Eric and I went camping with Tye and Andrea this weekend for Tye's birthday. We had a blast. At times it was quite cold, but with Tye as the fire Nazi, he kept it blazing and kept us warm. It was awesome. I would love to go camping more often. Perhaps today or tomorrow I will put some more in depth stories on here.
As a side note, the Red Sox won the World Series last night. I have to admit, I did not watch any of it. For some reason, it just didn't really appeal to me this year, and seeing as how I was not at home most of the 4 nights it was on, I didn't see any of the games. But, I woke up this morning to the disturbing news that A-Rod has opted out of the rest of his contract with the Yankees. Don't get me wrong, I like A-Rod. He does some bone-headed things some times, and can be arrogant sometimes, but for the most part I like him. He's a great ballplayer. But, I call it disturbing because he couldn't even wait one more day to announce it so that the Red Sox could celebrate their victory without fighting with him and the Yankees once again. Some are saying it wasn't his decision, that it was Scott Boras' (His agent). Still. What a jerky thing to do. Sometimes people are idiots.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
First Quarter Down
Well, today marks the final day of the first quarter of my school-year. I gotta say I feel like we're only now getting into a groove with this whole tutoring thing. But, starting next week, I will only be dealing with math, which I'm excited about. I remember now why I loved math so much in high school (so much that I considered being a math teacher). I still don't think I would want that to be my main subject area, but I am beginning to consider maybe trying to get my math certification. At the very least it would make me more marketable. I gotta check into it some more first. It may be financially not possible right now.
But, at the very least, hopefully only teaching math will make me enjoy my job a little more. Language arts just really isn't for me.
Eric and I applied for car and renter's insurance this week. So sarting next week, we'll no longer be dependent on our parents for that part of our life. Kinda of a weird feeling. I really feel like I'm continually having those moments of "adulthood." I know that's a good thing, but it's weird. Sometimes I wish we didn't have to grow up, just because responsibility can be a scary thing, but it's also freeing. I'm ready to have a salaried job...that would help a lot too. Someday, I know.
I just found out my mom is going to start her own business again--bookkeeping. So, pray for that. I hope she gets a lot of business. That would be awesome. And if you know anyone in the St. Louis area who needs bookkeeping or payroll services, tell them to look her up.
But, at the very least, hopefully only teaching math will make me enjoy my job a little more. Language arts just really isn't for me.
Eric and I applied for car and renter's insurance this week. So sarting next week, we'll no longer be dependent on our parents for that part of our life. Kinda of a weird feeling. I really feel like I'm continually having those moments of "adulthood." I know that's a good thing, but it's weird. Sometimes I wish we didn't have to grow up, just because responsibility can be a scary thing, but it's also freeing. I'm ready to have a salaried job...that would help a lot too. Someday, I know.
I just found out my mom is going to start her own business again--bookkeeping. So, pray for that. I hope she gets a lot of business. That would be awesome. And if you know anyone in the St. Louis area who needs bookkeeping or payroll services, tell them to look her up.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Delayed Update
To those of you who check this for updates with any regularity, I apologize for not keeping it up. It's been kinda busy around here lately.
My work's starting to get a little bit better. We're getting ready to start units on math, which I'm pretty sure I will enjoy teaching much more than language arts (reading). Once we're done with that unit, we're actually going to split up our classes into 2 groups: a language arts group that Glenn will teach, and a math group that I will teach. So, if that works out, I will be teaching math at least until the end of the semester.
The free dinner thing at Miami is still going well. We've had one kid that's been there every week (Zack), and a couple of others who have been there almost every time. Zack is in a band, and they have started using our building to practice. We were pretty encouraged by the fact that he felt comfortable enough to ask us.
Today, Eric and I finally got both the titles for our cars transferred over into our names. That's kind of a weird feeling. I jut keep having those moments of grown-up-ness (I'm pretty sure I just made up a new word). It's just weird. Add onto that the fact that we now have Ohio plates on our cars...weird. Good weird...but still weird. Now if we can just figure out where we're gonna get our car insurance from, we'll be doing good.
Be back later with other updates :)
My work's starting to get a little bit better. We're getting ready to start units on math, which I'm pretty sure I will enjoy teaching much more than language arts (reading). Once we're done with that unit, we're actually going to split up our classes into 2 groups: a language arts group that Glenn will teach, and a math group that I will teach. So, if that works out, I will be teaching math at least until the end of the semester.
The free dinner thing at Miami is still going well. We've had one kid that's been there every week (Zack), and a couple of others who have been there almost every time. Zack is in a band, and they have started using our building to practice. We were pretty encouraged by the fact that he felt comfortable enough to ask us.
Today, Eric and I finally got both the titles for our cars transferred over into our names. That's kind of a weird feeling. I jut keep having those moments of grown-up-ness (I'm pretty sure I just made up a new word). It's just weird. Add onto that the fact that we now have Ohio plates on our cars...weird. Good weird...but still weird. Now if we can just figure out where we're gonna get our car insurance from, we'll be doing good.
Be back later with other updates :)
Sunday, September 30, 2007
A New Car
No, we didn't buy a new car...or a used car for that matter. We ended up deciding that not only did we not really have the desire to go to the used car dealership, but also that it was probably better that we didn't. Test driving new cars would not only make us want a new car even more than we already do but may be just a little more tempting than we are ready to deal with. So, we slept in on Saturday, had a little breakfast at Panera, went grocery shopping, and then relaxed at home all afternoon.
Today we both had to be at church at 7am. That is fun. I had to get up at the same time this morning that I usually do on workdays. But that's life. And at least it was for a good cause. Then we ended up taking a 3 hour nap this afternoon. That's always fun. Although I always end up feeling worse after the nap than I did before. Plus, we'll see if I can actually sleep tonight. Oh well.
Today we both had to be at church at 7am. That is fun. I had to get up at the same time this morning that I usually do on workdays. But that's life. And at least it was for a good cause. Then we ended up taking a 3 hour nap this afternoon. That's always fun. Although I always end up feeling worse after the nap than I did before. Plus, we'll see if I can actually sleep tonight. Oh well.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Weekends
I am so ready for the weekend. I get to sleep in on Saturday (which is amazing...). We'll probably watch some college football. Maybe some baseball. Go to Crossroads for church on Saturday night (because Andrea plays there and because their services are pretty cool). Go to Lifepoint on Sunday (because that's our home church...yay for community). Watch some NFL on Sunday. MMMmmm...I love the weekends.
Eric and I got this thing in the mail earlier this week where you could scratch off a portion to reveal a number. If the number on the front matches the number on the back, you win something. Well, we won. What we won is still up in the air. It's for a huge used car dealership not too far from our house. The prizes and chances of winning them are:
42-inch flatscreen tv: 1 in 71,552
$500 cash : 1 in 71,552
$Portable DVD Player : 1 in 71,552
$50 Wal-mart Gift Card: 1 in 71,552
Orange Stadium Blanket: 71,548 in 71,552
In other words--we'll probably be getting another blanket. But, since we're in the market for a used car, and we'd like to buy one at the end of the year, we figured what the heck. We might as well go over there, test drive some cars, and maybe get a free tv or $500 out of the deal. Even if we only walk away with a blanket, we're at least still doing something productive with our evening--narrowing down our selection of cars.
So, that's what our evening looks like. Yay for Friday nights! What's yours look like?
Eric and I got this thing in the mail earlier this week where you could scratch off a portion to reveal a number. If the number on the front matches the number on the back, you win something. Well, we won. What we won is still up in the air. It's for a huge used car dealership not too far from our house. The prizes and chances of winning them are:
42-inch flatscreen tv: 1 in 71,552
$500 cash : 1 in 71,552
$Portable DVD Player : 1 in 71,552
$50 Wal-mart Gift Card: 1 in 71,552
Orange Stadium Blanket: 71,548 in 71,552
In other words--we'll probably be getting another blanket. But, since we're in the market for a used car, and we'd like to buy one at the end of the year, we figured what the heck. We might as well go over there, test drive some cars, and maybe get a free tv or $500 out of the deal. Even if we only walk away with a blanket, we're at least still doing something productive with our evening--narrowing down our selection of cars.
So, that's what our evening looks like. Yay for Friday nights! What's yours look like?
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
To Do Lists
I'm quickly learning that I am so much more productive during the day when I have a to do list. There's some strange gratification that comes from crossing off that last item on a to do list, crumpling the list up, and throwing it in the trash can. Plus, I think that when there's a tangible list of things to do, I'm much more likely to get off my fat butt and do something rather than simply sitting around and thinking about all the things I need to do :)
I'm definitely going to try to get into the habit of making these lists both for myself and for Eric. He does an amazing job of being productive during the day, but it seems like he gets a lot done except the things that he actually needs to do. He, like me, can be forgetful. And when I have something written down, it's much harder to forget.
My only fear is that the older I get (and especially when kids come) I will start to have so many things to do that I will lay awake at night visualizing that to do list and all the things I did not get done. For now, though, I thankfully do not have that problem. And maybe because of my to-do lists I will not get to that place. Who knows.
I'm definitely going to try to get into the habit of making these lists both for myself and for Eric. He does an amazing job of being productive during the day, but it seems like he gets a lot done except the things that he actually needs to do. He, like me, can be forgetful. And when I have something written down, it's much harder to forget.
My only fear is that the older I get (and especially when kids come) I will start to have so many things to do that I will lay awake at night visualizing that to do list and all the things I did not get done. For now, though, I thankfully do not have that problem. And maybe because of my to-do lists I will not get to that place. Who knows.
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