Life in the Fast Layne

It is now less than an hour before Christmas and the children accross the world are nestled all snug in their beds...I'm included in that! Christmas is definately MUCH less exciting when you don't believe but it is fun to expericece it through the eyes of children. Julia and Olivia (Izzy was at school) all ready for Christmas! That brings me to what I have been doing so far over break. I babysat on Friday; the 3 little girls are as cute as can be and one even got me a present from her school christmas bazaar. It was nice to see how excited they were for Santa to come (it also meant that they were very well behaved because they didn't want to be on the naughty list!) I have also been visiting with my friends and family because unlike at Thanksgiving, now I have time to spend with everyone. I saw the lights down town with 3 of my friends, then my friend Jackie stayed for me for 2 days. This was also the first year that I got to go to my high school cross country team...

I have a Psych final tomorrow but I’m so sick of studying. So…I’m going to do a post. Since it’s the end of the semester I thought I’d do a couple posts about what I have learned so far my freshman year. This one will be what I have learned as a college student and the next one will be what I have learned as a midshipman. So, here we go. 1.       You might get homesick and you might not. I never ever thought that I would get homesick. I have been away from home tons of times and I think of myself as very independent. But man oh man, when you plopped me over 500 miles away not knowing anyone I was not a happy camper. But I found my way and now I love it here. This leads me into my second point: 2.       You will get used to things. Yes, campus is huge and it seems like everyone else has friends except for you but in 2 months you will be happy as a clam. You will begin to establish routines and friendships will naturally develop. Don’t fret it; ju...

And the Christmas countdown begins! I love the holiday season so much! The red cups at Starbucks, christmas music and, here in Michigan, the snow on the ground. They all just brighten my mood a little bit.  I just love coffee! Still, in college, December is crunch time. Finals, papers due and today I have an inspection. If you don't know an inspection for the Navy is when they check to make sure your uniform is in tip top condition and that you know all of your "knowledge." What classifies as knowledge you may ask. There is a set of things that all Navy personel must know verbatim such as the Sailor's Creed, the ranks of all military branches and the 11 general orders. I pretty much have it down but inspection will be the true test. Wish me luck! This is what inspection looks like. Today we will be in different uniforms though.