Whew...

Well I made it through the first week of classes at IUSB. I am in charge of all of the Welcome Week events and so I was a little stressed... But we kicked off school in style, had bigger events, some new events and lots of good times.  Needless to say this weekend I needed a break... and of course to go along with school busyness was my birthday.

I was able to sneak away from work on Thursday and run to Chicago to do Novali's conference with her teacher. So we got to meet her new teacher, see her classroom and organize her desk. It made for a long day, but it meant we got to kick the weekend off a little early and I had Novali for four days before she starts up school.

We had a fun weekend.... my birthday I had to work, but I took Novali so it was fun. Heather and Novali took me to Hacienda for my Friday favorite, Fish Tacos. We had to cut dinner short because I promised our Latino Student Union I would help out with their Lock In that night. Novi was excited to come with me and we had a great time. She introduced herself in front of 30+ strangers, we did a Zumbda class, shot some baskets, and she even danced with all the college kids. She said she loves college and I had to drag her out of there past midnight!

Saturday and Sunday were chill days.... we needed them! It was full of football, grilling brats and hot dogs, movies and of course some yardwork.... and not to mention a little work on the Z which I am doing right now that Novali is in bed. Tomorrow we will finish organizing her folders for school and get her back to Chicago. Then fall really kicks off!