Photos, change of major, truck problems

What a week it has been already.  That last weekend was sure a teaser to spring break, being that it was a nice 3.5 day weekend from work.  Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to sit in with another photographer that took family portraits.  It was my first time taking family photos and it is time to get that experience up.  David Arnold, who works for Sweet Action Photography, let me take a couple photos, but he was the main lead in the shots.  I got to sneak in my shots as much as I could.  We originally planned to take the photos at Beluga Point, but it was way too windy and cold.  So, we hopped over to McHugh creek, which was much more comfortable.  Steven Bahner, the owner of SAP, let me borrow two sets of his lenses.  My wish list of lens's are a 50mm lens, a wide angle lens, and a ND filter.  Magnificent.  Here are two shots of the daughters.  It was a family of 5 and they had 3 girls.  The girls were the cutest!  I can't wait to do another photo shoot.

 I also met up with an advisor at UAA to speak about which degree I want to pursue.  He was pretty helpful and when I told him I want to change my major to mathematics, he sent me down to the math department.  The lady at the front desk was super helpful and excited to accommodate me.  She talked my ear off, but was very informative.  So yes, it is official, I am pursuing a bachelors in mathematics.  My goal is to get this bachelors so I can teach math at the secondary level.  Working at Dimond as a teacher assistant has helped me figure out which teaching area I would like to be a part of.  I thought science would be cool at first, but I enjoy teaching and relearning math more.  Something about seeing students get that "aha!" moment in their studies makes it pretty rewarding.  Anyways, I have always excelled in math and I don't know why it has taken me this long to figure it out.  I am very happy with my decision and the math department at UAA seem fabulous.  If all goes well, I should be graduating next summer.  OOh ya!

Cory started his personal training classes at the AK club on Monday.  He is there right now for his second class.  The first day of class, he walked in and everybody but him had their books.  He wasn't informed to pick up any books, but luckily the AK club hooked him up with books the next day.  It is quite a blow that the classes are from 7-9 on Mon and Thurs.  That is the time to wind down from your day, no learning.  It is going to run until April and I hope he does well, so he can obtain his certification.  I am sure he will, because he rocks.

On top of everything, our truck decided to take a crap on us on Monday.  When Cory was coming home from the gym, the car shut off in the round about by our apartment.  Thank goodness no one was around because he was only going straight.  In seconds, the car came back on, but still, it was frightening.  We decided right away to get it looked at.  We took it to Chevrolet and it took them two days to tell us what was wrong.  Well it needs $2300 worth of repairs.  Basically needs the front hub fixed, the rear axel fixed, and a new water hose for the anti coolant tank.  I mean, we have the money to fix it, but dang it Chevy!  I am now less of a fan to Chevy.  We already told the mechanics to fix the big problems, which are the hub and rear axel. The anti coolant will just have to get refilled from time to time.  We have always planned on selling it to get a Toyota, because they are awesome and super reliable.  We just need to get it fixed first, and by tomorrow we should have it back.  We have been driving my mother's mitsubishi montero around town.  It is a piece and it reminds me of going through a safari.  The radio doesn't work and the dual exhaust is so loud, it is obnoxious.  But it cracks me up and it gets us from point A to B.  At least, it has seat warmers.

That is about it.  Today I took a calculus II exam and I hope I did well.  I took the day off today too because I am feeling ill.  I hope I can make it back to work tomorrow.  My nose seems less runny and this time I have Nyquil to get a better nights sleep.

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