I finished one more presentation yesterday, which means there are only two more to go.  This weekend I'm going to be researching for three papers.  I also want to try to clean a little, and possibly bring up the Christmas stuff.  I know it's early, but this is really the only time to do it where I can actually enjoy it.  I'd also like to do a little more Christmas shopping if at all possible.  The earlier I start, the more likely we are to be able to afford it.  I'm also thinking about Christmas cards.  I think we might go with the photo cards from Target, if I can get Jason to cooperate.  I really don't like those very much, I prefer ones that I can actually write to people on, since Christmas is the only time of year I get the opportunity to communicate with some members of my family, like my great aunts.  But, once again, no time and no money, since regular cards are more than the picture ones.  I know it's almost over, but it's so frustrating to not have any time.  I love Christmas, especially the lead up to it, but right now we're just trying to hang on until next month.  

I gave the graduation announcement project over to my dad, which is a relief.  The whole situation is strange, with Megan and I both graduating on the same weekend.  But, since I have no plans to attend my graduation, and since the graduation is actually the weekend before finals start, the date on the announcements is pretty useless.  As far as I'm concerned, the time to celebrate is when I hand in my last paper the week after that.  Or after I sell my books, I haven't decided which haha.  It's just kind of abstract, which is the way I like it.  Graduations are so boring and pointless, especially when you haven't even finished with your classes.

I've been thinking a lot about life after graduation, and trying to make some plans.  I don't plan on finding a job, unless for some reason things with the economy start to affect Jason's job.  I'm planning on just continuing to babysit.  We both think this works better, since Jason's job is so not flexible, he never has time to do things like run errands, or even eat lunch most of the time.  So it's easier if I'm around to take care of everything.  The slightly disappointing part is that we've decided that, instead of trying for a baby in December, which was the plan, we're going to wait until late-spring/early summer.  It's just the more responsible route, we have a lot to take care of.  We need to get used to paying for my health insurance, and we need to sort out our finances.  I'm planning on using my graduation money to knock out most of our debt, but we also need a savings, since life is so unstable for everyone right now.  We had one, but several things, including but not limited to- Jason's trip to Austin and maintaining his car's health- whisked away the savings pretty quickly.  I also want to completely re-organize the house- it was pretty good, but now that we have twice the space and I haven't had time to adjust things, it's getting a little crazy.  We also want to save for a new computer and do a little work on the house.  And once the little one is on the way, we'll have to have the guest room re-plastered in order to paint it the colors I have already picked out haha.  I also want to start working out again, the last month or so I just haven't had the time, and I'd like to be as healthy as possible.  Which means the insane coffee/Excedrin/Benedryl system I'm currently surviving off of will have to go haha.  We know we shouldn't rush into things, even though I'd really like to rush into things haha.  Honestly, it's a bit of a relief, it was starting to feel like everything was on this really short time line, and now it's more relaxed.  More than anything, I can't wait to start living again, being able to read for pleasure, do crafts  (and maybe get to the huge pile of mending Jason has been waiting on for a couple of years now haha), spend time with the animals, and, most importantly, spend hours playing video games that have no end, like Animal Crossing haha.  I'm not sure Jason's going to like that part, especially if I get Lego Batman for the PS3, that would be my first PS3 game, so he'll finally have some competition haha.