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Let me start by saying that this year, so far, has been one of ups and downs. Mostly the downs.
Down #1, which is the sadder of the two: My maternal grandmother, who has been battling with dementia for the past several years, passed away a little over exactly a month ago (January 8th). I've been refraining from posting about it before now, but I'm going to be/am getting teary regardless of how long I wait. On the one hand, it's a happy thing because she's in a place now where she can walk and talk again. On the other, as y'all can imagine, it's a difficult time right now. Especially for my mom, who just came back from Venezuela on Thursday (she wanted to go there the night she found out, but there were literally zero flights to Venezuela that day for less than $5000, so she ended up going a couple weeks later).
Down #2: As some of you might know, this is hopefully my last semester and, with any luck, I'll be graduating in May. Well, I had a meeting with my advisor on Thursday, and discovered a bump in the road. It turns out that I'm short 3 credits (one class) in Humanities & Sociology. I'm supposed to have 9 credits for that, according to my program sheet, and I only have 6. Did I know this before Thursday? No. Luckily, I was able to register for a second mod class in Sociology. So, starting after spring break, instead of getting out of school at 12:15, I'll be getting out at 4:45. Also, I was apparently supposed to submit my intent-to-graduate form last semester to graduate *this* semester. So we (my advisor, the department head, and I) are now just kind of waiting to see what's going to happen.
Down #1, which is the sadder of the two: My maternal grandmother, who has been battling with dementia for the past several years, passed away a little over exactly a month ago (January 8th). I've been refraining from posting about it before now, but I'm going to be/am getting teary regardless of how long I wait. On the one hand, it's a happy thing because she's in a place now where she can walk and talk again. On the other, as y'all can imagine, it's a difficult time right now. Especially for my mom, who just came back from Venezuela on Thursday (she wanted to go there the night she found out, but there were literally zero flights to Venezuela that day for less than $5000, so she ended up going a couple weeks later).
Down #2: As some of you might know, this is hopefully my last semester and, with any luck, I'll be graduating in May. Well, I had a meeting with my advisor on Thursday, and discovered a bump in the road. It turns out that I'm short 3 credits (one class) in Humanities & Sociology. I'm supposed to have 9 credits for that, according to my program sheet, and I only have 6. Did I know this before Thursday? No. Luckily, I was able to register for a second mod class in Sociology. So, starting after spring break, instead of getting out of school at 12:15, I'll be getting out at 4:45. Also, I was apparently supposed to submit my intent-to-graduate form last semester to graduate *this* semester. So we (my advisor, the department head, and I) are now just kind of waiting to see what's going to happen.
He is my Black Dragon (and yes, a good one) strong, protective, the guardian. I am his Silver Dragon, always by his side, shining for him, cherishing him.
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