Its been awhile!

The Palouse!!

I can't believe I haven't written since March. I'm a slacker. But there really isn't much to tell. I finished up my hellish spring semester. I didn't get the grades I wanted but at least I passed! :) My GPA did take a hit but oh well. As long as I get the diploma that's all that matters. I plan on going solo straight out so I really don't care what my grades are. Going solo is going to be scary but we'll see what happens. I did learn yesterday that on of the top immigration attorneys in Montana charges $300 and hour! $300! That is insane! I was feeling bad about charging $100 an hour. Pfft $100 is nothing. I'm still going to stick to that but I won't feel bad about it. I will have free first consultation to determine if I want to take the case or not then I'll start charging. Sorry but I've got to eat. If I could do it all free I would. But I can't. I'm currently in summer school and I want to poke my eyeballs out just so I can get some sleep. Its my fault though. I need to save the late nights for the weekend. I have two classes, legal clinic, and writing my upper level division paper. Classes are ok. Just a lot of reading which is fine. I'm used to that. My paper is not happening. Its like I'm putting off my thesis for a year. That was for you Lara. :) I plan on doing some work on it this weekend. We shall see. Clinic is slowly sucking the life out of me. I HAVE to get at least 5 hours a day in clinic to get my 180 hours in before the 18th of July. Really though I like it. I finally feel like I could do the whole law thing. I have 15 cases to handle. Other people in the clinic...yeah they have at most 6. I have 12 domestic violence or victim's rights cases and 3 immigration cases. The immigration cases I LOVE! The DV and VR cases are ok. But I'm mostly doing divorces and child custody things. Not too interested in that. My immigration cases are fascinating! I love it. I'm learning a ton about the whole process and my loathing for ICE is increasing.
Summer in Moscow is awesome! Its not too hot and the nights are awesome. From my house I get some pretty great sunsets. I sit on my back porch and do homework. Its great. I am going to the river this Saturday to do cliff jumping then we are coming back to my house for a BBQ. I'm excited. Should be great fun. Then once Lara gets back from Alaska we'll be heading up to Coeur D'Alene tp go play in the lake and hot tub. Wahoo! Things are good. I really like the Northwest. I could see myself settling here at some point in my life. I'm thinking more Seattle/Portland. I like the coast. I've been biking to class almost everyday for the last two weeks. I love it! Granted its been making me late so I need to do better at leaving earlier. But I'm working on it. There are some days where my only time to workout are my rides to and from school. Also my friend Trista and I are working out at nights too and she is having me do strength training and she is kicking my butt but I need it and its worth it! I'm supposed to go home at the end of July and stay until almost the end of August but I am thinking I might head back to Moscow a week early to play some more. We'll see.
Well I think that's all I have to say for now. But Here are some lovely photos and Lara the last moose one is just for you!
I went biking with the nephew up by Snowbird while I was home for a week in between classes and that dang mountain kicked my butt! That is now my enemy and I am determined to bike that thing!

This is a wee moose I saw on my way back from Elk River. Sorry its not a better picture. He's a little shy.