I wanted to change my blog background from the Christmas theme finally, but the background I wanted is having some issues. I decided just to use it anyway until the site can get it fixed. Then, I will add it back on so it will look better. I found it on simplychicblogs.blogspot.com Anyway, enough of that boring stuff.
I have a job interview today with one of the after school programs I applied with. We will see how it goes. I am a little nervous, but mostly excited. The people there have been nice each time I've talked with them. I am hoping to have another interview with a different after school program soon. I am praying that God makes it clear what to do. I know he will.
I am feeling so much better. Thank you so much for praying. This strep thing is pretty serious apparently. Luckily I got on antibiotics pretty quickly. It could have been worse I suppose, although I would hate to think what that would be like. Yikes. Now Ethan's at the doctor getting checked to see if he has a sinus infection. We are falling apart! It's all pretty good timing though, seeing as school hasn't really gotten back in the full swing of things.
I'll keep updating with news on jobs and illnesses!
Have a fun day!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Perhaps the Longest Week
So this past week has probably been one of the longest weeks of my life. Monday I was feeling horrible and rested all evening. Tuesday I was still not feeling well, but stayed at home and got a lot of things done. Tuesday night I woke up in the middle of the night with a super high fever. I got it down and Wednesday made an appointment with the doctor. Turns out I have strep throat! Which I though would be no big deal...get some antibiotics, sleep for a day or two and then be done with it. No such luck. Apparently strep in adults is one of the worst things you can get. I was feeling so awful on Thursday afternoon I called my mom and she came over to help out. Ethan had class and work and was behind because of taking care of me. Mom was a huge help! I was feeling better on Saturday to the point where my mom decided I could probably get out of the house for a little while. After 1 1/2 hours of not really even doing anything, I was miserably exhausted. I came home and tried to sleep but my blood pressure was so high that I could not get comfortable. My sweet husband brought me back to the doctor and she said that I was fine, just my body was overworking itself to get over the strep. She drew some blood to check on some things but she wasn't too concerned and sent me home to get some rest. So basically, I am sitting here on the couch waiting for those tests to come back and to get the go ahead to get up and do things. We'll see. Hopefully today!! But I have been getting better slightly each day so that is good. As long as I'm not getting worse. I am just not the type of person to sit on the couch and do nothing for a week. It is not fun at all. I have watched so much TV and movies it's ridiculous. I just want to get better and get a job!!
But God's timing is always perfect and I am sure He has something in store for all of this. I needed time to be able to rest and get better and I also needed to not jump at the first job offered to me. Because of that, I may have a good shot at a job I really really want instead. We are still praying and waiting. God is good.
But God's timing is always perfect and I am sure He has something in store for all of this. I needed time to be able to rest and get better and I also needed to not jump at the first job offered to me. Because of that, I may have a good shot at a job I really really want instead. We are still praying and waiting. God is good.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
For Kimmie...
So my dear friend Kimmie always does these question things and I never have tried, so I will submit to her request this one time and oblige her with some answers!
1. Where is your cell phone? on the coffee table right in front of me
2. Where is your significant other? at band practice...he's so talented
3. Your hair color? in desperate need of a boost
4. Your mother? is amazing and loving. she's the best
5. Your father? i'm his number one fan
6. Your favorite thing? I'm going to have to go with love also. my relationship with the Lord.
7. Your dream last night? don't remember. i had a bad headache so i hardly slept
8. Your dream/goal? to be the best wife/friend/mother/Christ follower i can be
9. The room you're in? living room, which in our apartment is also the dining room and kitchen
10. Your hobby? i don't think i really have a good one. i love music, both listening and playing. i also love spending time with Ethan
11. Your fear? cancer or losing ethan
12. Where do you want to be in six years? done with school, a mom, and wherever God has us
13. Where were you last night? at home...it had been a long day
14. What you're not? feeling good
15. One of your wish list items? trip to australia
16. Where you grew up? jackson, ms
17. The last thing you did? cook dinner
18. What are you wearing? black pants, blue shirt, and purple fuzzy socks. hot, i know! this is what happens when you don't have a job and stay at home and clean all day
19. Your TV? a gift from the in-laws
20. Your pet? i wish we could have one
22. Your mood? at the moment, anxious...looking for a job, not feeling good, etc.
23. Missing someone? my husband who's not here. i have hardly seen him today and he is the BEST! i love love love him
24. Your car? gets me where i need to go
25. Something you're not wearing? my wedding rings. me either, kimmie. i don't wear them when i clean
26. Favorite store? origins or lush
27. Your Summer? working. also a WC project in New Orleans. maybe Wicked
28. Love someone? ethan and all my friends and family. i am full of love :)
29. Your favorite color? lately, it's been green
30. When is the last time you laughed? earlier today watching the ellen show while cleaning
31. Last time you cried? this morning. i hate not feeling good. i'm such a baby
Ok that's it. Who's next??
1. Where is your cell phone? on the coffee table right in front of me
2. Where is your significant other? at band practice...he's so talented
3. Your hair color? in desperate need of a boost
4. Your mother? is amazing and loving. she's the best
5. Your father? i'm his number one fan
6. Your favorite thing? I'm going to have to go with love also. my relationship with the Lord.
7. Your dream last night? don't remember. i had a bad headache so i hardly slept
8. Your dream/goal? to be the best wife/friend/mother/Christ follower i can be
9. The room you're in? living room, which in our apartment is also the dining room and kitchen
10. Your hobby? i don't think i really have a good one. i love music, both listening and playing. i also love spending time with Ethan
11. Your fear? cancer or losing ethan
12. Where do you want to be in six years? done with school, a mom, and wherever God has us
13. Where were you last night? at home...it had been a long day
14. What you're not? feeling good
15. One of your wish list items? trip to australia
16. Where you grew up? jackson, ms
17. The last thing you did? cook dinner
18. What are you wearing? black pants, blue shirt, and purple fuzzy socks. hot, i know! this is what happens when you don't have a job and stay at home and clean all day
19. Your TV? a gift from the in-laws
20. Your pet? i wish we could have one
22. Your mood? at the moment, anxious...looking for a job, not feeling good, etc.
23. Missing someone? my husband who's not here. i have hardly seen him today and he is the BEST! i love love love him
24. Your car? gets me where i need to go
25. Something you're not wearing? my wedding rings. me either, kimmie. i don't wear them when i clean
26. Favorite store? origins or lush
27. Your Summer? working. also a WC project in New Orleans. maybe Wicked
28. Love someone? ethan and all my friends and family. i am full of love :)
29. Your favorite color? lately, it's been green
30. When is the last time you laughed? earlier today watching the ellen show while cleaning
31. Last time you cried? this morning. i hate not feeling good. i'm such a baby
Ok that's it. Who's next??
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Action Packed Month
December was a full month! We finished up exams thankfully. It was a long semester. Also, on the 11th I found out that I was going to be losing my job. The seminary decided to shut down the children's center where I worked for financial reasons. It was a super sad few days following that news. My last day at work was December 31st. It was a lot of work getting the classroom ready to be locked for 2 years or more. I was exhausted by the end of the day. But it is done. I have worked there for 1 1/2 years. I have really grown close to some of my co workers and children and my boss, but thankfully we can keep in touch. It was hard to walk away, but I am ready for this new chapter in my life.
Christmas was great. We went to Ethan's parents' house first and got to relax a good bit. We slept in, ate a lot of good food, got some good presents. It was really nice to see them. Then we went to my parents' house, which was also great. We got to relax and visit some good friends, got some more good presents. Then we came home. We were glad to be back in our little tiny, quiet apartment.
Ethan preached the Sunday after Christmas and did a fabulous job. You can hear it at www.bearcreek.cc. I am very very proud of him!
For New Year's Eve, we went to our pastor's house for a little party. It was great fun. We ate a lot of food, played a lot of guitar hero, watched the LSU game. Even though I was super tired from work, it was really nice to be around good friends.
And for the past few days, we have done next to nothing. We have really enjoyed being super lazy. We did rearrange our apartment and we really like it, feels like a new home. I also tried making authentic chicken curry on my own and it was pretty good. The trip to the Indian food store was an adventure, but I liked the store.
As far as job searching goes, I have applied to probably 15 or so different jobs. Something has got to work out! I'll update when something comes through. I know God has all this in control and has another job in store. I would just really like to know what it is!
Christmas was great. We went to Ethan's parents' house first and got to relax a good bit. We slept in, ate a lot of good food, got some good presents. It was really nice to see them. Then we went to my parents' house, which was also great. We got to relax and visit some good friends, got some more good presents. Then we came home. We were glad to be back in our little tiny, quiet apartment.
Ethan preached the Sunday after Christmas and did a fabulous job. You can hear it at www.bearcreek.cc. I am very very proud of him!
For New Year's Eve, we went to our pastor's house for a little party. It was great fun. We ate a lot of food, played a lot of guitar hero, watched the LSU game. Even though I was super tired from work, it was really nice to be around good friends.
And for the past few days, we have done next to nothing. We have really enjoyed being super lazy. We did rearrange our apartment and we really like it, feels like a new home. I also tried making authentic chicken curry on my own and it was pretty good. The trip to the Indian food store was an adventure, but I liked the store.
As far as job searching goes, I have applied to probably 15 or so different jobs. Something has got to work out! I'll update when something comes through. I know God has all this in control and has another job in store. I would just really like to know what it is!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Once Again Reminded...
So I've been waiting for tonight for a few days now. Tonight you could see Venus and Jupiter lined up in the southwest sky. They will not be lined up this closely together again until 2015. They were so bright and sparkly. It was just beautiful. I went out to see them. Then I came and got Ethan and we looked at them together. Then we had to run across the street to pick up something from a friend and we showed her too. It seriously was neat to me just to stand outside on the balcony and watch these two planets glisten in the sky. They are so huge and so far away. I mean it's a whole other planet! Two of them. It was stunning.
I am always taken aback by the sky. Seriously, we are so tiny. Our lives really are just a vapor. The fact that God chooses us, chooses to show himself to us and have relationships with us, is just amazing. It's really beyond comprehension sometimes. He just loves us that much and lets us in on the beauty and complexity of his creation. It is so vast we can't comprehend how big it is and yet we can stand on the balcony and look at it. Pretty cool.
I am always taken aback by the sky. Seriously, we are so tiny. Our lives really are just a vapor. The fact that God chooses us, chooses to show himself to us and have relationships with us, is just amazing. It's really beyond comprehension sometimes. He just loves us that much and lets us in on the beauty and complexity of his creation. It is so vast we can't comprehend how big it is and yet we can stand on the balcony and look at it. Pretty cool.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Since the Last Time...
So it's been a while. I seem to write that a lot. I am not a good blogger. I know that.
But since the last time I posted:
1. We went to see the Impressionist Exhibit at the Kimbell. It was seriously one of the coolest things we've done here. The paintings we got to see up close were unreal.
2.My mom and sister visited. We literally shopped til we dropped. We spent an ungodly amount of time at the Shoe Gypsy (but can you really ever spend too much time in a shoe store?). Got some way fun flats for Christmas from Mom.
3. We got to visit with our fun friend from college, Andy. He was driving through town and he spent the night. So good to see him!
4. We saw COLDPLAY! It was the most incredible concert we've ever been to. It was a magical musical experience. You may laugh at me for that, but seriously, it was!
5. Ethan's family came to visit. It was a blast! We had a lot of fun hanging out with them. It had been way too long since we'd seen them.
6. We got a keyboard!! Ethan's parents gave us a a great keyboard for Christmas a little early! It has been so much fun to play again. Ethan and I love it!
7. We saw Four Christmases. It was really funny!
8. Thanksgiving! We went to Mission Arlington to work with my sweetest friend Heather. We delivered turkeys and hot meals to about 460 people or so. Overall, the Mission served about 20,000 people. It was truly a joy to serve others that morning. Also, since we didn't go home for the holidays, my aunt Anita had us over to their house in Dallas for a big Thanksgiving feast. It was a great time with fabulous food. My cousin, Issey, is an amazing cook. Even most the vegan stuff was wonderful!
9. We decorated for Christmas. Our tree is up, the wreath is hanging, the nativity is displayed. It looks so pretty in our tiny apartment living room.
10. Finally, we are resting! We are taking a break from school work and writing papers and are enjoying doing nothing! It is a wonderful feeling!
But since the last time I posted:
1. We went to see the Impressionist Exhibit at the Kimbell. It was seriously one of the coolest things we've done here. The paintings we got to see up close were unreal.
2.My mom and sister visited. We literally shopped til we dropped. We spent an ungodly amount of time at the Shoe Gypsy (but can you really ever spend too much time in a shoe store?). Got some way fun flats for Christmas from Mom.
3. We got to visit with our fun friend from college, Andy. He was driving through town and he spent the night. So good to see him!
4. We saw COLDPLAY! It was the most incredible concert we've ever been to. It was a magical musical experience. You may laugh at me for that, but seriously, it was!
5. Ethan's family came to visit. It was a blast! We had a lot of fun hanging out with them. It had been way too long since we'd seen them.
6. We got a keyboard!! Ethan's parents gave us a a great keyboard for Christmas a little early! It has been so much fun to play again. Ethan and I love it!
7. We saw Four Christmases. It was really funny!
8. Thanksgiving! We went to Mission Arlington to work with my sweetest friend Heather. We delivered turkeys and hot meals to about 460 people or so. Overall, the Mission served about 20,000 people. It was truly a joy to serve others that morning. Also, since we didn't go home for the holidays, my aunt Anita had us over to their house in Dallas for a big Thanksgiving feast. It was a great time with fabulous food. My cousin, Issey, is an amazing cook. Even most the vegan stuff was wonderful!
9. We decorated for Christmas. Our tree is up, the wreath is hanging, the nativity is displayed. It looks so pretty in our tiny apartment living room.
10. Finally, we are resting! We are taking a break from school work and writing papers and are enjoying doing nothing! It is a wonderful feeling!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Nothing new...
Here's a picture from Puerto Rico. We got to visit the highest waterfall in the country. It was beautiful! Didn't get to stay long, just enough time to snap a picture. That was a great trip!
Things are going great. I went to a conference this past weekend for work. I was not looking forward to it at all and sure there were some parts that I did not enjoy one bit, but I learned some wonderful things. We got to hear from women that have been working with children for up to 40 years and just benefit from their wisdom. My assistant teacher and I both tried to emulate as much as possible today and it literally changed the game in our classroom. It was the smoothest Monday we have ever experienced so far this school year. I am so thankful for it! God really knew we needed it.
Ethan has a lot going on at the church right now and he is also really busy with school. It's midterms time! I am hoping that he stays calm and well rested. I know he'll be great! Sometimes it is just hard to stay focused when things get crazy.
Well that's it for now. If you get a second and want to read a cool passage of Scripture, try Psalm 34:12-16. Really spoke to me yesterday in church. It was a nice reminder of how to live.
Have a fun day
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