First Day of School

Today was my first day of Grad school and it started off.... slowly. I left my house at 7:15 for my 8am class. It usually takes me 30 minutes to get to campus (oh how I miss those mornings at Wheaton where I would get up at 8:50 for my 9 am class...) so I was giving my self an extra 15 minutes just to be safe. At 7:40 I was 10 minutes away from campus, cutting it a little close, but enough time to park etc. Then, it took me 40 minutes to move a mile. Once I got to the flashing lights, the cops told us all to turn around; a car crashed into a power line and cut power aka no traffic lights. I was an hour and a half late to my 3 hour class. I saved myself by calling and leaving my professor a message, but not a great way to start grad school. I was that girl.
Here is the story to prove it:
http://newtampa.patch.com/articles/bruce-b-downs-closed-near-42nd-street

My first class was Micro Theory and the more I learn about Social Work as a profession, the more I am sure it is the place for me to be. My second class was Diversity and Social Justice. I am most excited about this class, now we are talking about cultural competency and my professor seems tough but in all the right ways. It seems like the kind of class that I will try my hardest in and learn the most, especially about myself. Learning about other cultures is a constant process and I think this will really help me best serve diverse populations. Tomorrow I have 4 classes to attend and overall I have a lot of anticipation for the semester. I am in the process of applying for the Public Health Dual-Degree and I will keep you posted on that.

Tomorrow night I am hosting a "girls night" at our house. My two grad school friends are coming over, I think Justin may have agreed to even cook us dinner! It will be nice to unwind and have fun.Justin, Jim and I may head down to Sarasota (maybe even Siesta Key Erica ;) ) for some fun in the sun.

Last but not least- Justin finished his first month of poker today and it was a winning month at that. It has been great to see all of his hard work, studying, playing, evaluating game and moving up a limit play out. May there be many more.

Melanie