Happy Birthday, Emma!

My tiny little pound and a half puppy turns five years old today!  I can't believe it!  She's still tiny, but is now up to about three and a half pounds of fluff. 

 

 I've had lots of adventures in the last five years...finishing undergrad, Graduate school, moving to Nashville, buying a house and Emma has been there for all of it.  Life would not be the same without my little sidekick. 

 

She's had me hook, line and sinker since she ran straight to me and licked me on the nose!

 

 

 

This was Emma's first photoshoot by her Uncle Mark.

It was just a few weeks after I got her when I came to Birmingham to interview for an internship.

She was between three and four months old.

 

 

 

Emma was about two in this picture.

It's my favorite picture I have ever taken of her.

About two seconds later, she decided she couldn't resist the bird she was stalking.

 

 

Sweet baby likes to think she's brave, but prefers being brave inside.

She hides behind me when the little boy next door wants to play with her.

She doesn't like playing rough.



 



She's notoriously difficult to photograph.

Uncle Mark gets suckered into taking pictures of her everytime we see him.

 

 

 



 

She keeps me company and makes me laugh when I'd rather cry.

She hates my iPad and anything else that takes attention away from her.

 

 

She's the perfect fit for our family.

She's definitely in charge.

She even has Daddy wrapped around her little paw.

AND, thanks to her Mimi, we all know she prefers her ice cream from Chick-fil-A!



 

Florence, Here I Come!

This is where I'm going this weekend! Over my four years at Auburn, I have really learned to appreciate Florence and all the good things there.

First and foremost, the majority of my family is there. Mom and Dad, Grams and Grandaddy, and my as-close-to-family-but-not are all there or close-by. I am so grateful for every minute I get to spend with them--especially with Grandaddy in light of the events of the past few months.

There's also my church family. They are a big part of my life that has been missing while I have been in Auburn. It's just not the same here and I have never felt like I really belonged. Maybe because I knew it was only temporary, but my church home is at 415 N. Seminary Street in Downtown Florence. I know when I'm there, I will be welcomed home with open arms and pulled down to the choir room to sing and gossip, of course!

I'm a little ashamed to mention this, but I love coming home and planning my meals! Mom has always asked me if I'm thinking of food all day. I do admit to planning dinner sometimes during breakfast! I love Saturday lunch at my Grandparents' house--always something good and always accompanied by ice cold tea. I can't remember when we started going over there for lunch, but I also can't remember what we did before the days of Saturday lunch. I love summer at Gram and Grandaddy's house because Grandaddy and I would sneak off and cut a watermelon. That's always been our thing. We would share if there were other people around, but it was really just for us. I know to look in the basement refrigerator to see if we have a treat for later that day! At trip to Florence is not complete without a visit to Casa Mexicana or Ricatoni's either! You just can't beat the food you grew up on!

Lastly, I can't wait to sleep in my bed. My bed has such special memories. Before it was in my bedroom at my house, it was in my bedroom at my Aunt's house. It actually belonged to my Great-Grandma Almond and was passed down to my Aunt and then to me. I slept in this bed at my Aunt's house for most of my childhood and it was what I wanted most from her house after she died. I guess I felt like bringing this bed home with me would keep a part of her with me always. I have other silly things with me all the time--the ring from her keys has been on my keyring for years--but seeing this bed when I walk into my room still makes me smile and remember good times of weekends past.

Another good thing about Florence is Emma is there! She's been with Mom and Daddy for two weeks since I was so busy last week with school and I was out of town at Tiffany and Will's wedding this weekend. I miss her like crazy! I hope she's excited to see me and will cuddle up to me so we can make up for lost time!

Well, I'm off to pack so I can get home to Florence faster. I'm leaving as soon as my class gets out at 11:15. I'm so grateful for only having classes four days a week this minimester. I'm looking forward to being in Florence alot during July!

New Pictures!

Emma and I like to have pictures made with pretty flowers! My all-time favorite hydrangea in my favorite shade. Emma does get a little distracted during long photo sessions! It's a little hard to get both of us looking good in one frame!

Emma likes to walk around on the balcony. She loves being free from her leash! She looks around at the cars and people below and gets plenty of fresh air. She doesn't get to go out for long on the balcony now though since it's so hot. Poor little thing just has too much fur to live in Auburn during the summer. She's been in Florence for a week already and I'll finally get to see her again Thursday. I have talked to her on the phone though! :)

My sweet Grandaddy turned 90 on June 17. He is such a wonderful man and I am proud to be his granddaughter. I can't wait to see him over the 4th of July weekend! I'm so glad Grandaddy is doing better. He's had a rough few months and I pray that he accepts his new limitations and continues to improve.

One of my oldest friends, Tiffany, married her fiance, Will, this past weekend in Tuscalooserville, AKA Tuscaloosa to those of you who sport crimson. This picture was made right after we showed her the practice bouquet and veil made from ribbons from her shower gifts. She carried the bouquet and wore the veil for the rehearsal on Friday night. There will be more wedding weekend pictures later.

Finally, a picture of me at the rehearsal dinner made by the bride. I guess the sunburn did pay off since I don't look quite as pale as a sheet of paper!

One Word

Waren. As in Waren Sports Supply. They are a fictional company in my Accounting Information Systems class where we have to manually take about twenty transactions completely through the Accounting cycle. It's not that bad, but it's quite a pain! It's due Monday in class (3PM) and I still have quite a bit to go. I've been working on it almost all afternoon without much of a break (dinner only, really). I've gotten a lot done, but not as much as I wanted to since my goal was to finish everything tonight.

I'm going to get back to it, but I really am trying to take time out to update!

P.S.--Emma's 1st birthday was yesterday. I took pictures, but haven't downloaded them yet!

Home For A While

Emma and I went on a little "vacation" this weekend. We went home to Florence for the long weekend. It was quite strange because Mom and Dad were out of town and Emma and I were home alone. I knew that before going home though and intended to spend my time with Gram and Grandaddy before school became too overwhelming.

We came back to Auburn this afternoon after dropping Emma's cousin Heidi (a dachshund) off with my Uncle. We drove through periods of rain especially after Birmingham, but nothing too bad.

This week should be like normal classes and not really too much of the "getting-into-the-swing-of-things" days in class. I still have a little bit of work to do before bedtime.

Mom might also be coming this week to check into some new flooring for my condo. I personally want some kind of hardwood, but anything would be better than the weird carpet that was newly-installed in the condo when we bought it. None of us have ever been wild about it. We (well, really my parents) will have to discuss it after getting some pricing information. I would love to have Mom come down to entertain Emma during my long days at school. I really do usually love spending time with my parents and look forward to visiting with them either here or at home. I'm really sorry that Daddy probably can't come this weekend. Maybe next weekend?

I need to unpack some, clean up a little, and finish my schoolwork for tomorrow. I will try to be more consistent with my blogging in the future!

I'll close with a couple of cute pictures of Emma from a while back!

Procrastination

So, I've been back in the world of Academia for three whole days. I can't say I'm liking it. I would much rather be back with my friends and coworkers at Pearce Bevill. I wonder if Chase, the guy Morgan and I shared an office with, is missing us or is relieved to have his office back to normal without girl talk and stupid questions. I bet he's happily back into his world of being productive and listening to his earbuds all day.

Emma and I are bonding more and more each day. She's going to hate me soon though because I have to put her in "EmmaCare" twice a day at the least--when I go to each class. Some days, like today, I went to dinner at Firehouse Subs with a friend who is in the Accounting program too and will be starting the MAc program this summer. I've really missed her this semester since we have only seen each other like three times and last Fall, we spent two days a week side-by-side in Audit class. She's become a really good friend who I know I can count on when the going gets tough! The best thing about her starting MAc in the summer is she'll know all about my classes a semester before I take them! haha

I'm so happy to report that my Grandaddy seems to be doing better! Apparently, he is tentatively set for discharge a week from tomorrow. I personally think that's a little premature since he has only been at the rehab for eight days. I know he is getting stronger physically, but I am worried about the quality of speech therapy he would receive as an outpatient. Frankly, I'm worried about the quality of the speech therapy he is currently receiving. I guess that just comes with the territory when you are not able to witness the rehab and can only visit during set visiting hours--the therapists and workers can do whatever they want during the non-visiting hours, I guess. I won't even get started about how I feel about ECM and some new information I learned today. All I can say is, "How frustrating..."

Emma and I have a S Corp tax return to complete, so I guess we should sign off for now and become productive for a change. It's so pretty outside and it's hard to stay inside and study. Especially since I need to get some form of color on my skin for Tiffany's wedding on June 27. This girl is not going to wear black without some semblance of color. And if you currently saw my legs and arms, you would know that I'm not very good at self tanner, even the Jergen's natural glow. I can't have fake tan lines when I'm going to be photographed with the Wedding Party for posterity!

Now on to schoolwork...

Finally...

I wanted to start out with this picture of the beautiful amaryllis that is blooming in my house right now. I love having flowering plants in the house! I'm currently trying to grow lavender, but so far, all I have are a few tiny, and I mean TINY, leaves! On with the main post...

I'm so sorry for my lack of blog posts lately. I've been working during the week and either traveling or doing things in town with friends nearly every weekend since I've been here. I think I have only stayed in Birmingham three weekends since I've been here. Only one of those have I truly laid around the house and vegged out. My intentions are to vegetate all evening Friday and all day Saturday. I believe I am having dinner with my parents Sunday night after they go to a meeting in Birmingham that afternoon. Another reason for my neglect of my blog has been that my computer would not connect to the wireless network at my Uncle's house. No matter what any of us would do, it would show connected but then display an error message when I opened Firefox. For some reason when I turned on my computer today to do some work on my research paper for school, it connected. I just hope it lasts! It's been really hard to function without internet at home. Thank goodness for BlackBerries! :)

I really am enjoying my internship. I'm working pretty hard mainly doing individual returns. I've only done a few returns for other entities, but so far I really do prefer individuals to corporations or partnerships. I like being able to work on one person or couple for a few hours or maybe even a few days and then be done with them. I'm not sure I could get used to working on the same corporation, partnership, or trust for days on end. It's such a good feeling to turn in completed work and I wouldn't want to diminish the frequency of that feeling. I also liked Individual Income Tax much better in school than Income Tax II, which is entity taxation. I can also work on individual returns independently, so it makes sense that I am mainly assigned this kind of work. Enough about work...

I went bridesmaid dress shopping with my best friend, Tiffany, a few weekends ago. She had already picked out some dresses with two of the other girls who lived in Atlanta, but we ended up picking out a dress they had never seen before, falling in love with it, and by the end of the next week, ordered it for the soon-to-be June wedding.

I've been to Florence the last two weekends. I really miss Emma and can't wait until she can come back to Auburn with me. I'm so grateful to my parents for taking such good care of her, but it's still not the same as her Mommie taking care of her. Grandaddy has been sick too, and I wanted to lay eyes on him to know for myself that he's okay. Mom and Gram can tell me he's much better, but I don't fully believe it until I see for myself.

I've got to work on my research paper for my internship credit, so I better go while the internet is working. I'll leave you with some recent pictures of Emma.

Sleepy time in her little girl bed

Chewing her yummy bone...thank goodness for bones she can't destroy!

Playing fetch with her "get-it"

"Aren't I cute??"

That's all for now. If the internet holds out, I'll try to get back to posting on a regular basis!

Almost Done!

It's almost Christmas break for me! I get to go home Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, I still have three exams to get through before then.

There's so much to do before leaving Auburn. I have to study for and take my exams, of course. I also need to pack. I think packing is the worst, but I have to get it done tonight and tomorrow night so I can leave as early as possible after I finish on Tuesday. In order to be able to pack anything, I must first wash the clothes I wish to take to Florence. That in itself will be a task. Emma finds sorted laundry waiting to be washed quite interesting and for some reason, the clothes never stay sorted for long!

I'm just not feeling like studying anymore. I have Managerial Accounting tomorrow, but I only need a 75 to get an A in the class, so I guess that's hurting my motivation. Making a 75 would be 15 points below my lowest score so far in the class which is my lowest by 7.5 points. My point being, I think it would be pretty hard to not score a 75 or higher. I hope so at least.

I've really got to get studying for Audit. I need to really hunker down since we didn't have our last class meeting and I have to teach myself some material without it ever being covered in class.

I guess I'm just getting a little bummed that all of the other schools I have friends at are out--we always get out before Alabama, for instance, what's going on here? I know there is some homesickness involved too. Even after three and a half years here, I still get quite homesick. I miss my family and our holiday traditions that I'm missing out on. I guess that I look forward to these short breaks from school because I know they are soon to end forever once I enter the real world. Sorry to be so whiny...

So, I'm going to snap out of it, start a load of clothes, study for Managerial, and make a list of things I want to take home with me (yes, I have to have a list!).

New Pictures of Emma

Here are some more professional shots of Emma my Uncle took on Thanksgiving. We never seem to get it perfect with the lighting, but I think these are pretty good! I'm so lucky to have a photographer with the best equipment in the family and at my disposal! : )

Emma loves to play with sticks! She runs and runs like crazy and I'm a little afraid she'll hurt herself...maybe a little like running with scissors?

I was twirling a leaf above her head and she was jumping up trying to get it. This is how she looked on the way back down!

Another running with a stick picture. I promise this is one of her favorite activities!

She's so proud of her stick and won't share with anyone, even her Mommie.

She loves having lots of land to run around. I don't let her off her least very often in Auburn unless we go to a park or something, so she takes advantage of any opportunity to run free. She's a wild woman!

This is the picture I really wanted. I have another of her taken in front of this same light in the middle of September, so I wanted to compare her growth. She isn't in the exact same spot in each picture, but you can tell she's bigger...especially those long legs!

This is one of the few pictures we got of her with more than one foot on the ground. She was having so much fun running back and forth.

This was taken during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was just too cute since the Beethoven float was in the picture too!

Emmie was sitting in my Dad's lap during the parade and was actually still, so my Uncle jumped on the chance for a calm picture. She's not like this very often, trust me!

I couldn't resist posting a picture of Emma's cousin, Heidi, my Uncle's sweet dog. Heidi used to live in Muscle Shoals with my Aunt and was "my" dog too until Winnie came to live with us. She's my first puppy baby even though she's a sweet old lady now!

I managed to get a few new pictures of Emma uploaded to the site today! Please take note of my AMATEUR status as a photographer. These pictures are nothing compared to the ones my Uncle took a couple of months ago. Unfortunately, I got to his house after dark on Thursday, so we weren't able to get any new ones.

Emma decided sleeping on my foot was a really good idea!

"Mom, can you turn off that flashy thing? I'm getting tired of this!"-Emma

"I'm so sleepy I can barely sit up!"

"I told you I was tired of this!"
Her eyes look pretty scary in this one, but I promise you she is sweet!

So there you have it! Some new, more grown up pictures of Emma. She was about 15 weeks old in the others you have seen and now she's over five months old. She's still little, but I can certainly tell she has grown. She's still just one handful though! She's going to the groomer's this week, so there might be some new pictures of her with a little less fur!

New Pictures of Emma Coming

Oh, P.S.--I tried taking some pictures of Emma the other night when she fell asleep on my sofa with her head on my tv remote. I haven't uploaded them onto the computer yet, but hopefully some of them turned out. I'm certainly not as good at taking pictures as my Uncle, the professional photographer, so they definitely won't be as good as any of the other ones you have seen before. He took all of them when I was at his house in September in his front yard. I wish I was that talented at photography...I guess it comes with experience and taking pictures constantly since age 12! : )

Study Sunday

Today has been full of studying. I have an Audit test tomorrow that I still don't feel prepared for. I'm reading my last chapter now (or I was before I got on this!) and then I have some problems to work for review. I also have a Tax test on Tuesday, but I think I'm just going to have to worry about that late tonight or tomorrow after class. I will have from about noon until bedtime to study for that test. Then, Tuesday night through Thursday night, I have to study for the GMAT as well as clean up my messy house. I really want to vacuum and mop the kitchen and bathroom floors, but that will have to wait! You wouldn't believe all of the highlighter-yellow stuff on my carpet from Emma playing with her tennis balls. (No, Daddy, it's not stains on the carpet, just fuzz that's too numerous to simply pick up by hand!) She also has made a mess on the kitchen floor around her bowls with her new trick of eating her food on the floor rather than in the bowl! : )

I'm heading to Birmingham after class on Thursday so I can take the GMAT at 8 on Friday morning. That's going to be such an early day since I will need to leave around 6 to arrive with plenty of time to spare! Unfortunately, I have to pretty much cross Birmingham to get from Springville to near the Galleria in Hoover during early morning traffic. This is such an important test for my future, so I can't afford to be stressed about getting there on time. I also need to remember to print out directions and pack my GPS so I can make sure I find the testing center.

Ok, no more study break! Back to the books...

Emma Update

Miss Emmie has a new trick! She has started turning her food bowl over and spilling the food out onto the floor for her to eat. Earlier today she did this, but some food was trapped under the bowl and she ended up pushing it around the kitchen until I turned it right side up again so she could get to the food!

She and I went to a couple of grassy areas yesterday. The first one was near the parking lot for Facilities on campus and she gave me quite a scare when she wanted to chase the Tiger Transit. She really wasn't in any danger, but she was not under my control. The second place was the new elementary school here in Auburn. It's just down the highway from my house and is situated quite a ways off the main road. Basically, nobody goes down there unless they have a reason. I took her near the playground equipment where there is a big grassy area and she played a little bit. She really liked the rubber-like material that is around the playground. It's quite bouncy, so when she hops around, she really bounces. I have to say, I liked that filler material as well. It was fun for me to walk on too! It really doesn't take much to entertain us, does it?

We came home after our adventure and Miss Emmie was quite tired. She slept much of the evening until it came time for us to go to bed. I tried to let her sleep with me, but she was just too wild and she had to sleep in her bed.

She's getting so much more cuddly! She spent a good bit of today in my lap relaxing. It seems like if she isn't chewing on something or running around being "psycho dog", then she's in my lap! I can't say I have any complaints about that!

Winter Has Arrived!

It's COLD here today! I believe we had our first frost of the season last night/this morning. Emma does NOT like going out when it's cold and windy. She will just have to learn to go out and quickly do her business so we can quickly return inside. She's already sitting on the sofa more often with me and will hopefully being using blankets in the near future!

Emmie and I are going to sit in our house with the space heater plugged in and maybe the electric blanket on as well. I've got to study Marketing some more and get ready for Audit tomorrow. I can't forget about my Audit and Tax tests next week either. I want to get ready for Marketing first though so I'm not cramming on Thursday night.

The heater is still running trying to knock the chill off my living room. The thermostat read 64 degrees this morning in there since I didn't have the unit on and only had the space heater on in my bedroom and bathroom. So, for the next few minutes, I'm going to get under a blanket and try to warm my hands up!

Back in Auburn

Emma and I made it back safely to Auburn around lunchtime today. I was sad to leave Florence, but just got in the car and sucked it up. Since I was leaving at the same time my parents were going to early church, there wasn't much time for extended, teary goodbyes. I guess that's best. I'll see them again in either two or three weeks depending on if I go home after the GMAT or stay in Birmingham.

I have to write another WSJ opinion-type thingy tonight. This should be my last one as long as I earn full credit. It's only 200 words, so not a big deal, and I've already picked out my article. I just have to break down and write the thing. I don't know why this one seems so much harder than the past two, but I just can't seem to get something coherent going.

I don't think I have too much going on this week. I have a test on Friday that I need to start studying for along with the usual classwork. I do intend to go to bed at a reasonable time every night as long as I am productive during the day. Hopefully, this will be enough motivation to get my work done during the daylight hours!

Time to figure out what to eat for dinner! Yum!!

All Good Things...

All good things really do come to an end. I've had a good time at home this weekend, but tomorrow morning, Emma and I have to return to the Plains. I'm glad that I was able to come home on Thursday, so we were able to make the most of this trip home. We spent time with my Grandparents on both Friday and today, which was quite nice. Mom and Grams made a couple of little dresses for Emmie--one that's green gingham with green blanket fleece on the inside and another for Halloween that's orange gingham on one side and black gingham on the other. After Halloween, she can wear the black side facing out and still look cute as a button.

I have to go back fairly early tomorrow morning to clean up the highway for Beta Alpha Psi. As pledges, we are required to pick up trash twice during our pledgeship period and one of the proctored opportunities is Sunday @ 3. Unfortunately, I have to leave around 10 to get there with enough time to drop Emma off at home, otherwise she has to go with me. I don't know how that would work...

It will be good to get back early in the day so I can do some classwork before Monday. I have a little paper due for Audit that will only take a few minutes and need to start getting ready for tests on Friday, next Monday, and next Tuesday. I need to make sure next week is a productive one!

I'm going to get ready for bed now. We don't stay up late here in Florence! : )

An Unexpected Suggestion

I was talking to my Dad earlier while he was waiting for a flight home from Dulles (DC airport). I was telling him about how my Friday class was canceled and he asked me what I was going to do. I didn't really understand. He meant was I coming home this weekend. I hadn't even considered coming home and had really planned on sleeping all day Friday since it's supposed to rain. I think coming home is a much better idea. I'm leaving around noon tomorrow and will get home in time for dinner. I do have to leave early on Sunday to clean up trash on the side of the road for Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting honor society). But, since I'll be home all day Friday, it won't be too bad and I'll have all evening on Sunday to study for next week's tests and classes.

So, now I have a trip home to look forward to. I just need to get this Finance test over with tonight at 6:30, get back to my condo, pack for the trip home, and go to sleep!

Speaking of sleep, I think I'm going to go take a nap before doing my final studying for tonight's test! I might even force Emma to go nap with me since she's currently napping under my coffee table.

Studying on Sunday

This morning, Emma and I had some good cuddle time in the bed. Usually, I don't let her in the bed with me, due to "the incident" (ask if you don't already know), but it got quite cold in the house overnight and I felt sorry for her. She started around my feet, but ended up cuddled up around the level of my shoulder. That's pretty close for this independent little girl! It was so sweet and it was so hard to get up and moving with that little life so close to me!

I've been studying this afternoon for my Finance test. So far, I feel pretty good about what I know and what I have learned. I'm not going to slack off though. I made a 100 on the first test and would definitely like to repeat that!

I'm going to take a break from Finance now. Emma needs to go outside and I have some other classes that need my attention. We have Audit homework that is due tomorrow and our teacher told us specifically to do it neatly because she would call on several of us to come before the class and put our work on the Document Camera. I've got to make sure I do my very best on this assignment so I don't look like a fool in front of my teacher and classmates! I can't forget about my Managerial Accounting test on Tuesday either. Maybe I can study for that after the Audit homework.

I'm planning on quitting fairly early tonight so Emma and I can have some fun time together. During the week, especially test weeks, we don't get to play as much as I would like, so I try to do more with her on the weekends!

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Finally Friday

Today has been a great day to lounge around in PJs. It was cloudy all day, but this afternoon it started raining and it has continued on and off all evening. The only bad part about a rainy day is that Little Miss Emma hates to get her feet wet and especially hates to be rained on. After our last trip outside, she was soaking wet. I know I hate to get my pant legs wet, so I can't imagine getting my whole body wet every time the grass is slightly moist. I guess that's the life of a tiny little dog.

I spent some time at my Aunt's school this afternoon trying to help her out in preparing for next week's classes. I didn't really do much and wish I could have helped more.

Late this afternoon, I had a friend come over to study Finance with me. We have a test Wednesday night and it's definitely time to start studying. We're planning on getting together again tomorrow and probably Sunday, so I better make sure I'm on top of my game so I can be useful while we are studying.

I also have another test on Tuesday. I think I'm pretty prepared for that one. I actually joked with the teacher on Thursday as the class was being dismissed and asked if I could go on and take the test to get it over with!

I spoke with the partner who hired me at the accounting firm where I will intern next Spring. I confirmed that they still want me to work the Mid-April option from February to the middle of April. It will be busy, but at the end of it I can honestly claim I have completed my first Tax Season! As it gets closer, I'm getting more and more excited. We passed mid-semester last week, so this semester is on the downward turn. I'll be away most of next semester, and will finish my undergraduate work in August.

Now, I really have to decide if I want to pursue my Master's of Accountancy degree or if I just want to complete the minimum requirements to sit for my CPA Exam. In the back of my mind, I know I need to get my Master's, but it is so hard to commit to another twelve months of school. I'm just so ready to get out there and start my adult life. I know people say you don't know how good you have it in college, but I am excited to do "grown-up" things like buy a house! Maybe my internship will be a welcome break from school and make it bearable to be in school for another year.

Miss Emma is getting cuter every day. She's really starting to develop her own personality. She's also responding to her name with much more reliability. The potty training is going well...I guess I'm the one getting trained more than her though. I know how long she can go without being outside and make sure she goes out often. It seems like she really wants to do well and receive praise though. She really is a sweet and kind-hearted puppy. I just wish she liked to be held better and would let me cover her up with a blanket. In the coming months, I'm afraid she will be cold unless she allows me to cover her up!

I'm going to go and study a little more Finance in preparation for tomorrow's study marathon. I have so much to do this weekend that there isn't a moment to waste!

Have a great weekend, Everyone!

We're half way there - Livin' on a prayer

Happy Wednesday Everyone! Except it's more like one more day and counting for me since I only have one class on Fridays--it's really like the weekends start on Thursday!

I got up and went to class today, then came home, had lunch, and took a little nap I really shouldn't have. I'm planning on washing my car in a few minutes, but first Emma needs to go outside for some fresh air. She's getting to be such a sweet little girl. She's also really trying to be good and follow my commands. I think she really wants to do well.

I'm going to do a little more reading for Tax class tomorrow and work the homework problems that were assigned Tuesday. I also still need to wrap up my Finance homework from Tuesday that is due tomorrow. Neither are taken up, but we go over the Finance homework in class, so I need to have it finished before then.

I'm going in a couple of hours to work on my group tax return project. Hopefully, it won't take too long and I can get back and do some more work.

Of course, I want some time to play with Emma before bedtime. I really like holding her when she's getting good and sleepy too! : - )

I've got to get going if I'm going to accomplish anything on my list today!