Summer '12 Update

Hello all!!!!

I apologize for neglecting you all :( It has been a long 1.5 months, and so much has changed since the last time we spoke. For starters, I moved into a bigger place for Blossom and me; it's a 2BR 2Bath condo located approx. 1 mile from school and a 1/2 mile from the MARTA (train) station. ***PERFECT LOCATION*** If anyone is interested in getting me any house warming gifts, I will be accepting a treadmill, a futon, and a kitchen table w/chairs please and thanks :D I also invested in a bike to travel to and from school, as well as other places nearby. Her name is Denise...hopefully Dennis (my Altima) doesn't get too jealous. I won't be getting any speeding tickets while riding her!!!

Let's see....what else....oh so my summer classes just ended (which I have been slaving over for the past 2 months), and miraculously I made it!! I passed both my classes with an A and a B. I definitely can't complain with a semester GPA of 3.5 at GT. Hard work does pay off! However, I only have one more week until the Fall semester begins, but I'm ready because I'll be graduating in December with my Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering!! Whoop whoop!!

This past weekend I was in Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon for a "LearnLab" workshop on new innovative learning technologies. Goooooood stuffff!!! I was able to present my research and receive a lot of feedback on things I should look into to better my system. I was also able to see what other researchers were doing in a variety of disciplines such as educational and cognitive psychology, computer science, learning sciences and policy, mathematics, and computer information systems. There was a wealth of information gained and shared from everyone here. Yay!! In my free time, I was able to venture out to U. Pitt.

Early July, I went home because my Aunt Smack passed after a long battle against brain cancer. Although it was good to see all of my family, it sucked that it was for a funeral :( I had the opportunity to speak at her wake and put a smile on everyone's face while sharing a memory that her and I kept. I only hope that I was able to put a smile on her face as well in heaven. You will be missed. RIP Aunt Smack.

Lastly, on June 23rd I turned 24 yrs old!! My sister, LS, and her sister were able to drive down from VA and make sure my BeeDay was nothing less than memorable. I had a cookout in Piedmont Park, and I was able to spend quality time with people who are dear to my heart <3 <3 <3 I will spare everyone the details ;-) 

Well that's all I have for now! Until next time...toodles!!

With love,

Vonda B.