a six-page rough draft for Spanish and spent Wednesday finishing my soundtrack practicum for my film class and yesterday writing the paper to accompany the practicum. Yay college.

I did have a very nice Easter break, though. The highlights were church on Sunday and the start of baseball season. I can't express how glad I am that we're back to watching baseball!! And my Braves started their season off with a bang by beating the Cubs 16-5!! :D Don't get me wrong, I love my Cubbies, but the Braves always have been and always will be my number one. The other good part about Easter break was getting to spend a lot of time with my family, especially my poor sister who had surgery on her ankle on Thursday. She's handling both the pain and the frustration really well, and I'm very proud of her. She won't be able to dance normally for 4-6 months. She'll be in a soft cast for another week till the swelling goes down, then a hard cast for a month, and hopefully she'll get her walking boot the day before prom in May.

I'm looking forward to a fun weekend, starting tonight with a low-key party at the Arts House and then going to the Arts House's second annual Diva Night tomorrow. (Diva Night is basically an excuse for everyone to dress up in crazy-fabulous outfits or in drag and enjoy an awesome cabaret show. I'm sure it will give me a lot to write about!) In between, I'm hoping to get some thesis research done, catch up on the Glee episodes I missed while I was in Ecuador, and finish another chapter of the story I'm writing for my friend Emily about Neville Longbottom.

Enjoy your weekend!