Arya and I were in group together today. I like it so much better when there are other students there. She and Alexis are close friends. I do feel kind of silly driving past them in my minivan when we get out of our Monday or Wednesday class. I truly do not like having to walk to my car after classes or in-between Tuesday ones, especially once it gets cold and totally dark. It definitely does not have the same safer feel as Lincoln.

After group we went up for the processing that actually took almost the full hour this time. Arya stays at Thrive for a full 8 hours. I have no idea how she does it, the boredom and loneliness were way too much. We went back downstairs and I showed her how to chart group. We searched through the cabinet for one of the patient files.

The news was particularly awful today. They even mentioned things in class and we were let out a half hour early. Not because of the news but because there was nothing more to talk about. I walked to the car alone again and was glad to be going back home. I just wanted to be with my family and somewhere I could ride out the building wave of emotion. The news and the people affected me more this time for whatever reason.