Awkward and Awesome

{Awkward}

1. Spilling Dr. Pepper all over my lap in the car.

Thinking I can make it home.

Realizing I can't.

Making it to Jamba Juice to ask for a rag

and looking like i wet myself.

2. Almost running a lady over at Wal-Mart with

my shopping cart.

3.  Me pushing around a shopping card

in Wal-Mart.

4. Pronouncing Raleigh, "rally"

in front of people from "rally"

5. Trying on shoes at K-Mart.

Because really, there's like you and one other person

in the whole store.  and they happen to be

following you.

{Awesome}

1. My friend Jessica got home from her mission

this week!

2. Conference Weekend starts tomorrow!

3. Getting accepted to a partner school for 

student teaching.

Finding a teacher there that I had in 

7th grade, 

and a lady from my home ward!

4. Babies. Everyone is having them.

I know of 3 this week.

5. Taking off the snow tires and

putting on the regular tires!

Crazy Life

Dear all, this is what life has been like for the last week:

Haha.  Brennen's had about a billion tests and I have had to write tons of lesson plans.  I have this big 200 point project to turn in tomorrow and I think like 2/3 done with it??  So that is what I am going to be doing all night tonight.  Right now i'm in "take it one day at a time" mode.  All i have to do is make it through till next Thursday and then I get my nice little vacation at the Black Swan Inn!  I promise more information about life after that.  So yesterday was a sad day: Brennen had to tell his teachers whether or not I would be going to OKC with him this fall :'(  The answer was "No"  This pretty much breaks my heart.  It's going to be hard, but I feel like we can get through it.  Last night we talked about how we're going to occupy ourselves so that we won't be moping around the apartment all day when we're not at school/work/internship.  My plan so far: Paint my headboard.  I just got this GORGEOUS new bed set from my mom for my birthday.  My dad made my headboard out of some wood of some bunk-beds that we used to have (seriously, my dad is amazing at that kind of stuff).  We didn't really know what color we wanted to paint it, so it's just white.  But since it's made out of pine, it's kind of yellowing.  Besides, white will not go well with my new bedroom, so I'm gonna sand it down and paint it a nice chocolatey brown.  Probably close to this:
And i'm hoping to find more things to do for the room.  maybe repaint the dresser (or get a bigger one because ours is so tiny), revamp the lamp, curtains, etc. So ya, that's about all that has been happening.  Really excited for conference to be this Saturday and Sunday!  I have to work on Saturday though...through the entire thing :(  Sad.  I'm also going to miss my online religion class.  I was doing the Doctrine and Covenants this semester (the second half) and I learned a whole lot of really great stuff. I loved it because it was mostly self-directed learning and we got to read through the sections and the Institute manual...there is a lot of stuff that I learned.  This weeks lesson begins with the martyrdom of Joseph Smith..It's like when I was taking New Testament and we got to the Crucifixion of Christ...You just learn so much about that person and the trials they went through, you don't want them to die!  So it looks like I will be putting this off for a while. Anyways.  That is all.

I love life. Seriously. L-O-V-E.

(Ok, so that was the tiniest bit sarcastic...and so was that.) This weekend was...hard.  Brennen and I had to sit down and discuss the real possibility that I WONT get to go to OKC with him for his 3 MONTH internship. It's really hard to think about.  [1] I can't get into all the classes I need to this semester, so i might end up having to get on fastgrad to take 1, i repeat, 1 class in the fall.  [2] If i stay home, i can work full time at the plasma center, making about twice what I'm making now plus health, dental, and vision insurance. [3] it would be cheaper to fly me out 4 TIMES than to rent a decent apartment there, PLUS pay rent on our apartment in Rexypoo. [4] No FAFSA for Brennen spring semester means $2200 in tuition out of our pocket.  [5] Grace in OKC vs New Car.   because the 1990 geo prizm just isn't going to cut it out there. We'll have to get a new car either way.  Dear Life, why do you have to be so stinking hard? I think you have already put us through enough.  Please stop now.  I need to make some more friends, quick. Luckily he/we don't leave until September.  So i've got a whole 6 months to prepare for this.  Wish me luck. :(

Awkward & Awesome

Awkward

1. Being stuck in a 4x4 room for 5 minutes with a guy that

REEKS

of B.O.

2. Being really bad at converting military time into 

regular time and trying to

leave work an hour early.

3.  Trying to say goodbye to a coworker in Spanish

but totally forgetting that goodbye in Spanish is

"ADIOS" and saying "SAYONARA"

instead.

(Which I was later informed is

JAPANESE).

4.  Tailgating that navy blue Ford Explorer that's going

20 mph in a 35 mph

And then realizing it's probably your husband's

grandparents.

5. Saying something a work..

and then realizing what i just said

and HOPING that no one heard me

because to some

it means and ENTIRELY different thing.

and it's kinda disgusting

Awesome

1.  Going to the temple!  Trying to make a session

and then finding out it's the 

SPANISH

session.  So I do an hour of Initiatory

before the next English session

2.Louisville winning the game!

Go KY!

3. Girls night with my bestie Melissa!

Kiwi Loco, Hitch, and MarioKart on the

Super Nintendo

4. Getting our federal return in the mail!

closer to that new car!!

5.  less than one month of school

and then my last semester

IN REXBURG!!

A new look..

I got a haircut a little over a week ago, and just decided to post about it.  I cut off about 5 inches max.  I love it. It's takes a little longer to do because my hair isn't naturally straight, and I can't just pull it up into a ponytail whenever i'm feeling lazy.

I pretty much love it, 

except for the extra 5 minutes it takes to do it 

and all the burns on my fingers from the straightener!

Apologies.

I want to apologize for my last post.  You really didn't need to read all of that. :) haha, but i will admit, it did feel good to get it all out there. :)

Roller Coaster

This is what last week felt like.  It was a roller coaster of emotions.  So many things were going on  that I seriously didn't know which way was up when the weekend rolled around.  It all started on Monday.  I didn't have to work, but that was a blessing because I had tons of homework to get done (UP).  Tuesday I worked, and then went to school for 5 hours and came home exhausted. (DOWN)  Wednesday was my birthday. (UP) I didn't have to work, but I was at school all day, and then after school i had to go to a meeting for student teaching. (DOWN)  It started at 7 and was supposed to be over at 7:30.  Well, we walked out of there at 8:50.  There went my night.  I still had homework to do. (DOWN) Thursday was partner school interviews.  BYUI student teaching has partner schools and in order to be placed in one of them, you have to do an interview.  It was like a job interview.  That intense.  So everyone was freaking out and stressing out.  They were in the MC, a building I haven't explored much, so on top of running late, I couldn't find them. (DOWN, DOWN, DOWN,) When I finally did, they informed me that the district I was interviewing for was running 15 minutes behind.  Good news for me! (UP) Or so I thought...When I finally got into the interview, there were 3 other girls with me. (UP) The principals started asking if we preferred teaching middle school or high school...whaaa?  When it came time for me to reply, I said "I'm in the wrong place", and booked it outta there.  So now I had to go find where I was supposed to be AND hope that they would still take me even though I was probably terribly late.  (DOWN) Luckily when I got there, they were even more behind.  (UP) They called me in, and I realized that I was the only one who signed up for   the 6:45 appt.  Great.  (DOWN) So it's just me and 4 principles sitting across the table.  Then they send in the girl that signed up for the 7:00 appt. (UP).  She didn't really know what she was talking about. She still had like 3 semesters till her student teaching so I don't really know what she was doing there... So now I had to look like I knew what I was doing (DOWN).  Luckily my week ended on an UP.  Friday Brennen and I went to Idaho Falls to celebrate my birthday.  We went to Jalisco's Mexican Restaurant (like Gringo's but WAY better) and then we looked at cars while we waited for our movie to start.  We saw War Horse.  

It was a great movie.  I recommend it.  Haha, the only problem was that this lady behind us would NOT stop talking throughout the entire movie.  She had to keep commenting on EVERYTHING.   Ya, I almost turned around and told her to shut up, and that's not like me.  But she was driving me crazy. I looked forward to the war scenes because it was so loud it drowned her out!

In less than 1 MONTH  I get to spend the night here with my hubby for our 2 year anniversary! :) So excited.  This is at the Black Swan Inn in Pocatello.  We stayed here for our honeymoon (except in a different suite) and I am so so so so excited to go back to this!  I found an extra $200 in our Beehive Credit Union wedding registry so this is what it's going to get used for.  Plus my parents had a 25% off coupon! so that's $50 off! And it will have two more punches on it, if anyone wants to use it!  I'm sorry that blogger is being weird and i can't figure out how to put my pictures in without it looking weird.  And I'm sorry this is such a long post!

Falling behind

Ok, all.  this week has not been a good one for my goals.  It has been really really busy with school and stuff.. Had lots of homework and partner school interviews for student teaching...super stressful stuff.  So here's where I stand.  I have had dirty dishes in my sink for about 3 days.  I never went to the gym (although I did walk home from work yesterday about 1.5 miles).  I didn't read my book, except for today for a few minutes.  I haven't found a yoga video yet. ..So yeah. Here's to a better week. 

Update

So, I just posted my goals, but I want to let everyone know that I've started doing them!  I went to the gym on Friday AND Saturday!  And my abs hurt, so i know that i got something done!  PHYSICAL--CHECK. Also, while i'm on the bikes or elliptical, I read my book, "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands." INTELLECTUAL--CHECK.  On Friday I went to the temple.  SPIRITUAL--CHECK.  Yesterday I watched The Lion King with the hubby, and did a puzzle.  These are my relaxing things.  MENTAL/EMOTIONAL--CHECK.  My sink is clear of dishes and other nasty stuff. ENVIRONMENTAL--CHECK.  So far so good everyone!  Only 26 days to go....

Wellness goals

Ok, so it’s technically like the 5^th of March, but I promise I have been thinking about these goals I am going to set.  It’s very clear to me what I need to do for some of them, and others are a little harder.  But let me show you what I’ve got so far.

Physical—probably the easiest to start with.  I used to work out.  I know, cliché.  But lately (and by lately I mean for the last 7 months) I have really struggled with getting to the gym.  So, for the month of March, my goal is to get 1-1.5 hours of cardio every week.  So, 30 minutes 2 or 3 times a week.  These will probably be on my days off since I’m usually pooped after work.

Spiritual—I want to go to the temple at least once every other week.  I have really been slacking since school started because I’m really busy with work and homework and I need to get back on track.

Social—Have at least 1 GIRLS NIGHT!  Just one.

Environmental—spend 10 minutes each night DOING THE DISHES

Emotional—I have a hard time separating emotional and mental.  So I am combining them kinda.  In my 30 minutes of relaxing time, I would like to take up yoga. I'm going to go to the DI today and look for a yoga dvd I can do.  If i can't find something within the next few days, i'll pick something else to do.

Mental—take 30 minutes each week to do something relaxing

Intellectual—Read a book.  A real one.  Right now i am trying to finish "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands"  so my goal is to have it finished by the end of March.