It's the most wonderful time of the year! NOT. Well to some it is, I think this time of year is bitterweet. I'm always looking forward to campus life and all it has to offer. The stuff that makes school, school; back-to-school shopping, coffee, deep intellectual conversations over coffee, reading and paper writing with coffee... It is safe to say that there is a correlation between school and my coffee intake. Either way, this season is one that I will tackle with all I've got. Although the summer months were busy, extremely restful, and fun they are officially (and sadly) OVER.

So I am writing this post to publicly challenge myself. Not only will I be in the 'complete my masters paper' zone, but I will be teaching undergrads, and working at my day job as President of the grad student body. Meanwhile, I'll be shooting and blogging in every piece of free time I have! Last but not least, I'll be completing applications for the next possible BIG step in my academic career. So yeah, there it is, right here for the world to see. I know it's a lot, and that it won't be easy, but I'm going to seriously pray about it. I know it's possible with lots of prayer, my daily planner, and my support team - maybe a little coffee here and there. Let's make a deal, if you pray for me, I promise I'll pray for you. : )

I'd like to leave you with some images from my recent visit to a local book store. You'll see that it's quite charming and the pictures quite fitting considering all the reading I'll be doing. The owner recommended I read the following book - she was hilarious.