I have been decidedly absent from my blog. My vows of keeping my blog going were thrown out the window once I finished up the semester. Yes, I still like blogging, but life took over.

It’s almost as if my grad school classes kept my life at bay. I went out with friends and family during the semester, but I kept many of my week nights free for classwork. When the classes ended, the flood gates opened and I filled every night with something. It really didn’t matter what–dinner with friends, dinner with family, meetings or errands. I just had to get out and away from my laptop.

It has felt so good to have all this time on my hands and absolutely no homework. I feel as if I have finally caught up with friends. I even feel more productive at my day job because I am not stressing about homework assignments. These last few weeks have been–dare I say it–refreshing and fun!

But all good things come to an end. In my head, I have a countdown clock that is ticking its way toward Tuesday, May 20 – the start of summer classes. I’ve even gone so far as to tell my friends and family to get their quality time with me now. After May 20, I will go back to my couch, my laptop and my darkened house to do homework.

And when those days come, I will start two new countdown clocks… one that counts down to my vacation and another that counts down the end to my master’s degree program. Vacation = August 2008, Master’s degree = August 2009. I keep getting closer as each day passes.