Home, Sweet, Home

Well, I am back in Ohio for the holidays! I have spent to past 2 days with my nephew Rodney, and it has been amazing! He has gotten so big and I have missed him so much! It breaks my heart to know that when I leave, it will be summer and he will be walking before I see him again :( I haven't seen Halen yet, so I am very excited to see her in a couple of days for Christmas and to spend some time with my little angel!

I haven't updated in a while, so here's what's been going on in my life the past month:

The first weekend in Decemeber, the Marauders had our first track meet. It was bittersweet in many ways for me, and it was very strange not knowing any of the teams or opponents there, but I'm sure in time I'll learn the people to watch out for. The meet was a pretty good meet for our first one of the season. We had 5 national qualifying marks - 2 in women's tj, 1 men's shot, 1 men's weight, and 1 women's hurdles. So, overall our field events did well, but we didn't have a very impressive showing in the sprints. And of course, the distance crew was off for the weekend after finishing a very long cross season (our women's team placed 18th in the nation at DII nationals in Evansville, IN!!).

Our next meet is in Fargo on Jan. 17, so we've just been gearing up and training hard. The kids only have 2 weeks off for Christmas break, so hopefully they won't slack off too much and wash their Fall training down the drain.

Other than track, I've still been working at the hotel, and let me tell you - getting up so early is definitely starting to take its toll on me. Working 13ish hour days isn't going well anymore.. lol, but hopefully after my 2 week vacation at home I'll be refreshed and ready to go again!

I finished my first semester of graduate work! :) I got a B in the financial decisions class :( I was hoping for a 4.0 in my program, but 1 B is okay I guess. I'm still waiting to get my grade back in Economics, but I'm hoping for an A and think I did well in the class, so I'm crossing my fingers!!

Well, that's about all that's been going on with me. I'm just trying to enjoy my time home with my family because once it's up, it's going to be a while before I see them again!

Happy Holidays and see you all very soon!

Love,
Amy