Back to School

School starts on Monday! I keep going back and forth about wether or not I'm happy about it, because it means the end of my break but it also means I'm slowly getting closer to graduating (FINALLY). I haven't bought my books yet so I'll have to get that sorted out sometime during the week.

And in the AWESOME NEWS department, I have a job! I found a really cool woman who is going to employ me as a nanny-type-person to take care of two of her three boys after school. They are in 2nd and 4th grade and I'll be spending an hour and a half with them on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and two and a half hours on Wednesday, with Fridays off. Just enough hours to make my situation in Eugene more comfortable, money-wise, but not so much that I'm going to be bogged down trying to juggle school and work.

I went to a concert in someone's basement last night, which was really funny. I always like watching my friends' band, The Blast Majesty, and they were awesome last night.

I have two new roommates! Katy and Logan are both moved out, and now the only roommate from last year is Hannah. The two new girls are Marta and Anya. Marta is a friend who we've known for a while, and Anya is someone we found online. They are both really fun and I'm looking forward to spending the next year living with them.

A few days ago Chris and I did the chore of getting his passport application sent in. Getting the pictures was difficult, since they have such specific regulations about size, but we managed to get one that works. His mom left me in charge of his birth certificiate because she doesn't trust him not to lose it, ha ha. I'm just crossing my fingers that they will send it back in one piece! His passport should be getting here in the mail in a couple of weeks, and I'm excited about it because it means we're one step closer to our Qatar trip! We are both really happy and excited about the trip. Chris has been fantasizing about eating at random Pakistani and Iranian restaurants, and I'm just excited to see the sun again. Since getting back to Eugene it's been pretty gray and rainy, which sucks, but that's what I get for living in Oregon I guess!

Well, that's all I have for now, but I'm sure I'll be updating again soon with news about my new classes! Love to everyone.