In my favorite poem by Robert Frost, Nothing Gold Can Stay, he reminds us that like the seasons of nature, life is one season melting into another, and quickly fading away. This is my attempt to document each season in my life and my family.

I’m Finished!

Filed under: Random Thoughts, School — Rachel at 8:02 pm on Monday, April 30, 2007

I took my last test today, and I am finished with the semester! I was worried about the test being hard, but it wasn’t that bad. I think I only missed one question. I successfully completed my first semester of college. College wasn’t even on my mind at this time last year. I’m so glad that I decided to do it.

So, now, I have about a month off. Chris still has a couple of weeks of school left to complete. We were hoping to be able to take a vacation after that and before he leaves for Chaplain school, but it looks like that is not going to happen. He is going to have this Wednesday and Thursday off, and then he will be working seven days a week. Stupid overtime! The money is good, but that’s the only good thing about it. He leaves June 2 for Chaplain school. I try not to think about it too much. I’m going to miss him so much.

I’ve been looking at Army stuff this evening. I started off looking at Chaplain blogs, and then I stared looking at the Fort Jackson website. It got me thinking about how different my life will be in a few years. I can’t really imagine what military life will be like. Part of me is really looking forward to it, but another part is kind of scared. It will be so different. I wouldn’t have any worries if it weren’t for the knowledge that Chris will be deployed. I hate thinking about being left alone with the kids. With Chris, I can do anything new and it be great, but, without him, I feel kind of lost. So, I just try not to think about the dreaded “D word”…deployments. Ugh.

Well, that’s enough depressing thoughts for now. I’ll try to just bask in the end of a successful school semester. (Say that five times fast!)

2 Comments »

Comment by Heather

May 2, 2007 @ 1:09 am

Yay for the end of the semester! I am so proud of you.

I am so sorry that you guys aren’t going to get to take that vacation you wanted to. I know you are going to miss him, but lucky for you, you have such a great supportive family and wonderful friends! They will help you through.

Thanks again for sending the package to me…..I really appreciate it!

Comment by Cassandra

May 4, 2007 @ 10:08 am

Ugh. Deployment. I could not do it. (of course, we all say things like that, but when actually faced with the situation , we do it, and live throught it) I guess I can say I can’t fathom the thought of being with four children by myself for a long period of time. It would be tough.

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