What lies ahead..

I feel like there is never a light at the end of the tunnel for me. Not only does it seem like my schooling keeps going and going, but everything keeps happening to me making it tougher. Illnesses with me, illnesses with the girls, financial woes, more responsibilities at work...I feel so much PRESSURE! All of the pressures make me not want to even do my schoolwork and I am falling behind...And I NEVER get behind in schoolwork!! I wanted to quit a couple of weeks ago but something happened yesterday that allowed me to finally see that light. It is very faint but the light is there.
Yesterday, I picked up my application for graduation. Can you believe it? I have to turn in my GRADUATION application!! I still have the rest of this term and two more after, but I am already getting ready for graduation! Let me tell you...after 6 years to get 2 degrees, I cannot wait to be done with classes and homework. This is so exciting and I cannot wait to take that walk across the stage. So, save the date...June 13, 2009...Misty's GRADUATION and big ol' celebration after!!

The Punk Rocker and the Biker Chick

I have to say that I think this year's costumes are my favorites so far! Not only were they cheap (under $10 for both) but these girls look AWESOME!!! Both of them took on their characters very well...they both had a hard attitude. Amaya kept showing her "rock on" sign and Caysen would pretend to ride a Harley and gave everyone a mean look (which she happens to be good at anyway!).

We ate at Sweet Tomatoes because kids eat free on Halloween. Then we went trick-or-treating in, as the girls say "rich people place", aka the nice neighborhood. Amaya and Caysen were so proud to come home with 4 full sized candy bars. Almost a week later, hardly any candy has been eaten because I limit it and mommy has only eaten two pieces due to getting the flu. So I think that we will be eating it all the way into December!!

A great day in America!

Never in my lifetime did I think I would see the day that a black man would be president. I never thought that our country, so filled with a rich history of intolerance, would accept someone to be our leader who was of a different race than white. I am so proud and so excited to see such a historical event come to life within my own lifetime. I am so happy that my girls can see someone that looks like them lead the country they live in. I am thrilled that change will come and we as people of this great country can now come together and get things back on track. What a wonderful day in this country! Congratulations President Obama and congratulations America!!