Exhaustion

That is about what I feel right now.  I am exhausted but yet relieved that the weekend is here!  With Grandpa’s funeral and everything last weekend, we just spent a lot of time with family and away from our house.  It was really nice to have some family time and to be able to stick around with his grandma for a while.  I kind of put homework and all housework on the back burner for a while, and that felt nice.  I have finally convinced myself that my priorities in life don’t always have to include being a responsible student that close to the top of the list.  I have to stop and think about the things that will matter 50 years from now instead…

This week was also Parent / Teacher Conferences at school.  That was tiring!  We had conferences after school on Tuesday and Thursday until 8:00.  We really don’t get a supper break or anything, so it makes for long evenings.  At least we get done a little earlier that way.  My conferences all went fairly well.  Parents seemed  to be please with the way that things are going, and I didn’t have to break any really hard or bad news to any of them (nothing that they didn’t already know, at least).  hehehe  It’s nice to have the second set of conferences over with now.  Then today we spent all day in training and meetings.  I really just wanted to stay in bed this morning, but I knew I had to get myself up and go one more day and then I could just crash for the weekend. 

I came home after work today and took a little nap.  Mom and Dad came over to give us a Valentine’s Day gift and then treat us to supper, which was so nice.  I wasn’t in the mood to cook, so their offer to take us to eat was a huge treat!  We went and ate Chinese food, which I love, and then came back home.  Now I am trying to get a jump start on catching up on laundry this weekend.  I bet I have at least 10 loads.  We have been out of the house so much doing family things the last few weeks that I had only done loads of laundry here and there when something absolutely HAD to be washed.  So now I have a ton to just catch up.  It’ll take me all day tomorrow, but at least then it’ll be done. 

My agenda for tomorrow includes getting some rest, being fairly lazy in my pajamas, and writing up my project plans for my social studies project for my graduate class.  The last lessons I did took me 8 hours, but I’m hoping that these go quicker.  Once those are done, I will be able to relax so much more about this entire semester of graduate work.  I really want to get that weight lifted off of my shoulders. 

Trent bowls in a tournament Sunday, so I’ll have a quiet house to myself.  I have a youth group meeting at 5 that evening, but hopefully I can have a "me" day.  I am ready for a day where I can lounge around, watch whatever I want on TV, play on the computer, and just relax.  That’s why I want to get my homework and other things done tomorrow.  Just the thought of a quiet, relaxing day to myself makes me feel way excited!!  It doesn’t take much to make me happy! 

Well, the washer just  buzzed at me telling me it’s time to close, get up off of this chair, and move some clothes to the dryer.  I hope you are all doing well!  Sorry I have been so terrible about updating.  I have kept up with reading diaries, but just haven’t taken the time to write.  You all have a great weekend!