Well a brief update...

end of the summer involved a trip to the boyfriend's family reunion for about 4.5 days straight, and it ended up being fun most of the time (not to disregard the few more difficult times). I got to the Renaissance festival with my sister, my best friend and her significant other (who is now a fiancee).
I moved apartments... the day I got back from the family reunion.
It didn't involve any additional hiking sadly, but did involve some stress at the coming school year and how I could possibly fit work x2, classes x4 and boyfriend and fun and thesis research into one 7x24 hour schedule.

School started halfway through August and I still haven't done any additional concrete research for my thesis, but have managed to forget about my reading assignments for Environmental Education as well as the paper due Monday. Spanish has been good but difficult and I don't know that I'll ever take another graduate-level philosophy seminar class in the evening (7-10pm!). Work with the new folk took getting used to, but is good and I wish I could do that 40 hours a week instead of school.
New people at job numero 2 as well, management staff is taking a while to get used to... such a different dynamic now with two men.

This recent time in my life has also been characterized by a loss in the amount of sleep I've been getting, a loss in quality time with the boyfriend (none till last night/today since 2 weeks ago and maybe more), a decline in the 5K run training with the roomie, but a recent push to keep it up in time for an October race.

Also a nice (except for the couple of day-long headaches) visit last weekend to Houston & Beaumont/Nederland/Port Arthur & Galveston to visit good friends.

So, now to go finish up my Spanish for tomorrow morning (8am!) before midnight after getting off of class today at 10pm!
Love to you all!