Random thoughts

Well it has been a long time since I last posted. I guess I'm not good at this or nothing really exciting happens in my life. =)

We've just been living life lately. Trying to fix our house up and hopefully put it on the market next year. I'm really wanting to move and get away from the cold winters but at the same time I don't want to have to try to make new friends.

Today is only Thursday and it felt like Monday should be Friday. This has been a long week! I'm really looking forward to the weekend! Although we have nothing planned.

We've recently added cable tv and now there is always something to watch. This is not a good thing. I really should do a deep clean of my house....oh well.

I'm currently reading Soul Survivor and so far it is good and interesting. I need to finish it next week for my book club.

I'm too tired to think of more random thoughts to write down. I have two more classes to teach today and then I can go home! I think I might actually take a nap today because I could not fall asleep last night. Hopefully tonight will be different!

Watch out TSA

So I arrived back from Dallas! I was able to fly to and from Dallas with no government issued ID. It was crazy! First of all I forgot all of my id in another purse. Stupid me! I was so nervous when I realized that at the airport. But I think the Lord used it as a tool to teach me to trust Him more. I was all ready to drive 2 hours back home and get it and fly out later but I was able to make my way through security with a little bit of difficulty. They actually had to call Washington to clear me! =) Dallas was much easier though and I just basically sailed on through after explaining the whole situation.

I had a wonderful time in Texas with Jeremy and his family. It was great to see my little nephews and give them lot's of hugs and kisses. They are so cute! I was also able to get a fresh fruit slushy at Sonic. I love that place! Now I am back and waiting for Jeremy to return from NM. 6 more days and he is home!

Update

I have been very busy with the beginning of school. I am loving this year and really enjoy being the Global Studies teacher! I am also one of the 12th grade advisors and also the Student Activities Counsel advisor. So that makes me one busy teacher!

Jeremy has gone away again for a little bit to New Mexico. Once again I am by myself. Although I've been filling my time by watching One Tree Hill episodes. That is my guilty pleasure right now. I will meet up with Jeremy for a few days in Dallas, TX for his brother's wedding. I'm looking forward to warm weather and hopefully Sonic! I love their fresh fruit slushies! =) Yummy!

Wow it has been awhile...

I did not realize that the last time I posted was in June! Crazy! I guess I will do a little recap about my summer.

June - school ended for the students and other teachers, I was left still working. We also switched to Wed. night youth group and met at different people's houses.

July - I continued to work until the 23rd. We had my big family reunion and celebrated my grandma's 80th bday. That was a lot of fun and was basically 2 weeks worth of spending time with family from out of town. Right after I finished working I spent 5 days with my college roommate, her husband and their two little boys in Maine. I then headed down to my mom's and spent 4 days with her and my sister.

August - Jeremy and I went on a missions trip to the Dominican Republic with some teens from our youth group. We did VBS ministry in the morning and painted a church in the afternoon. It was a wonderful trip! Once we download our pictures onto the computer I will post some of the good ones. =)

Now I am back at school getting my classroom ready and figuring out what I will be teaching. I am no longer the Guidance Counselor! Whoo hoo! I am now teaching 9th and 10th grade Global Studies! I am so excited!

Hopefully now that school will be starting I will be better at keeping this thing updated! =)

Crazy life

Right now I am feeling so crazy and overwhelmed. I'm sure it will pass soon, at least I hope it will! School is wrapping up for the students but that means I am incredibly busy putting together the final exam schedule and dealing with all of the craziness that involves. Soon I will begin to put together all of the students schedules for next year. I was told that a Social Studies position might open up next year. I really really want it to! I do not like being the Guidance Counselor. I just want to teach and not deal with all of the administrative stuff. Please pray that it opens up and I get it! Things have also been busy at home. Jeremy is putting in new windows and is still trying to fix his truck. Last June was when the transmission went for the 2nd time and so he has not had it on the road for a year now. We are just waiting for one final part. We are also busy with our youth group planning our missions trip to the Dominican Republic. I have decided that I do not like fundraising! =) This weekend though I am going to a Women of Faith conference! I am really excited! I just need time with me and the Lord and to learn more about Him. I'm also starting a Bible study tomorrow night. Hopefully I will be able to focus more on the Lord and less on myself. I seem to be struggling with that lately. We sang a song in chapel today that really touched my heart. Here are the lyrics:

Lead me to the Cross

Savior I come
Quiet my soul remember
Redemptions hill
Where Your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as lost

Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Lead me, lead me to the cross

You were as I
Tempted and trialed
You are
The word became flesh
Bore my sin and death
Now you're risen

To your heart
To your heart
Lead me to your heart
Lead me to your heart

Weekend updates

Ok this month has flown by! Probably because each weekend we are busy celebrating something. First we had Mother's Day and then my birthday on the 12th. That next weekend we went to NJ to see my mom and also celebrate my sister's birthday on the 18th. This past weekend we had a wonderful Memorial weekend! The week before our school decided to close on Friday. Over 10 of our students school districts were going to be closed so there would have been transportation issues. Lucky me! I ended up going out to lunch with my friend that day and then spending the whole afternoon at my in-laws because their dog was in labor. She ended up having 3 girls and 2 boys. They are so cute! I am hoping that Jeremy and I can get one. This weekend we mostly spent doing yard work and gardening. My flower garden in front of our house is looking good. I want to get a few more flowers out there and trip 2 of the bushes. I still am working on the garden out back. It is huge! This week we are going to work on the vegetable garden. I love fresh veggies! I also read 3 books this weekend. I am a book-aholoic. I am addicted. It is bad. But I love to read! I already have 2 books waiting for me at the library. I think I am going to need to seek help soon! =)

Sorry no pictures yet....

I always seem to find other things to do at home instead of posting pictures from our trip. I did post some on my facebook account. (I was going to try to link to my pictures but it did not work)I have been enjoying spending a lot of time with Jeremy! I am still on a major reading spree. I think I visit my local library at least two times a week. I think I need to cut down a little bit. Right now I'm reading all of the Shopaholic series. They are cute and funny.

Jeremy and I have also been busy getting ready for our missions trip this summer to the Dominican Republic. It seems that almost every weekend is spent doing fundraising in the form of Rent-A-Teen (although it ends up being the whole group). Last night we went to two different houses and washed windows and moved some firewood. I ended up hurting my back so today I am walking in slow motion. I even had to have a few of my students help me carry my books back to my office after class.

Tonight Jeremy and I were going to be doing a lot of yard work. I think I'm going to sit this one out though and rest my back. I will cheer Jeremy on and bring him plenty of water to drink. =) I am so excited that warm weather has arrived! I love this time of the year!

He's back!!!!

I finally picked Jeremy up from the airport very late on Wednesday! I am so excited to have him home. I was able to spend a week with him in Arizona and California last week during my spring break from school. I had a wonderful time just being with him. This weekend I will post some pictures from all of our adventures in the Southwest. Happy Friday!

Being in a wheelchair gives you some perks

Over the Easter weekend Jeremy and I traveled down to NJ to see my mom. Well actually Annie and I traveled together and Jeremy met us there because currently he has been working in Hershey, PA. We spent a wonderful weekend with my family and really missed those who could not be there (Matt, Joe and Arielle). While we were together on Sunday we were talking about my mom and aunts upcoming trip to Florida. At that point we realized my mother has no picture ID. So the next morning my sister, mother and I made the trek to the local DMV to try to get my mom a picture ID. There was a long line but since my mother is confined to a wheelchair we were rushed to the front of the line. God was so good to us that day because to make a long story short my mother had sent in all of her identification papers into the Social Security people. Therefore we had to get a copy of her birth certificate from the town she was born. But God was good and everywhere we went we were sent to the front of the line. It was like Disney all over again! =) It was just wonderful to see how my mother was treated because many times she has to miss out on things or just feels in the way. In a few days time she will be on her way to Florida and having a wonderful time! I'm so thankful to my family for all that they do for her! I wish I could go too....maybe next time!

This weekend I ......

Realized I do not want to have four kids. Jeremy and I house/babysat for four kids this weekend. There were twins (17), a 15 and 11 year old. They were wonderful kids but I am used to having time by myself. There was not really any time to myself this weekend! They constantly wanted to be entertained. I know it was mainly due to the fact that they hardly get to see me and wanted to have a lot of fun. But now that I'm older I really like to have my down time on the weekends. Especially after a few crazy weeks at work. Last night I told Jeremy that once we have children I doubt I will be able to read. I have a slight problem when I read because the world does not exist for me and poor Jeremy has to pull the book away to gain my attention. So children = no reading. Hmmm I think I might want to wait another year or two until we start trying. I just love reading way too much right now!

This week so far has been going well. Only one more day of work and then we have Friday and Monday off! Technically we kind of have Tuesday off because there are no students here and then Thursday and Friday of next week I am gone on a retreat with the 11th and 12th graders. So next week will be an easy week!

This weekend is Easter! The day we celebrate Jesus dying for us and overcoming death to rise again. We had a chapel on that today and heard the song from Don Francisco, He's Alive. If you get a chance to hear it I recommend it! It really gives a great glimpse into that day.

Goodbye Toby!

Last night I had to go through the traumatic experience and give my baby (cat) away to another family. I cried the whole way there and even on the way back. Jeremy even admitted to me that he was sad that we had to do this but we cannot keep Toby. So today my heart is just sad. Last night I kept expecting him to snuggle with me and run around like a crazy cat right when we were going to bed. But there was nothing. I am really tempted to break into the guys house and steal my cat back! I feel like I betrayed Toby.

Here, there and everywhere!

(I've been in the process of writing this for weeks so as of today I am just going to send what I have)

This past month has been extremely busy for Jeremy and I. So far we have been gone every weekend this month! We had our Youth Group winter retreat at the end of January. It was a lot of fun! Then we drove with another couple to our friends wedding in Kentucky/Tenn. That was a whirlwind trip. We drove 13 hours there and arrived at 6 in the morning on Saturday and then it took us 15 hours to get home. The wedding was beautiful but bitter sweet at the same time because he is in the Army and will be deployed in less than a month.

In the middle of February Jeremy and I went to visit family and friends out in California. It was a wonderful time. We saw the set up for the Oscars and I was able to walk on the red carpet! (There was plastic over it but I still walked on it!) I also saw the show Wicked. It was really good. Jeremy was able to go surfing and we saw a few lacrosse games that my brother coached and my cousins played in. Overall it was a wonderful trip!

Now we are back to the grind. Jeremy is working till 9pm each night and I have been busy with play practice. Only one more month and then I will feel like I can breathe again!

As for my most recent news I will be kittyless on Sunday night. Something occurred shortly after our return from our trip and Jeremy said the cat had to go and I submitted. So Sunday night Toby will be going to a new home. I am sad because he is my baby but I love my husband. I just hope this home will be a good place for Toby and that he will not hate me but remember me and all the good times we shared. So pray for me on Sunday because it will be hard to get rid of him!

I will try to post some pictures of our time in California and my last few days with Toby soon!

Headache

It is 8 pm and I am still at school. Just sitting at my desk doing nothing...well reading other people's blogs. Tonight is our Open House. We have to be here till 8:30. I cannot wait to go home. I have a horrible headache and so far people have walked by me but not said hello. I guess the students giving the tour see no need for a guidance counselor. Oh well. I wouldn't feel so upset if I felt better. I called in sick yesterday because my wonderful husband passed along his cold. Oh I see a family! Maybe they will come by....well so far they haven't. I'm still hoping!

This weekend we are traveling to Tenn. for a friends wedding. It is going to be a long car ride but I think it should be fun.

While I've been feeing a little under the weather I've taken the time to read. I read a total of 4 books over 4 days. Something is wrong with me. I talked to Jeremy about something last night and he told me that he already spoke to me about it but I must not have been listening since I was reading. I hate how the whole world fades away and I just read until I finish the book. I've decided to not read for a while so Jeremy does not feel like I am neglecting him too much! I will wait until we board the plane to go to California. I cannot wait to go on my vacation! I'm really looking forward to seeing some of my family.

Well I'm officially a loser. They looked at me but just kept on walking by. At least a few of the teachers who have rooms near me are stopping by. I'm a social person and like talking to people. Ok I'm sure I've been blabbing long enough. Hope everyone reading this has or had a wonderful night! =)

***Update**** A family came in! Yeah! I am liked! Ha ha!

Body and Soul

A fellow teacher (English) at my school told me of a dance aerobics class they are offering at her church. Well since I'm trying to work out I figured it might be enjoyable. Boy was it enjoyable! It was hilarious! First of all I found out I'm not as coordinated as I used to be. Second the English teacher is probably in her 60s and was a whole lot better than I was. Another funny thing was that the tape was from the early 90s. So I'm sure you can picture the work out outfits and hair. I think I laughed the whole way through it! I'm going to go next week and see if I do any better. They are trying to use it as an outreach ministry but last night there were only 3 of us and they were all from our school. The program is called Body and Soul. I will let you know if it goes any better next week!

Early morning

This morning Jeremy and I woke up very early to take my brother to the airport. He is on his way out to California! I'm so excited for him! At some point we are either going to have to drive his car out there or he will come back for it. It's hard to move somewhere and not have a vehicle. Plus when we go out to visit we would like to have something to drive around! I'm so selfish! Ha ha!

I'm now pretty tired and have to make it through the day. I'm not used to waking up at 4:30 in the morning! Oh well. I will go to bed early tonight!

Craziness

Today completes the first full week of school since our Christmas break. Wow it has been a long one! I am the assistant director of the musical (although I think I am really just a babysitter) and we have been busy with practice every night. Also since I am the guidance counselor I had to conduct a meeting for all 11th grade parents to help them help their children get started on the whole college process. Part of me wishes I was going to college again. I had a lot of fun there! =) Tonight Jeremy and I are going to go hang out with our friends. I'm excited because we haven't hung out with them in a long time. Life really does become busy! I do not think we have much planned for the weekend. I know I will be doing laundry for most of the day tomorrow because I have not had a chance to do any this week! I think Jeremy wore the last clean pair of clothes he has today! Poor guy!

We also had weird weather this week! It was 60 degrees! That is crazy for January in Central NY! I must admit that I liked it! Oh we booked our plane tickets for winter break! California here we come! =)

Still here...

Last Saturday Jeremy was supposed to leave with my brother to help him drive out to California. Well thankfully the trip was postponed and I was able to spend a wonderful weekend relaxing with Jeremy. Friday night we decided to have a little "date" night. We went to Blockbuster and rented two movies, Shooter and I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry. Shooter was good, the other was just ok. I'm not really too much into that type of humor. We also bought a bottle of wine and enjoyed the movie night. Saturday we woke up late and I made blueberry muffins. Jeremy decided he wanted to play a video game for a little while which ended up lasting a few hours and I made some soup and read a book. We then went over to our friends house and had a doggie play date and watched a football game on tv. It was nice to be able to get to know her husband better. Sunday we went to Sunday school, church and youth group. In between church and youth group we watched a lot of episodes of the Office. That is such a funny tv show! I'm looking forward to watching some more tonight! Today has been a hard day at work because I'm not feeling very well. I think I'm developing some type of head cold and I hurt my back. I'm looking forward to going home and laying on the couch. I wonder if I will be able to have Jeremy cook dinner tonight. Hopefully!

Last Day of Christmas Break

Today is my final day of rest and relaxation. How sad! I have enjoyed having the past week and a half off. I feel like I was able to accomplish the majority of things I wanted to. I was able to visit and spend time with family and friends, keep my house somewhat clean, watch some movies, read a few books, and catch up on my sleep. It is going to be so weird waking up early tomorrow morning!

I'm looking forward to seeing what 2008 will be like. There seems to be a lot of changes brewing but we shall see if they end up becoming real. I have decided not to make any type of resolution this year. I just don't see the point. If I'm going to do something then I will do it. I feel if I make a resolution the more likely I will be to not accomplish it. =)

I decided to go shopping today and buy some clothes with my money I received for Christmas. I must say that the best time to go shopping is on week days when the majority of everyone is either working or at school. There was hardly anyone there and I was able to find everything I need without too many people around making me feel crowded.

Right now both my cat and dog are sitting near each other and staring at me. It's kind of weird. I think they want my attention and would probably like to play. I should go and take Annie for a walk.

I hope everyone had a happy New Year!