Thank You Jesus...Its Labor Day Weekend

Hey Friends,
So I'm 3 weeks inside of law school and it is let me tell you I am so excited to have a three day weekend because I need a to catch up on sleep, reading, and family time, wait a minute, I'm really need an additional Labor Day but we know that is not gonna happen.
Anyhow, let me tell you how it is going....

SCHOOL LIFE
Socially:
The most SURPRISING thing about law school is how it is so much like High School, so I now refer to to it as UGA Law High.
Being thrown together with the same 60 people everyday in class and then seeing the same people everyday for lunch, breaks, and social activities makes for a lot of gossip and petty talk. I don't know if it comes from sheer boredom or what. But it is probably the thing that I surprised me because I graduated from high school 11 years ago and actually for a nerd like me, high school sucked.  But the good thing is that at 29, it is just funny seeing how people act and react.  I actually wanna try to be a voice of reason at times and say "you know what in 5 years, this won't matter"

Another shocking thing that happened to me socially, for whatever reason, unbeknownst to me, I decided to run for Class President,  Woo Hoo!!!!!!! I think I did this because I've secretly wanted to always run for an some kind of office and this was the perfect student office for me to run for because it provides a voice  for the students and provides social activities. And we all know I am social and I definitely have a voice, usually a loud one.  So for the last week, I went against all the odds and campaigned my fanny off, to the point where I almost disgusted myself.  I guess it paid off a little because I am in a run-off election next week!!!!  So wish me Luck if you can....
-------->inserted shameless plug (for classmates reading:)), VOTE CAWANNA!!!!! UGA LAW Class of 2015 Class Prez:  the POPPIN' Candidate

Academically:
The Burning Question: Have I been called on and if so have I been utterly embarrassed?
The Answer: Yes and Yes,
I've been called on numerous times, mostly because my strategy is to volunteer the information I know so that I don't have to be called on for something I do not know.
This strategy works in every class except one, Contracts.  Mainly because my class is taught by one of the most distinguished professors we have and I NEVER know what he is talking about!!!!!! So I am always relentlessly trying to scribble down every word out of his mouth.
Yes I am old school and handwrite my notes, while all of my classmates have out their macs and feverishly type throughout every class.

So the professor calls on me and all the knowledge that I was thinking and I thought I knew,  seeped right out of my ears and drained on the floor and something completely stupid and unintelligible came out and he completely shut me down and before I got 6 words out he said, "that is not how you answer the question, and proceeded to promptly call on another student.  So I hurriedly picked up my face and all that worthless knowledge that had seeped out my brain and carried on scribbling.  Epic Fail :(

HOME LIFE
My kids are also finishing out their third week of school, and this has been an interesting transition.  I have to give props to my boyfriend who has willingly taken on a multitude of home activities, i.e. taking and picking up the kids from school, laundry, dishes, cleaning, and errands.  He even manages to pack my lunch most days (my lunch of choice btw, bologna sandwich, honey BBQ chips, and grapes :)
Some days I feel bad because I see them hardly ever, I have been trying to make an effort a couple of days to do game night with them.  Both have questioned numerous times, "why do you have to be in the library so much, Mommy"
I have to keep reminding them, and myself simultaneously, that this is a short time of discomfort for a long-term goal.  If we can just get through this year, I honestly believe we can get through anything.
Also "shout-out", to the a family in my apartment complex, with two high school aged kids who are always available to babysit  to make a couple of dollars.   One thing I learned from being a NFL wife and having to be away from my family is that it takes a Village to raise a family and the larger the Village the better. And that mentality has allowed me to have a whole lot of Villages everywhere, Thank you Jesus!!!! And the church says.....

I think that is it for know, hopefully didn't take up too much of your time. Until the next time when I am rested up enough to write you another update hopefully before Christmas.

She-Nomenally Yours,
C. Anise