New Year . . . New Things . . . Sorta

. . . so i guess a lot has happened in the last month. went home for the holidays. that was fun for the most part. except that i didn't get to see all the people i wanted to and found out some kind of disturbing things about other people. well, not disturbing in the big picture sense, but to me it was troubling. and it sucked that i gained weight. now i know that most people shake their heads at a statement like that cause everyone supposedly gains weight over the holidays but seriously. i gained weight. probably cause all i did was eat the whole time i was home and in every free moment. i just couldn't help it. there was so much food that i just can't get here. or i can get it and it's just not the same. overall though, it was a good trip. oh! found out while i was gone that the dog got fleas. not a big deal. they're gone now. it was my first encounter with critters since i've gotten her though. well, critters that live on her as opposed to critters that she brings in the house and wants to keep as friends. not that i like those all that much either. that poor lizard didn't know what hit him.
. . . got back to florida, stayed there for 5 days, packed up the dog, took her to a different sitter, and then took off for vegas! i know i probably should have tied both trips together but it was a long time away from the dog and the trip home was planned a long time before the trip to vegas. anyway, got there in the afternoon and met up with justin who drove up there. dad didn't come in till later that night so we had awhile to have dinner and bum around downtown. it was his first trip so he got to see the splendor that is vegas for the first time. went to see the freemont street experience and met up with family for a little while. didn't make much money, but had a great time. if anyone gets comp rooms at red rock, i'll be more than happy to accompany you to vegas. that hotel is amazing. totally worth being almost 10 miles off the strip. feels like you're in the middle of nowhere but it's beautiful and has incredible amenities. i would live in that bathroom. there's a tv above the tub!!
. . . 2 days after i got back from vegas, school started. so i am once again in the room where i decided to start this whole blogging thing. so far, it's not a bad semester. only taking one sociology class. i don't know if that's going to work out in my favor or not. i don't have as much reading to do, but i'm also not studying as much in the subject that i'm supposed to know the most about. my other three classes are freshman classes that i need as part of my gen ed to graduate. they're relatively easy so far, but it really sucks being the dinosaur in the class. i was 7 when some of these kids were born. that's just sad. i'm also taking a one credit, three week computer class cause i needed one more credit to have the required residency credits at the school. it's nice that it's only for 3 weeks but it's for 2 hours twice a week and it means that the dog is stuck in her kennel for 11 hours while i'm at school. would be less but i have 2 breaks during the day and both of them are 2 hours long. sucks. too long to be fun and not long enough to run home and take care of her. at least i'm trying to get some work done in the times when i'm just sitting around so i have less to do when i get home. hopefully that works out.
. . . there are other things happening but i can't announce them yet. give me another week and a half and i'll be more than happy to let everyone know what i'm talking about. some people know what i'm talking about and for others, it's going to come as a surprise. (don't worry mom. it won't give you a heart attack. you already know about it)
. . . well, gotta go. class is about to start. hope you enjoyed the boring update!