What’s up, Summer?

I can’t believe it’s June. I realize it has been well over a month since the last time I posted anything. During the month of May, I was ridiculously busy and wanted to post but time just continued to escape me. Now we’re a week into June.

During the busy month of May, a couple of big things happened: I finished my second semester of graduate school and I finally switched jobs. My professional life went from “eh…” to “sweet!” and my academic life was harder than ever but getting more exciting. I felt more enlightened toward the end of the semester – mainly during the part when all of the assignments collided together in one big homework weekend.

My head is finally above water and I am now able read for leisure, try new recipes and even exercise regularly. Also, I have a vacation coming up in July. If you remember from my Decisions,Decisions post, hubby and I couldn’t decide where to go for our five-year wedding anniversary (time flies!). Well, we decided to keep it domestic and we’re headed to sunny southern California for a week. We’re flying into Los Angeles and then going home from San Diego. And it will be the first time that we will travel sans family since our honeymoon.  I. Can’t. Wait.

As per usual, the summer time is the best time of the year. Even though June has a great track record for supplying a really good time (my birthday lands in the middle of it), July is actually predicted to be a serious social month and possibly the winning month of 2011. It starts with a holiday, then a vacation, then hubby’s birthday, then my family comes in for a long weekend, then brother-in-law comes to hang out and then friends make a pit stop in New York for a few days. Hooray for summer!

What's up, Summer? I'm so glad you're back.

School is not completely out of sight though. I am taking a short summer course (twice a week) but now I get to dive into my electives. First up: Short Documentary Film Making. It should be good. Imagery and video have always fascinated me and I think films are a great tool for teaching and learning. By the end of the semester, I’m supposed to learn how to shoot, edit, produce/upload a three to seven minute documentary film about something that interests me. I haven’t thought that far yet. Class started yesterday.

So that’s the quick and dirty for what went down during my blogging absence and for what’s to come. I will do my best to post more frequently. In any case, I hope that you too have an exciting summer.

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