The End is Here!

We presented our senior design project yesterday. I am so glad that I can stop thinking about that now. It's all I've done for the past few weeks and I'm pretty sick of it. I think the presentation went well though. We got a lot of picky questions from groups, so maybe that means our design is good. Or, it could mean that it is bad and they were trying to expose all the holes in our design. Either way, I'll be happy if the Archangel team doesn't win (mean, I know - but they were mean!)

Today the Senior Design lecture was about working in a large aerospace corporation and being good worker and advancing. I sat there somewhat in disbelief. I'm really old enough to be getting a lecture about how to deal with your first job after graduation? It feels like I blinked and now here I am, a senior. Weird.

So the summer plans are set. Among the things on my (very long) list that I will be doing: taking two classes, working a lot at the ASDL, finishing my pilot's license (I only have the tests left to take!), riding my bike a lot, possibly taking ballet classes, spending lots of time with all of my kids, doing lots of reading, Fridays at the pool, and my very favorite - living with all my kitties (and my parents)! Should be a good summer.

The thing that is not set yet is being YJFC President for the summer. I'm not sure what to do about this. Last summer I was secretary and ended up having to take care of almost everything...dealing with missing EC members (thanks Aaron S), planning fly-ins (thanks Seung), trying to find supplies (thanks Aaron W) and ferrying airplanes (thanks again, Seung). That burned me out so much about the club that I have had a different attitude ever since and was practically counting the days until I wouldn't be the secretary anymore. I'm not so sure I want to jump in again. Plus, the ballet class I want to take is on Tuesday nights.

The thing I am most excited about is the (very strong) possiblity of my mother shipping me off to Brazil for a few weeks at the end of July to help my Grandmother move into the new apartment that we bought her (I can't get over how "cheap" things are over there). This means that I won't be able to go visit SpaceShipOne at Oshkosh, but I'm ok with that. Having never been back, I think it's really important for me to go there and learn about that piece of me that's always been slightly... blurry. It's also cool that half of my family (I have a small family) will be coming up for my graduation. I'm particularly excited about seeing my Great Uncle Ney (he is my Mom's age... and the only other engineer in my family).

Will doesn't know what he will be doing this summer yet. He will either be working full time at the ASDL or taking classes in Columbus or maybe taking classes here. He recently found out that he can't graduate this December and I am sad. I was hoping we would get to do that together.

As far as enjoying the moment, I'm really really excited about this weekend. I will be skipping the Ovarian Cycle to go watch Lance Armstrong in the Tour de Georgia. Sunday we have VIP passes for some hospitality trailer, which seems cool. Oh, and Satruday night we get to go play Whirly Ball for Emily's Birthday, which I am also excited about. Busy weekend... somewhere in there I may study a little for controls.

I was reading the Blog of a friend of mine from church who goes to UGA the other day. She wrote this:

"It has become very apparent lately that I think very differently than everyone around me. It's a good thing; I had just not been as aware of it in the past. I am increasingly greatful[sic] for the diverse high school that I went to and the upbringing that I have had....I think we are all just becoming individuals and growing up/maturing or allowing more of ourselves to show. We're not as dependent on the group for our identities anymore. Adulthood, here we come!"

Interesting that we are learning the same lesson at the same time. Except it seems like the people she is surrounded by seem to catch on a little quicker than some of the people here. Oh well, what can you do? I have been noticing then I know some truly amazing women. Amber is one example. How fortunate am I to have self confident, God-fearing, beautiful women to learn from?

I went to the ear nose throat doctor today. I wasn't very impressed. I was a little late for my appointment. Then I waited in the waiting room for almost 30 minutes. Then they sent me to an exam room where I waited for over an hour. THEN, finally, the dude walks in. Looks in my ears, looks in my nose, prescribes some more antibiotics, decongestants and inhalers and leaves. I wonder what makes him think that it'll work the fourth time around. Plus, it's extremely RARE that I encounter a situation where I feel belittled for not being an American. This was one of them. Even though he was nice and gave me samples, I won't be going back there again. To make me wait over an hour and half for 15 minutes then insult me because I'm not an American doesn't exactly earn my business. So what if it's cheap... I guess you have to pay for service. And I'm fine with that.

Here's hoping the antibiotics will work...and yay for getting to work out tomorrow morning!!!