And I'm gonna eat me some In-N-Out. WHOO HOOO!!!
Wow. So this weekend was sort of a really awesome weekend. I learned tonight that my new psych teacher isn't actually avoiding me, instead I totally forgot about my school email address that I had set up. Oops! But yeah, so that's good. And I got to spend several hours with my close friends that I consider part of my Colorado family. Meanwhile Ace got to attend his much anticipated Pro-Football game and his precious Chargers won. YAY! Hmm. So I actually sort of feel a little scattered right now. We leave Tuesday for San Diego. And I feel really good. I've had time to refocus and remember what's most important: FAMILY.
Work has slowed down dramatically and so I'm starting to train on super cool stuff. At least to me anyway. My class is neat. The book is actually really good and I'm bummed that I'm just renting this textbook. Did you know you can rent textbooks? YEPPERS. I had no idea till a co-worker told me about it because her son rents his. I am now a fan. But yeah, I actually like this book. Unfortunately, it retailed for over $140. Ick. Why do textbooks have to be so outrageous?
Other stuff? One of my oldest friends from high school is hopefully having a baby this weekend! Michelle - you are in my thoughts girlie! And we had a great day with the squirt yesterday. He was so well behaved and I just felt like we really bonded. Oh! So my dog sitting has taken off again. I will literally be away from home every single weekend in December. Not sure what we're doing yet for Christmas or New Years, but at least Ace and I will be together. One year though - we'll live it up BIG TIME!!
Ok, I gotta a Roxy kitty on my lap. She is laying across me to the point where I can barely type. LOL. Cats are too funny sometimes.
I hope that everyone has a terrific THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY! Do not forget to tell all of those that you care about what you are thankful for! I know I am thankful for all of you who read my blog and are close to my heart.
I love ya'll!!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Givin it up and handin it over
Yep. That's my new rule as I embark on the next few weeks of stress, chaos and lots of things completely out of my control. I realized today that I really don't handle stress well. Which surprises me because I like to think that I can adapt quickly and welcome change. However - that does not include stressful situations.
This past weekend I dog sat for my new favorite little pup - Eliza. I adore her. I also had a nice and hearty paper to get done by midnight last night. I think I've mentioned in a prior post that the class I'm in right now is Lifespan Development Psychology. I absolutely love the items that I'm reading about and it is genuinely interesting to me. Problem is - I don't care about a grade. I'm not one for competition and I sort of feel like that's what school is about. Who can get the best grade? Until this point I have succeeded in having straight As for my college career, which for me is a huge accomplishment. I despised high school and so to actually focus on something in college and do my best at it is very ... nice. So what I discovered the other day is that part of why I don't participate in sports is because I don't like the competition aspect of it. I understand why others do, but I am just not wired that way. With this class in particular, I feel like the reason I am paying over $1k a class is so I can learn about this subject by a professional and learn tools to aid me later. So I don't see the point in writing a bloody paper! Is my measly little 6-8 page paper going to make a difference in someone's life? Uh... no. Now, if it were then I might care. Scratch that, HELL YES I would care if it made a difference in someone's life. But it doesn't. Instead I'm competing with 15 other students for the best grade. At least that's what it feels like right now. SO. I stressed and agonized all weekend long about this stupid paper. And it wasn't stupid really, just insignificant. My topic was sign language with babies. I had to find a journal and then critically analyze it. PAINFUL. I'd rather endure a migraine for 2 days, and that's saying a lot. Anyways. Got it done. Turned it in. Wiped my hands. Then I couldn't fall asleep last night and ended up watching Keeping up with the Kardashians until 2 am. Yep. And I ate half a bag of potato chips. Of course with Eliza woke me up at 6am to go potty I was exhausted. SO I slept in a couple extra hours. Got to work and within about 15 minutes began to just feel strange. I had a decent breakfast so I think my blood sugar was fine, but I just felt... off, ya know? Talked to my boss and left for the day. Ahhh... came home, did some light cleaning and straightening and then soaked in my fabulous tub for about 30 minutes.
During the tub soak I prayed for almost the entire time and got out feeling refreshed and much better than this morning. Why you ask? Because - I did what many other Christian women have recommended - Give it to GOD. Of course I struggle with this every single day because I'm a control freak. Today I reminded myself that I have to give it to God. There is so much out there that I have absolutely no control over and it is wasted time for me to worry about it. Right? RIGHT! Then I had a fabulous little nap and when Ace got home I felt good enough to work out. We headed to the workout room and I walked for almost 2 miles. It felt great and then when we got home I talked him into doing a 10 min yoga exercise with me. I can only hope that between the workout and wonderful soak, I can get a good night's sleep.
So the other issue that has been heavy on my heart and mind lately is our road trip to San Diego next week. First of all, we are going to be in the car for 15+ hours with a young child. GAH! Are we nuts?? Yes, a little. But I have done a ton of research and prepared the craft/goody bag tonight in high hopes that we will make it to Cali and back in one piece. After checking all sorts of web sites online I feel ready. I have a bag full of goody bags for the squirt along with tons of crafts, puzzles and other misc items to keep us all busy for a good 4-5 days. Now second, we are staying with Ace's family. For the past few weeks I've been planning and planning and going over all the details in my head. This day we'll do this, tomorrow we'll do that, etc. It finally dawned on me today during the fabulous soak that I really need to focus on including Ace's family in as much as possible. They don't get to see us very often and so it's not fair of me to whisk the squirt away to all these cool places just because I want to keep him busy. I realized that I can keep him busy and visit with the family at the same time. It might be a little challenging, but I can do it. Better yet - WE can do it.
Final word: I will survive the next several weeks. I will be patient with school and accept that I don't have to get an "A" on everything. I will also pray a LOT on our trip to San Diego and practice as much grace as possible.
OH! A couple fun things to look forward to - - A hair cut on Thursday, nails done on Saturday, hanging with close friends on Sunday and **hopefully** seeing the new Twilight movie, New Moon. GAH!! I am sooo excited.
This past weekend I dog sat for my new favorite little pup - Eliza. I adore her. I also had a nice and hearty paper to get done by midnight last night. I think I've mentioned in a prior post that the class I'm in right now is Lifespan Development Psychology. I absolutely love the items that I'm reading about and it is genuinely interesting to me. Problem is - I don't care about a grade. I'm not one for competition and I sort of feel like that's what school is about. Who can get the best grade? Until this point I have succeeded in having straight As for my college career, which for me is a huge accomplishment. I despised high school and so to actually focus on something in college and do my best at it is very ... nice. So what I discovered the other day is that part of why I don't participate in sports is because I don't like the competition aspect of it. I understand why others do, but I am just not wired that way. With this class in particular, I feel like the reason I am paying over $1k a class is so I can learn about this subject by a professional and learn tools to aid me later. So I don't see the point in writing a bloody paper! Is my measly little 6-8 page paper going to make a difference in someone's life? Uh... no. Now, if it were then I might care. Scratch that, HELL YES I would care if it made a difference in someone's life. But it doesn't. Instead I'm competing with 15 other students for the best grade. At least that's what it feels like right now. SO. I stressed and agonized all weekend long about this stupid paper. And it wasn't stupid really, just insignificant. My topic was sign language with babies. I had to find a journal and then critically analyze it. PAINFUL. I'd rather endure a migraine for 2 days, and that's saying a lot. Anyways. Got it done. Turned it in. Wiped my hands. Then I couldn't fall asleep last night and ended up watching Keeping up with the Kardashians until 2 am. Yep. And I ate half a bag of potato chips. Of course with Eliza woke me up at 6am to go potty I was exhausted. SO I slept in a couple extra hours. Got to work and within about 15 minutes began to just feel strange. I had a decent breakfast so I think my blood sugar was fine, but I just felt... off, ya know? Talked to my boss and left for the day. Ahhh... came home, did some light cleaning and straightening and then soaked in my fabulous tub for about 30 minutes.
During the tub soak I prayed for almost the entire time and got out feeling refreshed and much better than this morning. Why you ask? Because - I did what many other Christian women have recommended - Give it to GOD. Of course I struggle with this every single day because I'm a control freak. Today I reminded myself that I have to give it to God. There is so much out there that I have absolutely no control over and it is wasted time for me to worry about it. Right? RIGHT! Then I had a fabulous little nap and when Ace got home I felt good enough to work out. We headed to the workout room and I walked for almost 2 miles. It felt great and then when we got home I talked him into doing a 10 min yoga exercise with me. I can only hope that between the workout and wonderful soak, I can get a good night's sleep.
So the other issue that has been heavy on my heart and mind lately is our road trip to San Diego next week. First of all, we are going to be in the car for 15+ hours with a young child. GAH! Are we nuts?? Yes, a little. But I have done a ton of research and prepared the craft/goody bag tonight in high hopes that we will make it to Cali and back in one piece. After checking all sorts of web sites online I feel ready. I have a bag full of goody bags for the squirt along with tons of crafts, puzzles and other misc items to keep us all busy for a good 4-5 days. Now second, we are staying with Ace's family. For the past few weeks I've been planning and planning and going over all the details in my head. This day we'll do this, tomorrow we'll do that, etc. It finally dawned on me today during the fabulous soak that I really need to focus on including Ace's family in as much as possible. They don't get to see us very often and so it's not fair of me to whisk the squirt away to all these cool places just because I want to keep him busy. I realized that I can keep him busy and visit with the family at the same time. It might be a little challenging, but I can do it. Better yet - WE can do it.
Final word: I will survive the next several weeks. I will be patient with school and accept that I don't have to get an "A" on everything. I will also pray a LOT on our trip to San Diego and practice as much grace as possible.
OH! A couple fun things to look forward to - - A hair cut on Thursday, nails done on Saturday, hanging with close friends on Sunday and **hopefully** seeing the new Twilight movie, New Moon. GAH!! I am sooo excited.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sugar cookies are DA BOMB!!!
So tonight Ace, N and I are making sugar cookies. This is my second recipe in the search to find "the one"!! We'll see how they turn out.
What's new around here? A couple weeks ago we had a massive snow storm. So bad that the Federal Center actually closed early 2 days in a row and had a 2 hr delay 3 mornings in a row. The roads weren't all that bad. Parking lots were a different story. Anyways... then last Monday school started back up. I'm already questioning whether I can do this or not. Or if I want to. It's online, which is hard for me. I prefer in-seat so I can participate in the discussions. Plus I'm a visual learner. But in the end it will be great, right? Right. That's what I have to keep telling myself.
Work has been steady. It's slowed down a LOT which is good because now I can learn other cool stuff. I also learned some sad news about one of my former employers. Makes me so thankful for my job.
San Diego road trip is coming up quick now. Two weeks from today we will be hangin with family. I have gone somewhat overboard in preparations. Since we are driving and it will be 15+ hours in the car I've made all sorts of lists and have a huge bag full of stuff for the squirt to do. I also have stuff to do. OMG. I purchased the largest knitting needles I have ever seen today. Size 35!!! Crazy! I'm making a scarf for someone... and supposedly it will go quick with the large needles.
Sigh. I feel like I have so much to blog about but can't think of everything right now. I'll write again this weekend. As I procrastinate writing my paper. BLAH.
What's new around here? A couple weeks ago we had a massive snow storm. So bad that the Federal Center actually closed early 2 days in a row and had a 2 hr delay 3 mornings in a row. The roads weren't all that bad. Parking lots were a different story. Anyways... then last Monday school started back up. I'm already questioning whether I can do this or not. Or if I want to. It's online, which is hard for me. I prefer in-seat so I can participate in the discussions. Plus I'm a visual learner. But in the end it will be great, right? Right. That's what I have to keep telling myself.
Work has been steady. It's slowed down a LOT which is good because now I can learn other cool stuff. I also learned some sad news about one of my former employers. Makes me so thankful for my job.
San Diego road trip is coming up quick now. Two weeks from today we will be hangin with family. I have gone somewhat overboard in preparations. Since we are driving and it will be 15+ hours in the car I've made all sorts of lists and have a huge bag full of stuff for the squirt to do. I also have stuff to do. OMG. I purchased the largest knitting needles I have ever seen today. Size 35!!! Crazy! I'm making a scarf for someone... and supposedly it will go quick with the large needles.
Sigh. I feel like I have so much to blog about but can't think of everything right now. I'll write again this weekend. As I procrastinate writing my paper. BLAH.
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