Nothing Like October

Wonder of wonders--IT'S OCTOBER!!!

Time really does fly, for some reason, today I decided to think about WHERE I was last year.  Well, October 2, 2011 was a Sunday and my calendar says I was working...

Other than that...I HAVE NO IDEA!!! I guess it doesn't really matter what I was doing.  Truth be told, it most likely wasn't very interesting.

I'm assuming it was an October just like any other October...like this October for instance.

1) Sports--SportsSportsSportsSports, SPORTS!!! NOTHING BUT SPORTS!!!
2) Homework--of course...where would October be without school (for the record, I have no idea, but I'm sure I would have no complaints!)
3) Injuries--With sports, come injuries, I mean, REALLY, you need to be reasonable now!
4) Settling in--At this point of the year, everyone's settling in, gritting their teeth and trying to survive the next two and a half months until Christmas Break.
5) Chill and frost--May I just say...Ann Arbor...in October....is CHILLY! I literally have not stopped shaking all day! ...although the fact that I'm coming down with something should not be ignored.
6) Beauty--October is quite possibly one of my favorite months in terms of beauty.  The leaves, the trees, the air, the sky....it's breathtaking. If you've never been to Michigan in October, make plans to do so ASAP!

Annnnd so on and so forth.

This year is a little different for me, however, adding on to the mayhem are scholarships (see previous post, I apologize for my tendency to whine!), Nationals (see future post), deciding on Senior Pictures and a puppy among other things which I'd really rather not disclose with the general public!

A new puppy adds a layer of exhaustion, joy and pain.

Exhaustion--have you ever owned a puppy before?? I am almost positive those hyper-active little bundles of energy NEVER.SLEEP!!!! I don't know how he does it, but I'd like to know his secrets....
Joy--Again I will ask, have you ever  owned a puppy before??  They can be so sweet and cuddly and they never cease to bring a smile to your face (wellllll, almost never!)
Pain--AGAIN I will ask--no, no I'll spare you!  Between teething, long puppy nails, accidents, barking and late nights...yes, yes there is pain. But I do have to say, it is worth it.

Now, as they say, I have bigger fish to fry (namely--A Chemistry study guide to make and a PILE of time-consuming AP Calculus.)

Til another day!

Peace.