Today I went to Athens to take a test in my foreign policy class and to take Bella to Kayla. It was a really good trip. It just made me miss my college friends alot. I did get to see Kayla and Miranda though. I saw Kayla when I dropped the cat off and then Miranda and I had dinner at Logans. We stayed there talking forever. It was nice to catch up. Oh, I also checked out 7 books about Watergate from the library. I'm working on my Vietnam class paper now and I'm thinking that I picked a very interesting topic.
In other news, I am checking into grad school. I have the GPA requirment for UA's history program and I emailed the dean who is in charge of my program to ask if early entry is an option for me. Since I'm not interning until the fall, the summer would be the perfect time for me to start the grad school program and get a feel for the classes. However, I'm not sure if they will accept me considering that I won't technically have a degree until the fall... We shall see... I am also trying to decide if I want to take the thesis route or just take two extra classes... I'm leaning toward the two extra classes...
I'm working at the high school next week. I really love working over there and I can't wait to get a job and be permanant. I LOVE working with the cheerleaders and I just know that this is where I belong. I feel like such a part of the community and I feel so loved by the kids. It's a great feeling.... Now, if I can get a job teaching history there next year then I will be all set!
Well, I guess I better get back to my Watergate book.... I have 7 huge books including Nixon's memoirs to read in the next couple of weeks...
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Mountains
First of all, we had a fabulous time in the mountains this past weekend with Dave, Lindsay, and Jacob. It was so nice to get away from everything for a few days and relax. We slept late and ate ALOT and just had a great time hanging out together. Me and Lindsay totally kicked the husbands' butts in some Monopoly and they got us hooked on House. Both couples spent around $35 on candy in G-Burg. We had the BEST breakfast ever. Jacob had his first "big-kid" throwing up episode. (Which wasn't too fun for anyone...but he was fine.) AND we drove to the top of the mountain and spent a few hours playing in the deepest and prettiest snow I have ever seen. It was a great getaway and I am SO glad we went!
I got my first few grades back from school. I made a 95 on my first Vietnam assignment and an 88 on my first Foreign Policy test. So, I'm doing well right now. I just hope I can keep it up.
I have signed up to sub for Tiffany every day next week while she gives the grad exam. This is really good because we need the money! Having our mobile home in Arley on the market instead of rented out is costing us $450 a month in income. Yikes!
We're having a great time with the cheerleaders so far. I really believe that they are going to be a great squad. It's so much fun working with them. I can't wait to start my internship in the fall and really be back to being involved in the everyday routine.
I think that we have found a new home for Bella. I really love her and wanted her to have a new family that I really knew would take good care of her and love her. My friend Kayla from Athens said that her mom wants her and wants her to live inside. Josh is VERY happy because Bella ripped up a very large section of our nice carpet in the guest room and it's now having to be replaced. Not good.
I guess that is all that is new with us for now.
I got my first few grades back from school. I made a 95 on my first Vietnam assignment and an 88 on my first Foreign Policy test. So, I'm doing well right now. I just hope I can keep it up.
I have signed up to sub for Tiffany every day next week while she gives the grad exam. This is really good because we need the money! Having our mobile home in Arley on the market instead of rented out is costing us $450 a month in income. Yikes!
We're having a great time with the cheerleaders so far. I really believe that they are going to be a great squad. It's so much fun working with them. I can't wait to start my internship in the fall and really be back to being involved in the everyday routine.
I think that we have found a new home for Bella. I really love her and wanted her to have a new family that I really knew would take good care of her and love her. My friend Kayla from Athens said that her mom wants her and wants her to live inside. Josh is VERY happy because Bella ripped up a very large section of our nice carpet in the guest room and it's now having to be replaced. Not good.
I guess that is all that is new with us for now.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Pageants and the mountains
I have been so busy lately. SO much has happened that there is no way I can cover it all in one post. I will hit the highlights though. We had Varsity try-outs last week. It was also Josh's birthday. He got a new Iphone which is making me totally jealous. I can get one in September for my birthday though. The pageant was Monday night and it went great. I got SO may compliments on how great it was. This morning several people told me that it was the best pageant they had ever been to. They told me that it was well organized and very entertaining. Mission accomplished. :) I had a great time doing it but I have to admit that I am SO glad it's over and I can get back to my life. I am now working hard to study for a HUGE midterm that I have to take tomorrow at 4:00 in Athens. I will leave home in the morning and get my car cleaned and oil changed. Then I will head to Lindsay's house and pick up her and Jake. Then we will load their luggage and go pick up the husbands at work at 2:00. We are leaving from there and heading to Athens. I will take my test at 4 and then when I'm done we will head for Gatlinburg. We are staying the weekend in Lindsay's parents' cabin in the mountains. I can't wait! Although, I do have another book due Friday night and I will have to work hard on it on the way there. But, after that I'm going to relax for the weekend and enjoy myself. Today, after school, we are having out first cheerleading practice. We'll see how that goes. I was supposed to go meet the sweet new baby (Andy and Tj's) but I have to stay home and study. I made Josh promise that we would go back next week. They have named her Ava Drew and she will go by Drew. SO CUTE! :) I can't wait to meet her. Oh, Sydnee and Gracie's pageant was last weekend. They both got Top 10 and Gracie won Photogenic. I must admit that regardless of my own bias, I thought they both deserved to win. I was so proud of them. Anyway, they had fun. Olivia is going to be in the Little Miss Gardendale pageant this coming Saturday. I will let you know how that goes. She is going to perform talent for the first time, she will be singing "Love Story" by Taylor Swift. Which is so adorably cute because she thinks the words are Julio and Juliet. SO CUTE... :) Anyway, I gotta go cause my class is about to leave.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Quick update
Well, February is about halfway over. This week has been CRAZY for me. We did do cheerleading tryouts yesterday afternoon. We kept 14. They are going to be a really great squad I believe. I am really excited to get started working with them. Our first practice is Tuesday. The pageant got postponed until MOnday night, which is fine because I have everything ready and I got to spend today resting and relaxing, which I seriously needed. Tomorrow is Sydnee and Gracie's pageant at Curry. I will be leaving home tomorrow morning at 9:30 and meeting them for lunch at Cabo. Then we'll go get their hair done and then go back home so that I can do their make-up. The pageant officially starts at 4:30. I think that they will both do really well. I haven't even thought about my schoolwork this week. I have my second Vietnam book (The Quiet American) due on Friday of next week and a HUGE midterm in 19th Century America on Thursday. Also, I will be leaving from my midterm, Thursday, to go to the mountains with Josh and David, Lindsay, and baby Jacob. We'll only be gone for the weekend but it should be a nice little vacation. I just have to go do the pageant on Monday and then spend Tuesday and Wednesday totally cramming for that big test. It's been really great being so involved at the school again. It gives me such a great purpose to have so many sweet kids surrounding me everyday. They make me feel like a celebrity, which is always nice. I can't wait to graduate and get to spend everyday doing to the job that I love. Just 2 and a half months left of studying and then I get an entire summer to myself. I CANNOT wait! Maybe I will be able to keep my house clean and my laundry caught up. That seems to be getting the best of me these days. For now, I'm going to go do some laundry and curl up in my bed to watch Grey's Anatomy. Josh is going to be home soon and we're going to finish a movie that we started on Tuesday and then clean up the house a little. That's about all for me for now. :)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Happy (BUSY) February
Today is February 1, 2010.
I love my life. I am busy and I like it that way. I also LOVE days when I get to stay home and do nothing. ALthough, as a college student, I have learned that even when you have days where you stay at home and have "nothing" to do, there is always something you should be doing. (i.e. studying, working on a paper, etc.) AND as a substitute teacher, you plan these days of staying home and you look forward to sleeping in late and then at the last minute someone calls you to sub. Bummer.
As of right now, I have three days off this week. I am working today and Friday. BUT, I am off Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I am SURE that will change. I won't be too sad because we need the money but I will be a little sad because I LOVE to sleep late, especially when the alternative is getting up at 5AM. That's never fun. I do have to be off on Thursday though because I am going to take a couple of tests at Wallace.
However, I am thankful to have a job that I enjoy (somewhat)and have the free time to work on my school work. I'm not complaining. Really.
Tomorrow night is our parent meeting with the cheerleading hopefuls. We are going to just explain tryouts and what to expect after the girls make the team. Josh is going to get our taxes done by himself. He's going to a lady close to his office that everyone from his work has been talking about. They have all said that they got big returns because she has special powers because she used to work for the IRS or something like that. We're keeping our fingers crossed for $10,000.(That's a joke, by the way.) However, considering that we had to pay in last year, I'm not very confident. Just hopeful. :)
Tonight Tiffany and I are going to Zumba. We really love that class. Josh and I went to Academy Sports and I bought some cute workout clothes so I won't feel like a fatty in the oversized pajama clothes that I usually wear to the gym. In that room with all the mirrors, wearing big baggy clothes can do bad things to your self-esteem. I have now lost 16 pounds.
Pageant stuff is coming along. I ordered trophies. We got the decorations and crowns in. I have laid out the order of events and figured out that I am going to use the theme song from FAME for the opening number. That song is AMAZING and I LOVE IT!! It's got a really good beat too so I'm thinking it will be a really good one to use. I am excited about getting to start working with the girls next week. I'm picking up the general walking-out music from Mr. Hayes today and Josh is going to burn it all onto one CD that we can just play continuously. I have our M.C. but no judges yet. She is going to try to find some of her pageant friends to come do it. If not, then I will find them. I need to call and order our flowers and find the materail for the sashes. I keep forgetting about that. Oops... There's alot to remember. I am so nervous that I will forget something important...
Financial Peace is going good for us. I am going to go this week and open up our savings account with our emergency fund money in it....and we don't have any credit cards so we are already ahead of the game on that one.
Our trailer is going to be officially on the market this afternoon. We are praying hard about that. It hurts us financially to not have any rent coming in but we are just praying that it sells quickly. We aren't going to make any money off of it but we just want to get rid of it so we're selling it for just above what we owe on it plus the realtor's commission. Charlotte Pugh is selling it for us and she's a family friend so she's giving us a great deal on the commission. She's been really great to us througout the whole experience.
I love my life. I am busy and I like it that way. I also LOVE days when I get to stay home and do nothing. ALthough, as a college student, I have learned that even when you have days where you stay at home and have "nothing" to do, there is always something you should be doing. (i.e. studying, working on a paper, etc.) AND as a substitute teacher, you plan these days of staying home and you look forward to sleeping in late and then at the last minute someone calls you to sub. Bummer.
As of right now, I have three days off this week. I am working today and Friday. BUT, I am off Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I am SURE that will change. I won't be too sad because we need the money but I will be a little sad because I LOVE to sleep late, especially when the alternative is getting up at 5AM. That's never fun. I do have to be off on Thursday though because I am going to take a couple of tests at Wallace.
However, I am thankful to have a job that I enjoy (somewhat)and have the free time to work on my school work. I'm not complaining. Really.
Tomorrow night is our parent meeting with the cheerleading hopefuls. We are going to just explain tryouts and what to expect after the girls make the team. Josh is going to get our taxes done by himself. He's going to a lady close to his office that everyone from his work has been talking about. They have all said that they got big returns because she has special powers because she used to work for the IRS or something like that. We're keeping our fingers crossed for $10,000.(That's a joke, by the way.) However, considering that we had to pay in last year, I'm not very confident. Just hopeful. :)
Tonight Tiffany and I are going to Zumba. We really love that class. Josh and I went to Academy Sports and I bought some cute workout clothes so I won't feel like a fatty in the oversized pajama clothes that I usually wear to the gym. In that room with all the mirrors, wearing big baggy clothes can do bad things to your self-esteem. I have now lost 16 pounds.
Pageant stuff is coming along. I ordered trophies. We got the decorations and crowns in. I have laid out the order of events and figured out that I am going to use the theme song from FAME for the opening number. That song is AMAZING and I LOVE IT!! It's got a really good beat too so I'm thinking it will be a really good one to use. I am excited about getting to start working with the girls next week. I'm picking up the general walking-out music from Mr. Hayes today and Josh is going to burn it all onto one CD that we can just play continuously. I have our M.C. but no judges yet. She is going to try to find some of her pageant friends to come do it. If not, then I will find them. I need to call and order our flowers and find the materail for the sashes. I keep forgetting about that. Oops... There's alot to remember. I am so nervous that I will forget something important...
Financial Peace is going good for us. I am going to go this week and open up our savings account with our emergency fund money in it....and we don't have any credit cards so we are already ahead of the game on that one.
Our trailer is going to be officially on the market this afternoon. We are praying hard about that. It hurts us financially to not have any rent coming in but we are just praying that it sells quickly. We aren't going to make any money off of it but we just want to get rid of it so we're selling it for just above what we owe on it plus the realtor's commission. Charlotte Pugh is selling it for us and she's a family friend so she's giving us a great deal on the commission. She's been really great to us througout the whole experience.
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