Never Fear

I am still here. And alive. And an mph student.

I've had an interesting 3 months. I had some time away from school and the month since then has been filled with catching up from that. But I've completed my first year! It feels good. I honestly can say that every day I study public health I love it even more.

And now it's summer! Sort of. I am currently taking a 3-week class. It goes from 9-12:40 Monday-Thursday for 3 weeks. Intense, for sure, but I have actually been enjoying fully immersing myself in one topic. The class is Health Communication, which I have always found fascinating. I love human relationships. It's definitely what I want to do with my life--work with people.

Aren't they just the most adorable little cacti you've ever seen?

I am continuing to work. Zephyr has an unprecedented amount of energy (I took him for a run today and since we returned 2 hours ago he has continued to sprint through the house, throw toys in my face, and jump on my laptop). The weather has been to die for. I have planted my garden. I have finally seen the light in regards to my inability to properly water house plants and switched to succulents. I went to the NAMI (National Alliance of the Mentally Ill) Walk with my coworkers. I went to Ames and sent my boyfriend Matt off to Europe (what a loser, who goes to Europe when there are awesome 3-week classes to go to back here???) I found out I'm lactose intolerant (this really sucks since I LOVE milk products....except milk...I really don't like milk). Realized just how much of a genius my little brother is (seriously....check out his website and remember that he's a sophomore in high school). And two of my best friends got engaged!

I'm sure there's so much more that has happened, but I'll leave it at that since I have a lot of reading to do for class tomorrow morning. Hope everyone's having a great summer!