A whole new me

Okay, so not really a whole new me. But different since I haven't posted on this since before my 21st birthday and I am almost 6 months past my 22nd. I'm trying to decide why I still have a blog. I haven't posted on it since February of 2011. So let's see... people who are reading this already know me most likely.
As you know, I am going to graduate school at GU here in Spokane for Community Counseling. I actually start TUESDAY! I am equally excited and nervous because I know it will be challenging, emotional, and a lot of work. But I also know it is going to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my life!

So since May I have: graduated, went to Ireland/Northern Ireland, went camping, watched the dogs swim and play in the river a lot, went to an IMAX movie (batman!), moved across the country with two uhauls/dogs/vehicles, started a new job, did orientation for grad school, had our three year anniversary, ate too much food, joined a gym, got a new computer, got my jeep fixed, got my eyebrows reshaped, took my dogs to get 'posh paws' at Petco, ate some of the best fruit I've ever had, did some salsa dancing, partied at a gay club, went shopping, bought curtains and a sweet rug, moved Drew back to KS =( [just for the semester, tho], surprised my family by coming home for a couple days, drove back across the US, zip lined over a mountain canyon, rode an alpine coaster down a mountain, went to an off leash dog park and got dragged two feet by my dogs resulting in 'road rash' [interesting story], watched pretty much every episode of Nip/Tuck, flew back to WA from KS, put Tyson on a diet, walked across the bridge over Spokane Falls, hiked around a national (or maybe state) park, got up at 5-5:20 am almost every single day =O... annnnd plenty more.

So yes, I have had a great summer. I am ready to start grad school! I don't know anyone here (besides D & R and Erin and her little boys) and I have no friends so hopefully I will make friends in school. Not that I will have time to have a social life outside of school and school functions, anyway... haha.
And maybe I will resurrect this blog. Or maybe I will post on it once a year.

Who knows.

☮gretchen elizabeth

And they're off!

So school is out now... how about that?! I ended up really good... three A's and two B's. However, I'm fairly displeased that my teachers didn't bump me up to A's since I had an 89 in both of those classes AND worked my ass off... grrrrr. >.< But hey... a 3.5 this semester is pretty dang good! I've been trying to pull myself out of the hole I dug for myself in previous years of school. I just partied WAY too much and was so depressed I just had no energy for school, not to mention didn't know what I wanted to do. BUT this year has been amazing.
So this summer I don't have anything too wild planned... Drew and I are taking two online summer classes together that start on June 7th so we have a little bit of a break. And then I'm taking a geology field trip for one credit hour in June, whoo hoo! It's weird to think that I'm a junior now. What craziness. I should be able to get my school done in three semesters and then in the fourth one do an internship. Time really flies as you get older, never doubt that for a second. (Oh yes, and don't forget our family reunions this summer too.)
I was just reminiscing the other day about Drew and me... about this time last year is when we started hanging out =) I feel like I've known him forever because we are sooo close but I also feel like it was just yesterday when we were going on our first date! Hehe. July 7th is our one year anniversary and that date is coming up fast!
Work is going well. Our DM came today. I thought she was coming to watch me but she really didn't. I did have an amazing 10-12 segment however! =) I'm really liking my CSL position. It feels good to move up and have more responsibility and have the chance to make a positive impact on the brand!
I must be going now. I need to run to the post office and what not. I will try to blog more... I know it has been almost two weeks since my last post! Toodles!
☮gretchen elizabeth