We are getting back into the 30 minutes per day of exercise and House Hunters. On Thursday it was the elliptical with House Hunters from Seattle to London. This made me think of all my friends in Seattle. On Friday, I had been up all night the night before but went for a walk aroundContinue reading “Big Week in Chicagoland”
Category Archives: Home Front
River Walk, London Heatwave
On Saturday, we drove downtown and walked along the river. I loved it and I loved seeing all the boat tours. We walked the entire trail. After the trail, we got a scoop of ice cream and walked by Michigan Avenue. Dad even mentioned that Leslie and Adam were not too far from where weContinue reading “River Walk, London Heatwave”
Midterm, Bulletin Board
I am officially half way through COD adn this week I focused on my midterm work on my personal narrative and my personal narrative. I also changed out my bulletin board to make it more like Lesley. It helps me see my friends that I am looking forward to seeing.
Fourth of July
Since it is my first Fourth of July on the Blog, I asked the Siblings Square (Aunt Marty, Uncle Pete, Uncle Tom, Auntie Erin and Uncle Jamey) to write guest exerts on how their Fourth went. In Atlanta (Aunt Marty and Uncle Pete — “I” is Aunt Marty) Peter and I went to St AugustineContinue reading “Fourth of July”
Graduations, Food Certificate, Driver Eval
Today, I tuned into Mattie’s graduation from grad school a day late and they mentioned how many of them are the first in their family to go to college. I also tuned into Molly’s graduation three weeks late It was also a big week for the Fullers. I got my food handling certificate, which isContinue reading “Graduations, Food Certificate, Driver Eval”
Offical Start
I have just started College of DuPage. Monday, class got canceled so I started on Tuesday. I walked into the room and the first day was the only day he took attendance. The class was designed for about 21 students, which is about double the amount that I am used to. In Threshold, Community MeetingContinue reading “Offical Start”
College of DuPage, New Year
Today I went to check out College of DuPage where I will be taking classes this summer. One of them has already started but the other three start on Monday. I am looking forward to it but also a bit nervous. It is a big campus and the classes are a bit bigger than whatContinue reading “College of DuPage, New Year”
Threshold Thank-Yous
I have been home for about a few weeks after finishing up my first year as a Threshold student. Just like many productions, I have a lot of thank-yous to give out. Firstly, I would like to thank Linda who was my supervisor at my internship. Even though I realized I do not like EarlyContinue reading “Threshold Thank-Yous”
Broken Family
Once in a while, I feel a bit like Reyna Grande, who grew up in a broken family and became the first person in her family to graduate from college. During these periods, I feel like I should get to know Stuart, Martha & Matt’s siblings as well as all their spouses, children and grandchildren;Continue reading “Broken Family”
Year In Review
We have been home for about two weeks after a week in Back Bay. I have noticed that the culture shock moving from Chicago to Boston is very different than Chicago to London and here are my impressions. First of all, London is in a different country and uses very different units than I amContinue reading “Year In Review”