Life is so precious when you get it back. We saw our friends, shopped for food, slept-in, went for a short hike, skyped with New Zealand, and had a real weekend.

Today I need to write a letter to the Dean to ask to be withdrawn from my PhD program (not even withdrawing is easy when you’re a PhD student). I can’t defer my courses, because I was so eager and took those 2 summer courses. They were the loveliest courses, so no regrets. I can reapply to a PhD program when I’m 40, 50, or 60.

I will also mark some papers today!!! I don’t know how to go about this yet, but I know there is only one way to find out. Doing it!

Evan is taking a course this week. He doesn’t like school and I hope it’s going to be fun for him.

We’ve finally managed to upload wedding photos this week, I took care of B and brought him to kindergarten, I slept in this morning and now I’m cooking dinner in our new slow-cooker. I even have time to write on my blog…

Where do I get all this free time you ask? I’ve decided to postpone school for a while. Difficult decision, but once it was made I felt like a million bucks! Evan and I sat down on Sunday and made a list of pros and cons, which resulted in our first big decision as a married couple. School has to wait.

Sunday morning, woke up early because I was worried about how and when I could get everything done. I am taking 2 courses at UVic, one of them is challenging and thought provoking, the other one is challenging and too difficult. It’s statistics + a programming language called R. I am having a hard time keeping up and it’s only September. Evan and I spent hours/days on homework! I just hope it gets easier once I get the hang of it. I think the only way to somewhat succeed will be to connect with my classmates and work with them on homework.

My new job on the other hand is the best, I am an instructor at the university here and teach one course on Thursday mornings. I am also doing practicum supervision for our students. I love everything about this job, my colleagues, the challenge, the atmosphere, the courses I’m teaching.

Bottom line of the story, I need an extra week every week to be be successful at what I am trying to do here. If you haven’t heard from me in a while, this is why…

Love you and miss you.

Next time we’re definitely going on a honeymoon!