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| VCU GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.
expected graduation date: december 2010
bachelor of interdisciplinary studies--liberal studies concentration for early and elementary education
master of teaching in early and elementary education
for now, last couple weeks of undergrad classes.
then, grad school classes starting may!
HOLLAAA. almost there.
if i keep working hard, maybe i can get summa cum laude...haha.
in other thoughts. i always seem to write in this when i start missing people in my life. i did a little reconnecting during spring break with my elementary/middle school best friends. pleasant, as always. today i did some catching up with a reaalllyy good friend from elementary school. time really does fly. anywaayys, easter tomorrow! my other fav holiday (other than thanksgiving...haha). i can't wait to see fam, as few as we are.
HAPPY EASTER! <3
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| ahhhh, i can't believe winter break is overrr. so sad. it wasn't as eventful as last year, but i still enjoyed the quality time with fam and close friends. i'm heading back tomorrow to start my last sem of undergrad on monday....CRAAAZZYY! too bad i'm not graduating yet. i even got a graduation checkout email. oh well, master's in may 2010 hopefully! anywaays, tuesday is the big 21st, but prob not so big. i'm not planning anything exciting, actually i haven't planned anything at all. i don't have class thursday and friday, so i'll prob go home thurs morn for a five day weekend back home to celebrate. my brother gave me a bottle of mango wine that he got from the philippines, so i'm kinda excited to try it. right now i'm listening to bsb black and blue, hehe. it's putting me in a good mood. =P the weather is nice outside too! sigh, but i guess i should pack and stuff for tomorrow. back to school time used to be exciting for me... | | |
| christmas this year was very intimate. my family in va has shrunk and the dynamics have changed, but not in a bad way. i miss having the big family and taking our annual family photo at my grandma's house. we haven't taken a full family photo in years. my ninong moved to the philippines first, probably when i was still in elementary school. then my grandparents moved not too long after. just a couple of years ago one of my uncle's and his family moved to the philippines too. then, almost a year ago my aunt and her family moved to new york. so out of my dad's siblings that were in virginia, there's only three of them left. the family gatherings have toned down quite a bit...not so festive as in the past. we've managed to bring our distant family into our gatherings through webcams and passing phones around, but it's definitely not the same. hopefully the plans for a family reunion in 2 years work out and everyone will be able to make it.
speaking of reunions. i had lunch with a small group of friends from high school yesterday, since not everyone can make it to the dinner that was planned. it was the most fun i've had in a while. i realized how much i missed having these people in my life and how much i missed laughing at stupid things with them. but we've all come a long way from high school. we're all leading our own lives. i'm just glad that we can still come together at least once a year and still enjoy each other's company. we may not be so called "best friends" anymore, but they really are some of the best friends i've ever had. tomorrow night, we're having a small "ohh sixx" reunion dinner. hopefully it will be more successful than dinners we've attempted in the past...haha. i'm looking forward to it either way because i haven't seen some of them since we graduated! i'm also curious to see how everyone has changed and grown and to hear everyone's stories...we used to all be so close! an interesting night it will be, i'm sure.
2009 is a couple of days away. i find it crazy. hopefully it will be a good year with promising things.
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| dear tita raquel,
it's so hard to believe that you're gone, you were still so young. i wish i could have said goodbye, i wish i was still there. but i'm happy that you won't be in pain anymore. i'm happy that i got the chance to see you this summer, even if it was for only a little bit. i never told you that you were one of the people who inspired me to become a teacher. i will be sure to make you proud and follow in your footsteps. even though i didn't always get to spend time with you, i still felt so close to you. you were the one who always took me out shopping and sightseeing when i went to the philippines. this summer, it was so hard to see you in so much pain and i could barely fight back the tears. i know God is taking care of you now, so you won't have to hurt anymore. i'm happy that your wish came true and you got to celebrate your birthday one last time. now you've been given the greatest gift of Heaven. i love you and miss you so much. know that you will never be forgotten, you'll always be in my heart.
love always and forever,
elaine
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