March 16th: Spring is in the Air

I know I’m a bit behind in posting my blogs, but I wanted to share the information with you anyway… forgive the delay in information sharing.

I’ve decided that if you live in North Texas, you really do have to appreciate the bluebonnets that line the city during this time of the year. I grew up in the southwest part of Texas, where we mostly see cactus roses and tumbleweeds, which believe it or not can be quite beautiful too. I remember singing songs about Texas bluebonnets in elementary school, but I don’t think I ever saw one until I came to this side of Texas : ) I must say they make the highways look so much nicer when you’re stuck in traffic! : )

I don’t know about you all, but long gone are the days when Spring Break is actually a break—at least a whole WEEK of a break anyway. During spring break I went on a mini 3 day vacation with my husband’s family where we all stayed in a cabin in a small town in New Mexico. It was a great trip, and I was able to enjoy the family and clear my head!

As usual, the week was really a blur, and I kept busy trying to visit with everyone “back home” and with trying to accomplish all of the school things that lingered on my “To Do” list. My week was definitely a balancing act of trying to spend time with family and friends, and trying to get some work done. Needless to say, something had to give and I wasn’t willing to sacrifice the little bit of time I get to share with family, so I probably slept about as much as those undergrad college spring breakers who partied on some beach somewhere. I was quite proud of myself that despite everything that was going on, I still managed to make progress on my assignments. I worked on my written professional project which I had to defend soon after the break; I prepared for my upcoming teaching project (which by the way, I got butterflies just thinking about it); and I wrote up a quiz with questions related to my lecture on strokes and other neurological disorders. Believe it or not, I also found some time to party like those spring breakers (well a modified spring breaker I guess) and celebrate my birthday. Although I don’t enjoy the getting old part of birthdays, the getting presents part never seems to get old : )

That about sums up spring break for me… and now it’s back to reality. Hope everyone had a good week.