Indecision! Surprise, surprise.

Total overload. Finished the app.

[Favorite question: "List your top 5 talents" "Only five?! My sense of direction alone is so unique, I could do five on just getting lost. In the car. On a boat. In a Reese's!"]

Ha. Well. Tomorrow we will send it all in, maybe? So stressful. I wish we could take health out of the equation entirely. Please pray!

walkie-talkies,
et

San Diego - Day 7 & Back to Chicago

Our last day in SD was sunny and warm and full of packing madness. At the airport we sat outside for maybe 10 minutes, and I felt 100%. I wanted to go jogging. Just amazing. The flight was totally fine again! Even coming into Chicago (7°) was good. I'm so proud! I can fly!

Starting to feel some of the symptoms creep back in, so I'm eager to get all my USD application stuff together ASAP! :-)

et

San Diego - Day 6

Today we toured the University of San Diego, a private Catholic school. It is exceptionally beautiful. The admissions staff was very understanding and a lot more flexible with my limbo status of freshman/transfer. So based on my situation and my high school performance, they're making some allowances for me. I am applying for spring semester! Starts at the end of January.

Did I mention I'm feeling awesome?

So this is the plan. Get home tomorrow. Phone calls and paperwork and preparing for auditions. We'll hear about financial aid and go from there.

The back-up plan is to attend Mesa Community College and possibly transfer to USD in the fall of 2010.

Yeah. It's way more complicated than that. We'll see what happens. So, so, SO happy to be physically doing so much better though. Praise God!

"So...do you guys have a hockey team?"
"Um, no. It's California. How about...windsurfing?"

emma

San Diego - Day 6

The great news is, I'm still feeling great! The bad news is, state schools here are more than a smidge complicated. Touring a private school tomorrow. Hopefully less red tape!

"This is the lamest excuse for a pillow EVER."
"That's a pile of bedsheets."

et

San Diego - Day 5

It's a monsoon outside. I'm not even exaggerating. The locals are panicking a little. They're saying this is about as much rain as they get in a year. Lucky we are safe in the hotel!

From what my mom has read, this is the worst barometric pressure SD can have. So a nice experiment for me, I guess. And I'm feeling pretty good! I was so hyper last night, on no sleep whatsoever, I was afraid I'd have trouble sleeping again. Psh. Nine hours solid. Awesome.

On the school/life front, let's make a flowchart.
Plan A - Shrug.
Plan B - Roll eyes.
Plan C - Pull hair out.

We will see. Patience, grasshopper!

et

San Diego - Day 2, 3, 4

Hello! Finally an update. It's been cloudy and cool here. Roads are crazy. We're starting to get the hang of it.

Got in Thursday night. Friday was great. The pressure is SO much better here. Overall feeling pretty capable. Tired later in the day from so much sun. Numbers are good. Trying to get enough food and fluids. It's hard when my appetite is nonexistent. [Missed the carol concert at USD, but now I get to hear it online!]

Saturday we walked around SDSU. Lots of walking and stairs! And not using the handrail! BAM. Campus is beautiful. Lots of serious studying going on. :-) Official tour and admissions meeting on Tuesday. Will have more info then, maybe? Rested, then a fun evening out. That's Howey Do It.

Last night I didn't sleep at all. Not even 5 minutes. Too much on my mind, I guess. Been able to stay awake all day though! I am certainly doing better, but there are a lot of questions still about my health. The wheels are in motion. We'll figure this out. Will keep you posted.

Surf's up, Grainy Waffle. (Sandy Eggo. Get it?)
et

San Diego! [Day 1]

Yesterday: First snow in Chicago. Magical.

The flight was fine! Tremors and some involuntary muscle twitching, but takeoff and landing, no complications. Didn't have to use the wheelchair - yay! We arrived in San Diego 40 minutes early. Superb.

Right away the air felt...happy? Awake? Like my brain was already reacting to the climate. I pulled my own luggage and helped with the GPS and everything!

Today things are going really well! It is absolutely gorgeous. Sunny, warm, palm trees. Swam. I can feel the pressure here is better. My hands and feet look normal, my veins look normal, my thinking is getting clearer, and I'm just feeling...good? Is that possible? I feel good?

Schools! Choirs! Yay!
emma