The first six months of this year (and my first eight of being twenty four!) have most definitely been some of my busiest. To recap:
-Had my first experience with incorrectly filling out tax paperwork and owing the government money. But I guarantee you-I will never make that mistake again! Note to self and others-always claim "0" if you don't have kids. Otherwise, you will be in for a nasty shock come tax time, especially if you're counting on getting one of your highest tax refunds that you've ever gotten.
-Had my second experience with cats contracting worms. Some info: There are tapeworms (caused by eating fleas, get rid of them with one praziquantel pill). There are heart worms (rare in cats, caused by mosquitoes, tend to die quickly because of some weird "cat immunity"). There are hookworms (caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water, more common in cats than dogs, usually treated by starting your cat on a monthly multi-worm pill, and then you're good). And then....there's ROUNDWORMS. At this point, we've tried both a liquid and a powdered pill treatment, and the latter seems to be working. Today is their fourth dose, and hopefully, this will be the end of our three months roundworm saga. If not, these guys are going back to the vet for another check up and some seriously expensive deworming.
-Had my first experience with the North Carolina DMV. Apparently, every year your car has to be inspected, they don't mail you a notice because it's on your registration, and your license plate has to be renewed. And there's no public inspection place. This is in addition to the yearly property tax. Surprise!
- I ventured up North for an all-too-brief weekend visit marking Miss Eileen Martinez's 21st birthday! We had a great time. Hit a couple of bars, had a girls night out that ended at Denny's, and had a great sweaty, dirty, booze-filled day at Bayfest in Somers Point. Though it was short, it was the most fun I've had in a long time!
-I celebrated Oliver's fourth birthday :) To see a child grow from diapers and barely walking to a constantly running, mess making, day brightening, simply adorable chatterbox is remarkable, and after going through it with Oliver, I'm even more excited for when I finally have children.
-And finally....excitingly.....::drumroll please::.....I finally dragged my butt back to college. It's something that I have wanted to do for a long time. I always felt that college was still in the cards for me. After much thought, I decided to go with my heart and attend college for English Education. When I get out, I will be able to teach high school and community college English and Spanish (a foreign language sequence is required for the degree, so I will be fluent in Spanish by the time I graduate). My advisor also told me that getting certified to teach middle grades wouldn't take much more, so I can be easily certified for that once I have my degree in hand. I am beyond excited to be going back for my degree, and this time, it is for something I love and will stick with. I still dream of owning a bookstore, but having a degree to fall back on in case my dreams don't pan out is important for me, and having it be in a career field that I love-that is definitely worth the time and money. I'm so excited to be attending Craven Community College in the fall, and from there, hopefully move on to East Carolina University. Go Panthers and Pirates!
So for now, I shall sign off on that note. Don't worry-I'll be back this time.
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