school is not the best thing ever.

I'm now officially ONE credit short of my minor. It's so frustrating! I'm hoping to have it resolved by tomorrow. It's things like this that make me want to be done with school NOW.

School, is in fact, not the best thing ever.

But this is

I received the most awesome amazon packing in the mail today.

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May 2.
Four years of college
all wrapped up in one ceremony.


Can you wish for time to slow down and move faster at the same time?

Because I'm done with this:

But I'm going to miss this:

writing about a Queen

we're writing historical one-act plays in my creative writing class. i wasn't really keen on taking this class (but of course it was required!). but when prof hughes brought the historical play i knew immediately that i wanted to write about my new favorite time period--France under the reign of Louis XVI. Why? Because I'm in love with this place:



while in France this summer we visited Versailles. Ah--I love it! It's so beautiful and peaceful. I find myself picking things up at the library about France's history and culture because of this place. And after finding Paris to be, well, less then I expected, Versailles quickly became my favorite stop in France.

My play is going to revolve around France's last queen: Marie Antoinette


I've read Fraser's biography on the queen, and I've picked up some more books on the palace of Versailles and the French Revolution. I own the movie about Marie Antoinette, just haven't had the time to watch it. Maybe tomorrow (my day off!)