Hello everyone 
So I came to the realization today that I have not posted a new blog in a couple weeks so I figure since I have a little bit of free time now before I leave Inver for the day, I may as well do a blog now so as not to forget later
My life has felt so horribly busy lately that I’m finding it harder and harder to “pencil in” time to relax. With finals and graduation right around the corner and along with that, Student Senate drawing to a close before finals start, homework, quizzes and tests seem to take up the majority of my time. But that’s ok because to paraphrase the Inver Hills motto, I want to finish what I started at IHCC and have my Associate of Arts degree completed this summer before I move down to Mankato, MN where I will be attending Mankato State University in the fall!
There has been a few times where I have been able to relax throughout the day though. When I’m managing my old adapted softball team, the Dakota Hawks I am in a completely different mindset. I try my hardest not to think about how I did on that math test or whether or not I got a good grade on one of my papers for my film studies class. When I’m at one of the practices, I’m just thinking about how I can help out the team the best way I can. I’m trying to be there as much as I can for the Hawks this spring, as this will be the last time that I will be able to help out and manage before Mankato. Although I will miss everyone who I’ve met and connected with through playing on and managing the Hawks over the years, I want them to know that the Hawks is one of the many reasons why I am pursuing a career in Special Education They have their first regular season game today so I hope it goes well
Another time that I got the chance to relax and/or have some fun was last weekend when I accompained the Student Senate to Breezy Point Resort in Brainerd, MN for MSCSA’s General Assembly. It was amazing to be able to see all of my friends from around the state and it was even more amazing to see how much Inver Hills students were recognized and/or appointed to different positions within MSCSA I was very proud of everyone! Our current Student Senate President, Alex Rodich got voted as next year’s Treasuer of MSCSA and for the second year in a row, the Metro South Governing Council member is from IHCC (Doug Hollen). Congratulations to Alex and Doug I know you will represent Inver and MSCSA well in your new leadership roles
Lastly, another shout out to fellow bloggers, Sam Potter Rank and Margo Hollen! Congratulations to Sam on receiving the Governing Council Member of the Year Award and Margo Hollen for being appointed as next year’s Metro South Regional Secretary Congratulations, Sam and Margo I am very proud of you and love you both very much
So bottom line: I am appreciating now more than ever the times that I have to relax and I cannot WAIT for May 12th so I can finally graduate
Alright. Time to end this blog so I can gear up for adapted softball! GO HAWKS 
Until next time (or tomorrow, because I’ll probably do another blog since I’ve been forgetting about blogging for the past few weeks)
Ashley Hartle a.k.a “ash”
