Lesson Learned...

Lesson learned from living in New Mexico:

Never leave your windows opened during high winds!

No fun finding a nice layer of orange dirt in a white bathroom :(

Say What?!?

So I'm a total slacker when it comes to blogging...but here's a quick update:

It's halfway through another semester packed with stats, econ, and tech. Oh the joys! Each class seems to have its own "language" and the phrase which best summarizes each class is: "say what?!?" Not so fun feeling after spending 2.5 hrs in class in complete and utter confusion. Too bad there isn't a Rosetta Stone kit for these classes to learn the language in 10 mins!

'Tis the Season...

Today we woke up to snow! Granted it was only a dusting, but it definitely felt like the Christmas :) Since we're going to be very busy these next few weeks, we decided to put up Christmas decorations after church. Here's the results of our first Christmas tree and the decorations:

My "view" for the past few months

Since my blog has not been updated for a while, here is a quick "Evelyn's eye view" of where I have been/what I have been seeing for the past few months. I know, very exciting. (this pic was even taken with my laptop, which now seems to be an appendage)

UNM Parish Library

Back to school...as a Freshman again!

I am now in my second week of school. It has definitely been an adjustment with getting back into school mode. My classes are Mon-Thurs, almost all of them in the evenings, which throws my schedule off a bit since I am use to studying at night and spending the evenings with Ryan.

Parking is atrocious! Maybe it's because of my sense of entitlement, but I would think that there would be privileges for grad students since: a) we already have survived undergrad, b) we are considered as the "seniors" of the school--seniority rights, c) we pay more money for grad student tuition!!!

Starting in a new school has been a surprise too. Wandering around looking for classrooms/buildings, not knowing people, not knowing the "insider" hints in making school life easier...guess that just comes with being a "UNM transplant".

But enough of the gripes. Overall, I think this will be a great experience and that not only will I learn about the subject matter, but also about myself.

I know a lot of people have been posting their kids' first day of school pics, and my friend joked about me doing one, but I decided to post a pic of something that will endure the next few years of classes with me:

Wedding Season

Ryan and I went to Oregon for my brother's wedding. This was our first time in Oregon, so we went a few days before the celebration to explore.The happy couple:They actually got married on our anniversary, so here's a little tribute to 3 wonderful years and plenty more to eternity :)

Cutting it off!

Thanks to my wonderful friend, MyLyn, I finally found a hair stylist here in ABQ! Since then, I had waited to get my hair cut each time we went up to Utah. So yesterday afternoon, I took the plunge and not only tried out a new hair salon, but also a new "do". I haven't had short hair since my last few years of college. I just let my hair stylist work her magic and--voila! Here's the results:

Before: About a month ago

After: The New "Do"

I wasn't expecting to go so short, but what's done is done and I think it will grow on me!