Caroline In Grad School

On Tuesday, while I was in AZ, I received an email from the coordinator of the program I applied to.  It began:

I’m writing with good news to let you know that you have been recommended for admission to the University of Iowa Higher Education & Student Affairs M.A. program (Administration-Policy track). 

My college GPA is half of what my high school GPA is.  I am nervous and I have no idea how I am going to handle working full-time, being a mom, and going to school part-time.  Am I crazy?  Will I lose my mind?  Do I really need to sleep?  Will I be neglecting Lucy?

I don't know the answers to these questions, but I do know that I am going to kick grad school's ass and {finally} make myself proud of me.

Caroline in Arizona (T minus 8 hours)

Packing is stressful, which is why I put it off to the last minute. Putting it off amplifies the stressfulness of packing. Vicious cycle.

Time to get the heck outta Dodge!

Three people, two bags. I hate baggage rules. 

Caroline in Arizona (T Minus 1 Day)

No words needed.

Caroline in Arizona (T-minus 3 Days)

As a massive winter storm rolls in, I begin my countdown to Arizona.  I don't know which excites me more - to see my family and friends whom I haven't seen in two years, or to get the hell out of the frigid, miserable Midwest.

This is the radar as of about 1 pm today.  The "s" on the end of Des Moines is where we are at and we are expecting 3-5 inches of snow.

Here is the radar for Phoenix.

I. Can't. Wait. For. The. Sun.

Quotable: Queen Lucy

Lu:  I'm a princess.  And a queen.  Daddy's a king.

Daddy:  What is Mommy?

Lu:  A kitty cat.