"This must be it, welcome to the new year."

With all my greatest efforts, I have finally dusted out all of the cobwebs from my mind and said goodbye to the late summer evenings and hello to the fresh scent of fall.

I suppose an introduction is in order. My name is Abbie Martin and I am a junior at Appalachian State University. I'm a psychology major and a health promotion minor. My plan is to graduate with honors in the next three semesters and go on to broaden my education at graduate school. All of this information is located in my 'About Me' section, but sometimes people don't care to read those.

As some of you already know, school is back in session. My iHome alarm has been getting a lot of use in the past week, because I have a few morning classes. As a junior, I'm working towards mostly major and minor courses (Cognitive Processes, Health Behavior Change, Nutrition/Health, and Anatomy/Physiology). Although, I am taking one elective, Advanced Swimming. I'm really excited about that class!!

The first week of classes is always a little stressful at first because everyone, including the professors, is trying to get back into the swing of things. It was great to walk around campus again, even with the not so caring rain storms we had at the beginning of the week. Luckily, the rain has stopped and the sunshine is burning brightly and my skin is thankful for the vitamin D. I love sunny days on campus because it seems that everyone comes outside to catch a few rays or throw the Frisbee on Sanford Mall. I'm fortunate enough to live on King Street in a house so I can just hang out on a shabby chic lawn chair in the comfort of my own lawn. It's great to see all the new faces driving up and down King Street. My house mates and I even got a chance to play a few games of "sweet and sour", you know the game where people drive by and you wave; and if they wave back SWEET and if not...SOUR.

With Labor day coming up, I'm hoping to go out to compression falls or Wautaga lake for the day and have one last fun relaxing day before the patterns of class and work set in.

I hope to have some pictures up soon of my house, and things around campus, maybe even some of the falls!!

My hopes for this blog are to open a new window and shine a new light on ASU student life, for those who read about my life here!


Have a wonderful week and a safe holiday!!

-Abbie