Winter in Missoula

So it's winter time already in beautiful Missoula and school is finally starting to wind down.  My social life on the other hand has seemed to double in size!  I've been busy finishing my volunteer hours for several of my classes and my sorority, and i've just been nominated for one of the positions in Kappa Kappa Gamma as the Risk chairman. 
I'm still trying to balance everything I have to do with everything i want to do, which i think will always be a struggle for me, but it's getting easier.  I've even started putting myself on a slight schedule during my free time so i make sure to get homework done and keep up with my responsibilities. 
I'm excited to start fresh in January with a new class schedule and a new work schedule and new room mates.  I'm looking forward to visiting Edmonds this Christmas and then returning home to Missoula in January.  It's funny how much like home the Kappa house and Missoula and the University of Montana are starting to feel. 
Sometimes i do miss how things were before i left for school.  I miss my parents and my brother and my friends and my dog.  I miss my familiar bed and the books i didn't have room to take with me.   I miss my car and having a sense of direction in the town i grew up in. 
But then i remind myself everything that i have here, in Missoula.  I've made wonderful friends and now i have more sisters than i would have ever imagined.  I have a major that i love and an idea for a career path in the future.  I'm surrounded by the prettiest mountains and rivers and countless bears and deer and squirrels. 
With December right around the corner, i'm not sure when i'll update this blog, but i'm hoping i can find some time over winter break to fill everyone in on what else is going on with me.
I love all of you!
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