i dont know why...but i don't feel like blogging much these days...

nothing special

so, here is a fun fact for all of you readers out there...jonathan sheetz and katie edfeldt are officially dating.

sorry...i know you cant tell, but i had to pause for a second to take a laughing break. it gets me every time. i just guess i never saw them together. maybe thats why she never told me?

anyway...enough about other people, moving on to me:
1. i haven't watched one tree hill in two weeks now, and its killing me.
2. i made a breakthrough on losing weight this morning, and it felt good. :)
3. i love love love my kids. every day i see them, i find something else to love about them.
4. my kids drive me crazy!!!! hahaha...i guarantee you that right when i've got them where i want them, they are going to be moving on to 5th grade. oh well, i guess that's life.
5. i made some pretty fetch (that was for you, friz) chicken fettuccine last night. i am awesome.
6. i am ready for my first year of teaching to be over. i hear that it gets easier the second time around.
7. i'm having lasagna tonight. :) yum.
8. i was trying to read the whole harry potter series again...that started like 3 weeks ago, and i'm only on chapter 6. :/
9. i need to make a dentist appointment. sorry, i know that was random, but i saw the thing sitting here...and it sparked my memory.
10. i miss all of you!!!!! feel free to call or text anytime. i hate getting out of touch.

until next time...

i almost died today...

no really, i almost did. i hate it when people say that and it is an over-exaggeration. it would be hard for me to write out the whole situation, so if you want to hear the whole story, feel free to ask. all i know is that i literally saw my life flash before my eyes in slow motion. i was frozen as i watched a blue and white school bus miss me by about 2 1/2 feet. i thought i was toast. and i couldn't shake a weird feeling for a long time.

but then i started thinking...and you know what? its a good feeling. "I have plans for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you, not to harm you; to give you a hope and a future." I have heard these words my whole life, but today, i really felt the effects of them...and it was kinda cool. i can honestly say that after today at about 1pm, i really honestly and truly believe with all that i am, that God's not done with me yet. i'm not supposed to die today. i don't know how i didn't, because it was truly a miracle. and that's how i know i still have purpose on this earth.

don't think i'm being morbid. cuz i'm not. just introspective, i guess. on a much lighter note, i got to eat lunch with trace and friz. so far, the highlight of my week. :) and friz and i have a date on wednesday. and i'm getting my hair cut on thursday. and report cards have to be sent home this week. so, really...i'm looking at the most eventful week i've had in ages. :) sometimes, its good to be busy.

i paid off my credit card the other day. it was an amazing feeling. now, i only owe berry college and verizon money each month. it's quite liberating.

i looked at macs last night. the one i want is more than a whole month's paycheck. that is ridiculous. and that's why i'm waiting. i don't need one. i just really really want one. :) oh, and as of today, i'm officially starting to save up for a new(er) car. my goal is to have a new car before the first day of school next year. and i want to pay cash. so, there ya go. now all of the blogger world knows my goals.

this post is way to long, so i will be going now. off to grade my neverending mountain of papers. and maybe to read harry potter. or the new karen book. :) yay!

until next time...

i just made a hundred bucks!

no, really...i did.

my brother scott, my dad and i have been playing "scene it" for the past hour, and i lost...well, i flippantly said "i wish we had disney scene it...cuz i would kick butt in that"

well, scott started singing "i can show you the world..."

and i responded "shining, shimmering, splendid..."

and he told me that it was "shining, shimmering, speldor." i told him that he was out of his mind. and he said wanna bet? and i said heck yes! and he said, $100? and i was like, you're on.

and so, we googled it, imbd'd it, and watched the movie.

i was right. :) and now i'm a hundred dollars richer. just like that.
sometimes i love my life.
and my brother.
i guess that will make him think twice before testing me on a disney question. :)

until next time...


PS: is it sad that the first thing i wanted to do when this happened was blog about it? hahaha....

outta control!!!

so, outta control situation number one:
the power was out for an hour and a half this morning. i'd like to see you try to keep 22 9 year olds calm and quiet for an hour and a half in the dark at a public school. ugh. the rest of the day was basically shot after that. good thing it was early release. :) they left at 12:10.

outta control situation number two:
i never seem to update this thing. i hate that. actually, i never get on the computer anymore. partly because i hate my comptuer, partly because i never get on the home computer, and partly because half of me is boycotting any computer until i get a mac. :)

outta control situation number three:
scott and i finally finihsed watching all four seasons of the office. :) aaaaaaaaand now we're starting all over again. with all the deleted scenes and commentaries, of course. you know, just to make sure we didn't miss anything the first time around. and we're looking forward to sept. 25th when season 5 starts on nbc. :)

outta control situation number four:
i don't really know how to tell my faithful readers this, but i figured i'd chicken out and tell you on my blog instead of in real life or over the phone. i'm not going to mountain day. please don't freak out, i just basically decided that i didn't want to go. and that i'd be going more for everyone else than for myself. mountain day has never really been my thing anyway...and when an opportunity came up that just happened to be the same weekend, i decided to go with what i wanted to do instead of what i knew everyone else wanted me to do. so, please don't hate me. just have fun without me. :)

outta control situation number five:
fourth grade is starting to catch up with me. the "honeymoon" phase is over, and now i'm just in the phase of missing berry and being close to/staying in touch with all of you. so, please don't be a stranger. call or text anytime! i'd like to know what's going on in your lives.

until next time....

i can't believe it's the fifth week of school

time flies. i honestly can't remember the past 4 weeks. they have gone by so fast. we have finally started the cleaning process around here. maybe one day i'll be all moved back in to my real room.

i don't really have a whole lot of fascinating news to report. my life is pretty boring. well, not boring...just predictable. i think i'm ready for mountain day. :)

until next time...

12 hours of sleep feels really good. :)

i have this cool thing about me that when i don't get enough sleep, i get sick. awesome, i know. well, this past week, i haven't been getting a whole lot of sleep, and now i feel like i'm getting sick. so, i decided to go to bed last night at 10, which was hard to do, cuz i wanted to hang out with my brother. the next thing i knew, it was 10am.

i have been trying to figure it out, and i have to be at my school at 6:45 on monday. i am going to have to leave my house around 6ish...(it might start to be later than that, but i don't know how the traffic is going to be yet) and that means i'm going to have to get up around 5. awesome. did i say awesome? i meant awful. oh well, i guess that's the life of a teacher. no social life, lives with her parents, and goes to bed at 9. whoopie!

i am not really nervous at all...i am actually looking forward to it. i just can't wait to not be behind. everyone keeps telling me that its never going to happen, that i'll always be behind, but i just need to get organized, and plan like 2 weeks in advance. once that happens, then i will feel more on top of things and be able to function like a normal human being.

on a lighter note, the olympics started yesterday! i'm so excited! oh, and yesterday felt a little bit like fall. i'm excited about that too.

i kind of feel like this post was a whole lotta nothing...but thats what my life has turned into. one big routine of nothing. the sad reality of it all, is that my future posts will probably still be about school. and my kids. because that is my life. and that is sad.

oh well. :) until next time...

yesterday was an eventful day

i totally meant to post yesterday, but time got away from me. it seems to be doing that a lot lately. but, i figured yesterday was a day worth remembering in my blog, so here 'goes.

1. i got to go down to the star94 station and be on the radio live with marco, shannon, and mikey.

2. i finished my teacher training for cobb.

3. my aunt sent me a garmin for graduation, and kind of just for fun.

4. i got my first cobb county paycheck! yesssss!

5. scott officially put in the bid for the house. we will know on monday if we got it or not.

6. we got a new washer and dryer!

i felt like before i started writing this post that there would be more to talk about. i guess when you look at an eventful day in a numbered list, it doesn't seem that eventful, but it was. :) it was a good day.

i start pre-planning on wednesday, but hopefully i'm going to go to start fixing up my room monday and/or tuesday.

oh-and i invited two non-christians to church tomorrow! i'm pretty excited about that. :)

until next time!

well...they say life comes at you fast. today, i'm feeling that they knew what they were talking about

my brother has been looking at HUD homes to buy. for those of you out there who don't know what a HUD home is, it's basically a house that is really cheap because either a) it's in really crappy condition, b) the house was foreclosed on the previous owners, or c) i don't really know a c, but i figured that i should have three reasons.

i don't really want to live in a fixer-upper, but if the price is right, i don't really know how to beat it. we had always said that we wanted something rather small, with a rather small yard, 2-3 bedrooms, at least 2 bathrooms and a basement.

well, yesterday, we came upon this beauty. (you should be proud of me for figuring out how to do that) feel free to take the virtual tour. it only has minor damage, hardwood floors, and a basement to finish...basically, it's exactly what scott and i are looking for. did i mention that it is only a mile away from my school? oh, and friz, i thought of you because the whole neighborhood is gone with the wind themed. all of the roads are like 12 oaks lane, rhett drive, scarlett boulevard, and this one is on ashley way. :) ANYWAY, i can almost guarantee you that this will not be my future house (although, i wouldn't mind.) it all is just happening too fast. but, all things included, we are talking to a financial consultant tomorrow as well as meeting a realtor.

i hate getting my hopes up. cuz i can guarantee this isn't going to go through. i think we are going to put in an $86,000 bid. so, i guess we will see.

until next time.

this goes out to my two faithful readers...haha

so, i was told to post, so here ya go. a post.

mart was....well, i don't think that there is one word i can use to describe it. it was fun, it was exhausting, it was boring, it was irritating, and it was sleep-depriving. would i do it again? in a heartbeat. don't really know why. next time, i hope bekah can come. mart was just not the same without her. i mean, after all...she's the reason i'm even there. working with frisbee, however was rather delightful. without her, i probably wouldn't have made it. one day soon, i'm going to be the owner of that poinsettia pillow. :) it's my fav.

even though i was so glad to be home, it was so frustrating to come home to this particular house. day after day i am so ready to move out and not live with my parents anymore. but, i am trying to be patient, because that day will come sooner or later, and i need to save the money that i will be getting very soon. :) YIKES! but, all of my stuff that i brought home from school is STILL in the living room downstairs. i mean, we don't ever use that room, so its not a problem, but i feel like i'm not moved in yet. and, i'm not. so, i talked to scott yesterday and i think we figured out a good plan. he is going to move into the dungeon, i mean basement, and i'm going to move back into my own, blessed, wonderful room. it's going to be a pain to get all of this settled, but i'm more than ready. so, yesterady scott and i took the plunge into the basement and began cleaning. it's not a very big room, but it has SO much stuff in it, it's ridiculous. so, we got almost halfway done, and he quit. (he's not made for long-term deep cleaning like i am) and so we are going to try and finish it today. THEN, after its clean, we will move all 6 tons of his stuff down two flights of stairs, and i'll begin my move back into my room. it will also help that a lot of that stuff in the living room will be going to school. weird. i can't get over that concept. i will be miss vaughan to 24 fourth graders. and i will be working with a team of 12 other teachers. eek!

i am excited, but so nervous all at the same time. i can't wait. my summer is slowly disappearing. and instead of getting ready to move back to school with all of my friends, i'm getting ready to start a career. it's okay though, because as much as i'm going to miss my life at berry, i'm going to enjoy my new adventures as well. :)

i hope this is long enough for my faithful readers out there, and informative enough as well. i love you both. (you know who you are.)

and bek, if you are reading this, i can't wait to hear from you! i love reading all about your adventures in romania. and i'm praying for you!!!!

until next time...

late nights

so, i just finished watching the season finale of one tree hill. holy moly, why do i love that show so much? i am freaking out right now, and i'm really mad that i have to wait a whole year until i get to see the next episode.

i'm about to continue my journey through the chronicles of narnia. big book.

i guess i'm just really content today. and i wanted to blog about it. it doesn't seem like i'm content very often. oh, and i beat devynn in like 4 games of canasta today. that might have something to do with it. :)

i'm really looking forward to hanging out with some of my berry friends. i haven't seen any of them since graduation! that is not ok with me. :)

until next time.

miracles do happen

so, lets recap:

monday night. i'm lying awake in my bed struggling with my life. i can't understand why God isn't allowing things to move faster with my whole "job" situation. that night, around midnight, i emailed Dougals Co. to see if they still had a position avaialble. (they had offered me a job in february, but i turned it down) at 8:30 the next morning, they called me and said, "yes, we are still looking for someone, can you be here at noon?"

so, just like that i had an interview. it lasted TWO hours! and there were so many things i liked about that school, including the fact that Bridgette already works there! but as i was leaving, something just wasn't right. i was offered a fifth grade position there, right off the bat. i was blown away, and didn't expect to have an offer by the time i left.

well, it turns out that as i was in the interview, a school from cobb county called me - - Big Shanty Intermediate. they wanted me to come interview the next day for a fourth grade position. sooo, long story short, i did, and i loved the school so much more. my principal called me yesterday to let me know that the job was mine for the taking.

so, within a mere four days, i went from knowing nothing about my future to having a job in the grade i wanted, in the county i wanted. and one of the best parts is that dev's house is really close by. :) i am just blown away.

oh, and it doesn't end there. my mom called me and told me that my dad had a phone interview with a really good company...and they called him and asked him to come in for a face-to-face interview! so, that is really encouraging. he has that interview on tuesday. how awesome would it be if he got that job.

now, its memorial day weekend, and i'm headed to the lake with bekah and her family. i'm pretty excited. i love going to the lake!

that's all i have for now...until next time.

being a college graduate isn't all it's cracked up to be

well, i'm home. or am i? i mean, my house is still here, my brother is here, my parents are here, but it's going to take awhile for me to feel like this is home. home for the past four years hasn't really been a room, or a building, but it's been my friends. i think feeny said it best when he said that you don't have to be blood to be family. my berry family isn't across the kitchen, or across the hall anymore. i hate that about graduating. aside from that, however, graduation has been one of the milestones in my life that i won't ever forget. my brothers gave me $550 cash (that i still haven't put in the bank yet)...i want a mac SOOOO badly. but sadly enough, i'm no where close.

i called imran yesterday. i talked to him about possibly getting a job at a starbucks near my house. i don't really want to, but i think i need to now that my dad no longer has a job. and speaking of jobs, i need one of those too. everyday, i get on the cobb co. webiste and look for new postings. when i see one, i email the principal, but by the time they respond, the position has already been filled.

so, basically, if i didn't get to see devynn everyday my life would pretty much suck. so, i guess its a good thing that i have her in my life. :) hahaha. ok, so its really not all that bad. i'm glad scott is home, he kind of balances out the parentals. alrighty, well, this blog is long enough now, and i've definitely said too much.

so, until next time...

this is annoying

i really don't have time to be blogging, and i think that God might be trying to teach me a lesson, because i have posted two other entries, but because i don't know what the heck i'm doing....they aren't here!

ugh. maybe in 8 days, i'll be able to sit down and figure out this whole deal...

until next time...

my first entry

well, i guess you could say i jumped on the bandwagon. i really like to blog, and i think it's a good way to keep up with people. as excited as i am about graduation, i am also a little apprehensive about how all my friendships/relationships will play out. so, i guess here goes nothin!