A lot has changed...

Hello everyone!

I went M.I.A. again, sorry about that. Life has changed and it felt as if it happened in an instant. These life changes have helped me grow immensely. Here is just a few things that have happened within the last few months.

December 2015 

I graduated and received my Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (I'm so glad to be out of there! They have the most unhelpful administration and they are ridiculously disorganized.)

I moved cities and I now live with my boyfriend in Kyle, Texas. It's nice to live in the middle of Austin and San Marcos. I have a cute and modern apartment here. I absolutely love it and I had a lot of fun decorating. (I really want to do record an apartment tour. I'll try to work on that for my next blog post!)

January 2016

I traveled to Seattle, Washington with my boyfriend and met up with my older cousins who live nearby. It was incredibly fun! I already want to go back to Seattle, I miss those mountain views.

I started a master's program! I am in the Master of Art's Literature program at Texas State University. Oh my gosh guys, this is an incredibly wonderful opportunity. You have no idea how ecstatic I am to be part of such a great program.  My professors are inspiring, open-minded, intelligent, and extremely nice. This semester I am taking three graduate courses. I am taking a course in Literary Theory, African-American Short Stories and a Young Adult Children's Literature course that focuses on... THE BEATLES! Yes, The Beatles! It's seriously the coolest class ever. I've never been so inspired to learn and read. I'm not going to lie though, I've been buried in schoolwork. Oh, and grad school is tough!

I got a new job towards the end of January. I am a cashier at a local thrift store here in Kyle. It's pretty cool and I've met some nice people. Also, I get a little extra cash to spend on myself which is nice. 

February 2016

Eddie and I always have Sunday's off from work which is great. We don't get to spend that much time together because we are busy with work/school constantly. Every Sunday we try to plan a hike in the nearby hill country by ourselves or with friends. It's nice to explore the outdoors, and it's great to get away from all my responsibilities. 

I turned 24! I feel old now, I like to stay home and relax in my free time. At times, I am so drained from school and work that I literally want to do nothing but sleep. My birthday weekend was great because my family came to visit me. I really do miss having my family around me. I am so grateful that they made the four hour drive to spend the entire weekend with me. 

March 2016

As of now, I am currently on Spring Break. I am off of school for the next 7 days. It feels so great to have a break. There are times when I get completely overwhelmed with school and I never have enough time to focus on myself. I finally have a few days to just read a book that isn't for class, watch some TV/movies, and hopefully do a little hiking. My spring break won't be completely full of leisure because I  have an insane amount of work to complete over the break, and I still have to go to work. Oh well, at least I don't have to go to class. Well, I've been pretty great and it feels nice to write in my blog, It always does. At times, I just get bombarded with being an adult and having obligations, and then it almost feels impossible to write a blog post. This Summer, I am only going to take one summer session because I want to have time to focus on myself and traveling. I've been going to school full-time with no breaks whatsoever since August 2014. I'm pretty sure I need a break, there is only so much academia that one person can handle. This Summer, I am planning on taking a trip to Europe. I am hoping to spend a little over two weeks traveling and exploring Europe. I may travel solo, it just depends if I find a friend who is interested in traveling abroad with me. My friend Jenn will be moving to Paris this Summer, so even if I travel alone, I can always meet her in Paris. Anyways, we will see what happens. I hope that you all have a nice spring break filled with leisure. Thanks for reading my blog post and catching up with me. 

Smell ya later,
Deborah