Unwind.

So I know that it's been over a week again, but that is mostly due to the fact that Dorian's gramma went to heaven on Friday, the 18th. Over the past week there have been a lot of family members here, and the funeral was yesterday.

She had been doing well on Thursday, because that night apparently she started breathing on her own. But in the morning that followed, she went, without pain they say, and didn't wake up again.

I know she's in a better place now, so at least that makes me happy. And her funeral was also very pretty. At least she got to see her great granddaughter before she left us. I will miss her stories and how I could talk to her whenever something wasn't going right. She was very traditional in her views, which greatly influenced her opinions, but sometimes that was also a good thing. In any case, she was very loved, and it was a difficult past week.

I also started school on Tuesday, and it has been going well. I haven't really met any new friends, but I assume that is partly due to the fact that my statistics class starts at 8am, and everyone's tired. It's a full, but pretty quiet class. Since I took AP Stats in high school, and didn't take the AP test (due to the fact that Wesleyan didn't accept statistics as a formal reasoning class...go figure...), I feel a little bored, but at least it's not hard. On Monday, I'll be starting my California state history class...which should be a little more of a challenge, since I know nothing about state history out here.

Bella has been smiling a lot lately, and tries to talk to people when they hold her now. Apparently, she thinks she's a "big girl", and would like to join in the conversations. One of the days we were at the hospital for Dorian's gramma, and a nurse passed by. With a suprised look, she said, "Look at that!". Of course, my first thought was that she was saying that because she saw a cute baby...but in reality she was expressing her suprise that Bella could hold her head up pretty well. She's a strong baby, loves tummy time, and is very interactive with people, so I guess those are contributers to her early development. I'm happy, because she is very smart and has great progressing skills when it comes to being ahead in baby development, but also sad because my little princess is already growing up too fast.

My grandma Bastian emailed me a nice email about what she has been up to so far this month. She also informed me that it was -11 degrees yesterday. That made me smile, seeing as it's around 50 here most days. I do, however, get to see snow on top of the mountains every morning as I'm driving to school, so it's really really pretty!

Today we are unwinding from all of the hype of the past week, and are trying to settle back into a pattern of normality. Bella just finished her bottle and was changed. Right now she's staring at the computer as I type kicking her little feet like a happy girl. I really liked having all of the family here, but am secretly glad that there won't be as many dishes and things to clean up after, and that the house is quiet once again!