The life and times of me!

last blog

2008-08-28T19:27:00.000-07:00

This is going to be my last blog this year. Drake said they were having budgeting issues and they had too many education majors to pay so I'm cut. Oh well.....

Anyways, my car issue....transmission problem, really sucks, I have to get a new car...but I have to pay for a new car which is no fun. I wish this never happened. My neighbor said that he thinks something in the transmission broke, not that it was completely gone, but he also said that to even find out if this was the problem for sure would cost a lot of money. I don't know if that's worth it for my 98 chevy cavalier....that I loved

Well this blogging thing was fun while it lasted!

PEACE

one of the worst days ever......guess it could be worse

2008-08-25T16:40:00.000-07:00

SOOO today was a really really bad day.....

MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON UNIVERSITY, I was literally almost at my house and I had to get my car towed to my house and that cost me 60 bucks. THEN the tow guy looked at my car and thought it might be the transmission or an axel. Of course I was freaking out because I don't have the money to pay for that and I have to be at school tomorrow morning and I still don't know what to do......The good thing though was that our neighbor here actually works on cars and he said that he doesn't think it has to do with the transmission but something with the power steering because something with the noise isn't coming from the transmission....idk

Good news, my first day of teaching went well today, wish the day wasn't ending like this

If you know anyone who can help me PLEASE let me know!

BORED

2008-08-24T09:28:00.000-07:00

So I'm really bored, get ready for a long post....

I had my first week of school, it went really well! The kids came in on Thursday and although some of them will be tough, I think it will be a good year! I LOVE SCHOOL!!!!!

Today is Jordan's niece's 1st birthday! I can only go there for like a half hour because I have a student teaching meeting from 2-5. We get to go shopping for a present for a baby!

Ok, now the really bored part! SURVEY!

Where was the last place you went out to eat?
El Aguila Real with my roommates

Which do you prefer - eyes or lips?
eyes

What kind of pizza do you like best?
the kinds with EVERYTHING on them

Can you put your legs behind your head?
no

Are you one of those people who obsesses over Hollister?
I left high school four years ago...ugh

Where is your favorite place to get coffee?
starbucks

Have you ever been offered a job?
yes

When was the last time you dyed your hair?
got it done a few months ago, I'm in need again for fall!

Who was the last person you rode in a car with?
heather

Miss someone?
of course

Is the last person you kissed mad at you?
I hope not

How do you feel about the person who texted you last?
everyone who texted me last night was a friend....I'm weirded out by this question

What are you looking forward to?
birthday party and meeting

Would you rather have a poodle or a Rottweiler?
poodle

How did you feel when you woke up today?
like I wanted to go back to bed!

What time did you go to sleep last night?
I forgot

Are you happy right now?
yes

Where did you buy the shirt you're wearing now?
forgot

What color are your eyes?
brown

Its 4 in the morning, your phone rings who do you expect it to be?
I don't care I wouldn't answer it

What do you currently hear right now?
the computer

How old do you think you will be when you finally have kids?
no kids they scare me

Something you just don't understand?
yes, a lot

Where were you on July 4th, 2008?
with the love of my life watching fireworks

Do you think you'll be married in 10 years?
hope so :)

What made you happy today?
lol a few things....

What the last thing you laughed really hard about?
idk

Do you like waking up in the morning to find that you have new texts?
sure

Are you usually wide awake in the mornings?
no

Can you cross your eyes?
probably

Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
open

What was going through your mind during your last kiss?
goodnight
idk

How did you and your number 2 become friends?
my what?

1st day at Harding!

2008-08-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

So I had my first day today!!! Unfortunatley, even though I left a half hour early, it started off with me getting lost, freaking out and waking up Jordan for directions. I got there and sat in some meetings to start off with, we did a lot of ice breaker activities.

I also learned what I will be teaching. I feel like the material I'm teaching is not 8th grade level, which is sad, but I will definitley implement materials with higher levels of thinking.

Also, my leg is much much better, it hardly hurts at all! YAY!!!

Peace

I start tomorrow!!

2008-08-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

I start all my teaching meetings and everything tomorrow at 8am! How exciting is that? Maybe you don't think it's that exciting but I think it's awesome! All of my roommates are moved in and we went to our favorite restaurant, Taki last night. I sucked though, on the way to the restaurant my stomach started to hurt really bad and Jordan and I had to leave early because I thought I was going to be sick. It sucks because that was the last night I had to have fun in awhile.....oh well

I attempted grocery shopping today, it hurt pretty bad. Why couldn't this boil thing have been on my arm or somewhere that didn't stop me from doing everything? Ugh, I have another doctors appointment again tomorrow at 5 to determine whether it needs to be repackaged again or not...

But the best news is is that my roomies are all moved in and we are all here together! It's going to be a great school year!

boil again

2008-08-15T10:25:00.000-07:00

you all probably think I'm the grossest person ever for blogging about this but this thing is taking over my life!

I had my boil thing lanced today and it was disgusting! SO GROSS....never get a boil....ever

In better news....GO TEAM USA...I hoped everyone watched gymnastics last night, Nastia Lukin and Shawn Johnson taking the gold and silver over China...AWESOME. Also, does anyone else think Nastia deserved a higher score on the vault and uneven bars? I do for sure, she was amazing!

In even better news, my roommate Elyse moved in yesterday and tomorrow my roommate Kate moves in! Hopefully I will be more recovered when Kate gets here.

Sorry to post another gross blog!
PEACE

boil....how gross does that sound

2008-08-13T14:46:00.000-07:00

so when I first started this blog they told me to write about what was going on in my daily life....so here goes

I have a boil......DISGUSTING!!!

It's on my left thigh, yesterday I thought it was a pimple so we tried to pop it and it only got worse. This is probably the most painful (physically) thing that's happened to me in forever! Ugh. I went to the doctor today and got antibiotics and pain killers because advil was just not cutting it. I have another appointment on Friday to see if it gets worse or better. I hate this.

In other news, two of my best friends are moving into our house this weekend and we are all going on a quadruple date on Saturday night! YAY!

car batteries

2008-08-11T06:18:00.000-07:00

this weekend has been fantastic! I really got closer to my boyfriend's family at the wedding and his sister and law and brother tried their best to get us to catch the bouquet and garter..lol. On Sunday we went to the Iowa State Fair, my very first state fair and it was really fun too....I got to try food on sticks and was basically forced into carnival games.

My boyfriend learned that he needed to break pads when he got his oil changed last Saturday so he has been trying not to drive his car so last night he drove my car home and forgot to turn off the lights.....When I went to drive him to work this morning I could not figure out why the car wouldn't turn on and there it was, I had to get my battery jumped. Thank goodness I have the best friends ever that know how to do that stuff....I just got back from driving my car around for the last 20 minutes!

WEDDING!!!

2008-08-08T06:41:00.000-07:00

Today is Jordan's brother's wedding. The rehearsal dinner was last night and it went really well! Yay! I cannot wait for tonight, his brother and his future sister in law are great together.

Now to what I am wearing. The bridal party is wearing a light pink so I wanted to stay away from that color. My dress is a cool blue satin that I really tried to get a picture of on here but I couldn't find it online :(. I am wearing gold shoes and earrings and after much contemplating, bought a bright pink handbag. That may sound weird but the colors go well together and I like adding bold compliments!

When I find my/someone's camera cord I promise I will upload pictures on here. Until later....

the funniest movie ever...

2008-08-06T08:01:00.001-07:00

maybe not ever but Stepbrothers was definitley hilarious and I would classify it as being funnier than Taledaga Nights....I know that's a bold statement. Jordan and I are going to go see Pineapple Express tonight and that looks pretty good too.

I bought a book yesterday called Teaching with Love and Logic. I was inspired to buy this book because my one of my professors quotes it all of the time. The book talks about different classroom management procedures that keeps the teacher in control of the classroom. I'm about 100 pages through it and I love it. The book is so good, I mean it really is, if you are thinking about going into education at all I would highly suggest it.

Another last thought...The M.I.A. song Paper Planes, the words are pretty bad but it has a good beat. I heard that the song was supposed to be a political statement but I cannot figure out what that tip is...any ideas?

peace

Fashion

2008-07-29T08:09:00.000-07:00

I didn't want to talk about fashion in the last post about me losing my checkbook so I decided to change the subject in another post.

I feel that many men do not understand the world of fashion, but sometimes I feel like this is a good thing. It's only a good thing to an extent though because if your man has no fashion sense at all then we have a problem. My bf, on the other hand has some, but he didn't understand what I meant this morning when I was talking about wearing summer colors. He was putting on a brown undershirt with a grey polo and he didn't think they matched (which they did match), but I told him that wasn't the problem with the outfit. I told him that it just wasn't summer colors and he laughed! We all should know that it is very appropriate to wear pastels and bright colors right now! Live it up......go fashion....

I have also heard that the new trend is to stick your skinny jeans in your shoes...I'm not so sure about that, maybe it can work in a hot, tall, stilletto, but I don't see that working in flats, I feel that would just look awkward!

Ideas?

oh no

2008-07-29T08:03:00.000-07:00

I have misplaced my checkbook.....how bad is this...let me tell you. I thought it was really bad when I was told someone could write a check to themselves so obviously I freaked out and called the bank. Then I found out it could get way way worse because my account number is on there and people can use that to pay bills or any online stuff. I almost had a heart attack t minuse one hour ago.

Solution: The fraud specialist told me that I would have to close my account and start a new one with completley different everything....not a bad idea. I went to the bank t minus 45 minutes ago and they froze, are giving me a coulple of days to look because I tend to lose stuff easily and it could be somewhere obvious and if it is not we go with drastic measures and close the account. I hate this kind of stuff, if people weren't so bad I would never have to worry about fraud and theft....UGH

In better news, HAPPY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY MOM!! I love you! It was my mom's birthday yesterday, she would die if I told you how old she was...

I'll update you on the check situation in two days and let you know what happened, wish me luck!

summer is almost over?

2008-07-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe that it is almost the end of July. In less than one month I will be student teaching....crazy

I need to make a to do list of stuff to do before this comes:

1. Buy teacher clothes
2. Oil change...
3. Hair
4. Lesson plans/idea -any ideas on how to make learning about the Constitution fun?
5. Read Love and Logic
6. See Stepbrothers.....just have to
7. Find a way to stay organized!
8. Get multiple alarm clocks!

Jordan's bday!

2008-07-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

Have I ever mentioned that I really do have the greatest boyfriend in the entire world! I love him so much! Anyways, this weekend was his birthday and it went so well! I facebooked one of his bes friends from college and got him to come up to Des Moines for the weekened. Saturday we went and saw the new Batman movie (very good I might add) and then we went to a music festival. Just as night was hitting at the fest we noticed severe rain clouds and decided we should pack up and go, so we did and almost immediatley after leaving it started crazy raining....I was scared!

Yesterday we ate at BWWs (weird because I normally work Sunday mornings), then we spent the rest of the day at home. We went to our friends volleyball game and watched them win two games in a row ( a first for them), and then hung out with our friends for the rest of the night. After we got home I gave him his gifts-ipod accessories, and we went to bed!

It was sooo good!!!

ps, sorry I don't put pictures up, I feel like that makes me boring, but I lost the cord to my digital camera so there's not much I can do!

peace

Jordan's birthday!

2008-07-17T14:08:00.001-07:00

So, it's my boyfriend's birthday this weekend! YAY! Tonight we are having dinner with his parents and this weekend we are going to a music festival! I can't wait, I love him so much and I really want to throw him a good birthday party but he really isn't into the whole birthday thing like I am.

I would say what I'm getting him but he could get on here and read this at anytime so that would be a total spoiler.

I can't wait for a delicious steak dinner tonight!

sorry I wasn't around so much last week...I'll just keep you really updated this week!

2008-07-14T08:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry for my lack of blogging efforts last week to all of you who may be following this. Last week was really hard emotionally (I'm not going into the details, you don't know me that well yet!, physically, and I was also working constantly. I didn't even have time to spend with my friends or talk to my family I was so caught up in things. I'm back now though.....

The newest thing in my life that makes me smile (well technically not yet, but I'm sure it will), they opened up a new sushi and habachi grill called samuri. Those of you who have met me before may recall my love of Taki, the "it" sushi place of Des Moines/West Des Moines/Clive, but I have heard that this place rivals Taki......I'm going there tonight to try it so it better be good.

In other news, I'm going to go meet my friend Megan for lunch and shopping now! PEACE

2008-07-05T06:06:00.000-07:00

So NEW updates:

First the thing that affects my life the most: STUDENT TEACHING
I officially begin student teaching August 18 with an in service teachers meeting....I CAN'T WAIT..I have literally been having dreams about it, what if I mess it up or I suck...this is like the ulitmate test before teaching

To let you all know, I'm going to be teaching three civics classes and one geography class...YAY, but the school I'm at is a little "rougher" and I really hope I don't mess up

Second: Fourth of July..very fun...my boyfriend and I went to the finally unflooded Racoon River and watched fireworks. The fireworks there were not as good as some other places that we could see so we're probably not going there next year.

If you knowq the best place around DSM to watch fireworks please let me know!

and out

motivation

2008-06-26T07:06:00.001-07:00

Why, especially in the summertime, is it so hard to motivate myself to do basic things. For instance, I hate getting out of bed in the morning and when I do I go eat breakfast and fall back asleep on the couch watching TV. Although I love to workout, it takes me awhile to motivate myself to actually go to the gym even though I feel so good after. Lame, I know.

So, if you have any good ideas that will motivate me that I haven't already heard...and believe me, I have heard a lot, let me know!

peace

CROSSTOWN CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-23T07:23:00.000-07:00

So, if I haven't already made it clear I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE Chicago Cubs fan...I love them like I love my family.

This weekend was the crosstown classic where the Cubbies played at home against the White Sox and totally rocked them. I don't remember the score of Friday's game but Saturday they won 11-5 and yesterday they won 6-1!!! YAY

I tried to call my Uncle Scott (who is the biggest Sox fan ever) and brag while the game was going on but his phone says he wasn't accepting calls....bummer

more to come~

summer = sleeping in

2008-06-18T06:25:00.000-07:00

So my summer doesn't seem to be getting anymore exciting and I have this horrible habit of sleeping in until about 12 everyday. I was never like this before, mostly because I lived in a house with two younger siblings and then I had to nanny really early last summer. This summer I work nights at my serving job and I feel that it is my obligation to sleep in.

Tonight I am doing something fun though. I got tickets to the Icubs game and a bunch of my friends and are going. I am going to do a taco/burrito bar at my place before the game so I hope that will be fun. I also hope it is ok that we go down to Pricipal Park-which is downtown, because the place was really flooded last weekend! Anyways....I'll be around later!

floods of 2008

2008-06-11T07:33:00.000-07:00

So I thought all this flooding was bad when the carpet in my basement was soaking wet last week, but now I know it's really bad and only going to get worse.....

Des Moines released the emergency levy on Saylorville Lake last night at 10 pm which basically means that all that water (lots and lots of water) will flow into the Des Moines river whichs runs through downtown and it will be there my 10 this morning. I feel really bad for the people who live downtown near the river because they were all told to evacuate for their own safety. I have been contemplating helping with sandbags but my boyfriend told me that I would not be of any help to them because I have no body strength :(

In better news, the Cubs won yesterday! GO CUBBIES!

MOVIES

2008-06-09T10:03:00.000-07:00

SEX AND THE CITY-I am going to see the single greatest movie ever in an hour. I cannot wait. My boyfriend told me that I would never actually see it because every time I planned on going something came up.

This movie is going to be great and better than The Strangers-much better. Oh, I also saw Indiana Jones on Saturday, it was over the top but still good. I feel like this blog is turning into a movie review lol.

In other news, my summer house is falling apart. The rain has flooded the basement and the carpet is ruined. The power went out this weekend too.

Until next time....