Vacay.....oy vey!

So I have been bitten by the travel bug. However, I've simultaneously been bitten by the budget bug, the school bug, as well as the house on the market bug. It would appear that I need an exterminator. Anywho, all of my friends seem to be planning these fabulous summer vacations so I find myself spending free time looking at vacation rentals all over the world and dreaming of the day I will finally get a vacay. It's been awhile. My last vacation was a working vacation in San Diego with Chris. It was fabulous. Before that, it was a Sonoma/San Fran trip. That was pre Oscar so at least 2.5 years ago. My sister's in Vegas right now and I'm totally jels. I don't even like Vegas all that much but I would go in the blink of an eye. Ugh. I thought that since I cannot find the time, nor afford to take a dream vacation, I would list the places I would go. Some of these are bucket list places and some are places I've been before.

Bucket List:
Montenegro
Marrakesh, Morocco
Phuket, Thailand
Bombay, India (I think you say Mumbai now)
Santorini and/or Crete
Amsterdam

Not necessarily bucket list but places I'm curious about:
Savannah, GA - don't judge
Amalfi Coast
Croatia
Venice
DC
Austria
London
Boston

Revisits:
Monte Carlo or Nice or St. Tropez....I would take any
Seattle - loves
Sonoma/Napa - so relaxing
NYC - preferably during US Open
Lake Bled, Slovenia - beautiful and my best friend.....a twopher!
Paris
Destin, FL
Mexico - hopefully leaving without a missing organ, being beheaded, or held for ransom.
Rome/Florence
Sydney

That's a hefty list....I realize. Just think, if everyone who reads this blog would just donate $1, I could buy a travel guide to one of these places. That way, when I hit the jackpot, I would know exactly where to stay, eat, and shop!

Moment of Truth

Attention, attention.....the grades are in! After anxiously awaiting grades to post, I am happy to confirm that my first semester back in college is completed and officially in the books. All in all, not too bad. Finals week is no bueno and I apparently made A's by the skin of my teeth for the majority of my classes. Which sucks. Really. I like being in a position where it doesn't really matter what you make on the final because it can't hurt or help you. Granted, Gen Ed Psych was a whole other story! I got an email from my professor the weekend before the final telling me not to show up. There was no possible way for me to make a B so there was no reason wasting the energy taking the 200 question final. Ummmm.....sure. No problem! So without further adieu, I present to you my Fall 2011 Report Card:

Psychology: A++
Chemistry I: A
Chemistry I Lab: A
Biology for Majors: B (B stands for BOOOOOOOO. News flash: online doesn't stand for easy)
Physics I: A

Four A's and a B are alright with me. I anticipated a B in chemistry so I guess I can't be too upset about the B in Bio. But seriously, how can I get an A in lessons like stoichiometry, quantum mechanics, and such and get a B with lessons like What is an ecosystem, natural selection and photosynthesis? Oh well. So for now I am preparing to take my GRE in a little over a week and my summer session starts in June with Microbiology. For those that don't know, the GRE is basically a vocab and math test. But the vocab is redonkulous. I give you permission to punch me if I ever use the following words in everyday conversation; kingling, abscond, acerbity, datum or macadamize. However, after the recent discovery of the GRE app (yes, there's an app for that) I now know what those words mean. Wish me luck!