Dearest Blog, I missed your caress...

Blog: "Say, Wes...what is going on with you lately? I missed you."

Wes: I missed you, too. I just recently finished up the Fall semester at UCF. Another successful one. It feels good and I only wish I had this frame of mind 8 years ago. Better late than never. You probably don't know because I never blogged it (You like that, don't you? I love blogging you, baby.), I was accepted back into UCF on the Academic Amnesty program last January. It is set up for people in my situation that had academic difficulties and are returning years later. However, I was informed that I was on the "Damn, You REALLY F*&ked Up!" list, or, people that left on such a bad note that they may never get back into UCF. I am special! But they couldn't resist giving me another chance to crash and burn. It is just a shame that they give people such a hard time that want to start over with their education. All the while, they can't seem to say NO to 18-year-olds and continue to be the largest university in the state (and way up in the national ranks). Don't worry, the "Academic Standards Committee" will get a brown-streaked "Thank You" letter when I finish. (Post note: I was denied before in 2003, and they were about to deny me a second time if it weren't for my awesome advisor-lady pulling some strings.)

Anyways, this week I had a final review for a drawing class and a final exam for an art history class. To celebrate my victories, we are now in Germanton, NC visiting my parents. They moved earlier this year after about 30 years in Florida. We miss them, but they have a beautiful home in the country, with mountains to boot. My Dad has been wanting to "go home" for years now (he was born and raised in Raleigh). My Mom was born in Connecticut, but missed being born in Greensboro, NC by about 3 months. Dad is enjoying life without Palm Bay traffic. Traffic in Orlando is better than Palm Bay, because it MOVES.

It is pretty cold now and hit 10 degrees last night. I can't help myself from going outside every 30 minutes or so with a t-shirt on. At first it isn't cold because your breast is still warm from inside. Then you see how long you can stay out there before you freeze your ass off. You know those old guys that annually swim in freezing lakes? They are badass. I am not badass like that, but I try.

A few months ago, Julie and I were at the library in the non-fiction section. There was this book with drawings about our body parts and what they are for. I never knew it looked like that inside! There were also pictures of naked men and women on top of each other, hugging and kissing. We were embarrassed because a librarian walked by and we were giggling. We still don't know if she knew what we were laughing at! But there were lots of books about the same thing, so maybe she did!! Haha. Totally embarrassing. Anyways, we nervously checked the book out because it had information on how to have babies. We had been asking each other about it, but neither of us really knew where to start. To make a long story short, we read the book and had some really nervous nights. That was about 10-11 weeks ago. We went to the doctor and he told us that Julie was pregnant! We were really excited. The doctor was very helpful, and seemed surprised at the amount of questions we had! ("How does the baby get out?!") We have been nervous to tell too many people, but we get more and more excited as the days go by.

So that is what's going on right now, Blog. What's up with you?

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