Well, it has been quite awhile since I had time to just sit down and write on here. A ton has been happening and not all of it is good.
First off, I will graduate, again, in about two weeks, which means a ton of papers and studying to do before the end. I also have the added bonus of needing to check with Platteville to make sure that I actually fulfilled all their damn requirements this time and that they have no loop holes to pull me through. I am going to be very glad when this is all over. I also have only a few weeks to complete that online course. I suppose I could work on it tomorrow during work time in my Lit class. Once that is done, I am set till I get bored again.
Also, I applied for a job at my local humane society to work as an adoption counselor and I got a first interview today. Hopefully I get called in for a second one and get the job. It is pretty much my dream job and I would love to start my year off with a really good start to life.
On a much sadder note, my baby Darby passed away a few days after thanksgiving. I had that horse for 15 years and he was my best friend and the only constant man in my life who I trusted to never break my heart. He was always there to listen to my problems and never complained when I cried on his shoulder. I miss him a crazy amount and I am not sure I have truly accepted his death yet. He touched the heart of every person he met, no matter how short a time he knew them and I will never have another horse as amazing as he was.
I have looked online a little bit at horses that are available for adoption through rescue groups and found a little mare that may be able to help fill the space left by his loss. It will take her a long time to trust and love me just like it will take me a long time to recover from losing Darby so I think we could help each other through it.
Things with Don are going amazing. He took me deer hunting, something I had never done, and I really kinda enjoyed it. I met his parents and some of the rest of his family and they were all really nice and seemed to like me so that was good. He came to Thanksgiving at my house and I had a great time watching him meet my family and everyone else that was there.
Other than this stuff, life has been pretty normal. spending a lot of my free time with Don, or trying to finish up the last few things I need to for school. Looks like I am going to need to change up this blog a bit. I may be a few weeks before I find time to write with graduation, possible new jobs, and Christmas coming up but I will do my best.
