I KNOW!!!!

I finally know where I'll be student teaching! I'll be teaching at Sugar Junior High which is just 15 minutes away from where I live! I am so excited that I don't have to drive forever each day! I already know one of my cooperating teachers and I know that she'll be great to work with! I just have two more weeks left and I'll be done with my classes. Let's hope I've been prepared enough for my student teaching. I feel much more positive about it now that I know where I'm going. Sugar is a good, small school and the people there are quite nice. HAPPY DAY!

On other exciting news, I met my weight loss goal! I lost over 15 lbs by December first (yes, that means I am 115 again). As my reward (though it may seem to take me back the wrong direction) was a giant Mr Big candy bar. One of the best candy bars ever. My friend Nikki brought it back from Canada after the Thanksgiving break. You guys need to try this candy bar. It has real chocolate. None of this waxy crap we find in the U.S. Oh my it is heaven!

Anyway, my new goal is to be 110 by the end of the year. I'm wondering if the holiday season was a good idea to make this goal. But I'm confident I can do it.

I saw this little quiz on my sister's blog and instead of doing homework I decided to take it. Enjoy

I love wednesdays!

It's the middle of the week and there is that hope for the weekend. It's funny because it's not the weekend, but there is just something about Wednesday that brings joy and happiness. I think I almost like it better than the weekend because I can fantasize of a productive weekend where I magically freeze time and get everything done that I need to. On the weekend, this disillusionment fades into reality and another week of me procrastinating. Wednesdays give me my second wind for the week. I feel like my various tasks are all manageable and I'll be able to pull through. Without even thinking about it, I give myself just a little extra time on Wednesdays. I read blogs and I do a bit of scrapbooking. This is also why I love the pre-made albums from The Shabby Shoppe! I was able to just edit my photos and add them to the pages! I love it! Here are some I just finished.

I am so excited for my friend Brittney who just had a baby girl. She is such a cutie! It's hard to think that she's a mom. But I know she'll be great!

Also, my nieces are too darn cute. Mckenna is such a rebel, but when it comes to being a big sister she's so sweet.

2 and a half weeks...

and I'm still behind in my school work! I'm so excited for the semester to be over. I've always liked school, but this semester I feel really behind. I'm nervous for student teaching next semester and I don't even know where I'm going yet. I check my e-mail about 3 times a day to see if I have my placement yet. I'm convinced that I am one of ten who doesn't know yet. Okay, there is probably more, but everyone I talk to knows where they are going and has talked to their cooperating teacher. Oh well. This is my test of patience. When I find out where I'm going, I will post right a way!

Oh my it's November!!!

And I am not ready for it to be! I feel like I'm behind. On what I'm not quite sure, but I just feel behind. When Nathan went to help someone with their computer (of course I went too), they were already putting up their Christmas decorations! I thought it was so early, but then I realized that I already have my Christmas cards done and I've had them done for a couple of months now (partially because I got a lot of free prints that I wanted to take advantage of).

But I just feel like I needed to enjoy the fall first before I admit that winter is on its way. I love the snow, but I'll admit, out-of-town drivers don't know how to handle it, and it scares me!

However, yesterday was a relaxing day to do what I wanted. I was able to take the time to get my clock done and also make a really simple apron (I spill way too much).

I had so much laundry to do and I was able to get that done. I really love the smell of clean laundry. It makes folding the laundry so much more bearable. And then it was nice to have an evening with Nathan. We went out to Plum Loco (our favorite Mexican restaurant) and then we went and watched Harry Potter with some friends. But really, we were so tired we fell asleep. It was a nice break from the responsibilities of school/work.

SLOW DOWN!

Okay, so life is way too busy. Maybe not. Maybe I just haven't been taking the time to blog. But let me tell you...I am so ready for a break from school and work. I go to school early in the morning, have a 1-2 hr break and then go to work until late at night. In order to see each other Nathan and I have scheduled classes together. One of those classes is a Military Physical Conditioning class. It is tough but I love it! I am getting so buff. And I've lost more than 10 pounds! Yeah me!!!
Well, let's do a quick review of what's been going on. We finally bought a real couch! We couldn't sit on the dang fouton any longer! We went shopping and found the couch immediately! It is beautiful! We got a steal of a deal! Now I'm all about making our little apartament even cuter.
We've been spending all of our time in school and work, but this is my last semester before student teaching so the end is near. We're taking an intro to family history class. It's so interesting. I'm so excited to get the stories of ancestors. Also, it is helping my journaling for scrapbooking.
To add some color to this blog, I have some more pictures from our philly vacation just because I haven't shared them all yet. These are all from Independence Hall. Enjoy.