Sweet Home Chicago

I am finally back in the Windy City. And it's is really, really cold outside. And it makes me want to go back to Louisiana where there isn't a foot and a half of snow on the sidewalks. But at the same time I am happy to be back, and I am looking forward to beginning my final semester of undergrad on Friday.

I have the syllabus for one class, the hardest class of the semester, and I can tell it's going to be busy and challenging. However, I am not going to let that get to me. I want to finish this semester with a 4.0. I was close last semester, but close isn't good enough. There were so many things I could have done in order to get that 4.0 in the fall, and I'm not letting anything slip through my fingers this semester.

114 days until graduation. :)

<3 Amber Marie

Guess who is still in Louisiana!?

That's right, THIS GIRL!

Flight on Thursday, January 2: CANCELLED due to Winter Storm Hercules
Re-scheduled flight on Saturday, January 4: CANCELLED due to Winter Storm Ion
Re-re-scheduled flight on Monday, January 6: CANCELLED due to freezing temperatures in Louisiana
Re-re-re-scheduled flight on Tuesday, January 7: So far, so good...but there's another freeze in Louisiana Monday night into Tuesday, so we're betting it'll be cancelled too.

I MUST GET BACK TO CHICAGO BY FRIDAY! School starts, and I cannot miss the first day of my last semester.

So yeah, I'm just chilling at home where it's barely going to get below freezing, while Chicago is facing wind chills of -40 degrees and colder with like a foot and half to two feet of snow on the ground. (I'm sorry, guys!)

What a way to start the new year. :)

<3 Amber Marie

Thank you, Winter Storm Hercules.

My flight back to Chicago has been cancelled, and it is looking like I'll be in NOLA an extra day. I am waiting for a United representative to pick up the line, which I was told could be longer than 60 minutes because of Hercules. I'm nearly 50 minutes in to the wait time. I'm not convinced it will be picked up anytime soon. I just need to schedule another flight! I have things that need to be done in Chicago. As long as I can get out by Saturday, I will be okay, but any later than that will prove complicated. So yeah, here's to hoping that I can get a new flight.

In the meantime, I'll enjoy my extra time with the fam.

<3 Amber Marie

p.s. Happy New Year. Welcome to 2014!