So I realize that my New Years post was mostly complaining about the nerd party we were at.
So this new year has already been off to an interesting start.
I got our apartment! It is nice. Brand new, bigger than our condo was, and closer to my school.
After that, I decided to change my name. Yeah, yeah, I know. Been married two and a half years and never changed my name. After our honeymoon we crossed the border immediately. So my visa was in my maiden name. Then with all the immigration going on, I didn't want to change it and deal with changing it for immigration. But now that Mark has his green card, I could change my name without too much hassle to immigration.
In other news, while Mark has his green card, he has been working from Ohio. We had been under the impression that he would have to work from Ohio for at least 6 months before the Indiana office could be opened.
But then Thursday happened. On Thursday the boys had a very big meeting with American Standard. They are a company that makes bathtubs and toilets. They got the account! Which means that because of this new business with American Standard, the Indiana office will be opened next month!
Which is exciting and brings Mark to Indiana sooner. It is going to be insane though. Mark will have some very long hours ahead of him.
But it is all good, and means the business is continuing to grow.
I have enjoyed my break from school. Although I have been totally splurging and eating basically crap the past two weeks. I have gained plenty of weight back. I will however be going back on the skinny rules hardcore on Monday.
I am not looking forward to going back to school, basketball games start this week. I am already ready for basketball season to be over.
So I guess that's it for now.
Have a good week friends
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012
New Year, New Chapter
So happy new year everybody!
I figured now was as good a time as any to write a new post. The simple fact being that I am at a nerd New Years party.
Like if you have ever seen the tv show The Big Bang Theory....that is the level of nerdom that surrounds me. In one room my husband and his brother are playing NHL on Xbox.
In another room there is a massive fantasy type board game spread over the dining room table surrounded by a band of nerds talking about things like 'Lancelot cards', 'traitors' , and 'fight cards'.
While four of said people playing this game are normal looking, there are a few that fly the nerd flag with their appearance. For example one young man wearing a black t-shirt that has some deathly looking creature on it with a skull and wings or something ridiculous.
This is the nerd party I am at. There are booze, which can make any nerd party better. However myself, my husband, and my brother-in-law are the only ones drinking. My sister-in-law would be drinking if she weren't 8 months pregnant right now. I am one beer, and half a bottle of wine in.
So I am at least starting to 'feel good' this is by no means my idea of a 'fun' New Years and can't help but think that I wish I was with my friends in California. At this point I would almost rather just go to bed right now (9pm) then stay up with the nerd fest.
So now that we have established my physical surroundings this New Year's Eve, lets discuss my mental state.
Right now I am very excited to see what 2013 will bring. While difficult, I am thankful that 2012 provided Mark with his green card! 2013 should continue to carry us through with 'our plan'.
The plan right now is to continue on with how things are going. Mark working in Ohio until the business is ready to expand to indiana.
Found out today that we officially got the apartment we applied for!! It is a brand new apartment complex that nobody else has ever lived in. It is 10 mins from my school. Signing papers and getting keys on Wednesday.
The rest of the plan for 2013 is to keep on keeping on, hopefully get ready to buy a house, and start a family.
So I am looking forward to what 2013 has to offer.
I am hoping maybe for a trip to Cali in the summer too. I miss my girls like craaaazzzyyy!!
All for now my friends! Happy New Year, I love you.
I figured now was as good a time as any to write a new post. The simple fact being that I am at a nerd New Years party.
Like if you have ever seen the tv show The Big Bang Theory....that is the level of nerdom that surrounds me. In one room my husband and his brother are playing NHL on Xbox.
In another room there is a massive fantasy type board game spread over the dining room table surrounded by a band of nerds talking about things like 'Lancelot cards', 'traitors' , and 'fight cards'.
While four of said people playing this game are normal looking, there are a few that fly the nerd flag with their appearance. For example one young man wearing a black t-shirt that has some deathly looking creature on it with a skull and wings or something ridiculous.
This is the nerd party I am at. There are booze, which can make any nerd party better. However myself, my husband, and my brother-in-law are the only ones drinking. My sister-in-law would be drinking if she weren't 8 months pregnant right now. I am one beer, and half a bottle of wine in.
So I am at least starting to 'feel good' this is by no means my idea of a 'fun' New Years and can't help but think that I wish I was with my friends in California. At this point I would almost rather just go to bed right now (9pm) then stay up with the nerd fest.
So now that we have established my physical surroundings this New Year's Eve, lets discuss my mental state.
Right now I am very excited to see what 2013 will bring. While difficult, I am thankful that 2012 provided Mark with his green card! 2013 should continue to carry us through with 'our plan'.
The plan right now is to continue on with how things are going. Mark working in Ohio until the business is ready to expand to indiana.
Found out today that we officially got the apartment we applied for!! It is a brand new apartment complex that nobody else has ever lived in. It is 10 mins from my school. Signing papers and getting keys on Wednesday.
The rest of the plan for 2013 is to keep on keeping on, hopefully get ready to buy a house, and start a family.
So I am looking forward to what 2013 has to offer.
I am hoping maybe for a trip to Cali in the summer too. I miss my girls like craaaazzzyyy!!
All for now my friends! Happy New Year, I love you.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Fast and Furious
All of the sudden I feel like life is coming at me fast and furious. After I moved from LA I feel like my life has been in a standstill. Just waiting for the day when life looked the way I wanted it to. Now all of the sudden that life is taking shape and I feel like I am just trying to keep up. All if these new life events are exciting, but giving me a lot to do and to think about.
It is crazy to think that in one week mark and I will be in Montreal getting ready for our interview. I can't wait for it to be over and get back to a normal life. I miss him.
In the meantime I've had a lot to do. I bought a car. While very exciting it was a very stressful process. I know we can afford it, I can't help but worry about such a big car payment over the next five years. But I do freaking love our new car and pretty much spent the whole day in it today.
The next step in the game of life is finding a place to live. This is proving difficult. But I know I will find something, it is just hard to make all of these big decisions without mark around.
Everything is great right now, and I know this whole plan is gonna work. It would just be nice to skip some of the stress that goes along with it.
Anyway, here's to exciting changes!
It is crazy to think that in one week mark and I will be in Montreal getting ready for our interview. I can't wait for it to be over and get back to a normal life. I miss him.
In the meantime I've had a lot to do. I bought a car. While very exciting it was a very stressful process. I know we can afford it, I can't help but worry about such a big car payment over the next five years. But I do freaking love our new car and pretty much spent the whole day in it today.
The next step in the game of life is finding a place to live. This is proving difficult. But I know I will find something, it is just hard to make all of these big decisions without mark around.
Everything is great right now, and I know this whole plan is gonna work. It would just be nice to skip some of the stress that goes along with it.
Anyway, here's to exciting changes!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Overwhelmed
At the current moment in time I am a little overwhelmed. Absolutely feel frustrated and a little bit. It is just work stuff that is getting to me today.
The moment I feel all caught up and okay with things all the sudden it comes crashing down.
I am finding it difficult to do everything I new to do as well as create first grade level lessons for my special Ed students.
I feel like they threw IEP's at me and said figure it out...and by the way will jump down your throat when you don't have it all figured out.
It's not really that bad as I make it sound, that's just how it made me feel. So yeah maybe I need to spend more time working on things.
But I'm just overwhelmed and feel a little attacked when nobody prepared me for these things.
Still trying to figure it all out
The moment I feel all caught up and okay with things all the sudden it comes crashing down.
I am finding it difficult to do everything I new to do as well as create first grade level lessons for my special Ed students.
I feel like they threw IEP's at me and said figure it out...and by the way will jump down your throat when you don't have it all figured out.
It's not really that bad as I make it sound, that's just how it made me feel. So yeah maybe I need to spend more time working on things.
But I'm just overwhelmed and feel a little attacked when nobody prepared me for these things.
Still trying to figure it all out
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Some nights
So here is the latest news of my life (which really isn't much)
Since my last post my wonderfully consistent weight loss has hit a snag...or a plateau if you will. It became apparent that my days of losing two pounds a week are over. I think my body has lost as much weight as it can without exercise. So here are my stats. In the middle of June I weighed in at 175 pounds and a size 14. After 3 months of following the skinny rules I now weigh in at 145 pounds giving me a total loss of 30 pounds. Also, I am now coming in at my long lost size 8. Also my large shirts have gone to a medium.
I am not at all upset that I've hit my plateau, because my plateau is right were I'm happy being. Also I know that if I were to start working out I'd be able to lose more. I also am aware that I have relaxed on the skinny rules a bit the past couple weeks.
Last weekend my baby cousin got married. It was a perfectly beautiful day. I decided to let myself go a little bit (diet wise) for her big day. I had the prime rib for dinner with some seriously delicious garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus. I also broke with my alcohol rule and decided to enjoy the open bar a bit and had three glasses of wine. On top of that I gave in to the first desert I've had since July 4th, and ate half a piece of the wedding cake. At first I was worried that I'd get home and would step on the scale to find a five pound weight gain. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I didn't gain a pound, or lose a pound but was right were I had been.
So along with my newly rediscovered size I have been spending far too much money buying clothes to go with my new size. The other week my mom and I went to the outlet mall. We decided to go into the Tommy Hilfiger outlet. We didn't buy anything but when we walked out we both were in love.
On a whim today we decided to go back to the outlet mall. We went in Tommy Hilfiger and again fell in love. I found a cute beyond cute sweater that last week was a bit pricey and this week was 50% off. I knew I had to get it. We continued looking and I came out with 2 pairs of pants for work and another shirt. Even dear heart came out with a shirt. Normally I dislike shopping at expensive places like that but I couldn't resist the cuteness and the 40% off signs all over the place.
Not much else to say. This coming week is going to suck. On Wednesday we have a 3 day field trip to southern Indiana. Yes three days and two night with the kiddos from school...I'm so not excited about it. I am just ready for it to be over.
Otherwise fall has officially set in and it is time for the comfy warm clothes.
Since my last post my wonderfully consistent weight loss has hit a snag...or a plateau if you will. It became apparent that my days of losing two pounds a week are over. I think my body has lost as much weight as it can without exercise. So here are my stats. In the middle of June I weighed in at 175 pounds and a size 14. After 3 months of following the skinny rules I now weigh in at 145 pounds giving me a total loss of 30 pounds. Also, I am now coming in at my long lost size 8. Also my large shirts have gone to a medium.
I am not at all upset that I've hit my plateau, because my plateau is right were I'm happy being. Also I know that if I were to start working out I'd be able to lose more. I also am aware that I have relaxed on the skinny rules a bit the past couple weeks.
Last weekend my baby cousin got married. It was a perfectly beautiful day. I decided to let myself go a little bit (diet wise) for her big day. I had the prime rib for dinner with some seriously delicious garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus. I also broke with my alcohol rule and decided to enjoy the open bar a bit and had three glasses of wine. On top of that I gave in to the first desert I've had since July 4th, and ate half a piece of the wedding cake. At first I was worried that I'd get home and would step on the scale to find a five pound weight gain. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I didn't gain a pound, or lose a pound but was right were I had been.
So along with my newly rediscovered size I have been spending far too much money buying clothes to go with my new size. The other week my mom and I went to the outlet mall. We decided to go into the Tommy Hilfiger outlet. We didn't buy anything but when we walked out we both were in love.
On a whim today we decided to go back to the outlet mall. We went in Tommy Hilfiger and again fell in love. I found a cute beyond cute sweater that last week was a bit pricey and this week was 50% off. I knew I had to get it. We continued looking and I came out with 2 pairs of pants for work and another shirt. Even dear heart came out with a shirt. Normally I dislike shopping at expensive places like that but I couldn't resist the cuteness and the 40% off signs all over the place.
Not much else to say. This coming week is going to suck. On Wednesday we have a 3 day field trip to southern Indiana. Yes three days and two night with the kiddos from school...I'm so not excited about it. I am just ready for it to be over.
Otherwise fall has officially set in and it is time for the comfy warm clothes.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Tid-bits
Hey friends. So a lot has happened since my last post. I've actually been working the past three weeks. So I thought I would just fill you in on the few things that have stood out to me.
-the people I work with are nice and funny
-I have some interesting little monsters..I mean students
-I have gone to the store three times for white out
-I dropped a basket on my toe at the grocery store yesterday.
-not during my class, but during the English teachers class one of our students picked a scab. It started bleeding. The child then took a goldfish cracker, dipped it in the blood and ate it.
-my toe is bruised from my basket drop and it hurts when I walk
-I like the consistency of taking my lunch to work.
-according to the scale in my parents bathroom, I have lost 30 pounds!
-I eat a Greek yogurt smoothie for breakfast on my way to work. Fruit, Greek yogurt, and water to thin it out. It is my favorite breakfast
-I eat a half sandwich for lunch with ham, cheese and mustard. And an apple. And sometimes a hard boiled egg.
-I have an 11 year old genius in my seventh grade class
-hard boiled eggs are great with lunch cuz they keep me really full for the rest of my afternoon.
-I am going to see mark in four days.
-when he remembers that he knows how to text, he sends me sweet things.
-he wrote '80 plus hours of work this week and I was thinking about you the whole time'
-swoon....if you listen real close you can hear my heart go pitter patter.
-dear heart has an abrasion on her eye. All hell has broken lose.
-Lewis the cat has insisted on meowing like crazy an hour before I have to get up.
-I had a dream about Kenny Chesney this weekend...what does it mean when Kenny doesn't look hot in your dreams.
-he reminded me of kid rock but uglier in my dream.
-who is uglier than kid rock?
-At the beginning of the summer I could barely zip my bridesmaids dress. It is currently being taken in. Whoa.
-I tell Caroline she is my best friend and then proceed to give her lots of kisses
-I like some nights by Fun.
-I have been listening to it on repeat the whole time I've been typing this post
-sometimes I think I want coffee. Then I think that I feel so good after my smoothie that coffee would ruin my smoothie hangover
-sometimes coffee gives my stomach issues. And it makes me sweat.
-the other week I hadn't shaved for a full week. I sent Kathy a picture of my hairy legs.
-it has currently been two days since my last shave... I better get on that by Friday.
-guess I gotta get spruced up for my man.
The end for now. I hope I can have a dream tonight about a hot Kenny Chesney, not a white trash mullet kenny.
-the people I work with are nice and funny
-I have some interesting little monsters..I mean students
-I have gone to the store three times for white out
-I dropped a basket on my toe at the grocery store yesterday.
-not during my class, but during the English teachers class one of our students picked a scab. It started bleeding. The child then took a goldfish cracker, dipped it in the blood and ate it.
-my toe is bruised from my basket drop and it hurts when I walk
-I like the consistency of taking my lunch to work.
-according to the scale in my parents bathroom, I have lost 30 pounds!
-I eat a Greek yogurt smoothie for breakfast on my way to work. Fruit, Greek yogurt, and water to thin it out. It is my favorite breakfast
-I eat a half sandwich for lunch with ham, cheese and mustard. And an apple. And sometimes a hard boiled egg.
-I have an 11 year old genius in my seventh grade class
-hard boiled eggs are great with lunch cuz they keep me really full for the rest of my afternoon.
-I am going to see mark in four days.
-when he remembers that he knows how to text, he sends me sweet things.
-he wrote '80 plus hours of work this week and I was thinking about you the whole time'
-swoon....if you listen real close you can hear my heart go pitter patter.
-dear heart has an abrasion on her eye. All hell has broken lose.
-Lewis the cat has insisted on meowing like crazy an hour before I have to get up.
-I had a dream about Kenny Chesney this weekend...what does it mean when Kenny doesn't look hot in your dreams.
-he reminded me of kid rock but uglier in my dream.
-who is uglier than kid rock?
-At the beginning of the summer I could barely zip my bridesmaids dress. It is currently being taken in. Whoa.
-I tell Caroline she is my best friend and then proceed to give her lots of kisses
-I like some nights by Fun.
-I have been listening to it on repeat the whole time I've been typing this post
-sometimes I think I want coffee. Then I think that I feel so good after my smoothie that coffee would ruin my smoothie hangover
-sometimes coffee gives my stomach issues. And it makes me sweat.
-the other week I hadn't shaved for a full week. I sent Kathy a picture of my hairy legs.
-it has currently been two days since my last shave... I better get on that by Friday.
-guess I gotta get spruced up for my man.
The end for now. I hope I can have a dream tonight about a hot Kenny Chesney, not a white trash mullet kenny.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Job!!
Sooooo I got a job today!!! I couldn't be happier!!
So the job is at a charter school about 15 mins from my parents house. The school has only been open a couple years so it's still pretty small. That means that I'm the only social studies teacher for the middle school grades(at least I'm pretty sure).
So I will be teaching two 6th grade classes, and two7/8 split classes. That is going to be incredibly challenging, but who cares as long as I have a job!!!
So let me take a minute to brag...
My moms good friend Linda has a son in law who is the assistant principal at this school. So when the position opened up, mom called Linda to reccomend me to her son law. So after I got the call back today saying I got the job, mom called Linda to let her know. Linda told mom that her son in law had already called her. He told her that I 'blew them away'. That is awesome!!!!!
But at the end of the day I know that God was in control. I've prayed so much about it. Then when the interview was happening I didn't even feel nervous, i just felt good! I'm so happy and so thankful!!
So the job is at a charter school about 15 mins from my parents house. The school has only been open a couple years so it's still pretty small. That means that I'm the only social studies teacher for the middle school grades(at least I'm pretty sure).
So I will be teaching two 6th grade classes, and two7/8 split classes. That is going to be incredibly challenging, but who cares as long as I have a job!!!
So let me take a minute to brag...
My moms good friend Linda has a son in law who is the assistant principal at this school. So when the position opened up, mom called Linda to reccomend me to her son law. So after I got the call back today saying I got the job, mom called Linda to let her know. Linda told mom that her son in law had already called her. He told her that I 'blew them away'. That is awesome!!!!!
But at the end of the day I know that God was in control. I've prayed so much about it. Then when the interview was happening I didn't even feel nervous, i just felt good! I'm so happy and so thankful!!
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