Home, Lent, & Mardi Gras

It's been one of those weeks where I've thought it was Friday every stinking day. But no, today is only Wednesday. Two more days of school and homework and studying and dorm life before I get to go down to the Valley and visit my family. I know, I was there last weekend...and the weekend before, but I can't help it. Last week I had to go down for Dan's uncle's wedding (beautiful and fun, by the way) and this weekend I am going to a D-Backs spring training game down in Tucson. So it's not like I miss my mommy and daddy and have to run home and see them every chance I get. Really, I'm a grown-up (sort of) and I like living on my own up here. But it is nice to sleep in my nice big bed instead of this twin-sized brick NAU mistakenly calls a mattress. And it is nice to only have to walk to the kitchen where I can find lots of free food, instead of hiking to the student union where my healthy, meat-free choices are very limited. And I love driving in the Valley. I've finally gotten used to Flag's funky small one-way roads with their 25 mph speed limits. But I love cruising down an open Mesa road going 45.

Today is the first day of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday! Lynsey and I went to Schmidt's Mardi Gras party last night. I took some pictures, so whenever I get my film developed I'll post them.


I have tons of stuff to do:
-prepare for the midterm in BME 430, ECI 321, and ESE 450
-read an article about equity and do a write-up on it for EDF 301W
-plan and present two lessons in the special ed. class I'm working in -passport: get my pictures taken and go file my paper work at the post office
-get my fingerprints done for the fingerprint clearance card I need to student teach -clean my dishes. I have officially used every dish I own and I am now stealing plastic silverware from the student union