Study/Exam Month: 11 Apr - 17 May

Ok. This will be a really weird format. The month and three days between returning from Northern Ireland and going to Scotland weren't particularly interesting. So what I did here was sort of list what I did. The lines with numbers after them happened on that specific day. The other lines were sort of happening the entire time beginning at that point. I apologize, but it was boring enough to live through. Writing about it doesn't make it any more interesting.

The first few days weren't productive - finished a timetable for studying on Sunday (14)

Found a radio station and listened to the news for the first time all semester...on the day of the Boston bombing; stuck to timetable for the first day but sort of gave up by the end of the week

Took Wednesday to do nothing: wore a skirt and danced around the house (17)

The explosion in Texas; dinner with Jocelyn's family for her brother's birthday then evening at the Franciscan Well (19)

Tried to study in the library: "Can't do socially unacceptable things like put your head on the table and cry" -Me (21)

Struggle with the research paper

"one of the few perks to being home alone is the freedom to look and act stupid" -Me (23)

Hot chocolate with a friend in the city, returned papers with good marks (24)

went to movies, spent all day in the city, Jemma came home from Turkey (27)

Bouts with homesickness

Finished the paper, Muccy made dinner, played Monopoly and watched Walking Dead (29)

Began studying for two exams and reading Jane Austen

School at home finishes, graduation, etc (3)

read all day: 2.5 books (4)

found a tree branch in the house: I mentioned in passing that I liked the blossoms on the tree and someone was nice enough to break off a branch and bring it back (5)

forgot the day and thought I missed the exams (6)

First two exams; it was sort of like taking the ACT but essays and not bubbles and my pen died in the middle of a word so I switched from black to blue ink; rain! a lot of it; traditional music in Blarney - I sang Danny Boy (7)

got a cold, went looking for tailor to do measurements for the wedding = fail; begin studying for democracy - awful because I actually have to worry...about a 30 (8)

made a snickers cake for fun (homemade caramel too!) (10)

Jocelyn came home; watched Once Upon a Time; celebrated two birthdays in Blarney (12)

Planning on seeing Blarney Castle but the buses were on strike (13)

Found a friend willing to drive so spent the entire day in Blarney with trad music afterward (14)

Saw Iron Man 3, made another Snickers cake for Martin (the man who taxis us to Blarney and back) and the big Thank You we did for him at the pub (15)

Celebrated another birthday with dinner and drinks then to the pub (17)