Reunited at Last!

I haven't forsaken my blog. I swear. Here's the deal: My life has been in a state of entropy since my last post, but much more so than usual. They say that when God tests you, he either lets everything happen at once, or nothing happen at all. Obviously, it has proved to be the latter of the two. (I think I worded that right? I don't know.) 

Let's take it from the top, why don't we?

I'll begin by discussing my classes. Physics was a bear and a half in the last three weeks. We started new material that I really wasn't comfortable with, and we didn't have much time to go over it. We also were given the task of constructing an egg drop carrier for our lab final. That endeavor didn't quite go as well as my group had intended, because our egg broke, but we still ended up getting a good grade overall. (I think our awesome force diagram and explanatory paper sealed that deal.) During this time, I also came to the realization that I had to get at least an 85 (I think) on my final to keep my A, which I was barely clinging to. I started freaking out about it until I realized that I couldn't get below an 81 in the class, so I calmed down some. Also, Emily told me that she thought that I "over-studied", which was the reason I hadn't done as well on my other tests. I held tight to that mentality over this past weekend, when I had zero motivation to study. Yes, I did still study some, but I didn't spend every waking moment on it. Guess what? It worked. I rocked the final, and I retained my precious 4.0 for yet another semester! (I know that that won't last much longer, but I'm loving it as much as possible!) 

Calculus wasn't too bad in the midst of this. We were learning about infinite series and convergence, which is totally foreign from what we were doing. (Iterated integrals) It started out being a royal pain in the rear, but ended up not being too bad. Well, actually, I ended up watching youtube videos of a guy from MIT showing how to do some of those problems, and that helped me more than my professor ever could have. Because of that, I rocked my chapter test! At the beginning of the semester, our professor told the class that if we made it through all of the material and didn't have new material on our final, and if we had at least a 95 average in the class, she would exempt us from the final. I kinda forgot about that until last week. I'm not really sure how, but I did. (Yes, Emily, I forgot something for once!) Needless to say, because I aced the series test, I ended up with an average above a 95 & I got out of the Calc final!!!!!!!!!! I was very excited about that, since this hasn't been the easiest semester for me, especially with that class! I am done learning actual calculus, and now I will mostly learn applications! Praise the Lord!!!

Literature never has been an issue. It is a breath of fresh air to not have to stress about this one class. I love my professor, and she does a great job of making dry literature come to life. The final for that class is tomorrow, and I'm not too terribly concerned about it.

What else has been happening in my life? Hmm...let's see. 

I ended up rearranging my dorm room, and it really seems to flow much better than before. The feng shui is finally right, and it makes me happy! (It's the little things in life, I tell you.) I also hung up some Christmas lights, and it has really spruced the room up. I will probably end up keeping the lights up until I move out, only because I'm terribly proud of the job I did hanging them up, and I hate to see it go to waste!

I am done Christmas shopping! I didn't think that I would be able to, but I finished it mostly last night. I spent a little more, okay, a LOT more than I originally intended to, but I feel like now is as good a time as any to go all out on gifts, seeing as I have a virtually dispensable income with very few financial obligations, and I know that it won't be that way forever. Also, my family is very much worthy of it, because they have been amazingly supportive of me this year! 'Tis the season! :)

So, I'm not quite sure if you've noticed that I don't ever have much to say about my roommate. Well, for the better part of this semester, I haven't ever really felt connected to her. Last week, that finally changed. We had a little bonding moment, and now, I feel much more comfortable with her. Okay, so it still isn't the same as last year, but things are going much better between us, and I am very grateful for that! 

So, one of the last lingering questions you might have...where is Tevis in all of this hubbub? Good question.

Here's the deal: We broke up. Today. I can't really say that I am utterly devastated about this, although I am sad. Truth be told, it was inevitable. Without saying too much, I will leave it at the fact that we were growing in separate directions, and we were beginning to change. Both of us have important things that we need to direct our attention towards, and I think we can do that better apart than together. As much as I love him, I know that it is infinitely better to do this now than three years down the road when we have even more time invested. I have spent lots of time soul searching and praying about it, and I believe that God has lead me to this decision. Honestly, I am coping with it pretty well, so I think that everything will be just fine. I do believe that I will be spending much more time focusing on myself and my relationships with my friends and family, because I feel that that is all I really need right now. 

I am ready for this Christmas break, and to have some time to physically and mentally recharge for the next three weeks. I have a few plans over break, but they are nothing too terribly exciting. 

I hope that all is well with everyone else, wherever you may be, and that your Christmas preparations are going smoothly!