So Chip and I have been out of internet for a whopping 5 weeks. I have been on the phone with 7 different company reps, had two people out to the house, countless hours on the phone, and they wouldn't fix it so we are trying to get a new provider now.
Normally that would be an minor annoyance but when half of your classes are online, and the other half require online research and what not it has literally taken over our life being at school to do homework every night.
We get there between 5 and 6 each night and leave at 11.
Every night.
We get everything turned in on time, and its a blessing going to school and having a car to get us to school, but it's difficult!
Those people who make it through school without internet at home are so driven! Some nights you just want to stay home and be with your spouse! But between the two of us we have homework due every night. The only saving grace for us having time alone is that all the labs on campus are closed Friday nights.
With all of that being said it has been a good experience to "disconnect". I have a smart phone but without wifi at the house it's slow so I don't use it super often. It's quieter at the house, I have been reading books more, reading my scriptures more, and we get to bed earlier. There are definitely downsides, but at the same time there are some good upsides. I also feel like now I don't NEED internet at home to feel "entertained".
So with our internet (hopefully) coming in tonight I am hoping this doesn't start a whole new era of staying up late watching Hulu and surfing the internet. Maybe we'll have unplugged Saturday, or unplugged Friday where we can just be us.
Other than the whole internet fiasco lately we are just doing school and work!
Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!
-Em
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