Fingers Crossed

Today I had great interview. In fact I was one of 7 people the decided to interview. At my other interviews I was one of 20-35 people they interviewed. I will be hearing back from both jobs (the one from last week) early this coming week.

Until then I am keeping my fingers crossed

adorable

One of my all time favorite pictures of Jake. We hadn't had him very long when someone took this picture. This is when he first started to get his spots (or freckles!), and before his fur got as long as it is now. He still had his puppy belly!

apparently it's been awhile

My last blog is from back in February. Well somethings have happened since then, but not many. I completed student teaching, and it was FANTASTIC. It's amazing to realize that this is what I want to do with my life. And that is easier said than done. I have been going on many interviews with no success. It is difficult and heartbreaking. I am trying to keep my head up, and stay positive. This week I had two rejections, and it's okay. The one job I didn't really want. I am trying to keep my hopes realistic for a teaching job in Southern Indiana, but they have called my references. So small yay!

Obviously the big news of my summer is that I graduated. The day of I was so excited, and really proud of myself. I worked really hard at bringing up my GPA to a 3.02, and I have 9 graduate credits (the lowest grade of those being a B!) But with the suckiness that has been this summer it just isn't enough.

I got a part time job, which I loathe, but I am grateful to have a job. It is nice to have some money coming in, since I am living at home I have no extra living expenses. It is weird "living at home." I put that in quotes because the majority of my things are in boxes, and I am staying the guest room. The only way one could identify me living here is the state of the room which is littered with my dirty laundry.

I after I left my interview at Jeffersonville I felt that I could actually live there. It is a could size city, that is a suburb of Lousiville. It is about 2 hours from Indy with an awesome outlet mall about half way between the two! I like that it is located in a place that will give me options of things to do. I loved living up at Purdue, but there wasn't much to go do in town.

My obsession with TV shows is growing. Last summer I started watching "The Cleaner" A&E. It started again this summer, and it has been amazing. One other perk to living at home is that I have a DVR in my bedroom. If you are able to get AT&T U-Verse do it! Right now we have Showtime free for a month. I love show time because it has Dexter, and they started a new show "Nurse Jackie." I LOVE medical shows. I don't know what I would watch without medical shows and cop shows.

Recently my love of TV shows has shadowed my love of movies. Next on my Netflix queue I am getting "Numbers." Also if you are an avid movie/tv show viewer like myself (and my bff, megan, yes I just said bff) get Netflix.

Megan and I have decided to write a play. I'm sure it won't happen because neither of us have any follow through on our great plans. I mean I started this blog a year ago, and I can even muster up the energy to write it....

just waiting

So I have not blogged since july, and while things have happened nothing too exciting.  If you are related to me and got a christmas card, my very tiny paragraph stands as proof that I haven't been up to much.  I still have two weeks until i start officially start student teaching, and I am really ready to stop sitting around doing busy work.  I have two classes I am stuck attending, and well I pretty much hate attending.  

I am placed at a local middle school in the 8th grade.  Many look at with a sad face, but I have been in the classroom observing-and I think it is going to be a great semester.  It will be a lot of work, and I know there will be good and bad days, but if I wanted an easy job I would have majored in something that's easy.  Tomorrow night I am chaperoning my first middle school dance!  I know some of you may grimace...but I love awkward  moments and the only people that are more awkward than I am are those middle schoolers.  Plus there is going to be pizza so I'm there.  

One of my roommates just made something with garlic and it smells super good.....

Today in class my professor changed a due date of our "big" project and then moved the date 0f the reflective essay (I am so sick of reflecting).  These things really annoy me, mostly because now I am going to procrastinate even longer.  I know that I could work on the project earlier so it was completed on the original due date, but that's not how I work.  

Okay I have an obsession with TV.  And I have figured out the cause of this obsession/addiction, I just do not want to read any more.  I still love reading, it is just that I am tired of reading.  It is all I have done for the past 3 years.  Reading for classes, and writing papers really makes reading not as much fun.  Over Christmas break I only read one book, and it took me three weeks.  I brought 5 or 6 books home all of which I intended to read, but the thought of reading anything even for fun currently bores me.  I am a little sad that I am not devoting time to reading for pleasure. 

My "stories" on TV include: 

"House":  because it is awesome however this past Monday's 100th episode that they made sound like it was going to be totally awesome was a little weak. 

"Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother": they are just hysterical hands down. 

"The Biggest Loser": It's the only reality show I watch, and my roommates and I just love it . 

"Law & Order: SVU": Now in it's 10th season it is still suspenseful.  And I am still waiting for Stabler to go completely crazy and kill someone. 

"Bones": Um science geeks, and law I LOVE IT!! (The books that are the inspiration for the show aren't half bad either)

"Burn Notice": An ex-spy helping people, plus giving tips to the view on how to be a spy....awesome!!

"Psych": I just love my cop shows even though they are fake cops and it is funny to watch. And I love Dule Hill. 

Seeing as my last post was in July, I am going to try to be more consistent.  Hopefully once I start student teaching I will actually have things to write about.

Back from Vacation

So I went on my first vacation in three years.  I went with my fam up to the Lake Superior, and we stayed at my G-Ma's house.  I LOVE it up there.  Where she lives we get no cell phone service, only dial-up internet, but don't fret there was television so we had something to do besides eat.  We spent the week  playing cards, watching Bones (my parents are now addicted), and enjoying each other's company.  We have not always gotten along, but as my sister and I get older we learn to get along, and also when to back off and give space.  

My vacation was a not a total relaxation, I had to complete my project for my grad class. I got it done and emailed (drove into town to do that) and got a B! Which is amazing because I was the only undergrad, who had never done this type of work before.  It was very evident to my classmates (and prof) that I was in over my head, but I didn't give up.  According to my prof's email he was impressed by my final project, which made me happy because I thought I could have done better if I had the energy.  

So they have this candy store up there. and i have never shopped there before, and this year i did.  the candy is FANTASTIC. they have taffy which i normally do not like but the taffy they had there is so good i couldn't buy enough.  and they make their own fudge.  i tried first the mint fudge.  i love mint and chocolate mixed.  then we went back and we tried the caramel and chocolate fudge, and that too was awesome!  i wish they would send it in the mail because i would order it probably once a month.  

my current profile picture is a shot of the beach...yea it's awesome i know