Would you like a slice of chaos pie?

HOLY COW.

I've started school with Duke U. My mind is on overload when I go to bed every night. Now, if I could only remember all that information the next day! I guess the tip isn't to memorize so much, but to let it all seep in with time, and trials to match up with the definitions. That will make it stick, supposedly. It's going ok, I'm ahead two chapeters, if I do that in time, I can graduate early =) WOOP!

In other tales of life. I'm trying to plan my summer. I've got about 5-6 days I plan on making the 14hrs drive to Placerville, CA to see my grandparents for their big 9-0. I will say this, I am VERY blessed that they're still around. As selfish and greedy as this sounds, I almost went into panic mode last year, after my Dad's, Dad, passed. I thought "if I lose another grandparent in the next year, I will be an absolute basket case". Well, that year mark comes up on May 15th.

Having said that, I am still trying to keep in better touch with my extended family. The Elledge side tends to be, the wedding or a funeral family. Which, is good and bad. It's ALWAYS fun seeing each other. I am seeing how so many of the granddaughters resemble each other, because our Dad's look so much alike. But it's also sad, becuase it took a funeral to get us together after 15yrs. In what way, was any of that acceptable? I get life happens, school, kids, babies etc. But it's not too hard to coordinate a day and place we all make the sacrifice to attend. I'm so very determined to see them more. It SHOULD NOT take a wedding or a funeral to see my sweet, and amazingly talented (and pretty) cousins on that side.

Life is too short to not see the people who are blood, make the effort!