It's been far too long...

since I have updated this blog, and for that, I apologize. Life has been incredibly busy this past semester. For my part, the only grade for one of my classes was a 25 page thesis that was due at the end of the semester. It was an incredible amount of work, but I am very proud of it and I received an "A" on it, so that is even better! The class was an independent research seminar with Dr. Krammer, and I was able to pick the topic that I wanted to do my research over. I knew I wanted it to deal with World War II, and more specifically the Third Reich, but I wasn't sure exactly what topic to cover. It did not have to be a topic that had never been done before, but it also could not be over-done. After much deliberation and a discussion with Dr. Krammer, I came up with the topic of comparing the Nazi occupation of Poland with its counterpart, the Soviet occupation. The topic of Poland during WWII is discussed very minimally, and I thought this would be a very interesting topic to write about. The final product turned out excellent after writing 18 of the total 25 pages in one long night, and the title was, "Erasing Polonia: The Nazi and Soviet Occupation of Poland During World War II". In other news this semester, I received my Fightin' Texas Aggie Ring on April 17th!




Although it was very rainy, it was a wonderful day, and I could not have been more excited to get the shiny piece of gold that I have been wanting for my entire life! Now it seems weird to think about not having it. The semester ended and it went very well, I even passed math, which for most people who know me, they know this is a major accomplishment. That class was insane! Ryan and I just recently returned from an amazing cruise to the Caribbean to celebrate (early) our first anniversary! We went to Montego Bay, Jamaica and Grand Cayman. It was so much fun and I wish that we didn't have to come back to work, but I'm sure we'll get to go again.