I’ve been pretty stressed out this week because of school. I have about a month until this conference where I have to present a paper on my work. As it looks like it now, and if I work at the pace I am or even step it up, I’ll have somewhere between 1/2 and 1/3 of my analysis done. I can live with that as it gives me the rest of November and December to get the rest done. That will put me in very good standings for getting out either by the end of this school year or the first week of next fall semester 🙂

I think what bothers me most about this stress is it is October, the month of Halloween. I love Halloween, next to Christmas it’s probably my favorite holiday of the year. I love watching all the scary movies, the decorations, going on ghost tours. I am determined to enjoy it dammit!

What I have been totally enjoying the “Designing Women” marathon this week on Nick At Night, even if it is keeping me up way later than I would like to be. Right now one of my favorite episodes is on, the one where Charlene gives birth and Dolly Parton is her guardian movie star. I always get misty when the black lady dies and they play “Somewhere Out There.” Its so sad!

This weekend I plan on making the grape jelly meatball recipe for myself and the people at the BF’s work. I’ll let you know how it goes over! Of course I still need a crock pot, I’m working on that one. I’ll probably just pick one up from TarJay.

Dustin