School started bright and early this morning and other than the initial shock of being up before the sunshine, it went rather well.
I had my graduation interview this afternoon to confirm that I have and am enrolled in all the classes that I need to be. Now, God willing, if I pass Calculus I and Chemistry 152 I will graduate with an Associates in Science and an Associates in Liberal Arts in May. If I don't pass one or both of those classes I will simply graduate with an Associates in Liberal Arts. Essentially it doesn't matter, I will graduate either way, it is all about pride now.
I finished my application to the U of A, just need my STU 210 teacher to take a look at it before submitting it. One very irritating aspect to the application is the need to furnish the University with my parents' information. I am 28 (almost 29) years old, lived on my own for almost 9 years, and have been married for almost 3 years, exactly when do I get to be independent and not need to rely on Mommy and Daddy's financial information?
Gotta run, unfortunately I have homework assigned already and must get back to it.
Take Care!!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
We're Moving!
I wanted to wait until everything was finalized and the paperwork completed before I started to tell people that we are moving again. The lease was signed today, so I guess that makes it final. 
Our first day in our new (rental) home will be February 9th, 2008 and our final day in our Rita Ranch (rental) house will be February 24, 2008, plenty of time to get both houses ready!
We have been in our Rita Ranch home for 3 years but with my impending transfer to the U of A, it was time to make a change. After looking at some real crap-hole houses over the past couple months in the university area, we finally were able to find a nice 1350 square foot home with a block wall around the backyard for the dogs. We originally were turned down for this house because we have Piper (the cat) but after a week and the previous people backing out at the last minute because they couldn't afford the deposit, the landlords gave us a call and agreed to rent us the house.
The new place is at Grant and 1st Avenue, not the greatest part of town, but according to TPD's website, not any worse than where we are at. It is about a mile and a half to the U of A which seems like a feasible distance to bike. It sure beats fighting for parking and paying for a parking permit. It will also put Matt much closer to work and hopefully cut his commute time from 2 hours per day to 45 minutes total. Another plus is that it is close to the Sausage Deli (and a ton of other places) which is absolutely wonderful.
Matt and I are a combination of excited and stressed...we are going to be so happy saving time and money but the next three weeks are going to be difficult and strenuous, in addition I start school on Tuesday which will greatly limit the time I have to pack and prepare. At least this is happening at the beginning of the semester and not at the end during finals.
One minor set back was that we didn't get the call from the new landlords until after I had registered for my last semester at Pima...East Campus. So, for one semester I will be commuting from Central Tucson to the East side. On the other hand, I am required to take a transfer course called STU 210 and half of those classes are held at the university. Awesome!
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As for my final grades from Fall 2007 they are listed below:
Sociology A
Trigonometry A
Chemistry A
Literature A
I honest to God have no idea how the A in both Trig and Chem took place since I know I earned B's, must have been a curve situation. I'll take it!
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This semester looks like this:
Astronomy East Campus
Astronomy Lab East Campus
Calculus I East Campus
Chemistry w/Lab Desert Vista Campus
STU 210 East Campus/ U of A
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I am finally getting excited about going to the U, it has taken awhile but I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I am almost done with Pima!!!!!! I think it will be even more real in February when I attend the awards ceremony for my scholarship. When I get more info on that I will let you all know.
Alright, gotta run, Arizona basketball is on in a couple hours and I have chores to do!
TTFN
Our first day in our new (rental) home will be February 9th, 2008 and our final day in our Rita Ranch (rental) house will be February 24, 2008, plenty of time to get both houses ready!We have been in our Rita Ranch home for 3 years but with my impending transfer to the U of A, it was time to make a change. After looking at some real crap-hole houses over the past couple months in the university area, we finally were able to find a nice 1350 square foot home with a block wall around the backyard for the dogs. We originally were turned down for this house because we have Piper (the cat) but after a week and the previous people backing out at the last minute because they couldn't afford the deposit, the landlords gave us a call and agreed to rent us the house.
The new place is at Grant and 1st Avenue, not the greatest part of town, but according to TPD's website, not any worse than where we are at. It is about a mile and a half to the U of A which seems like a feasible distance to bike. It sure beats fighting for parking and paying for a parking permit. It will also put Matt much closer to work and hopefully cut his commute time from 2 hours per day to 45 minutes total. Another plus is that it is close to the Sausage Deli (and a ton of other places) which is absolutely wonderful.
Matt and I are a combination of excited and stressed...we are going to be so happy saving time and money but the next three weeks are going to be difficult and strenuous, in addition I start school on Tuesday which will greatly limit the time I have to pack and prepare. At least this is happening at the beginning of the semester and not at the end during finals.
One minor set back was that we didn't get the call from the new landlords until after I had registered for my last semester at Pima...East Campus. So, for one semester I will be commuting from Central Tucson to the East side. On the other hand, I am required to take a transfer course called STU 210 and half of those classes are held at the university. Awesome!
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As for my final grades from Fall 2007 they are listed below:
Sociology A
Trigonometry A
Chemistry A
Literature A
I honest to God have no idea how the A in both Trig and Chem took place since I know I earned B's, must have been a curve situation. I'll take it!
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This semester looks like this:
Astronomy East Campus
Astronomy Lab East Campus
Calculus I East Campus
Chemistry w/Lab Desert Vista Campus
STU 210 East Campus/ U of A
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I am finally getting excited about going to the U, it has taken awhile but I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I am almost done with Pima!!!!!! I think it will be even more real in February when I attend the awards ceremony for my scholarship. When I get more info on that I will let you all know.
Alright, gotta run, Arizona basketball is on in a couple hours and I have chores to do!
TTFN
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Odds and Ends
Scholarship Confirmation:
I finally received confirmation from Pima that I was nominated for the All-USA team and that I won the scholarship for my campus. Click the below image to read the letter.
I also added a new page called "videos". The video I have posted now is my creation from the television show Farscape and although I have made many videos, this one is my pride and joy. If you haven't seen the show and I am supposing that many of you haven't than it might not be as good, but the lyrics fit the scenes perfectly. I am trying to find another inspirational song, but it hasn't hit me yet, but when it does, I will post it in that section.
--KP
I finally received confirmation from Pima that I was nominated for the All-USA team and that I won the scholarship for my campus. Click the below image to read the letter.
I also added a new page called "videos". The video I have posted now is my creation from the television show Farscape and although I have made many videos, this one is my pride and joy. If you haven't seen the show and I am supposing that many of you haven't than it might not be as good, but the lyrics fit the scenes perfectly. I am trying to find another inspirational song, but it hasn't hit me yet, but when it does, I will post it in that section.
--KP
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