Funny how things work out.
I run the risk of jinxing myself when I think about certain things going on at this moment but it seems that when I think things couldn’t get better, they do….and I couldn’t be happier 
This semester was important to me, more important than any other because it meant me finishing my associate of arts program and being able to receive my two year degree when I was done. I wanted to do well, I NEEDED to do well and at the beginning of the semester the only class I was stressed out about was Astronomy. Our very unlucky section got stuck with a teacher that had never taught the course before - he’s a physics teacher - which made it difficult for us to understand the material along with his horrible teaching style. This was the ONLY class (out of 5) that I worried constantly about through out the semester…much to my surprise when I checked my grades earlier, I received an A. I don’t know how that happened and I’m definitely not complaining, but my jaw dropped to the floor when I saw that A. The most I expected was a B with the least being a C - at this point, I would have been happy just to pass the class with a C so when I saw the A I was ecstatic.
Not only have I received an A in the one class I struggled with all semester - not because I didn’t understand the material but because of the horrible teaching style + tests that didn’t cover ANYTHING we went over in class - I’ve received A’s in all my classes thus far. I’m still waiting for my Criminal Justice grade to be posted but I SHOULD have an A in that also, if that’s the case I’ll receive my first 4.0 GPA for a semester since I started college and it brings my overall GPA up to a 2.7! I really hope MSU will reconsider my application when my final transcripts are sent in, I have improved ten fold since my first horrible semester in 2004 and while it has taken me longer than I expected and planned for, I am still very proud of myself and that feeling is amazing.
Aside from school being over and being extremely pleased with myself because of my grades, I’ve also gotten more hours at work. A few weeks ago, I was ready to throw in the towel with them because I had hardly worked since I was hired at the BEGINNING of November - I was hired for seasonal work but yet they weren’t giving me hours? Anyways…with it being 14 days from Christmas the hours are starting to pour in which is really nice. I work 14.25 hours this week and had an extra 3.5 hours from a shift I picked up this past Sunday. I won’t get paid until the 20th but that check should give me enough money to buy gifts for Alan along with my mom and my brother if I can figure out what to get them. It makes me happy to know that I’ll be able to afford gifts now, especially for Alan.
On top of everything, Alan will be in here 2 weeks time. I can’t explain how happy and excited I am - I miss him SO much. He is the one person that I need and want…always and like I’ve said before, I couldn’t be more thankful that I have him. He supports me in everything that I do, he’s there to celebrate with me when I do well (especially in school) and I know he’s proud of me just as I am with myself. He truly is the love of my life :heart: In the end, I’m happy with the way things are going now compared to me feeling shitty just a few days ago when I thought things were completely horrible. It’s funny how things work themselves out in the end, I know things can’t stay bad forever and maybe I jump to conclusions too fast instead of waiting things out - in the end, I know everything will be okay no matter how bad things may seem at any given time
December 11th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Wow, that is totally awesome about getting a 4.0 (hopefully) this semester, you go girl! Nice job on pulling your gpa up. I agree on how things always seem to work out in the end. You hit a slump but you can always count on it getting better sometime in the future.