Fall around the corner...

Well, I haven't given an update for a while, so I feel like I should...

* Brew & I are doing wonderfully. ♥ We have our moments occasionally but I know without a doubt he's the one for me. I never understood that "just knowing" feeling before. We just fit together. He's my best friend too. I'm very blessed. We have had the marriage talk, and he's keeping his thoughts on the time frame of an engagement to himself ;) But from what we've talked about we're thinking sometime in the Summer or Fall of next year for wedding bells. ;) We shall see!!! I'm just glad that he puts up with me haha. And I love his family as well, I feel like they are already MY family too. ♥

* School has started and I've started substitute teaching! I worked a day and a half last week at Lubeck and so far this week I worked a half day today and I'm scheduled for a half day tomorrow at Neale. It's been a pretty easy job so far. I get to teach & make money at it for once, but yet once the day is done, I'm done & don't have to worry about anything else. The only downside is obviously not knowing when I'll work and the like. That and being GLUED to my cell phone. I've missed a few calls because of that. It's totally automated so if I miss a call from the system it just calls someone else. So I have to make sure that it's on and with me all the time!

* Next weekend (the weekend of the 25th) Brew & I are going with Nicole & Alex to Cedar Point!!! We're actually leaving that Thursday, driving to Morgantown & staying w/Nicole that night, and then going up and staying at the park all day Friday and staying Friday night up there, and driving back Saturday. Should be lots of fun!!!



Ok well that's pretty much everything that's going on now! Until later...

hulu... and a new baby!

So I saw that weird Hulu commercial on tv and thought I'd check it out. I now see no reason to ever pay for cable (other than football games that is). It's amazing, they have TONS of shows on there...

Not long ago I caught some of the show "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Yes. It's one of those teen-drama things, comparable to Dawson's Creek & 7th Heaven. But needless to say once I logged into Hulu I searched for that show and lo and behold every episode was on there. Sooo I started watching it. Now I'm hooked. In a couple days I've watched 10 episodes online. It's ridiculous, yet it's a good show. But if you are interested in "catching up" or just watching any show you can think of, go to Hulu and it's probably there...



In other news... Brew's newest niece was born on August 6th! Makalyn Noelle, and she's just gorgeous. I'm so looking forward someday to "inheriting" those two beautiful girls as my own nieces too :)

That's all I have now! Until later...

one for july

Ok so it seems that I only manage to update this thing once a month. Maybe because my life hasn't really been that exciting or changed that much. That's ok with me though. I'm happy :)

So I'm officially approved to sub in Wood County. Still no calls or interviews or anything. That part is a little disappointing but I guess August isn't here yet. I wasn't counting on getting a job, because of the huge number of applicants, most of which more qualified than me, BUT I was hoping to get at least one interview, just for the experience/exposure. Oh well. I guess summer's not over yet, so we shall see.

I've been thinking about grad school and what I want to get my master's in. I have decided I will probably do Special Education, though I haven't decided what to specialize in. I think gifted education would be so much fun...but depending on the job situation I may get it in multicatigorical special education. We shall see. I am not taking any classes this year. I want to take some time off school in general, and keep up with the job search, and save money.

Money is daunting to me. I usually do a good job as far as knowing what I have and pay and getting things paid on time. But here I am 23 years old, living at home, the only expenses I have are my $171 monthly car payment, fuel, and stuff I do/need for myself. Yet, I manage to have a little over $1,000 total in my checkings AND savings accounts. I feel like I can't make any headway. I think not working much last semester kind of hurt that too. Anyone have any ideas? Other than planting a money tree... It just worries me because I do want to move out but sometimes I don't see HOW I'm going to afford it. Even now with babysitting I'm bringing in $320 a week. It just seems to disappear... I guess part of it is because I never took out a student loan. But I just find myself thinking of other people my age, with a job that pays the same or less, and wonder how they have the money to pay for rent, utilities, car payments, gas, groceries, cell phone, car insurance (which mine if I were to get my own policy would be around 190/month!), cable, etc. and still have money left for entertainment purposes. It's beyond me.

Hmm so I didn't mean to go off on a rant there. Oh well.


I have another future blogging idea... but I will save that for later :)

That's all for now!

update

Well it's been a while since I've written so I thought I should. Since I last wrote I went to the Outer Banks w/Nicole. It was a lot of fun. Pics are on my facebook and myspace.

So life is good now. I'm graduated as I posted previously. Right now I'm applying for literally every job that comes available. So far I think I've applied for 15(ish) jobs. I just got a TB test done (the lady told me I needed to have had it in the last 2 years, which I hadn't) and as soon as I get it read and turned in to the board office I can be up for approval to sub in the Fall. I'm not expecting to get a job right out of school because of the volume of applicants, but I would like to get at least an interview or two. I'm counting on subbing this coming school year. By the following year I am hoping to get a job, and then I'll expand my search to nearby counties, as well as Wood. I'm babysitting this summer, it's keeping me busy! I'm still working some at the Y too.

Things are wonderful with Brew. In a couple days we'll of been officially together for seven months. Time flies! And yes, we've even had the big "m" talk (lol- marriage in case you didn't get it). We talked about the time-table of everything. It's definitely in the future for us. Not super near future, but it's def. there. It may seem fast, but I've known and been friends with him for six years prior to dating, and I tell you it's a whole different ballgame w/him. It's like all those cliche's about fate and meant to be and just KNOWING that they are the one are true. I've never had that before. Even in my previous relationship I thought that's what I wanted, it seemed like the right next step to take. But it was nothing like I feel now. He just completes me.

Ok ok enough mushy stuff. Haha. I'm going to go try and do something productive with the rest of my day! I'll post again soon!

new computer!

My graduation gift from my parents came the other day! A laptop! :)
You can't really tell from the pic on the right (I took it w/my cell phone so it's not so great) but it's a pretty dark blue :)

On another note-- one week till I go to the beach!!!!

New chapter beginning

Well I am now officially a college graduate... scary huh? Actually it doesn't quite feel different right now, because I'm kind of in waiting. I'm waiting for my certification to come back from Charleston so I can sub, but something tells me that it won't get here before school is out for the year, so I'm really not counting on any jobs till Fall. But I'm enjoying my time off. Yesterday Brew & I went to the Columbus Zoo (kind of in place of the camping trip which we may do later this summer its just we don't have the money now) but it was a lot of fun.




I have tons more pics on my Facebook if you want to go see the rest.


I'm also trying to be semi-productive on my time off, I've been working on cleaning and organizing my room (almost done) which that was wayyyyy overdue! After that my next task is to work on cleaning our dining room (aka-junk room) out, in search of the stack of savings bonds I have that have gone M.I.A.

My parents bought me a laptop which I am really hoping gets here before I leave for the beach!

Which speaking of which I'm also looking forward to heading back to the outer banks! Nicole and I are leaving June 5th, driving to Jennifer's house (a friend of ours who moved to NC after high school) to visit her for a day, then the next day are meeting up with the Dugans in Salvo where we will be for the next week! We'll be driving back the 13th. So I'm looking forward to it :)

Alrighty well I feel like I've rambled on enough, not much else is going on now! So until later...

Romans 8:28

So this has to be one of my very favorite bible verses and I thought I'd share it w/you and my thoughts on it.

Anyone that knows me, knows that I'm a planner. Now, I'm also flexible with them, but I am a planner. And when things don't go the way I think they should, I get a little out of sorts. I know I'm not alone in that, lots of people are that way. When things were chaotic in my life not so long ago, I often felt lost, and like God had abandoned me. That everything in my life was falling apart and going to crap... I thought I had everything all worked out and now that things weren't going the way I thought they should go, I just didn't know WHERE to turn.

I had stumbled on this verse a long time ago, during sunday school. I had made a note of it and promptly forgot it. Until later, when I was going through that difficult time last year, I found it again and looked it up. It hit me all at once when I read it.

We as humans think we know everything. We think we know what is best for us more than anyone. Even as a child we refuse to believe that our parents have more knowledge and experience and can see the "big picture" much more clearly than we can. But God is different. God doesn't just see what is going on in our lives now and what has happened in our lives in the past. He can see beyond that. He can see everything all at once, past, present, and future. He knows the path our lives will take. He KNOWS what is best for us, maybe not what is easy now, but what is best for us in the end. I like to think that I know what is best for me but I don't. My view is SOOOOOO narrow compared to His. So why should I wallow in my sorrows alone? God is working for the GOOD of those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose (aka Christians). So with that I began my next task of trusting in Him.

That's not so easy either. It's hard to surrender that element of control to someone else. But see God is here for each one of us, to guide us through the difficult times. If we learn to TRUST that He has a plan for us, He will guide us through the storm.

Now I'm not saying I'm still good at it. I still doubt that my prayers are heeded, and I still like to think I know best. But whenever I'm going through a hard time, I can look back on His Word and know that in ALL things, He is working for the good of ME.

With lots of prayer, I got through the roller coaster of a year I had, and now here I am, finally happy again, and this time on a deeper level than ever before. He knew what He was doing! <3