Three more months.

A daily mantra that seems to be arriving very quickly. I have a lot of things to do before leaving.

I'll find out if I get in the graduate program I applied to in only two weeks, but regardless, I am moving back to Albuquerque to slowly acclimate myself to the larger world. It's kind of overwhelming.

In the next three months, the following must occur:
1) Move.
2) Find a new job.
3) Write a research thesis/project for my final master's class.
4) Create a teaching portfolio for that class.
5) Be the best dang bridesmaid for my brother's Maryland wedding. Coordinate Greek relatives and travel cross-country in the week before the wedding with my brother in the car.
6) Teach and lead the after-school dance program I started.
7) Maintain relationships and sanity.
8) Graduate.
9) Get summer job for TFA and do weekly trainings for such.
10) Build library.

I'm feeling a little stretched. The more I think about it, the more scared I get. I'm going to lay out a weekly plan today to make sure everything gets done.

See you on the other side of June.
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A few of my out-of-town readers have been asking about my boyfriend. Yes, we are still dating. Yes, I really like him. Yes, he is lovely. I've told a few people before, but I really feel lucky to have met boyfriend Jansport when I did. I had reached the end of my bad dating rope (I can't even count that high) and after eight months, I am just as happy to see him as I was on the first date. He adds a lot of security, happiness, and joy to my life that wasn't there before and I am thankful for that. I think that being choosy was hard for so long, but ultimately, it has paid off. We'll see where the road leads.

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Great books I have read lately:

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Manhattan Memoir by Mary Cantwell
The Last Season by Eric Bluhm
Kiss Me Like a Stranger by Gene Wilder
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Still Waters by Jennifer Lauck